PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURERS
There was probably a time when you thought the future meant that you would have a flying car, a computer in your pocket and the ability t o communicate with anyone anywhere in the world at any given time and not have to rely on simple hand t ools to accomplish most tasks. Well, we pretty much have the pocket computer and communication down; flying cars may be in the no t-too-distant future and we still rely on simple tools for the most basic tasks. Try making your lunch or starting a fire with an iPhone or Apple Watch. They don’t really make apps for that.
Our simple tools and other gadgets may be evolutions of what our fathers and grandfathers carried in their pockets or on their person, but t oday’s EDC gear has more of a high-tech edge to it thanks to advances in engineering and modern ma terials and designers who put a lo t of thought into making them more robust and compact.