How We Tested and SelectedTo bring you the best EDC essentials on the market, we thought about the EDC tools we use to make our lives easier daily. The benefit of many EDC essentials we recommend is that they condense multiple tools into a single, compact item. Make sure it fitsThe whole point of EDC essentials is to make your life easier, so you don’t want any items whose cumbersome nature ultimately outweighs the convenience they provide. No matter how you use them, you should be able to carry any EDC item on your person without discomfort. Minimalist form, maximum functionSomething meant to be carried daily needs to be durable—that’s why lots of EDC items are made from low-maintenance materials.