EDC Update: MDTS Pocket Shield and The Clemons
Mount a folded bill in your MDTS PocketShield in case you need to defuse a situation with hard cash instead of a hard right cross.
I’ve used Chris Fry’s MDTS PocketShield since March of 2016. I’ve gone through a few iterations since I started carrying it, and I wanted to give an update on what’s on it.
I made a change to my PocketShield setup after attending my second Weaponology class from Ed’s Manifesto this October. I’ve replaced the TDI KABAR for a fruit knife for three reasons:
- the design of the TDI KABAR demands that it be held in one grip to be the most effective. The fruit knife (or any other straight-ish handled blade) does not.
- the KABAR had some interesting performance results against organic mediums, according to Ed
- I eat a lot of fruit, and after being frustrated with the substandard knives at work I started using my own
Before we go further, you need to do a little homework. Please watch this video by our friend Jack Clemons, former doorman and asset guarantor. Jack is currently VP of Social Media at GATMarketing, and continues to be a student of fight focused training. His mixed background is important for what you’re about to see in the video.
Okay, so we now know about the “My Bad” $20 and what it’s for.
Since viewing this video in the spring of 2016, the design of my pants and the other crap I carried dictated where I kept the My Bad $20.
Most recently, I kept it in an odd little pocket on the right thigh of my Wrangler work pants. I was always worried I would forget about it and wash $20. Fishing it out of a tiny pocket behind the thigh pocket looked weird, which went against some of Jack’s advice.
I put an MBT in the space freed up by replacing the TDI KABAR with the fruit knife. It’s held in place by a rubber band woven in the lattice of the PocketShield. So far it’s held up to day to day movement, and I can easily find the MBT in my pocket. It’s a one-way draw, but given the intent of this cash I’m not worried about putting it back.
I’ve carried the MBT this way for over a month. If there’s more interest in this approach I might refine it further. I have some ideas.
Do you carry an MBT? Do you also use a PocketShield? You might want to consider combining them. Hopefully you won’t need anything on your PocketShield, but maybe the My Bad $20 can diffuse a potential situation.
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I’m interested to know more about the performance of the TDI against organic mediums; I carry one.
Did you make the fruit knife sheath, or did you buy it?
I bought it from Zulu Bravo Kydex, who can be found at https://www.facebook.com/zulubravo.kydex
Please tell him SBS sent you 🙂