Multitools Are Getting Less Useful
Chasing sales, multitool companies are getting away from genuine utility. And that needs to stop.
Chasing sales, multitool companies are getting away from genuine utility. And that needs to stop.
Being prepared with Everyday Carry
How to find the best tool for your pocket and wallet
Leatherman: A multitool invented by Tim Leatherman after wishing he had a pair of pliers while working on a rust-bucket Fiat with a pocket knife during a 1975 European road trip.
Outside Knife: A yellow knock-off Swiss Army knife given away by Outside to new subscribers from the early nineties through 2008.
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If you’re going to bring a multitool traveling or backpacking, this is the classic choice, thanks to an array of saws, pliers, blades, and screw-drivers.
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