Carried Away

Bernard gets featured in a new set of trading cards, and a viewer asks the team a question that makes Mikey give a passionate answer.

While answering a question on how to get a lighter weight everyday carry, Bernard and Mikey discuss how you can avoid ending up carrying too much in you EDC.

On today's episode, Bernard and Mikey discuss if it's ever justified to buy knockoff EDC gear.

On this special, in person edition of the Carried Away Podcast, Bernard travels to the Phillippines. He catches up with Mikey about all things EDC, including how your everyday carry probably isn't supposed to make you prepared against a natural disaster like the recent Manila typhoon.

Ever wonder which is the absolute most convenient blade shape for everyday tasks? In today's episode we try to figure that out along with the usual news, community submissions and unrelated tangents

In this episode, a viewer asks which type of luggage is better to carry for convenience and theft prevention

Even the most hardcore EDC fan doesn't carry his full loadout all the time. So we pose the question: Whad do you carry when no one's watching?

When you're home by yourself, on a quick trip to the store, or even when you go for a walk in the park.

Bernard recently discovered one of the most convenient EDC items to carry. Though some people might find it a bit...unconventional.

New releases, viewer questions and community EDCs. Find this and more in today's episode of the Carried Away Podcast.

On today's episode we discuss this week's new releases, what uncommon items we include in our carries, and our growing dislike for the Apple watch.

We’re trying out a new structure for the show to make sure we can yap about new products coming out, answer questions the community has, and share our favorite EDCs submissions with you all in every episode!

We’re trying out a new structure for the show to make sure we can yap about new products coming out, answer questions the community has, and share our favorite EDCs submissions with you all in every episode!

This week we will be discussing Quintessential EDC Items. Products that have become so iconic and timeless, that they've influenced every other product released after them, becoming almost synonym with their product category.

Eyes up! 👀 This week on Carried Away, it's time for another round of community EDC reviews! We browsed through our different groups—on Facebook, Reddit, and Discord—to highlight some awesome setups from our amazing communities. EDC Submission form: https://tally.so/r/w8xRQA

Today we're getting carried away with Joe Caswell. If you don't know Joe, he's one of the most innovative knife designers whose work I've had the pleasure of experiencing. In this episode Joe drops some serious knowledge about the engineering, science, art, and joy of design. Joe also shares his design process and philosophy, what differentiates a good knife from a great one, why materials matter but don't tell the whole story, and just so much more insight from his decades of experience.

This week on Carried Away, we'll be answering your questions to us! From opinions, to recommendations, to hot takes. If you have any pressing inquiries you'd like to run by us, you can leave a comment on our social media, or you can email: [email protected]

Despite so much of the world going digital, there are still plenty of us in the EDC community who are passionate about working with good ol' fashioned pen and paper. So today we’ll be talking about pens as a part of your everyday carry. And to help us do that, we brought in a pen expert and longtime friend, Ed Jelley!

This week on Carried Away, we discuss one of the most useful—and divisive—ways to carry your gear. Whether you call it a crossbody bag, a sling, a belt bag, or a fanny pack, slings are here to stay, and it just might be an EDC essential.

This week on Carried Away, it's all about multi-tools! We cover pros, cons, what's on the market, personal favorites, and how and why we carry them. If you’re thinking of adding one to your EDC, this episode is for you.

Eyes up! 👀 This week on Carried Away, it's time for another round of community EDC reviews! We browsed through our different groups—on Facebook, Reddit, and Discord—to highlight some awesome setups from our amazing communities.

EDC Submission form: https://forms.gle/7qFX2gFBXdNEyeUHA

On a special episode of Carried Away, we’re joined by Daniel Kane, founder and Chief Product Officer at Ridge and the inventor of the @‌ridgewallet! We discuss how EDC has changed over the past decade, Daniel’s journey, his thoughts on product and design, and what’s next for Ridge.

It's time! This week on Carried Away, we’re finally talking about watches and how they fit in your everyday carry. Whether you’ve already gone down this rabbit hole or are just thinking about jumping in, this episode has something for you.

This week on Carried Away, toolmaker and toy creator Matthew Hiebert from @‌aroundsquare joins us, and he came to play with a conversation about the surprising utility of pocket toys and why people around the world have been carrying them for centuries. aroundsquare Base Knife: https://bit.ly/3wDA0Dr Code for $50 USD off: CARRIEDAWAY

Today we’ll be doin' a lil less yappin' about ourselves and do another round of community EDC submissions!

We looked through our different communities on Facebook, Reddit, and Discord for some banger setups to show you guys today.

EDC Submission form: https://forms.gle/7qFX2gFBXdNEyeUHA

Today we’ll be talking about travel gear and tips through the lens of a couple of EDC enthusiasts. The gear you bring with you when traveling isn’t exactly the same as you might carry with you every day, and traveling in general comes with its own set of challenges.

Bernard spent the last week in Las Vegas at SHOT Show 2024, a huge industry trade show where everyday carry brands reveal their new products for the year. In this episode of Carried Away, Bernard recaps his experience at the show, gives his opinion on the best new products he got hands-on time with, and makes predictions on the next big trends for 2024.

In this episode we talk about clothing as an extension of an everyday carry. Exploring the overlap between Techwear and EDC, since both of them share the philosophy of staying prepared for whatever the day throws your way.

Believe it or not, we are somehow in the year 2024. So what better time than the start of the year to think about our goals and plans ahead of us and how our EDC can factor into that.

Today we'll be taking a bit of a step back into our roots. Since everydaycarry.com originally started as a blog where we reviewed other people's EDC's, that's exactly what we'll be doing today. Today's episode is dedicated to the community which is the backbone that sustained us 10 years ago and still does today. .

Today we’re talkin about EDC knives. Not just any EDC knives, but the “best” EDC knives. Mikey and I have been working on this gigantic list of knives to recommend for the past few months, we landed on 25 of them so we thought it would be fun to do a little tier list ranking. We’re saving Q&A for the end so stick around for that as well.

With the holidays coming up, Thanksgiving here in the States, we figured now’s as good a time as any to reflect a bit on our EDCs: what worked out this year, what didn’t, and what surprised us.

We hope this discussion helps you explore ways you can fine tune your EDC for the better or maybe appreciate it just the way it is.

Like with literally any other hobby, there’s a deep rabbithole when it comes to flashlights. In today’s episode, we’ll touch on some flashlight fundamentals, more popular mainstream options, and then do a deeper dive into the more enthusiast flashlight meta

Today we’ll be exploring the question: what is your most prized possession? In the context of EDC, our belongings have the potential to be extremely personal and significant to us.

So how do we define that significance and what factor does it play in the way and the things we carry?

In this episode of the Carried Away Podcast, Bernard and Mikey dive into the concepts of Minimalism and "Maximalism" when it comes to everyday carry. They explore what they actually mean, their pros and cons and if they're actually even opposite to each other.

In this episode of the Carried Away Podcast, Bernard and Mikey give advice on how to build an EDC using a budget loadout and an enthusiast setup as contrasting examples. With how contentious a subject the price of EDC items can be, they explain the “what” and the “why” behind both sides of the budget vs. premium gear debate.

Bernard and Mikey discuss what "everyday carry" actually means, how it started, how they got into it, and how YOU can get into it if you don't know where to start.