20 EDC Gift Ideas | From $25 to $400

[@staples970221]

Cheap vs inexpensive… cheap refers to quality and inexpensive refers to price. The “cheap” items you’ve featured are by no means cheap, they are inexpensive.

[@MarcusCreates]

I think that’s a great call out. Agree 100%. Pinning this comment.

[@user-wx9zr8jp4f]

I say that all the time, you can be FRUGAL, but never, EVER be cheap!!

[@conchureify]

Genuinely interested if that is a room in his house or is an outdoor shed that's well decorated

[@awkwerdcreations408]

I am pretty sure with the swiss army knives with the pens, you can lift up the parcel hook, put the pen sort of in the groove the hook was in, then close the hook on it. It gives you more to grip on when writing with it. Also, I remember hearing that carbon fiber combs do not cause static to build up like a regular plastic comb will. I am no blessed with hair anymore, and I use a brush on my beard, but just thought I would share those random bits of information I have found over the years. Awesome video as always, constantly making me want to buy more things I do not need!

[@MarcusCreates]

Didn’t know about the anti static capabilities for the combs. Great shout. Thanks for sharing.

[@ScorpionRegent]

Can confirm that the hook holds the pen making it a functional writing instrument.

[@brownproud22]

15:41 - idk why but it hurt me when that brush was put away like that.

[@Oscarito_us]

I shave my head with a dual edge razor a few times a week and using even a shave shop like Proraso will completely upgrade your shave. it is such a thick lather that also moisturizes and smells great. I definitely recommend that to anyone getting into shaving.

[@EricMorrison]

I love my Arc. It's in my pocket every single day.

[@MarcusCreates]

It’s a fantastic multitool

[@jennifermarcus5280]

I too love the paper. I use hobonichi for journal/calendar with my fountain paper.

Hi, I'm new to this channel. I just watched your first video, and it’s great stuff! I rarely comment on videos, but I had to comment about coffee. I recently did some calculations based on my step counter and the number of coffee cups I drink per day. I concluded that the average consumption of coffee for a medical physicist in a hospital is 12 liters per 100 km, or 406 oz of coffee per 62 miles for those in the US."Greatings from Czech Republic

[@tomboaut]

Try roterfaden as a premium German made experience. I love mine and it is beautiful suede leather. Most importantly it uses Clips for individual booklets instead of rubber bands. It is also customizable. Overall the best I have so far.

[@MarcusCreates]

Thanks for the tip!

[@JimAlaska49]

36oz of coffee? Thats rookie numbers!

[@MarcusCreates]

What are we talking here? Shock me.

[@JimAlaska49]

@@MarcusCreates Work days, at least 9 cups, so about two of those Yeti's :)

[@billwinter8386]

@@JimAlaska49 OK. That is a lot of java. I'm at 4-5 cups/day (32-40oz) and trying to cut back a bit.

[@JimAlaska49]

@@billwinter8386 Its because of my job, otherwise I'd have 1 cup a day. I hate my job :)

[@pquirke]

My 82 yr old father just wants Ferrero Rocher

[@goku2325]

amazing as always, watching this from india, i wish i could order some of these great EDCs.

[@MarcusCreates]

Glad you like them!

[@assistivetek]

Great video! Just a note the caption for the Pilot 823 read as A23. Keep up the great videos 😊

[@MarcusCreates]

Oh thanks! That’s my video editor trying to understand my Irish accent 😂

[@assistivetek]

😂

[@agoddamnferret]

I don't drink 32 oz of coffee cause it's not efficient enough, but I do drink 1.8 scoops of 400mg per scoop pre-work out as my morning "coffee"

[@iamkyleclimer]

One of my history teachers in high school always had a coffee thermos in his hand & said he fills it up several times everyday & did not drink decaf either.

[@MarcusCreates]

And he lived to the ripe old age of 38 😂

[@sporcherbbq6718]

Hi Marcus, very nice products. The Toothbrush is very cool. Nice Fathers day! Greets from Germany Marcus

[@TheGoodTheBadTheRowdy]

i wish the pocket light was usbc, i dont like brand specific chargers!

[@doubledecker1094]

Thanks for the video. Really interesting stuff! However, watching it made me grateful that my family background and current experience is a lot less materialistic; the financial cost of our gifts is much lower than yours, but I don't think we are any the worse at all for that. Just posting in case there are others who feel the same way. It would be awful if people thought it was the norm to exchange such expensive gifts.

[@daanvanhoof2477]

Just fyi, there seem to be 2 little mistakes both in the video and in description regarding the luxury fountain pen. It should be “pilot custom 823” and not “A23” or “853” as is written in the video and in the description respectively. Very good choice though.

[@MarcusCreates]

Thank you. Can’t fix the on screen mistakes. That was my editor trying to interpret my accent and I didn’t spot it. Corrected the link in description. ☺️👍🏻

[@arey256]

I think some of the links are wrong. The jet setter link goes to the V rambler and the flashlight directs me to a baron light.

[@MarcusCreates]

Thanks for the heads up. Working on it.

[@arey256]

@@MarcusCreates your welcome keep up the great work

[@archi-mendel]

Other countries: you can put cash in the front pocket wallet... Argentinians: I need at least a waist bag or better a full-size backpack to carry my cash around 😆

[@barrydonelan4284]

Love the product choices.

[@MarcusCreates]

Thank you!

[@tareqmansour5007]

2:34 Could someone tell me what is the orange thing in the crock opener thingy ?

[@yukitake5100]

Great video! Love the recommendations for fountain pens! The Custom 823 was released in the 82nd year of the founding of Pilot and costs around 3 hundred dollars, which is why its called the 823. BTW I started doing the morning pages after watching your video and just recently purchased the 823 and have been using it for the past two weeks! What a coincidence! I also have a few questions about morning pages. I am curious as to what you do with all of the journals when they are finished. Do you ever go back and look at the past entries? You said you burned more of your trauma notes, but do you ever write things you would not want your kids or partner to read? Do you find yourself ever self censoring? Long term, what do you plan on doing with the many note books. Would they be for your children to one day read? Or to be thrown out? These are a few questions I am asking myself before starting. Not that I would have anything I am trying to hide, but these are a few things I have been thinking about.

[@MarcusCreates]

These are great questions and the truth is I’m not certain what I’ll do with them. A couple of rules though. They’re a stream of consciousness so I don’t self sensor. If it’s a subject where I feel I am self censoring I write on loose leaf sheets and destroy them. I never read my old journals. They’re not diary’s. They are thoughts. I don’t intent for my kids to read them when I’m gone, but I’m not hiding them either.

[@LiquoriceSalad]

second. love your work marcus

[@MarcusCreates]

Thank you LiquoriceSalad

[@niektenhove93]

MARCUS IS USING YOUR $200 COMB!!

[@MarcusCreates]

😂

[@snusmumriken232]

I have the SD Compact too and love it. I have used the parcel hook to pull a construction nail out of my car tire, among other things. :)

[@sameeralazawee7524]

Thank you

[@MarcusCreates]

You're welcome

[@pssita]

I felt no reason to upgrade to the 360 x4.

[@MarcusCreates]

I get it.

[@Asfgxff]

00:36 or get them all in an Altoids tin.

[@Gabe731]

I probably consume about 32-60oz of coffee a day.

[@MarcusCreates]

Madness

[@Mayank_Maximum]

uniball jetstream 4+1 in red+black,sak super tinker,cobra xs,bit driver,casio a171(20mm best strap size),20mm watch,20mm straps,fujifilm quicksnap 35mm,powerlitre,rvion keychain flashlight(forgot name),glock 81,picks,capos,super-zoom lens,motorcycle or car diecast and poppet valves are my gift list,i would only gift from this list only this list nothing more nothing less

[@nablair2007]

I have a buzz cut, so definitely wouldn’t spend $200 on a brush😊

[@MarcusCreates]

It would definitely be a unnecessary luxury 😂

[@TheKoladis1]

I think if you drink 36oz of coffee, you just need to go to bed.

[@MarcusCreates]

That makes sense

[@Motion.Pichures]

1k 👍

[@thegreenman6216]

I drink 32 oz of coffee. I work nights as a police officer in Texas.

[@Onnabote]

I may be a big ol' biased Idaho boy, but how come Buck doesn't get any love anymore?

[@MarcusCreates]

I’ve never had one. They look nice. Will give one a go. Which one would you recommend?

[@Onnabote]

@@MarcusCreates If you like the classic look, they make the original 110 in an auto. But the 838 or 839 might be more up your alley.

[@4939bpowell]

Lochby charging $100+ for a $13 trapper keeper lol

[@sageata_verde]

but fathers day already passed, its in may!

[@jeryth057]

Not over the pond, it's today 😀

[@jaimerodriguez7776]

Me realizing my wife has that $200 brush 👁️👄👁️

[@Hervelebaba]

Mon père étant décédé fin 2022, c’est a mes enfants de m’offrir un truc désormais 😮

[@MarcusCreates]

He suis tres desolet 😢

[@tylerseyfert2015]

I can easily drink 36oz of coffee

[@arielspalter7425]

$200 for a hairbrush 😳

[@K0NVICTx]

$130 for a thin Belroy wallet?! Their profit margin must be craaaaaazy

[@firearmssanctuary2448]

if apple made that tooth brush it would cost 500 dollars, and have dollar tree quality and no support, and impossible to repair without 10 grand in special gear and paying apple for permission to repair it ;).

[@GalacticBlader]

trying to justify a 200$ pocket multitool is insane

[@ALO-hi9uk]

No

[@GalacticBlader]

@@ALO-hi9uk yes it is. shut your mouth silly child

[@TomJone-yb6qd]

Phuck father's day......don't even acknowledge it. I have 4 kids and they cannot even be bothered to pick up the phone. The main complaint was I was never there for them..........I was working 60-70 hours a week to pay for everything including all their university degrees. They don't understand the real world of parenting. When my wife passed, I didn't realize how alone I really was. They didn't even come to her funeral they just sent flowers. Nice eh?

[@shanetaylor6749]

Yes, I do drink a whole pot of coffee everyday. Good video! Another gift is a good belt. I bought a few of the Hanks belts and one of their wallets. Will be buying some as gifts also.

[@mawakeen]

Shout out to your mother-in-law for gifting the Mason Pearson hairbrush. Your secret use of it for beard grooming is safe.

[@aponinenaugcasio8456]

i just discovered your channel today, and it's a gem.

[@MarcusCreates]

Thank you! Appreciate you reaching out and being so positive. Keeps me going.

[@brianbutler7478]

If you open the hook tool on a S.A.K. with a writing pen and fit the pen under the hook, you can use the pen in the tool and it's longer. Open the hook and fit the pen into the spot where the hook came from, then close the hook over the pen.

[@MarcusCreates]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@ricardoOT3]

Thanks for another great video. You made me want Christmas to be next week... I'd choose the fountain pen 🖊️

[@MarcusCreates]

Thanks Ricardo. The pen is epic alright. Loving mine.

[@SorenJohnsonGuitar]

I drink over 36 ounces of coffee on days I work, currently at like 40oz rn today, and its 10:30 am

[@MarcusCreates]

Jaysus. You must be moving at the speed of light. I wouldn’t sleep for a week.

[@SorenJohnsonGuitar]

@@MarcusCreates I work at a coffee shop lol, also, I love your content. I want to be a guitarist/songwriter and would love even just a short of the guitars in the background

[@nicksoehren4812]

Victorinox sells tools for over $300 I don’t think the arc is that shocking of a price 😂

[@MarcusCreates]

It’s pretty steep though. Absolutely incredible tool. But not cheap.

[@nicksoehren4812]

Definitely not cheap and out of my budget range. But at least it’s pocketable unlike many victorinox’s at that price point 😂

[@calebpettifer]

Excellent video as always, the quality of your videos always seems to amaze me

[@MarcusCreates]

Aw thanks. Appreciate the kind words ☺️

[@MyCovertNarcissism]

Fantastic video as always Marcus, some great ideas there, and covering all the price points is very much appreciated.

[@zaccuda7302]

you must live in a fear-controlled society if ppl get shook at somebody pulling out a pocket knife. i carry a switchblade (yes illegal even here), and nobody ever has given me a side eye when i pull it out. most either dont care or want to try it. I use it for work bc many times i only have one hand and there is not a knife around that is better for one-handed use. and for any panzies that cry about a switch blade; they were made illegal bc they used to be made poorly and the blade could launch out of the handle and ppl (kids) would get hurt bc they would be in the way of the opening when hitting the button. I have 4 and every single one has a safety on them. if the blade hits resistance on the way out it disengages from he spring mechanism and falls back in.

[@Bryan-rz1zg]

How is buying a gift for someone a nightmare… what a dingus

[@lf2334]

7:01. That is the most insane price for what that is. There is no way people are spending $130 for that. Wild. We all have choices as to what we spend our money on, but how does that make any sense? I feel like Bellroy is testing their market limits. What price can we get away with? Ha.

[@abdulkhaliedkariem8538]

I changed my super tinker's scales so that it includes the little pen. useful in a pinch. i also prefer my mini champ to the classic...

[@MarcusCreates]

The minichamp is amazing but in my opinion the GOAT is the midnight manager.

[@gregs.8895]

36 oz by lunch... Ok, hopefully not, but it has been done.

[@gilbertwilcox]

40oz of coffee daily. Panera club

[@redboy.]

Ordered the Refyne pen in black because of this. Looks perfect for my EDC. Thanks for the heads up! (P.S. I start my days with 4 espressos and add more as needed 🙃)

[@MarcusCreates]

It writes beautifully. Great desk pen with added fidget bonus. Let me know what you think of it.

[@redboy.]

@@MarcusCreates shall do! It shipped on the same day as well. Zippy!

[@redboy.]

@@MarcusCreates just received the all-black "EP1 Stainless Steel PVD" and oh mannnnnnn is this gorgeous. It's an immediate add to my EDC. I'm definitely going to pick up the full-size pen and stand for my desk next. Just gorgeous! Thank you again for the rec!

[@elidye4727]

He has very Robin Williams energy no?

[@MarcusCreates]

He has heard that before :)

[@treyofspades]

I definitely drink 36 oz of coffee 😅

[@MarcusCreates]

Jaysus

[@joshtafoya5827]

That folding knife is beautiful

[@MarcusCreates]

It is. Would definitely recommend. It’s one of my favorite knives right now.

[@west077]

Picked up the Plaud recently and finding it really useful. Love the size of it and how well it can capture sound in the room or over Teams.

[@enoughahnaf1]

Great video as always! How would you differentiate the Lochby notebook with the Traveller's Company Notebook?

[@VanJR.]

The Hershel wallet is worth it. I have the same Charlie wallet just different color and I got mine for $7

[@cleancut-edc]

Awesome video Marcus! Thank you for putting so much effort into your content.

[@MarcusCreates]

My pleasure!

[@914Rocky]

I bought that Kaweco fountain pen and I hate it. Yes it’s inexpensive and it’s a fountain pen but it’s cheap, light plastic and it’s nib is really small and flimsy. I usually like your product recs, but this one was a huge miss for me.

[@914Rocky]

I might have liked the pen more if the nib wasn’t fine tipped.

[@MarcusCreates]

Oh no. Bummer. Sorry you don’t like it. Was it the Kaweco Sport or the Kaweco Liliput? I really like them both. That’s the trouble with recommending something as personal as a fountain pen to people - it’s hard to get it right for everyone. Thanks for sharing your experience nonetheless.

[@MarcusCreates]

@@914Rocky I’m trying to think what might be a better option for you. The Lamy Safari is another great cheaper fountain pen and comes with a very in-ornate, basic nib but writes beautifully (in my opinion). If you do find something you really like come back and let me know.

[@914Rocky]

@@MarcusCreates I do have something I really like. It’s on my desk at work. I’ll let you know what it is when I next pick it up. I have to thank you for reintroducing me to fountain pens. I’m a lawyer and sign a gazillion documents. I now only sign my name with a fountain pen. It feels more official and important and they write so well. Unfortunately being afflicted with left-handedness a fountain pen is not in the cards for me-smearing. They just don’t dry fast enough for us lefties. I will say that I’ve been using a Supernote device for notes. And it’s a game changer. Although it’s a tablet, the writing experience is as close to paper as I’ve experienced. Goodbye pads for this guy. And no more smearing and ink on my hands. I think you’d like it for journaling. It’s definitely worth a look.

[@914Rocky]

@@MarcusCreates It’s the Kaweco Sport Fine. Not being an aficionado, I didn’t realize the nub size mattered. If the nub was a size or two larger I likely would have felt differently. Does Kaweco make one with a larger nib. Also, and this is not the fault of the Kaweco, as I only use this to sign my name, I much prefer a heavier pen. So, to your viewers, if you like a very lightweight pen that writes very finely, I do recommend the pen. Btw, thanks for responding so kindly to my less than kind comment. I need to improve my manners and my hot takes. It’s the worst part of social media. We speak (read: type) without thinking too much. I always tell my clients not to communicate anything important by email or text. It’s too easy to go off the rails or be careless. Letters are where it is at. So, sorry for my first not-as-polite as I would like comment.

[@tidbit19]

Great video!

[@carolinesanderson5950]

I personally thought you did an awesome job here - lots of great ideas :)

[@MarcusCreates]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@marcepecheful]

Nice video with many ideas!. you just got a new subscriber -

[@MarcusCreates]

Welcome aboard!

[@juli.ette119]

I’m so glad LOCHBY reached out to you! I use their Field journal and Pocket journal and LOVE them both! I also have the Venture pouch and it’s my favorite. Next item on my list to purchase is their Tool Roll. Thanks for sharing them on your channel!

[@thomasmorrison675]

Kaweco is pronpounced Ka VAY co. Great pens.