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My EDC Kit: Every Tool I Carry in One Pouch
The ROARING FIRE Brigos EDC Pouch holds the small tools, first aid and light that cover everyday emergencies with four kids.
The ROARING FIRE Brigos EDC Pouch is my emergency kit, and what's inside has saved my butt a few times. It is not the lightest kit, but it is a little larger than my last pouch, so everything I need fits. It retails for about $21.99 on Amazon.
Why I carry a pouch like this
This pouch rides in my backpack every day. It carries the essential things I need for any small emergency. I'm not talking about anything catastrophic.
I mean the things that may go wrong when you have four kids and you like to be outside and you're moving from your house to sports to work to all the different things. It's my little bag of tricks for emergencies.
Roaring Fire sent me the pouch to review. They did not pay for the video, and everything here is my honest opinion. I've been quite surprised and impressed with it so far.
You can watch me take every tool out of the pouch in the full video.
The pouch itself
The ROARING FIRE Brigos EDC Pouch comes in black nylon. Mine is a kind of brown, almost X-Pac material. It has waterproof YKK zippers and measures about six inches by four and a quarter by a little over an inch thick.
Mine is stuffed pretty full.
There is an RFID pocket at the front. That's a very nice feature if you want to use it as a wallet or just carry some extra cards. The front and back both have hook and loop for morale patches.
It has only one zipper, and it opens book style, so every tool is in view as soon as it opens, which is wonderful.
Inside are a few elastic loops, four more little ones in the front, a large pocket on the back, a couple of small pockets running the opposite direction for shorter things, and a zipper pocket on the back. When you carry larger things, the elastic loops become unusable.
The layout flaw. The layout is a little confusing to me. If you close the pouch with the bigger side as the base, the two small pockets end up upside down. I'm not sure what the intent is. It hasn't been an issue yet, but I noticed it as I was getting stuff out.
I got it a couple of weeks ago and moved into it. It's a little larger than my previous pouch, which lets me fit things more comfortably. I don't think I'm going to look back.
What's inside
| Item | What it handles |
|---|---|
| Klein Tools 2100-7 Electrician Scissors | Cutting jobs where a knife is the wrong tool |
| Knipex Cobra XS 87 00 100 Pliers | Turning a bolt, gripping something tightly |
| Leatherman ARC | Knife, screwdriver, file, a second pair of scissors |
| Leatherman Ratchet Driver and two Leatherman Bit Kits | Small ratcheting driver and bits for the ARC |
| Olight Arkfeld Ultra | Pointer, UV light and a regular flashlight |
| Griffin Pocket Tool Original (Brass) | Scraping and prying |
| Angled nail clippers | Zip ties and precise edge cutting |
| Mini Sharpie, super glue, mini Bic lighter | Marking, quick repairs, a frayed thread or a fire |
| Band-aids, wipes, meds | Scrapes, bleeding knees, anything else |
Cutting and gripping
The Klein scissors are really high quality, very tough, and they get any job done that needs cutting where maybe a knife is not the right tool. I also carry the Knipex Cobra pliers. I believe they're the 4-inch.
They turn a bolt or grip something tightly, and they do the job 80% of the time, which is basically what I need them to do.
This is the Leatherman ARC. I've been carrying it for quite some time, and it's one of my favorite multi-tools.
It has a knife, a screwdriver, a file, and another pair of scissors that are not as great. I paired it with the Leatherman Ratchet Driver, a small ratcheting driver that attaches to it. The two Leatherman Bit Kits live in their own pocket and add more utility to the ARC.
Best for fixing things: the Knipex pliers and the Leatherman ARC together.
Light, small tools and first aid
I carry the Olight Arkfeld Ultra. It has a pointer, a UV light, and a regular flashlight. It stays with me 100% of the time, and it comes in handy very often.
The Griffin Pocket Tool is more of a scraper, and it has a nice little pry bar. It doesn't take much space and does more than enough for what I need. The nail clippers are the angled kind, which makes them perfect for cutting zip ties or precise edge cutting.
The mini Sharpie came from a conference, and I thought it was perfect for a kit like this.
The mini Bic lighter is often needed to stop a frayed thread or to start a fire for marshmallows outdoors. On the front of the pouch I keep band-aids and wipes for scrapes. If a kid gets a knee scrape or is bleeding, I have that stuff.
That first aid pocket comes in handy a lot.
Best for kids and the outdoors: the first aid pocket, the Olight and the lighter.
Verdict
It's a compact kit that lets me have all these tools with me all the time. I know I can always fix something, tighten a screw, or patch up a kid. The layout is a little odd and it isn't light, but the quality holds up.
For about $21.99, it's a great product.
Buy it if you want a single place for repair tools, a light and basic first aid. Skip it if you need the lightest possible carry. See my full carry for the rest of what I carry.
The gear worth a look
- ROARING FIRE Brigos EDC Pouch: One zipper, book-style opening and waterproof YKK zippers hold everything I carry, despite the confusing pocket layout.
- Klein Tools 2100-7 Electrician Scissors: Very tough scissors that get any cutting job done where a knife is not the right tool.
- Knipex Cobra XS 87 00 100 Pliers: They turn a bolt or grip something tightly and do the job 80% of the time.
- Leatherman ARC: One of my favorite multi-tools, with a knife, a screwdriver, a file and a second pair of scissors.
- Leatherman Ratchet Driver: A small ratcheting driver that attaches to the ARC.
- Olight Arkfeld Ultra: Pointer, UV light and flashlight in one, and it stays with me 100% of the time.
- Griffin Pocket Tool Original (Brass): A scraper with a small pry bar that takes little space and does more than enough.
- Leatherman Bit Kit: I carry two of them in their own pocket to add more utility to the ARC.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the ROARING FIRE Brigos EDC Pouch?
It retails for about $21.99 on Amazon. Roaring Fire sent me mine to review but did not pay for the video.
How big is the ROARING FIRE Brigos EDC Pouch?
It measures about six inches by four and a quarter by a little over an inch thick. Mine is stuffed pretty full.
What is the biggest flaw of the ROARING FIRE Brigos EDC Pouch?
The layout is a little confusing. When you close it with the bigger side as the base, two small pockets end up upside down, though it hasn't caused me a problem.
What do you carry in an everyday emergency pouch?
Mine holds Klein scissors, Knipex Cobra pliers, a Leatherman ARC with a ratchet driver and bit kits, an Olight Arkfeld Ultra, a Griffin Pocket Tool, nail clippers, super glue, a lighter, a mini Sharpie, and band-aids, wipes and meds.