One focus for Urban Everyday Carry is provided by the word "carry." Different urban environments and occupations may limit what you can comfortably, legally, and practically carry as you go about your normal daily business.

For example, fairly often and on a moments notice, I have to go into secure buildings, through metal detectors and pocket-emptying. Security folks do not like seeing large metal tools, blades of any kind, fireams, fire-staring gear, stuff that looks like drugs, etcetera. If these were part of my EDC I would be frequesntly losing them to the authorities and having other unwelcome challenges.

I also live in California where there are lots of restrictions on things like blades and firearms.

My "solution" has been to keep a BOB backpack in my vehicle close by and to carry a TSA-approved type set of gear.