I decided to finally get around to slimming down my EDC locksport kit. I have a smaller purse now that I use more often, so it was time to lighten the load a bit.
My EDC now contains the following:
Pin tumbler and wafer tools:
- 2 prybar tensioners (medium and heavy)
- 2 double-sided tension wrenches made from windshield wiper inserts (one medium, one small)
- 1 stout medium hook pick
- 1 short hook pick
- 1 deep hook pick
- 2 thin picks (one medium and one very deep hook)
- 1 homemade Medeco pick (also good for Everests)
- 3 wave rakes (2 triple hump and one double hump with different spacing)
Other tools:
- 1 latch/door tool
- 1 probe/knife tool
- 1 homemade-ish universal handcuff key
- 1 tubular tensioning tool
- 3 warded lock picks (small and large double-sided, and large single-sided)
- 1 single-sided jiggler (desk key)
- 1 Leatherman Skeletool (pliers, knife, screwdrivers, bottle opener)
- 1 black hair tie
The kit measures 12.5 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm and weighs 68.6 g.
The Skeletool measures 10.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm and weighs 147 g.
Bonus notes:
- the thin medium hook makes a good toothpick
- almost any of these will open a TSA approved lock
- when I was living in London, I carried more thin picks for euro keyways
- the latch tool and the Skeletool get the most use
- the desk key opens every office desk, cabinet, and mailbox I've come across (basically almost any wafer lock with a slightly open keyway)
- my secret weapon against Medeco locks is that double-hump wave rake
- that stout medium hook gets more use than almost all the other hooks combined
- always carry a hair tie