EDC in Non-Permissive Environments Around the World

Picking the Right Tool for the Job - EDC in Non-Permissive Environments

The following article is by one of our longtime customers, Gunnar Anderson. Enjoy!

- Justin 

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How can you defend yourself or your family when traveling in non-permissive environments? Unless you are law enforcement, you likely cannot carry a firearm everywhere you go. And even if you are law enforcement, what do you do when you travel overseas or other places where your badge is meaningless? Despite his aversion to firearms, I loved the 1980s TV show MacGyver because of his ability to improvise and turn everyday items into the tools necessary to overcome the obstacle of the week. Before 9/11 I carried either a Swiss Army knife or Leatherman multi-tool everywhere - including airports. Now we all need to channel our inner MacGyver and improvise our EDC. Enter the Qore Performance EDC Coin Purse. 

The Qore Performance EDC Coin Purse does exactly as the name implies - it allows you to convey change from point A to point B. It is also sized so that you can carry your ID, a credit card, and some paper money. The EDC Coin Purse is also built in such a fashion that you could fill it with $10 in quarters and utilize it to disassemble your entire dining room set. (That’s just a random example that has no bearing on actual usage.)

The Qore Performance EDC Coin Purse is over-engineered for carrying items and designed to handle all of the jarring impacts of life’s challenges. I have used the EDC Coin Purse to carry my money and loose change in Canada, Peru, England, France, Italy, Vatican City, airports around the world, and states that are still working on understanding the Second Amendment. (Scroll through the photos after this article if you are looking for proof of my claims.) I have little doubt that I could pull a MacGyver and repurpose the EDC Coin Purse as a defensive device - something preferable to breaking my hand.

Gunnar Anderson is a former EMT, rescue diver, and prosecutor who now trains and advises both law enforcement and emergency management. Nothing in this article should be construed as legal advice - it is meant to encourage discussion and thoughtful planning.

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