[1561] Important Addition to Covert Companion (Riv-Pick)

[@therealking6202]

Instead of the FU Pick, you could just start teaching people the ancient martial art of Pick-fu.

[@abzzeus]

It can join Ecky-thump as a lesser studied one

[@manuels.2992]

that creative comment deserves so much more than a like, so kudos

[@LifeContours]

Pick-lock-do :) Lockpick-do xD

[@cycoholic]

​@@abzzeusah, the mysterious Lancashire martial art. I trust you have your black pudding within arms reach at all times. 😂🤣

[@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMA]

That lock looks familiar 😊

[@ianjohnson182]

If the design principle is to carry multiple covert companions with different sets of tools in each, I think you should offer the handles in multiple colors so the sets will be easier to identify without having to open them. Also, that Riv-Pick is super cool, I'd have probably bought that instead of the genesis set just for the compactness.

[@aaronhelmsman]

​@@creamwobblyit's called the covert companion. It won't be bright yellow lol

[@johndeerdrew]

​@aaronhicks1745 meh I'd buy it in bright yellow.

[@SocksAndPuppets]

@@aaronhelmsman They could just call the yellow one the "overt companion"

[@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMA]

You guys are adorable

[@Mark-wd5zb]

Well in his example, he has one very thick and jam packed covert companion and the second one is significantly thinner with way less tools. If this would be the common use for multiple companions, I see no need for the varying colors. It'd be pretty obvious very quickly which companion is which.

[@wsshead]

The F U Pick should be available for LPL's April Fool's Day prank next year.

[@PhilieBlunt666]

I thought the dick-pick was exceptionally humorous

[@Big_Boney]

And LPL's onlyfans selling dickpicks 😂 though that feels like a McNally thing.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

I’ve got something WAY better. 😈

[@andregon4366]

​@@lockpickinglawyer Huh-oh

[@generalreticent3791]

@@lockpickinglawyer You're really going to do a Master Lock sponsored video aren't you?

[@davidp2888]

I love how he’s constantly making improvements to his products.

[@Mimi-dy8gd]

It’s a business, it should be, isn’t it so? Master: Schlage: U-Locks: Kwikset: Padlocks: Safes:

[@fire304]

Agreed, now where do I send my money... Lol

[@jsmith5443]

It shows he cares

[@jpendowski7503]

Nice commercial, and I don’t mean that as an insult. I am not a picker or locksporter. I enjoy seeing your techniques and have made more educated decisions when replacing locks. Offering and demonstration of good tools is highly valuable.

[@henninghoefer]

As it's delivered in parts I think it should be called the Folding Utility Companion Kit… 😇

[@stewartj3407]

Ya big goof! You should look a little closer before suggesting names. Don’t you know that would spell F.U.C.K. You can’t do that silly!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Well, if you see Kay, tell here I love her.

[@sandwiched]

@@MonkeyJedi99 You just dated yourself (in the historical sense, not the auto-romantic sense) to around my parents' age. I think.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@sandwiched Midway through my 6th decade of breathing here. Only one or two false exits on my resume.

[@Teabagz4fun]

FUC-Kit

[@skydragon5671]

Not sure if I ever saw an ad as good as this

[@TheLynxer]

With more and more expansion options being added, I'd personally like to see more videos showing the step by step assembly of the covert compansion. The original tutorial video was fantastic, but at this point I think updated tutorial videos would be very helpful. Anyhow, thank you for everything you do, and have a nice day!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Check out the “blueprints” on the website. 👍

[@TheLynxer]

@@lockpickinglawyer Oh that is excellent, I didn't notice the blueprints at all last time I checked the website. Thanks so much!

[@dunstontc]

This comment and answer should be pinned

[@jsmith5443]

​@@lockpickinglawyerplease pin his comment

[@UncleRJ]

I'm never going to invest into lockpicking but these tools fascinate me a lot.

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

If you ever decided to try your hand at lock picking, get the genesis set, and the titanium bogota picks. That will get you hours of practice and experience, and can open a lot of locks.

[@scottmccloud9029]

I'm never going to invest in a Liberty gun safe. They just turned over the backdoor codes to the FBI.

[@theaspiephotographer]

Then why are you even here? Just because you’re fascinated by tools you’re never going to buy/use?? Sorry, that’s just a little weird.

[@jamesimmo]

@@theaspiephotographer 😶‍🌫️ your comment is *considerably* weirder than @UncleRJ casually watching a ~4-minute video about something interesting to them…

[@theaspiephotographer]

@@jamesimmo opinion noted, and dismissed [as are you], as the unmistakably inconsequential drivel that it is.

[@pavelognev108]

This is how a Swiss knife tool becoming a toolbox... I think it makes sense to redesign it into a organizer bag of compact tools. Possibly with a common attachable handle.

[@PocketWomen]

Glad you still continue to improve upon your creation. This looks like a great compromise. Congratulations, cheers

[@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMA]

Unlike some lock companies 😂

[@PocketWomen]

@@WhiskeyAlphaRomeoMA so true

[@petertracanna6679]

I Love my Covert Companion. Recently took advantage of the price break on 4th of July and got the dimple rake, and the bypass driver….just when I thought I had all the accessories, Boom innovation happens and now I’m ordering this new piece! Thanks for your time.

[@ConwaytheWizard]

If shipping to Australia wasn't so expensive (which is no fault of LPL of course), I'd have one of these in my cart immediately. What a great design.

[@yessanknow302]

Stop complaining. You can easily cover the shipping costs by using the picks to steal people's stuff.

[@WyldeChef]

Buy a case resell for profit.

[@jeffayoe7468]

@@yessanknow302 too smart

[@woodlandwanderer8163]

I must have seen this new product on your site the day it came out & was wondering when you would have a video on it. Thanks again LPL for the great content!

[@cggentry]

"When you make tackle for a living, it doesn't matter how many fish something will catch, it matters how many fisherman..." - Charlie

[@erlendursmari]

This is quite literally the only channel on KZbin where I will watch what are in fact advertisements and enjoy them.

[@Iowa599]

Good idea, offering a replacement handle for a more compact Covert Companion. If the complete set had gotten much bigger it would have required a CDL to operate.

[@josephking6515]

Then he would have come out with a _Covert U-haul_ to carry it around in. 😁 H has developed an incredible business from his hobby and I wish him nothing but the greatest of success with it. He really is a very impressive gentleman especially his videos on April 1 each year. Those I really look forward to.

[@danelisslow3269]

It's starting to look more like the Overt Companion

[@Big_Boney]

Me having my whole companion set up finally and Mr. Lawyer adds a new addition for me to fumble with 😂 lots of love for my companion and your videos! ❤

[@Gekitsuu]

My Riv-Pick came a couple days ago and I'm loving it so far. Great upgrade over the original pics.

[@douglasbrandt4068]

Is there an assembly installation video anywhere? I can figure it out easily, but it's odd that an official one doesn't exist.

[@TurinAlexander]

Just got the new kit today. Took me awhile to get it all put together. I kept having issues near the top with the parts falling off. Then I had an idea, I wish I'd had sooner. Get to top, then wrap a rubber band the whole thing a couple times to hold it all together. Then put the rest of the last couples tools and spacers onto the screws, then set the banded section on top of the screw section and to get it all together, then screw it down. Cut the rubber band loose when done. So much easier than trying to get everything together and constantly dropping bits when trying to put the handles together.

[@Sun_Downer]

Its hilarious how big this things getting, keep going.

[@redarrowsmk3]

The Rivpick is a great solution! If you found a way to integrate a Chicago rivet onto it and made every tool on the covert companion detachable and usable for the Rivpick, I can imagine you’ve found a perfect solution to versatility!

[@dretrott1652]

This is exactly what I was thinking.

[@allmyhobbiesareexpensive2676]

That sounds like a challenge for an engineer.

[@Chirael]

Appreciate all the product testing and development you and everyone else at CI is doing; thank you 😊🙏

[@EmBeye21]

Your clever designs continue to amaze me.

[@Darksurfr]

what a beautiful product. not causing anyone to have a very outdated superceded product causing them to have to buy all new. love it.

[@castle123452000]

Videos on how to remove the backdoor codes from gun safes would probably be pretty hot right about now.

[@DergEnterprises]

agreed 100%

[@JustinBilyj]

SPICY

[@punisherusmc]

Yep, the one safe as probably all safe manufacturers store the “master codes” for safes and will give them to law enforcement without a warrant, basically a phone call from Law Enforcement gets the codes. Pretty sad if you think about it 😧

[@crherniman]

Is it even possible to remove the code(s)?

[@goodnightmr5892]

That’s more DFIR. But since you mentioned it, maybe I might look into that.

[@tony1990]

I know i can build it myself, but selling a kit with the handle, Riv-Pick, and turning tool expansion would be an awesome Covert Companion Lite 😊

[@BenGoldNYC]

Love this update! I haven’t bought the covert companion yet but I would like to eventually. love seeing the iterations you went through before getting to this final design. Maybe consider selling that mini set with the picks and turning tools on its own

[@stewartj3407]

Absolutely. He’s limited himself to buyers that have a covert companion. That would be nice on a keychain by itself. Just need a turner. Many more people would be interested in buying.

[@weswheel4834]

I like it. The heavy handle did seem suboptimal. Also the Covert Companion was starting to get a little less covert, splitting it into 2 seems like a good solution as well :)

[@allmyhobbiesareexpensive2676]

Strategic bulges in the pocket can be explained in other ways 😂

[@JeepinBoon]

Okay, I like this. I found myself going back to individual picks so much so that I hate the early CC. My most triumphant moment was building "the Pick Bosnian Bill and I made" from air fittings and stainless tubing. And it worked!

[@Davlavi]

Great demonstration thanks.

[@jupiterjunk]

My three kids ( 9 - 11) want me to buy more stuff from your site. Now I'll have to add this, for myself.

[@michaeleccher4068]

Wow, this is sweet. Looks like it will be the answer to the issues I had with the ficks folding back! Nice price too @ $25 TY LPL.

[@patrickdevlin3164]

Me watching LPL start picking a lock full of spools with a minute left in the video: "Wow, he is cutting it a little close..." Alas! He finished with enough time to do a 40 second product plug and outro.

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

As they say, "it's not the size, it's what you do with it".

[@sangraal043]

The FU pick, I'd buy that! It would be my most favorite pick to use.

[@JamieStuff]

I'd love to see a CC set with just the Riv-Pick and turning tools.

[@Xteven]

I believe that's what he shows in the final part of the video.

[@DconBlueZ]

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

[@vtown5630]

Just wanted to say thank you for all the years of knowledge I've learned from you 🍻

[@JuroBaltins]

I need you to open shipping for Latvia, you used to ship here when i bought the companion, but not anymore, I'm dying buy turning tool extension kit as well as this.

[@sonicmastersword8080]

If I might make a suggestion, you might want to take a page out of the design of camping utensil pocketknives and design the covert companion to be split into sections by opening specific points. You could further improve this by making the splits tools that complement each other in split use.

[@chriscapune7873]

Looks like a nice addition 😀🐈🐾🐈‍⬛🐾👍

[@madog1]

That thing holds a lot of tools, in a very organized and compact way. Nice!

[@lectric]

Some similar set but with riveted turning tools would make the perfect pair for the riv pick, those 2 products would make a great beginner set too!

[@penfold7800]

Its great to see that you are still developing better solutions over at Covertinstruments. Its becoming a great survival pack tool. Nice job.

[@Adam-yt8uz]

I am loving the look of this design

[@kenbrown2808]

nice. I got the e-mail notification, and haven't had time to look it up. on an unrelated note, my wife realized yesterday that I identify keys by the bitting.

[@brotherspartacus4751]

The Master At Work! 🔺

[@TheTannertech]

I love my picks and training lock from CI, have had so much fun with it.

[@hanzwurst3805]

Was literally searching for you making a video about this earlier today

[@H3110NU]

Honestly I just use mine as a conversation starter mostly. It is cool to see LPL continually improving the set.

[@SolidSonicTH]

This helped illuminate the function of this better than the website. I felt like the website doesn't explain why exactly you might want to choose this if the Covert Companion already includes picks that can perform this function on their own.

[@LJMpictures]

Would love to see an updated Starter set on the store

[@Kingofnoodles]

Are there any plans on selling solo handles in different colours? That would make it easier to split sets to keep it covert.

[@Thesnakerox]

3:15 ...and lo and behold, this kit would go on to be sold separately as the Slim Pickings some time later!

[@LoftechUK]

I do like your honesty

[@BlackHayateMX]

"Consider picking this up" I see what you did there, hehehehehehehe

[@sparky9864]

Had me at "Hello..." I'm still assembling my Covert Companion that just arrived and there is already an upgrade. Now that's great timing. So, I just ordered two upgrade units just to be sure.😂 Also, I'd consider replacing that rivet with a threaded insert and screw to make this more flexible for what you could carry in it. A "mini" covert companion, if you will...

[@seanedging6543]

I am not a lock picker but I ended up buying the covert companion handle and adding keys and small tools to it. It's essentially a customizable multi-tool, which is rad. Would love to see other little additions over time (like pliers) but in the meantime, I can just fabricate small tools I need myself.

[@0xkillswitch]

I like this idea. One thing I'd suggest is instead of riveting it together, you could use a knurled nut and a screw. This would allow you to replace picks after they get damaged, and allow you to loosen the tension on the picks when selecting one to use, and tighten the tension--a pseudo-locking mechanism--after you've selected the pick you want to use. Just an idea. Not sure if there would be a problem doing that. After one of my picks wears out, I'm going to try modifying my rivpick, because there are different profile hooks that I like better than the 2 hook, so I'm going to try and replace that one. I've found that the jack knife picks from multipick fit pretty well into the covert companion, after you file the hole at the base of the picks to increase its diameter enough to fit snugly on the connectors of the covert companion pegs. I've been using CC with some multipick jackknife picks added to it for a while, and it works very well. One of my favorite things to carry around, and I've been able to get into most locks I encounter with it. Awesome idea though, and thanks! My riv pick just came in, as well as some other cool little CC additions--like the commercial door hook. I can't wait to play with them! My work just got a new building, so I'm going to do some 'security testing' for them. It's an excuse to play with my lock picks and people are usually curious to see if I can get in.

[@thousandeyesidol]

Masterlock: Look, LPL made new tools just for us!

[@weswheel4834]

I'm imagining "Covert Companion Masterlock Edition" containing only the rakes and a couple of turning tools.

[@thousandeyesidol]

@@weswheel4834 great idea, that'll be the best selling tools on the channel😁

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

@@weswheel4834 just a piece of paper that says “Open Sez ME!”

[@roysammons2445]

Very clever design, I think this will be a huge hit.

[@hipsteralex6761]

Glad I waited to purchase. I locked myself out of my garage 😢.

[@skysrandomthings]

Not sure where to reach out about this o.O 2 things/suggestions. 1, Make magnetic screws for this. Preferably poloraize them so that 2 different tools will always lock together in the same direction. The "Back" side of the companion could accept a shallow screw with a mag to let it attach to others. 2. This is a unique and weird idea O.O but add a nail file and cuticle trimmer to the mix. Not that I would use the trimmer o.O But it would allow me to justify my tool as "Nail care" far easier. I do use the hooks to clean under my nails at work enough that ppl now assume its for my nail polish hobby ;p Covert is subjective to blending in, anyone with nice nails could justify this remotely as nail stuff, remotely enough ppl do not look twice.

[@skysrandomthings]

I guess what I am saying here is if covert is a consideration point in these tools, Sometimes carrying 2 or 3, with part lock tools and part general multi tool stuff, they would blend in. I can easily carry one with the scissors and screwdriver. Now o.O If I can keep them at 1 addon bar and "Mix" them o.O My "work like" tools are also paired with some parts, my actual keys are paired with another and to add more, nail care tools like a mini file etc O.O These would be purse justifiable tools no-one would question the other half O.O

[@Khelgar]

Love the idea, went to buy it... cheapest shipping was almost as much as the kit, $20, and I'll probably have to pay customs and duty on top when it gets here... I'll struggle on with my original covert companion and turning tool expansion...

[@william_mac]

Welcome to LPL.

[@PDeRop]

Johnny Thompson, world famous magician, told the following story : He worked at a fair and they sold a "self-sewing needle". He was able, to operate the needle for 20 seconds after months of practice. He also demonstrated Glass knives. It took months of practice, to be able to slice tomatoes so that you could see through the slices. Although this tool looks amazing. Always be aware, that the person who is operating it and making it look magical.. practiced for YEARS. The skill, is not sold with the product.. and you may not ever be able to open even the easiest of locks. :)

[@klfjoat]

I feel like a full loadout of the Covert Companion is soon going to resemble "the Ultimate Swiss Army Knife". The CC is a modular system, just like a SAK. The only consideration is the length of the screw posts, and they have extensions. Victorinox has, for years, made a SAK with every single tool, they just use really long rods/rivets. It's totally impractical, but looks cool as a way to show off everything.

[@charger1369]

That Riv Pick would be good to have even on its own. It folds out and locks to the same footprint as a normal pick, it's like a smaller covert companion.

[@bobloblaw4297]

You could also call it the Folding Utility Core Kicker

[@snoopsnet8150]

Nice! I'd been having trouble with this and trying to hold onto the short stem (I didn't have the locking mechanism one). Very sore fingers 😅. Awesome solution!

[@Ducky69247]

You keep making new tools and I keep buying them. Maybe someday I'll learn how to use them.

[@josephking6515]

Very impressive H very impressive and this for some reason triggered my favourite video and that was the Ben & Jerry ice-cream lock and the innovative way Mrs LPL defeated it. *Thank You* for all your videos and the impressive tools you have developed to build the on the skill for your viewers. I sincerely hope this make you a 💩ton of money from it because it is well deserved. 👍

[@giig697]

Love this !!

[@KillerSpud]

You should call the complete set the covert champ.

[@youtubegaveawaymychannelname]

I see what you did there. 😄

[@jimrustle643]

LPL, my covert companion is now looking like a thiccc swiss army knife. We need a LPL bag to keep all of our kit nice and organized for the field.

[@Fedaalis]

Mine just came today - very happy with it. It's nice to have an addition to the covert companion that allows easy picking of more difficult locks; no additional practice or acclimation required if you're used to standard size picks. Previously, while the covert companion was a neat tool to carry, I knew it didn't provide me with the picking capabilities of an ordinary set of picks. Now the companion is especially awesome & a more-than-worthy EDC. The feel and feedback on this is more or less equivalent to a standard pick & any lock I have the skill to pick is pickable by it. My only complaint is that the pick is still allowed to rotate back toward the closed position; not a deal breaker but it is somewhat inconvenient.

[@Fedaalis]

I was able to use a cut-off portion of a thick plastic straw, it functions well as a 'sleeve' to prevent the pick from folding. While on the riv-pick, it still fits just fine in the covert companion. Awesome

[@transmitterguy478]

The agents from Mission Impossible would love that kit, Maxwell Smart would accidentally drop it down a manhole grate.🤣

[@MrCocolitos]

Very clever design !!👍

[@sdfhjklhsfdjdsflhkds]

A nice addition - purchased!

[@Stoned_Penguin]

With the kind of shitty business practices you see so many places(like videogames which is dear to me), i love to see this genuine care to improve a product even if it will never affect me. Everything about your lock reviews and products seems genuine, this video just solidified that notion. I hope one day you get rewarded with seeing a lock that leaves you in awe of it's ingenious design/security.

[@Mrhullsie2]

Looks like a very neat solution.

[@nomore6167]

"...consider picking up another empty handle" - And then you will have not only the Covert Companion, but also the Covert Companion's Companion.

[@susanavenir]

That. Is. Awesome. So now we know what you do all day after opening all the locks in town in under an hour.

[@coreyswann8735]

That's a clever solution! I like it!

[@michaelpowsey]

got my FU pick set yesterday, can highly recommend.

[@rayhill6477]

OMG I knew i saw a different video of this where the parts were detachable. This is awesome, i need to catch a sale😢

[@JonnyBlaze0077]

Gotta love the LPL not only getting into every lock imaginable, but also my wallet with a very subtle "but what about.. 2nd covert companion..?"

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Fantastic video!

[@dl200010]

I just got mine today! I was able to pick all of my practice locks much faster and easier than the original single pin picks in the covert companion.

[@300Exige]

Just got my Riv-Pic today here in the UK. Is there a video showing how to integrate it into the covert companion ? Many thanks 🙏

[@MrT3a]

Using it on an Abus lock is kinda unfair. Abus locks have become my comfort locks. When you figured out the trick and are accustomed with the paracentric keyway, then really open easily. Nice addition to the Covert Companion. When i have a bit of spending money, I'll definitely grab it.

[@JD-gn6du]

Never heard about the locking mechanism and I’ve been to and purchased from the CI website several times in the last year. Must not have been advertised as I’m also a regular follower of the channel as well as a couple others that are associated with CI

[@ToxicAtomicDog]

Any chance of a Slim Pickings assembly video? Thanks for the great channel and Covert Instruments.

[@jaredalexross]

Hey man, big fan of your videos. I have an interesting lock for you, but I don't really know how to get in touch. Congrats on a billion views!

[@ourfamilyoutdoors7331]

This solves my only complaint about the covert companion, that was that it is hard for me to use in the field when most of the locks I need to open are behind rectangular steel shields requiring me to kneel down and work up in the narrow approx 4”x7” space and the covert companion is more difficult to use in that circumstance compared to an individual pick or the small (also riveted but much smaller) pocket pick set I have. I’m looking forward to adding this.

[@nearenuff8796]

Fantastic idea, could even be carried by itself in your wallet or clipped to a keychain. Maybe do a similar thing with the turning tools?

[@charger1369]

Yes please LPL, if you could get that turning tool expansion into the same form factor, you could clip it and the riv pick onto your keys.

[@Slumpedoutfoo]

I’m so happy I just bought my first covert companion yesterday Can’t wait to get expansion packs now

[@no-one3795]

The Swiss Army Pick

[@DMStraylight]

Excellent. The spare handle is the ONE thing I've been waiting for before expanding my CC further.... and it's sold out. Sigh.

[@psykkoman]

Sheeeesh, nicely done!!