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[Candleometry]

You can only take 3 with you: light, knife, watch. You decide what the scenario is. Use your imagination. What do you take?

For me:
Knife: SAK Pioneer Alox. Nice blade. Screwdriver/prybar. Bottle opener. Can opener. Awl. I think I could get by with these for a while.

Light: Acebeam Pokelit AA. Small and light. Can use AA batteries which should be widely available. 550 lumens is good enough for most situations.

Watch: Citizen BN0116-51L. Eco-drive means it will last for 6 months or more with charging by sunlight or any light source. Titanium so light on the wrist. Good lume.

 

[Burgess]

For me:
Knife: Victorinox Farmer-X with red Alox scales. A Knife-Center exclusive !

Light: (this one's the Toughest !) Probably my ZebraLight SC-5w.

Watch: Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U-1
Been wearing one of these now for Years and Years !

 

[TPA]

Knife: Gerber MP something, one with the sliding jaws instead of the Leatherman-style folding.

Light: Sofirn IF23 Pro. It does all the things plus has a built in charger and functions as a powerbank if I get desperate.

Watch: Tough call. I have quite a collection but rarely wear one. My broadcast days put a permanent one in my mind. As long as I see a clock twice within a few minutes I'm good for the day. Usually +/- 1 minute by the time I go to bed. If I had one, I'd love a Grand Seiko Spring Drive watch. I appreciate the engineering and craftsmanship over the more famous brands. The intricacy of some of their watch dials is truly on another level.

 

[Toulouse42]

You can only take 3 with you: light, knife, watch. You decide what the scenario is. Use your imagination. What do you take?

For me:
Knife: SAK Pioneer Alox. Nice blade. Screwdriver/prybar. Bottle opener. Can opener. Awl. I think I could get by with these for a while.

Light: Acebeam Pokelit AA. Small and light. Can use AA batteries which should be widely available. 550 lumens is good enough for most situations.

Watch: Citizen BN0116-51L. Eco-drive means it will last for 6 months or more with charging by sunlight or any light source. Titanium so light on the wrist. Good lume.

Knife - ditto
Light - ditto
Watch - Maybe my Seiko 5 sports auto, so no battery changes ever.

 

[lampeDépêche]

I've been liking my SAK Handyman -- the smallest model with pliers, saw and file. Pretty chunky, but still pocket-able. (And no, I do not need a fish-scaler, thank you Champ). But that's more like a multi-tool: if the question was just about a knife without tools, I'd go with my old Benchmade 710 in M2.

Light? Gotta be my ZL H53. 500 lumens down to 0.05 lumens. It's omnivorous on batteries, rides a little smaller than the SC53, and it's easy to rig it into a headlamp with a bit of string.

Watch? Meh. I have no interest in watches. My last purchase was at $20 Timex that was on sale because it had the logo of an NHL team on the face. I understand how some people could be into watches, but I just can't get excited about them. And I already have two expensive hobbies (see above), so I don't need a third!

 

[Candleometry]

I've been liking my SAK Handyman -- the smallest model with pliers, saw and file. Pretty chunky, but still pocket-able. (And no, I do not need a fish-scaler, thank you Champ). But that's more like a multi-tool: if the question was just about a knife without tools, I'd go with my old Benchmade 710 in M2.

Light? Gotta be my ZL H53. 500 lumens down to 0.05 lumens. It's omnivorous on batteries, rides a little smaller than the SC53, and it's easy to rig it into a headlamp with a bit of string.

Watch? Meh. I have no interest in watches. My last purchase was at $20 Timex that was on sale because it had the logo of an NHL team on the face. I understand how some people could be into watches, but I just can't get excited about them. And I already have two expensive hobbies (see above), so I don't need a third!

We’ll put you down for using the sun as a watch. ;)

 

[lampeDépêche]

We’ll put you down for using the sun as a watch. ;)

Good move. During the day, I can just look at the shadow on the sundial.
And at night, I can just shine my flashlight on the sundial and tell the time that way.

 

[Candleometry]

Knife - ditto
Light - ditto
Watch - Maybe my Seiko 5 sports auto, so no battery changes ever.

Interesting that we have 2/3 the same.
A Seiko 5 is a solid choice.

 

[PaladinNO]

Assuming we're talking zombie apocalypse scenario here - or other, actually likely scenario where one might become stranded for an unknown time.

Knife: Gerber LMF II - thick blade, partly serrated edge, can do pretty much anything through brute force if need be.
Light: In this case, I would take my Fenix TK75 - with 3x battery carriers for 12x 18650, it will be runtime for months.
Watch: My daily carry, a Casio G-Shock MudMan G9000-8 - it should actually need a battery replacement Soon™, but after that it would outlast me.

I'm not finessing anything if I NEED my gear to work - if the situation becomes desperate, and you never know where that threshold is in an individual before you get there, you want your gear to handle a desperate man trying to get something done - the gear won't be treated nicely at that point.

And I want the one thing the videogames NEVER give me! A backpack!
Got no brand preference there.

EDIT:
Typo

 

[lampeDépêche]

And I want the one thing the videogames NEVER give me! A packpack!

How quaint. I simply plan to have my butler carry my things.

 

[archimedes]

Malkoff M60LL (with hi/lo ring and selection of host tubes), Bradford Guardian3, Fortis Flieger Automatic - those keep everything pretty simple

 

[Monocrom]

Yeah, I'm not going anywhere without my back-up light (Powertac Sabre 2AAA penlight). Or, without a keychain-sized light as well, as a back-up to my penlight.

However, let's say I'm traveling to Ohio by bus to visit my best friend. And, foolishly I forgot to grab my back-up lights....

Knife: Gerber Zilch
Inexpensive. Not going to cry if it gets confiscated by a police officer, for any reason. Sharp, handy, and I can easily flick it open with one hand. Excellent liner-lock on it. Good size without being too big. Yes, it's my current EDC, and has been for somewhat of a long time now.

Light: Thrunite TT20.
My most versatile light that if needed, can be pressed into service as a tactical light. Press and hold the side button for 1 lumen. Tap the same button for around 40 lumens. Gently press and hold the tailcap switch for Turbo (2,526 rated lumens). As a one light solution to every scenario, it fits or can be made to fit.

Far from perfect though. The checkering needs to be more aggressive. I despise the ears on the tailcap. They can get in the way. The clip is functional, but I'm not a fan of its design. And, you'd better not lose the charging cord that comes with it because you cannot simply use any other ordinary one. It's either THAT cord, or a separate charger for the battery. And, again; you can't just use any old charger that the battery fits into! Due to the plastic ring around the nipple of the 21700 battery from Thrunite, not all chargers are compatible. Even with those limitations, it's still my pick out of the hundreds (possibly thousands) of flashlights that I own. If I had to make due with just one for a few days.

Watch: Citizen Eco-Drive BM7080-03E
Three decades, still going strong on the original solar battery inside. Looks wise, it can easily fit in during more formal settings. Only things I don't like are the tiny date complication, and the sun burst pattern on the dial. But you get used to both. Out of all of the watches in my small collection, it's my Go To when my Automatics have annoyingly stopped working. (I seriously need to get one with a "gas gauge" on the dial, so I know if the movement is close to winding down.)

 

[Candleometry]

Yeah, I'm not going anywhere without my back-up light (Powertac Sabre 2AAA penlight). Or, without a keychain-sized light as well, as a back-up to my penlight.

However, let's say I'm traveling to Ohio by bus to visit my best friend. And, foolishly I forgot to grab my back-up lights....

Knife: Gerber Zilch
Inexpensive. Not going to cry if it gets confiscated by a police officer, for any reason. Sharp, handy, and I can easily flick it open with one hand. Excellent liner-lock on it. Good size without being too big. Yes, it's my current EDC, and has been for somewhat of a long time now.

Light: Thrunite TT20.
My most versatile light that if needed, can be pressed into service as a tactical light. Press and hold the side button for 1 lumen. Tap the same button for around 40 lumens. Gently press and hold the tailcap switch for Turbo (2,526 rated lumens). As a one light solution to every scenario, it fits or can be made to fit.

Far from perfect though. The checkering needs to be more aggressive. I despise the ears on the tailcap. They can get in the way. The clip is functional, but I'm not a fan of its design. And, you'd better not lose the charging cord that comes with it because you cannot simply use any other ordinary one. It's either THAT cord, or a separate charger for the battery. And, again; you can't just use any old charger that the battery fits into! Due to the plastic ring around the nipple of the 21700 battery from Thrunite, not all chargers are compatible. Even with those limitations, it's still my pick out of the hundreds (possibly thousands) of flashlights that I own. If I had to make due with just one for a few days.

Watch: Citizen Eco-Drive BM7080-03E
Three decades, still going strong on the original solar battery inside. Looks wise, it can easily fit in during more formal settings. Only things I don't like are the tiny date complication, and the sun burst pattern on the dial. But you get used to both. Out of all of the watches in my small collection, it's my Go To when my Automatics have annoyingly stopped working. (I seriously need to get one with a "gas gauge" on the dial, so I know if the movement is close to winding down.)

Well thought out!

 

[Monocrom]

Thank you. Appreciate it.

 

[fuyume]

You can only take 3 with you: light, knife, watch. You decide what the scenario is. Use your imagination. What do you take?

For me:
Knife: SAK Pioneer Alox. Nice blade. Screwdriver/prybar. Bottle opener. Can opener. Awl. I think I could get by with these for a while.

Light: Acebeam Pokelit AA. Small and light. Can use AA batteries which should be widely available. 550 lumens is good enough for most situations.

Watch: Citizen BN0116-51L. Eco-drive means it will last for 6 months or more with charging by sunlight or any light source. Titanium so light on the wrist. Good lume.

No reason not to stick with my EDC.

Knife: Victorinox Rambler, does 99% of the jobs I ever need a knife to do that don't involve food prep. It's been my primary EDC knife for about 20 years.

Light: Today I got a new EDC utility light, a Fenix E20 v2.0, but tomorrow I have a new bicycle light coming in, a Fenix TK22 TAC, so my current bicycle light will become my EDC tactical light, a Fenix PD36 TAC. If I could only have one of them, I'd have to go with the PD36 TAC. Physically selectable Duty and Tactical modes, 30 lumens lowest in Duty mode, 2000 lumens only in Tactical mode, 1x21700 battery. If I wanted to select for availability of replacement batteries, then I'd go with the E20 v2.0 (2xAA).

Watch: My watch is the same Breitling Seawolf Avenger I've had since 2002. Certified Chronometer, all-titanium case and bracelet, sapphire crystal, waterproof to 3000 metres.