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Something I'm not seeing here that is absolutely essential is a good flashlight.
Human beings can't do shit in the dark. Useful for power outages, dark areas, and if gets late. I end up using it more than my knife tbh.
Legitimately read that as a good fleshlight at first. Fucking hell I'm so immature lmao.
More on topic, I always tell myself "I'm going to start carrying a flashlight", but I always leave it somewhere. So I just roll with the flashlight on my phone.
Your phone doesn't have a LED for flash?
Flashlights are small and cheap. Drop one down a crack? Oh, well, at least it was my $30 flashlight instead of my $800 cell phone. They also can be turned down to improve battery life. Mine has days of battery life at its lowest.
I can see that but I like minimalism. The fewer things I carry around the better.
I don't even put my car key on my house keys bunch anymore.
I can see wanting to keep it very minimalist, but I've slimmed down my pockets pretty well already so I have some space to spare. Besides, the flashlight I have is about the size of the AA-sized battery it uses, so I find the benefits outweigh the slight cost.
You've not understood the word minimalist. I like the minimal number of items in my pockets.
You're not into minimalism. I have no problem with that. We're all different.
Oh, yeah, don't get me wrong, my pocket EDC isn't minimalist. I have ADHD, so I find that I work best if I can depend on a medium number of items always being with me. A few less things for my brain to keep track of, because they are always there.
"Why do I need an espresso machine? Just thrown some grounds in a sock, boil it, and you got coffee."
Flashlights have more maneuverability and they're significantly brighter. Trying to use your phone's flashlight outside is an exercise in futility. Plus I don't need to worry about my phone's screen breaking.
It's been my most used feature on my Garmin Instinct 2X tbh. Glad I don't have to carry a separate gadget.