EDC Yoyo knife/tool

Well, I have a shoebox full of all my things
XD

You are an absolute need, and, your EDC kit has made me jealous! I’m torn between thanking or cursing you for showing this cool gear. It definitely beats the paper clip I have been throwing in my pocket, and the venom tube of string I throw in my briefcase!

Well done!

(In case it was lost in the reading, I intended calling you a nerd to be a compliment).

I just carry a couple of these with me and a handful of strings.
(paperclips can work in a pinch)

I use some wire from a wire welder as a pick for string. I don’t carry it with me, I just take my yoyos apart ALL the time (never had much for issues…). All I carry with me is a yoyo on a homemade holsters

My EDC is just what’s in my pockets…usually a couple yoyos, one being the Masamini and another being a full sized yoyo, depends on what I’m in the mood for.

Rest of my EDC is phone, wallet…

Speaking of EDC yoyos, I don’t think I can post the link on here but there is an upcoming yoyo called the Executive, designed to be a pocket friendly yoyo, created by DocPop. While I keep thinking that I haven’t gotten a new throw in a long time now, the Executive will be coming out of nowhere to surprise me…think it’s coming this fall.

String picks, I usually either just unscrew the yoyo or if I’m wearing a hoodie, I’ll use the tip of the draw string to undo that extra wrap which is usually the case most of the time (think of a failed GT).

Here is my main pick tool. Made from leather seeing needle slightly dulled over concrete then sanded smooth to remove sharp point. Handle is waxed string also used in leather sewing and a tiny bit of CA glue to secure thread to needle. Simple and effective.

Nice! Do you carry that in your pocket? :o

hey, cjp! Well thought out and well illustrated. Your ideas give us a good place to start in planning our own kits.

And dust; great idea for a pick.

I carry a pocketknife for cutting string, and an Unknown slice on my keychain for snags and bearing removal. It’s nice that yo-yo’s are low maintenance enough to not need more in the way of tools.

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I usually already have a folding knife in my pocket most days, but I hate using it to tease string out, at the risk of cutting it, or scratching the yoyo, hence why I sought out the pick. I did first try to find a knife with an awl/pick/marlin spike on it, as that would have been the perfect pocket tool, but its pretty niche, and I really only found such pick-like tools on fairly expensive knife/tools like Victorinox or Leatherman/SOG multitools, which are over kill for what I wanted .

Never seen the Unknown slice before, but might have gone with that had I seen it before I bought my scribe. Looks cool. :slight_smile:

nice exec! :slight_smile:

Haha. These float around my pockets. They work pretty good without tearing up my response. If I’m using a yoyo holster, they clip onto a split ring I keep there.
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If im at home, i keep it on the table next to where I throw, If im on the run, I have a certain dreadlock that is safe to keep something like that in, so long as I remember its there!

So, I couldn’t quit thinking about this:

So, I found the Maxpedition 3x5 pouch, which is listed with the dimensions of: 4"(L) x 1.5"(W) x 3"(H), for $23.

It has a zippered outer pocket, an open outer sleeve pocket, and then one main zippered compartment that has two elastic pockets, one on each side. The back is PALS webbing for versatile attachment options, and it has a snap loop too, for hooking on a lanyard, carabiner, etc I suppose. I didn’t say it in the original post, but if you’ve never seen Maxpedition stuff in person before, its all really well made. More well made than you need for a yoyo kit, but its always nice to handle well made stuff, I think.


I can hold about the same amount of stuff in it as the original pouch, with the addition of a yoyo. It’s not roomy with the yoyo in it, but its not over stuffed either. The only time it really got a bit tight was when I put a bunch of strings in the side pocket. I probably only need 2 in the pocket at most at any time I guess, so I won’t complain that its not perfect with a half dozen spares. :slight_smile:

So here it is with a somewhat big Skyva (58x45mm) and a 10ml bottle of lube in the main compartment. Bearings in one inner pocket, strings in the other. Tools in the outer zipper pocket as before:


And here is a slightly smaller but full sized OneDrop (57mm x 43mm), and a large 1oz bottle of lube in the main compartment, and that works well too.


So there you go nerds :slight_smile: … another option for your carrying of things inside of other things joy. And I’ll keep doing the research so you don’t have to (and because I can’t help it 8) ).

Glad to see I’m not the only one.

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I do not need another bag, but…
Seeing those photos makes me want to start looking.

I would look into a knife with a Marlin spike. :slight_smile: There’s only one that I could think of on a modern knife (Spyderco Tusk), otherwise they’re all traditional slip joints.

What is that green yoyo?

I have never seen a Spyderco but for far less money (under $40) you can get a Victorinox Swiss knife.

OP said they thought the Victorinox would be overkill, which is why I suggested a traditional slip joint with marlin spike combo ($10-40, depending on brand). Or the more modern Spyderco Tusk, though they run $200+. Spydercos are great though.

Ha! Nice.