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This is the tiniest tech that you'll actually want to carry every day. So, the goals are simple. We've had to find gadgets that cover every possible situation. Each one has to provide a high-end experience, but in the most compact way possible. If something needs charging, it charges with USBC cuz it's just easy. And everything is black or silver cuz it looks stealthy AF. And they were the only colors we could get it all in. So, let's start small and just keep getting smaller. Believe it or not, every single thing on this table will actually fit into this one tiny sling bag. Beginning with something that's typically pretty hard to reduce in size, water. This pocket flask from Labo Mono
is my absolute favorite right now cuz it holds 250 mls of drink. It doesn't leak in the slightest. If it did, we'd have a bit of a problem right now. Thanks to this valve that needs you to bite down on it. And the more you drink, the smaller it gets. folding up to literally a quarter of its original size. But smaller still is our power bank. This tiny thing here from Basus, I think has to have the greatest size to output ratio of any compact battery. So, the thing's barely bigger than an AirPods case. It delivers 45 W of power, which is just enough to also be able to charge most thin and light laptops. has a braided USBC cable built in to do that with an extra port to stick a second cable in. And it has a
10,000 mAh capacity, which might not sound all that special. If you search on Amazon for the best mini power bank, you'll almost definitely find one with apparently similar specs and 1,000 glowing reviews like this. Also, supposedly 10,000 mAh. But they're kind of lying to you. And to show you what I mean, I drained two identical phones completely flat and then plugged them in. the left phone into our basus, the right one into our Amazon power bank. And both managed to get the phones to exactly 55% after 20 minutes, which is great. But while that process drained the Amazon brick all the way till 56% remaining, Basia still had 74. That's a colossal difference, especially
considering the quoted capacities are the same. So, we'll bag this. And don't cheap out on your power banks because there are differences in the quality of battery in terms of how much energy they waste and even whether the company is quoting the rated max capacity or the typical usable capacity. But it's the charger we found that I'd say is really testing the limits of compact engineering. This thing seriously blows my mind cuz even like 2 years ago, I'd have told you this is the best 3in-1 wireless charger. It has your phone on top, your earphones just behind there, and then watches with this little sidearm. But
now look at this. The Cooksu X40 Turbo, which I would say is genuinely less than 1/3 of the volume, still charges all three things. And this is Chi 2.2 wireless charging. So 25 W of power instead of 15. The only way something like that's possible is to just not waste a millimeter with this design. And everything we've tested from Anker and Belulkin currently is still just bulkier with no extra benefit. And then to power the thing, the smallest 65 W brick in the world from Rolling Square. Just to give you an idea of how insane that is, this is 65 W. This is the latest 70 W charging brick from Apple.
Just like the wireless charger, this is basically the theoretical limit with current tech for how tiny you can go while still being high performance. And obviously that's with the absolutely enormous UK plug on the end of it. The US version is even tinier, although also worse for reasons that are not up for debate. And I'm pairing that with the Nomad USBC charge key. This tiny key ring supports up to 240 W of power and 10 Gbits per second data transfer. And the tips are magnetic, so they snap together. I don't think there is a tinier, more hassle-free way to always make sure you have full speed USBC with you. It's just dawning on me how many more products we have to still fit in here. Thank goodness they are
getting increasingly minuscule. Like this is our towel from Matador. It's basically made of a nanop fiber that can absorb a lot more than it looks like. It's actually absorbent enough that if push comes to shove, you could use this tiny thing to dry your whole body. Yes, I've tried it. No, that footage will not be making it to YouTube. It'll behave, baby. But just to give you an idea, this is the company's fulls size towel, which also does not take up a lot of space. I'm really not exaggerating when I say full size. So, this is 200 mls of water.
We'll fold this towel up, stick it in. Let's come back to that in a bit to see how much liquid is picked up. Now, one piece of tech that is practically impossible to miniaturaturize effectively is the speaker. Because, as a general rule, the smaller the speaker, the less air it's going to be able to push and therefore the less thump it's going to be able to create. But the one vibe go from is in my testing the absolute best compromise. So this is the iPhone speaker max volume. And then this is the max. It doesn't defy the laws of physics, but it is just small enough that you could throw it into a sling or a pocket, but just big enough that you could host a
whole house party on this thing. Okay, maybe a flat party. And it still has water resistance as well as an actually usable, realistic battery life of like 8 hours with one extra trick. It's also a Mags safe phone stand. Things that do lots of things. Good for a compact setup. While we're saving space, why don't we also just trim down the biggest pocket filler, the wallet, to its most minimal possible form with the Sacred Card Protector Plus. I showed you guys the original card protector in our last EDC video, and we've been using it every day since because it is so thin, stops any of your cards bending.
It's RFID blocking. It has this very slick ejecting mechanism, all while still holding five to six cards. And this plus is just an even better version of it with an even tighter grip on your cards and a fluted design. It's very fun to play with. I'm yet to see a better wallet than this. So, you can go right in the very front. Now, if you're someone who wears sunglasses on the daily, well, a I'm very jealous of you, but also b you've almost definitely felt the pain of your storage case tripling the space the things take up. So this company called Lens Wrapper, oh actually just understood that name, has made something titier. They've decided that the important thing is to protect the lenses. So this wraps
around them and then the arms go outside. Okay. Well, they were right. You obviously lose some protection, but yeah, this is a pretty solid compromise for the space that it saves you. That said, if you want to do this properly, then you can't beat the Rove foldable sunglasses. I think they look sick. I've been using a pair for years now with no durability issues while being so thin that you could probably use them as a knife. And these things, they fold down into something that is literally half the size of even that difference is crazy. Only thing is they absolutely make you pay for the privilege. This is $175, which for 15 g of material is nuts. I feel like we always see flashlights in everyday carry gear videos. And I'm always skeptical
cuz your phone already has one that's already enough for most situations. So, the only way that to me a dedicated flashlight makes sense is if it's both much brighter than your phone without taking up a lot of extra space. Thankfully, this is both. So, let's say it's 3:00 a.m. You're jolted awake by a noise. Footsteps. They're coming from nearby. Your heart is in your throat. So, you reach out. You grab your Claris E5 Ultra flashlight and edge towards the door. Oh my god, there is someone there. And they are literally just around the corner. So, you bolt through the doorway, you
flash your light, and find out it's your employee who ran out of his own Doritos. Phew, that's a relief. If though you picked up your phone instead of that flashlight, basically all you can see is an ominous silhouette, which somehow makes the whole thing even more terrifying. Whoops. Yeah, I just love this thing cuz it has this spotlight mode that you've seen, but then also flick the switch down. That's flood light, which has a much wider vision, plus a red light uses a beacon, which is again extremely bright. Plus a magnet to snap it onto things, plus a clip so you can even whack it onto your bag strap like this and light your way with the flood light while keeping both hands
free. So, obviously, we've already got this sling bag that we're packing all of our gadgets into, but what if you wanted to buy a few more bits while you're away? Well, that's where the Nano Bag Daypack comes in. Would you believe me if I said this was a backpack? I think it's not very long. Okay, fair enough. A backpack with two straps, a zipper that itself weighs only about 30 g, but is able to carry 30 kg worth of weight. 30 kg being a lot of improvised weapons should you hear the dreaded 3:00 a.m. creaking. It's also kind of surreal how it stays permanently connected to this miniature cover so that you are always ready to just stuff it down and fold it back into itself. Time to get this bag in my bag.
Now, once in a blue moon when I do actually leave the house, the one thing I always regret not having around is some Han sanitizer. I've been waiting all video to make that joke and I don't think it was worth it. This is great. It's flat so it slips very easily into front pockets. It's refillable. It smells like I wouldn't go as far as to say cologne, but like somewhere halfway between hand sanitizer and that. But I also just find the idea of hand sanitizer so much more convenient than, you know, travel soap sheets cuz they need water, which you're not always going to have. And the amount
of functionality we've already crammed into this sling is beyond me. Slipped that into my handbag. But the biggest issue with emergency gear, whether it's a sanitizer or a power bank, is remembering to top the thing up, and that's where I think the rolling square battery is genius. So, yes, I did already show you an amazing power bank earlier, but in my experience, there are two kinds of power bank users. There are, well, people like me who are always on their phones, tablets, and laptops, and just like the idea of keeping everything topped up. That's who the basiest one is for. But then there's also the people who are just phone users and they want a power bank more as an emergency backup for
their phone. That's who this is for. It's small enough that you can slide it onto your keys. So, we're only talking 2,000 mAh of juice, but that is still enough to get most modern phones from completely flat to about 25% charge. I really like how you can just snap the power bank off, revealing both a USBC cable baked inside and a second cable that is actually both micro USB and lightning. I am a strong advocate for USBC everything, but this is an emergency power bank. And in an emergency, sometimes you are rescuing your friends and family who may not have the same regard for the latest technologies. But this is what makes me go from like to love. They give you a magnetic dock with the thing. This is
how you charge the power bank. But the magnet is also strong enough to support your whole set of keys. So it creates this automatic system where you come home, you need to stick your keys up somewhere anyway. And then by sticking them here, you make sure that the next time you need to go somewhere, you are completely charged and ready to go again. But now we're getting into what I would call the micro realm with the Airfly 2. It's a little situational, but if you are a big plane traveler, it feels like a must. Excuse me. Goodness, this is cozy. Because while the very newest planes have Bluetooth, which means your nice wireless earphones can pair directly to the screen, most
planes still don't. Meaning that the only way you can listen is those wired headphones they throw out that honestly wouldn't feel too generous as part of a Happy Meal. So, the idea is you plug your Airfly in, and this effectively gives the plane the Bluetooth that you need to connect the earphones you want. Actually, two sets of earphones, so you can watch the same movie as the person sitting next to you. Does it work for you? But let's say the content selection on this plane is just terrible, which it usually is. Here's what I'm doing right now. I'm currently on a bit of a Kdrama streak. So, I just finished The Glory, which is literally the second best TV
show I have ever watched in my life. And so, next on my list is Night Has Come. The problem is you can't watch Night Has Come on Netflix in the UK. So, we need to pull up Surf SharkVPN, our sponsor, change the location to South Korea, and then we can not just watch it, but also download the entire show for our plane journey, which is going to be a hell of a lot more enjoyable than watching the Meg 2 for the seventh time. Not to mention that even if not for the plane journey, you'll probably want a VPN anyway for security on the horrific public Wi-Fi at the airport and to be able to have seamless internet while you're away as if you never let home.
And if you go to surfro.com/boss, you can get it for $2 a month with four extra months for free for as many people as you want. Your other option, of course, would be to play a game. And I think the Atom controller is a very interesting proposition for that because this can connect to your phone. It can connect to your PC. But the most important one because there's no alternative if you don't have a controller, a Nintendo Switch or Switch 2. Can I have what you're having? Is it drinkable? Yeah, it's fizzy loud. Okay, this isn't just like water with loads of food coloring in it. It's obviously a little too small to properly wrap your hands around, but Trisha, my wife, loves it. Is that too the fruity pink cocktail? And I think it really comes into its own
when you're planning on playing four to eight player multiplayer on the go. Cuz I mean, a bag of these is a lot more portable than bag of these or even Joy-Cons. Okay, let's stow these away into the carry-on. There you go. Thank you very much. We can't have an everyday carry without a multi-tool. I mean, how else am I going to aggressively offer to fix someone's loose cabinet hinge at a house party? And for this setup, all roads have led me to the Leatherman Micro. Part of it is just the fact that this doesn't overlap as much with the other things we're already packing. Like this is Victoriaox's mini multi-tool, for example. Best parts of this are a flashlight, which we already have a better one of, and a pen, which I'm
about to show you a better one of. Plus, I find some of these tools so fiddly. Like, what do I meant to cut with this? Whereas the Leatherman to me feels as small as you can go without feeling like a Christmas cracker toy. It's got a bottle opener, and boxing knife, three different types of screwdriver, even a 12 cm ruler. But what if you need to measure more than 12 cm? This is the Midori excess tape measure. And I've never really thought of myself as someone who would carry a tape measure wherever I go. But this thing's so tiny that you kind of might as well. It's really satisfying to pull out. It comes in so easily and it can measure up to a meter and a half. You can buy fancier and more expensive tapes like
this one made of titanium, but in my experience, the mechanism here isn't actually as reliable as the Midori. It gets caught every now and again. I love it when the cheap option is actually the better option. But what's probably more handy than always being ready to find out the exact centimeter length of what you see on the go is a little carrying case. Now that I've reached the wise age of 30, I take a couple of supplements, you know, for the wisdom. And this case by Curved is so good for a few pills or gum or coins or they even sell earplugs specifically made to fit nicely. It's easy to open and close. It's waterproof and it comes with this sleeve that lets you in the lowest hassle way possible clip it onto
things. Air tags have just been upgraded for the first time ever. So you can now precision find them from 50% further away. And the speakers on them for location are like 50% louder too. So let's say that was incredibly dense and I lost it there. Oh yeah. I feel like you could hear that probably at least a floor above, maybe two. Considering that the Air Tag Ones were already the most reliable trackers in my testing, this feels like a bit of a no-brainer. The only thing I'm adding to that, which can be very useful, is a fabric sticker. It just keeps your Air Tag in its own designated place that's near the edge of your bag, so it's got the best chance of being picked up. But you are not ready for the most insane price to
size ratio of any product in this video, but also the most insane performance to size ratio. This is Shift Cam's Creator SSD. How much storage do you think this adds to your phone? Considering that this is Samsung's latest SSD and this is 2 TB, this has as much storage as this. And while it isn't as fast, it's still fast enough that you can use this to record ProRes footage directly from your iPhone, which looks a lot better than this normal footage and is about the most demanding thing that most people would want from their phones. Is it cheap? Hell no. But is it an incredible product if you do splash out?
Yes, it's shockproof, splashproof, dust proof, and they even give you this little extender so it still fits nicely while you've got a case on. And we can actually close the front pocket. It's happening. And now from read and write to write, sorry. And it is the tiniest pen that I could actually see myself using. I'm not normally too fussed about materials, but this being made of titanium is kind of the reason that it's strong enough for you to transform it like this, doubling the thing's length, but still without it feeling like I'm one misplaced apostrophe from snapping the thing in half. Very smooth writing experience, too. I have no idea why it needed to be so spiky on the end. It tastes like negative space. But perhaps
nothing embodies this video better than the Casio ring watch. This is literally like someone took a normal classy high-end Casio watch and hit it with a shrink ray. The watch module is designed to be approximately a replica at 1/10enth of the scale. And it's just so sick that all the watch functions, stopwatch, alarm, LED backlight, dual time, they're all here, just miniaturaturized. And to make this on a scale like this, it does actually require a lot of cuttingedge manufacturing. What's the time? It is 11:01. Honestly, this is like very readable.
Kind of wish Apple did one of these. I can't tell if I look unconventional or like a donut. Would you find it cool if someone's checking their ring watch in front of you? Yeah. Yeah, you would. Okay. Well, there you go. I can't actually tell if this is designed to be a joke product or not, but I respect the hell out of the ambition and execution. So, what's underneath this towel? Okay, towel is still wet. Oh my goodness. Look at that. It has taken all the water. It's really impressive for something that's the thickness of like a kitchen towel. Only question now then, does this bag close? Have we done it or do we need to start the video from scratch? 3 2 1
Look at that. I'm so proud of this, honestly. Okay, hope you found this useful.
