Covert Instruments Echelon Pick Set

This is my first real set, finding it quite friendly to someone new to the sport.

The tiny pockets in the hinges are meant for the folded tensioners they fit nicely

I grabbed this set as I had just gotten into lock sport. For a beginner, it has been an awesome set to have! Thinner picks have allowed me to practice picking all the locks I need to.

You can put the ergo turners in the right thin pocket between the center and the flap. Then when you close it, be sure the bit end is between the first and second pic from the right. Hope that makes sense.

Great tutorial. I recently bought the Genesis kit. To my surprise, I pick my three locks in no time flat. I wish Covert Instruments sold pick and cases separately but can't seem to find them if they do. Am Handicapped and find the handles to be very comfortable. Myy only trouble is feeling the pins set.

The thin slots where the pouch folds would probably be a good place for the bent turning tools so the would lie flat when the pouch is folded up.

I love my Echelon set! Swapped out for the black Garrison case.

I want those tension wrenches, I try to carry more tension wrenches than picks

the dimple rake can be used to pick a few master locks without needing a tension tool which can be handy

I like this as a pocket set and carry it regularly with a few additions; I added a snake rake (Southord Max in 0.020”), a snowman, the covert genesis picks with their tensioners, and a broken key extractor. The Southord Max picks in 0.020” are great picks and about the perfect thickness, size, and strength. I like the kit as a good grab and go as it can do most all I need to do.

I ordered one of these for their July 4th sale for the case and I can always use more picks. Especially since my Dangerfield Praxis set sprung a leak and I lost some of my .20 stuff. My Multipick locknoob Ayoob would look nice in there but it broke 3mo. after I got it exactly where it meets the handle. Raked and pulled the cylinders on 3 5-pin Schlage (very quickly, it does work very well on certain bitting) to re-key and the fourth locked up hard on a forward stroke and it snapped surprisingly easily at the handle. I am wary of the sandwich handles as a result but I am keeping an open mind. The Praxis and Polaris set has withstood over a year of picking/raking in use locks without any issue.

Loved that cut when talking about the RFID card.😊

Fantastic review and demo as always Ash. Thanks for sharing and have a great week.

I picked up the TOK ergo turners (the original set has 4 different thickness options) last fall when I realized that -- at the time-- Covert Inst. was the only company making such a turning tool. Not sure if that's changed, but glad to see them included in a standard kit like this. Great review as always.

What a coincidence! I just received mine this week along with the genesis set and other tools and practice locks. I was surprised how small these tools were. On youtube they seemed huge! 😅 I wish I got the Lishi tool for SC4 and AM5 as well as the two decoders for combination locks

I have this set as well. I agree with all of your conclusions. I also agree it half diamond would make a cool addition. Good review.

Nice Set Ash mate great video 👍👊🇬🇧😎😊

I just purchased the echelon set after having used the genesis and am hoping the different turners will help me with security pin issues I’m having

CI should’ve sent it as a gift 😎

You should have your own brand of lockpicks, too! I would definitely buy them!