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 The EDC Bible

The Secrets of All Day Carry

Have What You Need™

By

Chas Newport

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The Toilet Test
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Objectives
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Solutions
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Belt Carrying
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Direct Loop
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Systems
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Build Your Own
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Levels
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Anchor Level
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Load Level
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Accessory Level
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Long Rig
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Detachment Points
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 Short Rig
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Pocket Rig
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Thank You
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The Toilet Test

In the context of the super spy cover this may

sound a bit flippant, I assure you it isn't. It's a
simple rule of thumb for when the s**t hits the
fan…

Top Tip: If you have it with you in the toilet

cubicle when the fire alarm sounds, then it's
ADC, otherwise it's EDC.

Being ushered to the nearest exit with your

trousers around your ankles is bad… having to
leave your rucksack by your desk and knowing
your pockets are empty is worse.

Objectives

Our Primary Objectives are:

◆ To carry existing gear more comfortably,
with less bulk
◆ To use improved capacity to add items,
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 suiting a wider range of circumstances
◆ To move all your equipment simply between
clothing items or luggage
◆ To secure everything against theft or
accidental loss
◆ To detach items quickly when needed

Our secondary benefits are:

◆ To reduce damage to clothing, seats and gear
◆ To conceal items from thieves and casual
observers

Solutions

Our solutions are:

◆ To distribute items evenly among multiple
pockets
◆ To allow items to self adjust by flexing and
moving
◆ To use detachment points intelligently

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Belt Carrying

Direct Loop

You can attach some things directly to your

belt. Mobile phone, pen and Zippo pouches often
have integrated belt loops or clips. These are
perfect ADC, firmly attached but allowing quick
access to the contents.

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Systems

There are also third party attachment systems

like the Peter Jones †††Klickfast® shown below.
Though aimed at professionals in the military and
law enforcement the various docks, loops,
adaptors and brackets can be used for other
things.

Figure 1 †††Peter Jones Klickfast® Docks

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 This uses an octagonal lock where one side has
a channel which allows the equipment to slide in
and out of the docking points. The other seven
sides allow the equipment to be carried at various
angles.

Figure 2 †††Peter Jones Klickfast® Octagon

Top Tip: As show in Figure 3 by angling the

torch and sliding the belt loop you can illuminate
things while the torch is still on your belt, leaving
your hands free.

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Figure 4 †††Peter Jones Klickfast® Tilted

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Build Your Own

As civilians we actually have more choices

about what we can carry than the pros who only
have approved gear. The solution for that is to
build a system to carry our exact choice of items.
Let's define a few terms and crack on.

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Levels

Here's the rig, we've split it into three levels:

◆ Anchor Level
◆ Load Level
◆ Accessory Level

Anchor Level

The Anchor Level is really simple, it's a loop

and a ring. The loop goes onto your belt and the
ring acts as the anchor point for the rest of your
stuff.

You can run a single set of hardware but it's far

more sensible to have several sets pre-fitted to
clothing and luggage. That way you can quickly
redeploy your rig in a few seconds.

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Figure 5 †††Anchor Level

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Anchor Ring

These are the simplest solution but require a

Detachment Point in the next level down (the
Load Level) to allow easy movement. On models
with pop fasteners or velcro you can elect to undo
the belt loop but that's time consuming and will
cause both types to wear out eventually.

Figure 6 †††Anchor Rings

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Anchor Gate

These are my preferred option because they are

compact, cheap and arguably quite attractive. I
bought half a dozen to leave threaded onto
various pairs of trousers and just unclip the
Anchor Ring to move my rig from one to the other.

Figure 7 †††Anchor Gate

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Anchor Hook

All the advantages of the gated variety in the

previous section with a lower Detachment Point.
Note though the Anchor Ring is at 90 degrees to
your thigh when attached so needs a small
intermediate ring to flip it.

Figure 8 †††Anchor Hook

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Anchor Clip

This is arguably the best solution of all. You can

move your rig by unclipping and moving the
entire thing. You have the flexibility to move it to a
pocket mounted position or even a strap on
rucksack or an equipment vest. The only
compromise is that it isn't 100% secure against
snagging or lifting.

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Figure 9 †††Anchor Clips

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Load Level

The Load Level is all about positioning

everything for Safety, Security, and Stealth. It is
also about Flexibility when you need to move the
rig from one deployment to another, let's deal with
that first.

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 Figure 10 †††Load Level

Load Level Goals

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Safety

WARNING: Never wear your rigs when

operating machine tools or in any situation where
snagging may prove dangerous.

Set up all your rigs to minimise the possibility

of snagging or damage to clothing and upholstery.
This can be tricky in cars with seats which have
side bolsters.

Security

Hip pockets slant to varying degrees. The

length of the rig should be set so the Load Ring is
inside the pocket slit at its lowest point.

If moving between several pairs of trousers you

have two options:

The first is to set the rig to the deepest/most

slanting pocket in your wardrobe. The downside
of this is that it will almost certainly be too long
for some and too short for others.
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 The second option is to have a Load Level set
for each pair of trousers. You need to add a small
coupler to the Load Ring so you can move that
(rightmost rig in Figure 10 leaving any tether in
place.

Test all your rigs in a sitting position to ensure

it doesn't swing on the anchor and pull itself out
of your pocket. This is quite common with heavier
gear like CR123 torches and large collections of
capsules which can slide easily.

Stealth

For maximum stealth using a belt anchor you

position the rig as far forward as possible so most
of the Load Level is hidden. Stealth is
compromised when using the Pocket Rig unless
you use a very discreet Anchor Clip.

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Flexibility

Coupler Only

Using a Coupler only is simple but flawed. If

you want to move your rig you leave the top half
of the Coupler attached to the Anchor Ring. This
means you need to buy several to only use the top
parts on your preset rigs.

Figure 11 †††Coupler Only

Rigid vs Stretch

Rigid tethers are the simplest option but the

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least flexible and adaptable unless you can find
one with a buckle or adjuster.

Stretch Tethers are an interesting compromise.

They allow you to use things while they are still
attached.

Too much weight though and it loses all the

advantages of suspending the Accessories and
they'll lie in a heap at the bottom of your pocket.

Hybrid Tether

This is my recommendation, it is the best of

both worlds. Both the tether based rigs in the
diagram and Figure 12 are hybrid because they
have a Coupler at the bottom to allow easy
transfer or detachment.

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 Figure 12 †††Hybrid Tether

Accessory Level

The Accessory level is the bottom end of the rig

where all your Accessories are suspended in a neat
array inside your pocket.

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Figure 13 †††Accessory Level

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Long Rig

Finally lets see the rig in it's entirety.

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Figure 14 Long Rig

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Detachment Points

Detachment Points (DPTs) are the key to:

◆ Moving Your Rig (Anchor or Load Level)
◆ Using Accessories (Load or Accessory Level)

Top Tip: As shown in the diagram below you

can add an accessory ring above an accessory
coupler to rotate it 90 degrees so the accessory lies
flat. It is tiny details like this which turn a normal
rig into an exceptional one.

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 Figure 15 Detachment Points

Depending on your preference you can have

one at every level or only one. You should have
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one near the top of the rig so you can leave the
upper part on your belt when you move the rest.
Whether you do this at the anchor or load level is
up you. This doesn't apply to the anchor clip
which can be moved without removing your belt.

Most accessories can only be used by detaching

them. Some rigs can reach a size where using any
item while attached to all the others is not
possible. That's why I attach all my accessories
with couplers of assorted sizes and types.

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Short Rig

Use the short rig to raise the accessory cluster

for shallow pockets.

Figure 16 Short Rig

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Pocket Rig

Use the pocket rig for the following benefits:

◆ Improved stealth
◆ Lightness and simplicity
◆ To avoid snagging

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 Figure 17 Pocket Rig

This system works best with the smallest

Anchor Ring you can get away with as it's at right
angles to your body unless you add an extra ring
to spin it 90 degrees.

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Thank You

Thank you for downloading this file, an extract

from The EDC Bible Book 1: All Day Carry. We've
organised your key rings to avoid that spiky lump
which can permanently ruin your trousers.

The full book will cover many additional topics

including:
◆ Security Countermeasures
⁃ Active
⁃ Passive
⁃ Recovery
◆ Advanced Accessories
⁃ Wearables
⁃ Stashing
◆ Pocket Maxing
◆ Portable Power

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