{"id":42398,"date":"2015-09-09T11:12:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=42398"},"modified":"2015-09-09T11:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T00:20:09","slug":"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Mike Doran<\/p>\n<p>[full_width]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42402\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Full-Edc.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42402\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Full-Edc.jpg\" alt=\"My full EDC line-up.\" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Full-Edc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Full-Edc-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Full-Edc-360x300.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My full EDC line-up.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/full_width]<\/p>\n<p>As a delivery driver, I am always in and out buildings and driving off into the sunset (or sunrise), so comfortable sunglasses are essential. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearbuyer.com\/products\/berkley-496_3s_fishing_sunglasses.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These cheap Berkley\u2019s<\/a> I found lying around the store are surprisingly lightweight and durable and are still going strong even after lots of falls.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42400\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Essentials.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42400\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Essentials-360x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Streamlight is the little silver tube on the key chain. This is about as small as lights come.\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Essentials-360x300.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Essentials-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-Essentials.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Streamlight is the little silver tube on the key chain. This is about as small as lights come.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Keeping my deliveries speedy is important, so I wear a <a href=\"https:\/\/Fossil.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fossil watch<\/a> to keep up with the time. It\u2019s stylish but also economical enough to not care when I bang it on someone\u2019s alternator. Likewise, my wallet is also made by Fossil.<\/p>\n<p>My customers are always signing invoices with dirty mechanic\u2019s hands and sometimes forget to give my pens back so a cheap clickable pen is preferable to something expensive. Instead of devoting pocket space to a full size flashlight, I\u2019ve attached a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.streamlight.com\/en-us\/product\/product.html?pid=141\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stremlight Nano Light<\/a> to my key chain. It is surprisingly bright.<\/p>\n<p>I always try to have a cutting tool with me. When I\u2019m at work I carry a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sears.com\/craftsman-folding-lock-back-ulility-knife-black\/p-00938002000P?prdNo=6&amp;blockNo=6&amp;blockType=G6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftsman utility knife<\/a> that handily slices open boxes and cuts chord. And because these tasks kill the edge of a knife, sharpening is as easy as changing out the blade. Outside of work I carry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gerbergear.com\/Essentials\/Knives\/Ripstop-I-Knife_22-41613\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Gerber Ripstop<\/a>, a terrifically lightweight knife perfect for putting in your back pocket. Though small, it holds a great edge and can get big jobs done. I have many knives, but this is the one that always ends up in my pocket when I\u2019m not at work.<\/p>\n<p>Like most people who wear some type of company uniform, I can\u2019t carry a firearm while I work. But whenever I\u2019m off I carry my FNP .40 in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desantisholster.com\/THUMB-BREAK-SCABBARD\" campaign=\"DeSantis\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">outside the waistband DeSantis holster<\/a>. This holster has both a thumb-break strap and a retention screw to make it extra secure. I usually wear it openly at the four o\u2019clock position with a forward cant, but because of the extra belt loop it can also be set straight up and down, which makes it easier to conceal.<\/p>\n<p>[full_width]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42401\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-FNP-.40.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"edc-commercial-auto-parts-delivery-driver\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42401\" title=\"EDC: Commercial Auto Parts Delivery Driver\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-FNP-.40.jpg\" alt=\"My FN. \" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-FNP-.40.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-FNP-.40-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Delivery-Driver-FNP-.40-360x300.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My FNP .40.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/full_width]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy an FNP at GunsAmerica:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/Search.htm?T=fnp+40&amp;Go=search\" campaign=\"FNP .40\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">\/Search.htm?T=fnp+40&amp;Go=search<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FNP is a full size double\/single action with a 10 + 1 magazine (though most are sold with a 14 + 1). I prefer the exposed hammer to a striker fired handgun. There is no safety to remember to disengage if I ever have to use it, and that eight pounds of initial trigger pull is safety enough on its own. Recently I have been carrying <a href=\"\/blog\/liberty-ammunition-civil-defense-line-review\/\" campaign=\"Liberty\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Liberty Civil Defense<\/a> rounds because of their light weight (half that of duty rounds), high velocity, and low recoil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a delivery driver, I am always in and out buildings and driving off into the sunset (or sunrise). I have to have a functional set of tools. And I&#8217;m not allowed to carry on-the-job. But when I&#8217;m off the clock, I have more options for EDC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":42399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[340,135,236,1],"tags":[132,616],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-columns-ccw-edc","8":"category-gear-holsters","9":"category-gear-knives","10":"category-uncategorized","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-gear"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/EDC-Deliver-Driver-Cover-150x106.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180841,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42398\/revisions\/180841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42398"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=42398"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=42398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}