Awesome Tools

LED flashlights that run on a CR123A battery can crank out a strong beam in a tiny package. Our pals over at EverydayCarry carefully selected the best of these sturdy, bright, and pocket-friendly lights for you to choose from.

Say goodbye to traditional lighters which blow out easily in the wind, and require butane fuel. These plasma torch lighters use a powerful electrical arc to light cigarettes, candles, and fires in a snap. A single charge gives you up to 300 uses, and they’re TSA-friendly too.

Brinks Home Security makes door locks that look and work like regular locks, except they can be opened by pushing, pulling or rotating the handle when unlocked. They’re available in a number of styles – knob, lever, deadbolt – and various finishes.

Whether you need to light a campfire, start up your fireplace, or simply light a cigarette, the fine folks at Everyday Carry have got you covered with their top picks for pocket-sized incendiary devices. That matte orange Zippo has our name on it.

UCO Gear’s brilliant tent stake comes with a waterproof LED light. It runs for up to 10h on a single AAA battery, and also has a strobe mode. You can even take the light out of the stake and use it on its own. It also has a variant that lights up red, green, and blue.

Small DIY and craft kits in a gift-ready tin case that looks like a 1950’s book. Each case measures about 4″x 4″x 1″. There’s a multi-tool, a first aid kit, bike repair kit, a grooming kit, a sewing kit and a writing kit.

May might have come and gone, but there were some great products which surfaced during the month over at Everyday Carry that we thought were well worth sharing. Whether you’re looking for a watch, a wallet, a knife, or a fidget spinner, they’ll help you get kitted out.

Upgrade your workshop with NewAge’s newest line of modular cabinets and lockers. They can be wall-mounted, stacked and even bolted together as one mobile unit. They also have cable management systems and spaces for LED lights.

Keep all of your tools, pencils, art supplies, and other small items organized with these handmade waxed cotton oilcloth tool rolls from Wood & Spool. They come in a variety of sizes and colors, and can be personalized with your name or initials for an extra $5.

Looking for an awesome gift for Dad that he’ll really use this time? Our pals at Everyday Carry have got you covered with a selection of 25 useful and timeless items from wristwatches, to knives, to wallets, to pens.

The San Perdido Trading Company’s Adventure Flags can be used as signal flags, scarves or bandanas. But they’re also handy guides for the budding outdoorsman, with trivia such as map symbols, distress signals, flag semaphore, and of course cocktail recipes.

Originally known as the L’il Trucker, this awesome tool is now past the crowdfunding stage and available on Amazon. The USA-made tool rocks a hatchet, hammer, claw, hex sockets, a replaceable 6″ saw blade, steel glass breaker, seatbelt cutter, bottle opener, and more.

Need something chill on your screen today? Drop by the Ingersoll Cutting Tools channel on YouTube, and tune in to some of their awesome and relaxing high-speed macro footage of more than 70 of their drill bits, cutting wheels, and other tools doing their jobs.

A stylish and practical handmade accessory. The Ruler Bracelet comes in 14″ or 16″ sizes and has both imperial and metric measurements. Choose from brown or black with a stud or a magnetic clasp. You can also pay extra to engrave up to 55 characters on it.

Ever needed to build something or estimate materials off of a set of blueprints? This useful measuring tool lets you quickly get accurate linear, area, and volume calculations by rolling it across prints, even if their scale has been thrown off via copying or faxing.

They might have a strange name, but these little things are a must for any workshop. Each of these sturdy pucks provides a stable, non-slip rubber pad that protects and steadies work while you’re sanding, routing, staining, or painting, and raises it for access to edges.

Another slick multitool wallet card from the folks behind the MRF credit card multitool. This anodized aluminum tool is focused on creative uses, functioning as a compass, protractor, t-square, ruler, sketch tool, smartphone stand, headphone cord wrap, and a bottle opener.

EDC and viral toys collide with this fidget spinner that doubles as a pocket knife. Don’t worry, the blade stays tucked when folded. So it’s not as cool as a butterfly knife, but it’s not as dangerous (or illegal) either.

One of the more useful credit card tools we’ve seen. MRF Multitools‘ sturdy stainless steel card packs 31 tools, including hex and Shimano wrenches, a screwdriver, rulers, protractor, a knife, wire cutter, scraper, a solar time clock, bottle and can openers among other things.

This versatile flashlight not only has a 200 lumen spotlight, it also has a side worklight with both white and red flashing modes, an emergency glass breaker, magnetic holder, a seatbelt knife, a compass, a solar recharger, and can juice up gadgets in a pinch.

The FL300 is a 300 lumen USB-rechargeable light that can be used as a bicycle’s head light or as a rear light. It has high, low and two blinking modes, is waterproof, and comes with a universal mount. Fabric also has a 150 lumen variant.

Have you ever tried to cut sheet metal with a pair of tin snips? It sucks. This nifty attachment connects to a standard power drill and turns it into a nibbler tool that cuts neatly through steel, aluminum, PVC, vinyl flooring, and more.

Quick Peek is a photo-based inventory system. Use the app to take pictures of your belongings and assign the photos to a Quick Peek stick-on label. Now you’ll know which boxes contain which items. You can also browse all your stored stuff within the app.