Who carries at least one prybar as part of your EDC gear?

What make/model do you carry and how/where do you carry it?

I carry a Stanley Wonderbar II in my kit and a Pocketwrench II in my jeans pocket.

I'll throw in that I also carry leather driver gloves as part of my EDC. I pull them on when I feel the need to deploy one of my prybars.

-- Craig

I carry a Vaughan mini in my work bag and a pocketwrench II in my pocket on the weekends.

todd

I have a small one in my desk, a medium one (24" maybe) in my truck, and a full size heavy bar in my storm shelter. I carry the little one in my pocket if I think I'm going to need it for work, but in general I do not EDC it.

Its not edc, but I have one of those 30' monsters for rescue work. Cheap and nice to have

TRO

EDC Prybars ???? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

For me, a prybar is a crowbar and I can't image myself wandering in the city with a crowbar pointing out of my pant pocket !! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
So I decided to find an illustration on the net, for the tools you mentionned.
I disregarded Google's advice to search for "stanley wonderbra" <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> instead of "wonderbar" and finally found a stanley retailler web site, with pictures.
It gives a 7" length for that tool, but no weight. Have you assessed it ?

And is such a short prybar effective ?

Another question : it's often problematic to EDC a knife in an office environment, without being called a terrorist ; wouldn't EDCing a prybar would make you look like a burglar ?? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

TIA

How comfortably does the pocketwrench II sit in your jeans? It usually resides in my back pocket, but with one pair of jeans, it's plain uncomfortable.

I had to attach the pocketwrench to a snaphook which is attached to my belt via a leather snaploop. The pocketwrench simply hangs within the confines of my front pocket while my belt takes the weight.

-- Craig

Make sure it does not point out of your pocket. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The Stanley Wonderbar II is, indeed, seven inches long. That's the shortest I could find and the longest that would fit easily into my shoulder bag.

Seven inches would not be as effective as a longer prybar. A seven-inch prybar, however is better than no prybar in an emergency.



Don't let anyone know you carry a prybar. Don't make a show of it. Don't deploy it unless you REALLY need to use it. Keep it in your kit.

We had an occasion in my office where a prybar was sorely needed. We needed to remove some old, swollen batteries from their stands. Being swollen, they would no longer slide. People were whacking then with everything from shoes to staplers.

I pulled out my Stanley Wonderbar II, handed it to the guys working on the batteries, and our troubles were over. They raved about it and said they didn't know the office had one. I said the office didn't. I did. They know me and laughed about it and thanked me. When they were done, I put the prybar back in my shoulder bag, where it remains.

If I need to use a blade, I use the smallest one necessary for the job. I don't pull out my Blade Tech Mouse Lite to open mail. I use the letter opener or I rip the envelopes open.

-- Craig

Hi,

I carry a Peter Atwood Prybaby on my little "PSK Keychain" (along with a Wenger Peizo lighter, Ritter mini-grip, 10X Bausch and Lomb magnifier, Leatherman Squirt P4, safety pin, Sliver Gripper tweezers [lots of ticks here], an Arc-AAA, and about 10 feet of paracord in a braid. I've also added a little roll of duct tape, wrapped around a nail:





I also have a bit of a larger "bug-out bar" that he makes, although mine doesn't look like the one on his site now; mine has a 90 degree bend on one end, like a mini crowbar.

Walkabout

My EDC Pry Bar



I had one, put lots of wear and tear on it. Traded it for a larger version of the same knife, never carried the larger one, came to my senses, traded the larger version for a smaller version identical to the one I had originally (minus the wear and tear) and now I'm happy again. Yes I do carry it. Have it with me at my desk right now (tucked away discretely of course). <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Tucked away discretely and carefully, I hope. Looks like you could slice your own leg off with it.