Tozo wireless earbuds (noise cancelling!).
Airfly pro - a little widget that allows you to Bluetooth from the seat back entertainment system on planes.
A fold up kettle.
Nanobags.
Air fryer. I got one on a black friday sale for like $30 and it paid for itself within a week for the amount of effort, time, and oil saved to fry stuff.
It’s $63 on Audio Technica’s website, and $59 on Amazon.
You can use USB, or XLR if you have an interface. It also has a direct audio jack so you can hear yourself without a delay. During my podcast / radio production / streaming days, I used a friend’s, and it sounds great.
It’s not bulky like the Blue Yetis / Snowballs, and it’s a low profile, so if you decide to stream or whatever, it’s out of the way.
bidet, electric water kettle, air fryer, pour over coffee, USB desk fan, portable electric heater, air purifier doubling as white noise maker, melatonin, metal tongue scraper, quality kitchen knife / sharpener, fleece Sherpa lined sweatshirt hoodie, wool socks, weekend at Bernie’s type sunhat, portable water purifier, ceramic pans,
I’ve had this little fellow hanging in my shower for a year or so now and it’s great. Turn it on and it connects pretty much instantly. Weirdly good sound for the size and water resistant. Keeps my phone dry too
I have a dog-shaped teddy bear which I almost need to support my arms. It has such a novel shape as a pillow, there are so many uses compared to a rectangular/square cube or tube.
Lanolin is a bitchin’ moisturizer like for everything—particularly your chapped lips. Haven’t tried it for any other of my chapped bits but the same principle extends.
There’s a cream called Corona cream, with lanolin as the main ingredient. It’s geared to veterinary rather than human use, but it’s fantastic and can be bought in gigantic tubs.
I mean, if you ignore the usual “pea size amount” they usually recommend and only use the truly minimum amount, I can’t see myself having to buy more for like 6-7 years at a time. For like a $15 tube of the one for moms
I recently got a sling bag for my EDC needs. It weights 1.2 kg loaded. the same as whole backpack that I used for years. It is quite good for if I need to go light but I want to grab some stuff and pockets are already filled to the brim with stuff.
Yes! I bought the small mill off Amazon during the lockdowns, and it’s the only way I consume pepper at home now. And virtually every grocery store sells whole peppercorns.
Absolutely worth it.
Add to that kosher salt and any wide / semi deep container that can hold about 2 cups of salt for ease of pinching. You can get a cellar specifically made for salt if you desire, but those vary from person to person.
Weed. Okay maybe the pocket knife is better for a general gift as it is highly practical. I have a Gerber I’ve used for nigh on 20 years. I miss it when I travel, so I’ve bought an Opinel and toss it into my checked luggage so I am able to use it on a trip. If I lose it, it was not expensive. Had I lost my Gerber, I would be sad.
Speaking of Gerber pocket knives, I once got one tjat was supposedly inspired by or based on Bear Grylls’ own pocket knife for about 5 bucks off some random place. It is still kicking around somewhere. Now I want to go back to my grandma’s (I think I left it there) and find it haha, not that I will eved need it.
I use mine daily! It is very useful. I’ve also begun carrying a little pocket flashlight from Olight. It is flatish and clips into my pocket adjacent to the Gerber. I use it all the time too. Back of racks at work and all sorts of opportunities at home too.
Good luck finding the Gerber! Go get it and use it! Say hi to grammy!! ;)
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