RidgeRunner writes . . .
This is my actual EDC, carried literally every day. I live in a rural area some 60 miles outside Nashville — population 380 (on a good day) — but my office is nearer to Nashville and I have gone in throughout this shutdown. Much of this gear is hard-used and all chosen for functionality and personal preference.
Smith & Wesson E-Series 1911 in .45 w/ VZ Grips, currently loaded with Federal Personal Defense 230 Grain HST JHP
Carried in Wright Leather Works Predator OWB
2 extra Dan Wesson magazines; one w/ Black Hills +P 230 Grain JHP and the other w/ Federal Guard Dog 165 Grain FMJ
All feed flawlessly; neither myself nor the Smith are ammo snobs.
Nitecore MT1C MultiTask 345 Lumen. I have a lot of flashlights, mostly Fenix, but this little Nitecore gets the job done.
Smith & Wesson BodyGuard .380 in a Bandicoot pocket holster by Wright Leather Works loaded with 90 gr FTX Critical Defense. I have Wright holsters for several of my revolvers and pistols. Highly recommend the Bandicoot design for pocket carry.
Spyderco Endura 4 (yeah, I know, needs a touch-up). One of several Spydies I rotate, but the Endura is the main one, it’s a tough, sharp multi-purpose blade that suits my needs perfectly.
A Leatherman Free P4 rides in a custom leather pouch from Sagewood Gear (not pictured). The Free replaced a Gerber Diesel I carried for years and lost; Gerber changed the design in the interim and I switched to the Free, very happy with it.
The pen is from CRKT.
The watch is a Suunto Traverse Alpha in Foliage, a Christmas present from my wife that replaced my G-Shock and I’m starting to love it.
An iPhone 11 in a UAG Pathfinder SE Camo Series Midnight used to take this photo.
[This post is part of our series, What I’m Carrying Now. If you’d like to submit a photo and description of the gun, holster and gear you’re carrying in the new world in which we live, send it to us at thetruthaboutguns@gmail.com with WICN in the subject field.]