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Olight IMini2 Quick-access Flashlight

Olight IMini2 Quick-access Flashlight
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This tiny flashlight from Olight turns on automatically when detached from its ring. Keep its base attached to your keychain or belt loop, and pull on it to activate. It also has a built-in magnet to attach it to metal surfaces and a charging connector that plugs right into a standard USB-A port.

Pena X-Series Pry Bottle Opener

Pena X-Series Pry Bottle Opener
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Peña Knives’ single-piece tool combines three useful features in one: a bottle opener, hex bit driver, and prying edge. Measuring just 2.75″ long, it’s equally at home on your keychain or in your pocket. Made from titanium with a rugged stone-washed finish.

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JOAT Titanium Multitool

JOAT Titanium Multitool

Unlike most compact multitools, Fetos Studio’s JOAT (Jack of All Trades) can be completely disassembled. This lets you decide which parts to take with you. You can even bring just the key loop. Its titanium modules include a screwdriver with two magnetic bits, a wrench, a pry bar, a blade, and a bottle opener.

Bomber & Company Speedy Mini Pocket Knife

Bomber & Company Speedy Mini Pocket Knife

This palm-size pocket knife from Bomber & Company has a spring-loaded mechanism for quick deployment. When opened, it measures just 3.74″ long. The knife’s perforated blade and body are made from 440C stainless steel in a carbon black finish, and its black G10 handles provide grip and are lightweight and durable.

OKNIFE Otacle U1 Pocket Knife

OKNIFE Otacle U1 Pocket Knife
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This compact knife from OKNIFE accepts standard utility blades, making it a great choice for opening boxes and cutting paper, leather, plastic, and rope. Features include a secure rail lock mechanism, a detachable pocket clip, and handle scales made from durable G10 with a carbon fiber overlay. A pressure plate and screw make changing blades easy.

Viperade PJ16 EDC Tool Sheath

Viperade PJ16 EDC Tool Sheath
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Keep your EDC tools organized and ready to deploy with this leather belt sheath from Viperade. It has holders for common tools like knives, flashlights, and pens and comes with a 360º swivel hook for hanging a keychain. Available in black, brown, or camoshark patterns.

Kabin Fire Tongs

Kabin Fire Tongs
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These long and strong fire tongs from Kabin help keep fires going. Their easy-open claw design can grab logs big and small. They provide a 38″ reach to reduce the chance of burns and have comfortable hardwood hand grips. Made from anodized aluminum, so they won’t rust if left outdoors. Great for campfires, fireplaces, and fire pits.

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Modular Flashlight Multitool

Modular Flashlight Multitool
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This aluminum flashlight packs several other useful functions. Its 200-lumen LED light has two brightness levels and a strobe mode, while its modular body contains a detachable compass, glass breaker, emergency whistle, and firestarter rod. The paracord lanyard is attached to a fire sparker with a built-in bottle opener and a 5 cm ruler.

WUBEN E7 Pocket Flashlight

WUBEN E7 Pocket Flashlight

This compact flashlight from WUBEN is quite bright for its size, outputting up to 1800 lumens in brief bursts. Its other modes range from 5 to 1000 lumens, produced by a pair of high-CRI 6500K LEDs. Its wide-angle beam can be seen up to 433 feet away, but it’s even better as a close-range worklight. The E7 also has a magnetic base and is IP68-rated waterproof.

Guritta Clear Tool Pouches

Guritta Clear Tool Pouches
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This set of three 12″ tool pouches is great for keeping small tools and parts organized. Each is constructed from a webbed ballistic fabric that’s both strong and see-through. The bags are also water-resistant and puncture-resistant and have a heavy-duty zipper pull and a metal hook for attaching to other bags.

Maratac Night Throw LED Extreme Flashlight

Maratac Night Throw LED Extreme Flashlight
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This extraordinarily bright flashlight from CountyComm’s Maratac line can emit a beam that’s visible from 3/4 of a mile away. Its top output level is 8600 lumens thanks to a Cree XHP70.3 LED emitter and a pair of 21700 batteries (sold separately). We expect a long life from its durable aluminum body and IP68 waterproof rating.

Buri Utility Knife

Buri Utility Knife
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Gear Aid’s versatile drop-point knife is ideal for outdoor adventures. It has a titanium-coated 3″ steel blade with straight and serrated edges, plus a glass breaker and bottle opener at its rear. Its full tang construction means long life, and it comes with a quick-release sheath that can be mounted to webbing or a belt.

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Gerber Gator Combo Axe II

Gerber Gator Combo Axe II
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Gerber’s versatile tool combines two useful functions in one. It looks like a regular axe, but its grippy handle conceals a saw which is held in place magnetically when not in use. It’s a great way to save space when packing for camping trips. Plus, its steel axe head and elongated, glass-filled nylon handle provide great striking force.

15-in-1 Bicycle Repair Tool Kit

15-in-1 Bicycle Repair Tool Kit
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This versatile bike repair tool packs a punch in a small package. Functions include flat and Phillips screwdrivers, socket wrenches, a spoke wrench, nut drivers, and hex keys in various metric sizes. It’s the perfect size to fit in bike seat bags.

Quadrant Straight Flipper Knife

Quadrant Straight Flipper Knife

Gerber’s modern flipper knife features a razor-sharp straightedge sheepsfoot blade, and elegant bamboo handle scales. Its finger notch makes it easy to deploy, and it’s perfect for everyday cutting tasks. Its blade measures 2.7″ long and is made from long-lasting 7Cr17MoV stainless steel.

K20 Stainless Steel Pocket Screwdriver

K20 Stainless Steel Pocket Screwdriver
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This palm-sized screwdriver from K20 Tools is just 3″ long, so it goes anywhere you go. It holds a standard 1/4″ driver bit and has a magnet in its tail. Its stainless steel body has square sides, so it won’t roll off your tabletop. Comes with a pocket clip and a double-headed flat/Phillips bit.

Extra-Function Wire Stripper

Extra-Function Wire Stripper
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These versatile wire strippers add a couple of useful functions we don’t typically see. In addition to cutting and stripping solid and stranded wires, it has special tools for splitting jacketed wires down the middle and another for twisting wires together. It’s made from high-carbon alloy steel and has a comfortable grip and spring-loaded handles.

SOG Instinct Mini Knife

SOG Instinct Mini Knife
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This compact fixed-blade knife is designed for easy carrying around your neck or on your belt or boot. It has a 1.9-inch clip-point blade made from 5CR15MOV stainless steel and a grippy G10 handle with finger grooves. It comes with a custom hard-molded sheath and a 14″ pendant chain.

Wuben X3 Mecha Owl Flashlight

Wuben X3 Mecha Owl Flashlight
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This pocket-size flashlight from Wuben is designed for versatility. It has a built in pocket clip, a magnetic base, and a 180º swivel head. Its can output up to 750 lumens of white light, a red light for night reading, and a lantern diffuser. In addition to its on-board battery it’s available with a charging box that offers up to 100 hours of runtime.

Forkanife Travel Utensil Set

Forkanife Travel Utensil Set
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Pack your eating utensils in your pocket with this set from Forkanife. The kit includes reusable stainless steel utensils: a stubby fork and a serrated knife. They each fold down and store inside a case about the size of a credit card and just 2.95 mm (0.12″). Great for camping or lunch on office days.

Making Saw Blades by Hand

Making Saw Blades by Hand

Most saw blades are made by machine these days. But the Daedong Saw factory in Korea still makes them by hand. Mega Process takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility to see how skilled craftspeople cut, punch, and sharpen every tooth of every blade with care and precision.

Hoffner Folding Snap Knife

Hoffner Folding Snap Knife
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This quick-deploying knife from designer Brian Hoffner strikes a balance between utility and self-defense. Its 440C steel blade has smooth and serrated edges for versatility, while its rippled G10 handles have been engineered to ensure a stable grip. Index Divots on the handle help you transition between point-down and point-forward grip positions.

Etching a Mario Bros. Wrench

Etching a Mario Bros. Wrench

Wrenches are utilitarian things so they’re not typically very artful. That’s not the case with this unique wrench, embellished by artist Mihail Kupec with an illustration inspired by Super Mario Bros. He started by sketching his ideas onto paper and the wrench, then used engraving tools and an electrochemical etching process to apply the pattern permanently.

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