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Always innovating and thinking outside the box, Dango is among our favorite everyday carry brands for a reason. Making most of its gear right here in the USA, the San Francisco-based firm continues to wow us with its continued expansion of its range, now including wristwatches and waistbelts, to go along with its pocket gear like wallets and pens. This year, we’ve rounded up the best EDC gear from Dango for gifting, whether to a loved one or to yourself.
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Dango CR-01 Chrono Watch
People know Dango as makers of some of the best EDC gear around, but they do excellent work outside the pocket as well. Proving they can go toe-to-toe with the best chronographs around, their CR-01 watch is a racing-style timepiece that looks both contemporary and vintage. Built with a 45mm stainless steel case boasting 100m of water resistance, it’s powered by a sturdy Swiss Ronda Caliber 3540.D chronograph quartz movement with 54 months of battery life. Under the sapphire crystal, the stealthy dial sports three totalizers and skeletonized hands for easier legibility. Lastly, the watch is affixed with a ventilated silicone sports strap and comes with the brand’s CA02 Carry All Lite organizer. Right now, the CR-01 Chrono is over half-off for Dango’s Holiday Sale.
Dango Spec-Ops Belt
Proving that Dango can do amazing work with the unexpected, this Spec-Ops Belt is one of our favorites. Featuring military-inspired style with a double-stitched mil-spec ballistic nylon webbing construction, the rugged belt can be customized with ease thanks to the elastic keeper and one-size-fits-all design. A 1.5-inch Cobra buckle tops it off and ensures superb strength and resilience under any situation.
Dango Carabiner & Shackle
Among its most impressive EDC items, Dango’s Carabiner & Shackle combo is straightforward yet innovative. Working either separately or in tandem, the two-piece tool is made of both a CNC-machined 6061 aluminum (for the carabiner) and stainless steel (for the shackle). The carabiner is one of the best around, with dual chambers for detaching individual items without worrying about your other gear coming off in the process. It’s also modular with exterior holes that allow for additional attachments too. Among those attachments is the accompanying shackle, which can be used to hold up to eight keys.
Dango Ace Pen
One of the more underrated items in your loadout will be a writing utensil — and yet, it’s one of the toughest to make well. Dango has mastered the art of simple yet effective design with its Ace Pen. Not only does it look great, available in Jet Black or Satin Silver, the pen is made of lightweight yet tough aerospace-grade 6061 aluminum that’s been CNC machined and anodized. Stretching 4.6” long and weighing just 1.7oz, it accepts German Schmidt ceramic roller, non-dry refills (5888 M) and closes with its friction fit cap that suctions closed without a noisy click or time-consuming screw-on.
Dango P01 Pioneer Travel Wallet
If you’re planning any upcoming trips or fancy yourself a frequent flyer, you’ll need a versatile travel companion like Dango’s P01 Pioneer Travel Wallet. Made from the brand’s proprietary water-resistant and scratch-resistant DTEX fabric, the lightweight wallet can hold up to 14 cards, a passport, and folded bills. Meanwhile, a zippered pouch on the front can hold coins. If that’s not enough, there’s also room for a small notebook with a pen included. A MT01 Clasp Multi-Tool keeps the wallet closed and features a chisel, a mini bottle opener, a 1/4″ hex socket, a flat-head screwdriver, and a Phillips-head screwdriver
Dango M1 Maverick Rail Wallet
Showing that Dango doesn’t just rest on its wallet-making laurels, it also has the M1 Maverick Rail Wallet, which is a completely different beast than the Pioneer. Aiming to bring the sort of quickness to those open ID employee badges, the M1 is built for speedy access of up to 9 cards (and then some) with slide action. And you can keep any scannable card on the outside so you don’t ever have to take it out. Made in the USA from CNC-machined 6061 aluminum, it’s hugged with a grippy silicone band that can store cash or even more cards if you’d like.
