Carried a Prybar on my EDC for 6 months

Slice Of My Life: This video would not be possible without Yong Qiang and Hoongfu - thank you guys for the prybars. Special mention to my man Gman as well for calling it out and asking me how's my prybar carry going.
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Just in case, the multi-tool I showed is the Gerber Prybrid Utility. Pick it up on most online knife webstores, or Amazon.
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[@Sanderson890]

I had a prybar in my EDC pouch for a two years and I never used it, it only added weight so I sold it few months back. Since then I still didn't have a need to use one. Everything I need (opening cans, removing smaller nails,...) I can do with my Leatherman Surge or Wave (surge for work, wave for EDC). So I think for an average person, prybar is useless, they also tend to be heavy, so for you guys who are building your EDC kit right now, I would wait before buying a prybar. Buy it, when you realize you need it at least once in a month and have nothing else to solve your task with. Otherwise save your money and buy good multitool instead.

[@avgsgn]

This right here is good advice. Thank you for sharing!

[@BasaysayTv]

U can make one from old small wrench

[@markcase7892]

Nicely done brother. I like how respectful you are with your review. I wish more people were like you where l live. Cheers.

[@avgsgn]

Man, that means a lot. Thanks for your time! It's appreciated.

[@matthewjee]

Was thinking of adding a pry bar to my edc, this is exactly the video I wanted to see. Awesome video bro! 👍

[@avgsgn]

Glad it helped you in one way or another!

[@uiopuiop3472]

matthew whoes joe

[@zerofivetwelve]

The reason for me to use prybar so often is to open boxes. My work environment requires me to often open boxes to check things. Once i get so used to using prybar...i become too lazy to open my knife. I can just grab my prybar and use it. Sometimes not so often use itu to tighten bold and nut bold. But i can understand for many people prybar is just useless.

[@avgsgn]

Yeah I agree with you 100% - the lifestyle definitely dictates the type of tools that will compliment the best.

[@TysonHook-22-]

This is the main reason I use a pry bar, working in a retail store throughout the day i often need to break down boxes and our store policy is that were only allowed utility knives... which i find heavy and bulky and since I already carry a folding knife daily I really dont want to also carry a utility knife. A pry bar is at least another tool in the EDC arsenal so its less redundant then carry multiple blade types and depending on where you are and what your doing theres just certain environments/situations you may not want to pull out a knife whereas a prybar is much less altering, cutting something with a pry bar is vary discreet not much different then using your keys to cut something but much more effective then keys are at cutting. And though ive always been vary careful and cautious not to pry with my knife tips, if its all you have your gonna use it and over the years ive found myself in situations from time to time where i needed to use my knife for prying tasks, its rare but does happens and although usually things will be fine once you break a tip on a knife you really like youll wish you had invested in a edc pry bar sooner.

[@paul_miller43]

I use a key binder for my keys(I only have 2) and that has a pry bar on it. I've used it once as a pry bar. I like the ability to have keys hanging from a belt loop that dont make a ton of noise

[@avgsgn]

Oh nice. Yeah I used to hang keys without any organizer and that jingle really irked the crap outta myself and everyone else. Each step was filled with a clink. hahahahaha

[@davidbigham7726]

If You Don’t Like Or Need A Pry Bar - Let Me Have It 🤠

[@avgsgn]

Best comment of the week!

[@NeyJ]

Thanks for the video! you answered the exact questions I have been wondering about. I recently left my warehouse job for a better office job. The only downside is that it's drastically reduced my need for buying cool EDC tools that I'll actually use hahaha. I wonder if there's videos out there of office EDCs.... hmm

[@avgsgn]

Hahahaha you’ll get mice, keyboards, gadgets and stuff!

[@hoongfu]

For my lifestyle I don't need to edc a prybar. Its nice to have around as a homeowner because I can scrape paint/epoxy/open mason jars etc. I have actually used a Minh Do mini prybar as a philips bit driver because I needed to undo a screw in a very narrow space behind my washing machine. A normal length screw driver would not fit.

[@avgsgn]

Ah - so for a specific case like that you used a short "stubby" tool to unscrew something in a cramped space - Interesting!

[@jbstuff]

Prybars are a novelty item.

[@avgsgn]

Haha. I can almost guarantee that there will be others who beg to differ. Just not for my lifestyle, and pretty much not for yours as well.

[@jbstuff]

@@avgsgn I know man. I've been having that conversation for about a week. Ha

[@mattmarzula]

@@jbstuff I can tell you that nearly everyone on KZbin for the last six years with a video about titanium pry bar EDC's doesn't use them. I haven't found one person who beats these things up. Super weak.

[@tomasdeleondominguez7693]

@@mattmarzula I have titanium and stainless steel key-size prybars, but I use them mostly as bottle openers instead of prybars. Only one titanium I use as prybar 😀

[@John-c9g6y]

I love the vid very good insight and opinion bro

[@avgsgn]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Tom_H327]

EDC prybars have always been overpriced worry stones. Pretty much unnecessary pocket junk, beyond fondling.

[@avgsgn]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! To an extent, I share the same sentiments as you do, however, this video was made quite some time ago and from then till now, I've actually met some people who do use prybars often in their daily lives so that has changed my perspective quite a bit. For me now, I will always be honest and say that I have no use for prybars given my personal lifestyle.

[@Tom_H327]

@@avgsgn i get it. I had to make up things to "pry". For instance; opening a soda can with the bar instead of my fingers and thumb, or purposely buying beer that required a bottle opener to open. Honestly, its was stupid. I've never used the screwdriver or hex wrenches.

[@avgsgn]

@@Tom_H327 Hahahahahahaha DAMN! I must apologize, I actually chuckled. I've only ever actually used a prybar a couple of times - once I had to pry open a drawer that was stuck, and another time was to pry open the battery cover of a calculator because the coating of the gadget turned mushy and sticky. I guess those were situations where it's "better to have it and not need it, rather than to not have it when you need it"? But hahahahaha I totally get you with the "opening a soda can" one!

[@jkn2k]

Most accurate comment I read in a time ... Also expensive knives that people have in pristine condition and never cut even a papel sheet ... They are tools !!!

[@avgsgn]

@@jkn2k I agree - they are tools. But I can also understand that there are pieces which are beautiful works of art.

[@ALTONBENALLY]

I'm at CCTV and Access Control Technician and almost always carry a Leather Wave and have never needed a pry bar. I'm in the office, server rooms and in the ceiling. Installing cameras, door locks and readers. Never found a reason to carry a mini pry bar. On "best damn EDC", guys carry mini pry bars and I always wonder why. That's me though.

[@avgsgn]

I feel like it could be the case of "you never know when you'll need it, and so maybe it's better to always have something on you"?

[@jkn2k]

People like to carry expensive shit that never use , imagine having a demko knife and never open a box ... My Surge + bits it's all I need as sidekick tool

[@mk30b25]

Have been considering a prybar for public use cutting just because blades are all out illegal to carry on my country.

[@avgsgn]

Damn. That’s some tight legislation there. Yeah, a prybar will prolly come in handy but at that point, maybe consider using your keys instead? IMO that’ll be more of an option based on convenience.

[@mk30b25]

@@avgsgnActually I just bought a key shaped prybar to test out. We are allowed only to carry blades that are related to our work so funnily I can get by carrying a machete as a farmer on my town but not on cities. I had been looking at utility blades that I can easily dispose off and scissors as alternatives. Another one Id like is a folding saw with leatherman surge saw as a base.

[@Low-effort-individual]

Working in security my lynch nw pribar has been used a fair bit for getting Id from wallets that have been stuck in there and unlocking doors for people that have got stuck or been caught doing drugs in bathrooms and it’s been handy for scraping sharp surfaces off desks and random stuff as well as a make shift spoon can also be good if you don’t want to carry a Swiss Army knife because a lot of them have similar features

[@avgsgn]

Wait - you got me at “makeshift spoon”. That’s prolly the most unique usage of a prybar I’ve heard of!

[@Low-effort-individual]

Yea easy to forget to bring a spoon camping or to put in the lunch bag I usually have the pribar so it’s been a spoon a few times and because it’s not that sharp I’ve used it on a pan to stir stuff

[@avgsgn]

@@Low-effort-individual Ah! Okay, I get you now - that makes perfect sense!

[@Jubakuba]

I have a little pry bar that I got for Christmas. Since then I've used it as a pry bar a few times...but does that justify daily carry? Not sure. But the one I have is about the same size as your smallest. The bit driver part of it I HAVE used quite a few times and was glad I had it though. I can't even remember what I pried aside from my gas tank cover was frozen shut one day and it fit right in there perfectly and some light wiggling loosened the door up.

[@avgsgn]

Oh sick! Hey at least it came in handy when you needed! You've used yours more than I have even though I've had mine for a longer time, haha.

[@pedro_claro]

I would only carry it as a makeshift self-defense tool if i couldn't carry a knife, but i would still prefer a flashlight or a tactical pen at that. Or even a marlin spike or metal 'toothpick'. If I'm in my workshop then yeah I'll have a pry bar close by, but otherwise... It's quite honestly almost useless. Also I've ground down my multitool's file to mini pry bar, does the job just fine if I ever have the need, and taking out a tool is faster than using my fingers.

[@avgsgn]

That’s a really smart thing to do - to grind the file down to be a dual-purpose tool. To be honest - nowadays, given the local “climate”, I’m worried to carry even a marlin spike around.

[@pedro_claro]

@@avgsgn Knife carry is very restricted here in Portugal too, but nowhere in the world would anyone question why a handyman carries a hammer on his toolbelt, or why a sailor a marlin spike, or a painter a pry bar, or a night guard a tactical flashlight. It's all about context. Find something you do regularly and find a tool that would serve as a decent self defense weapon. Old? Walking cane Rain? Umbrella Plumber? Pipe wrench I ride a bicycle a lot and i presume i would be able to carry a bike lock around without anyone batting an eye. One of those thick wire ones might make a decent soft weapon to swing around

[@tomasdeleondominguez7693]

I agree. Most city people do not need prybars. I have high quality small ones obtained via Kickstarter campaigns years ago, about the same size and weight than my keys. They come with functional bottle openers, screwdrivers, etc. I use them mostly to open beer bottles and that is all 😀. In short, pocket jewelry for me😂

[@chahtanerf9676]

I could definitely use that at my job. I do quality control in automotive manufacturing.

[@avgsgn]

How awesome! Yeah you should consider picking a solid one up, so many options out there in the market!

[@cherophobia_monophobia]

Love the video, was wondering if you’d be open to share what’s your EDC

[@avgsgn]

Oh! You can check out my IG account - I post my EDC Pocket dump pics there from time to time! :)

[@MrDkgio]

Have wondered whether carrying a pry bar would be useful on a regular (enough) basis to make it worthwhile, paint cans are a rarity and you would be at home, removing nails while out and about as been accomplished easily without a pry bar, as a small scraper, SAK and Bibury wave clone have substantial screwdrivers. Most of my edc as evolved from finding a need and then looking for the best edc solution. Never buying a tool and then trying to find an excuse to use it. The tool that surprised me the most as been a small lumitop edc01 flashlight, comes in handy way more than I expected, you may think my phone as a light, trust me it’s not as good as a small flashlight. I have carried a Swiss Army knife for well over 30 yrs, before edc even became a thing, so useful on a daily basis to myself and others around me.

[@GBall_Vision]

Subbed

[@avgsgn]

Thank you!!

[@michaelk487]

Cool

[@Gman1024]

Thanks for making this Bro. We have similar lifestyles, although I work on computers in the office and manufacturing areas. Not many times where I'd need a pry bar either. I did need one last year as the network guy that sits in our area wanted to get into his office, and wanted to pry the door open between the door and frame. We ended up pulling the knob to get it open. I carry a leatherman tool since 1985 when I bought it, and it's been the most helpful tool I've ever carried. I'd consider buying a pry, although the only one I'd consider is the gen1 on the site. I wouldn't buy the other large one because it has a hammer claw on one end and pry on the other. It's not like yours where you can strike one end, which I think would be more practical. I'd be curious to see your EDC bag carry laid out this year. I believe you did a video last year on some of your smaller cases, but I don't remember one with the whole bag/backpack. Thank you for sharing in this slice. Please stay safe my abang (hope that's right). G@G@ BUC3!

[@avgsgn]

Yeah I've never shown my full bag, haha. I haven't found a good way to record larger items, which is why I haven't done anything like that yet =(

[@jvf_t4r59]

Can we get a video of your edc bag?

[@avgsgn]

Wow - good idea. Sure! That shall be in the pipeline. Not gonna be able to really "go out" for the next long while though, with the lockdown and all.

[@kabarlauncher389]

Hi，man.May I ask you a question? Is it legal for a foreigner to bring knife in checked baggage while passing the Singapore Customs? Such as folding knife：Buck 110

[@avgsgn]

If it’s a buck 110 it should be fine for checked baggage as long as it’s not the auto version :) Hope that info helped!

[@kabarlauncher389]

@@avgsgn thanks，dude.It is just the normal version with G10 handle.Singapore is a great country，i used to live in Boon Lay for months，hope can go there again，and i have subscribe your channel,waiting for your update.

[@avgsgn]

@@kabarlauncher389 Thank you for the kind words! Yeah it should be perfectly fine :)

[@verdielg]

very informative, common sense review

[@hoongfu]

Yoooo what backpack do you have!?

[@avgsgn]

I'm using an AER! Hahaha

[@uiopuiop3472]

yoo