Much to my surprise, I found I can go through an entire day without having to pull out my Wave -- or any other tool, for that matter. In fact, I can go several days in a row without sufficient reason to deploy any of the tools I used to carry.

I say "used to" because I have since lightened up on the number and size of tools I carry on my person. My beloved Wave now lives in the briefcase I take to work, rather than on my belt. I really never used the SwissChamp that was also on my belt, so that's at home.

The EDC tools I carry are my Victorinox Midnite MiniChamp II, with red and turquoise Photon II's attached, and my Micra with attached ARC AAA. I don't use them very much, either. Sad, isn't it?

The tools I do use every day and find indispensible? My SureFire E1e, which does live on my belt, and my SureFire E2e, which lives in my coat pocket.