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Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis?
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That steel wire is lovely. I keep seeing people with pliers, thinking "why?" then ending up in a situation that could be fixed with pliers.... My scissors usually suffice though.
it was the steel wire for me too.
@tonystark29 why do you carry them?
It's just picture frame type wire which is super cheap and super strong. I have a lot of it at home, and I've had to replace it a few times now. If I didn't already have a lot of it though, I wouldn't go out of my way to carry it because strong paracord or thin rope could be just as effective.
I carry galvanized wire, the kind that's just a single strand, in my vehicle's tool bag. Along with some pliers it can do a whole lot more than rope or string. Binds things super tight. I can fix a fence, animal carrier, tons of things on a vehicle or structure... it's obviously not the best fix for most things, but it's adequate to solve an astonishing amount of problems, especially if you carry a couple screws. Harbor freight sells it in convenient little rolls for around a dollar.