Awesome Tools

Store oversized items inside your car by turning the passenger side seats into cargo racks. Replace the headrests with the mounting posts then install the cargo bars and straps. SeatRack also has an optional camera mount.

An insanely powerful compact flashlight that can push out up to 4,200 lumens, and is capable of projecting a 1/4 mile-long beam. Made from aluminum alloy, it’s IPX 8 waterproof and impact resistant.

A beautiful and functional manual knife at a great price. Our friends at Massdrop are showing off this Kershaw Emerson knife with a 2.75″ long black-oxide coated stainless blade, and an easy to hold ergonomic handle.

A serious axe for serious outdoorsmen, the Chogan T-Hawk has a drop-forged 1055 carbon steel tomahawk head, set atop a Tennessee hickory handle. Great for chopping and throwing. Its brother, the Kangee T-Hawk has a spike instead of a hammer.

Grab this great deal on the compact and expandable KeySmart key organizer, along with two useful attachments: a bottle opener, and a Nano Clip, which makes it easy to clip it to your pocket, bag, or backpack. Save 33% in The Awesomer Shop.

An improved version of the instantaneous water filter. Aside from the bacteria filter found in the original, LifeStraw Steel also has a carbon capsule that filters organic compounds such as herbicides and pesticides. It also has a durable steel body. Skip to 1:29.

A look at how Rodrigo Sfreddo created the Modern Gaucho, a knife made of damascus steel and ironwood. It received the American Bladesmith Society’s 2016 International Master Smith Knife of the Year. And we just earned at least three future Jeopardy! answers.

Key Smart’s clever accessory turns practically any light switch into a key rack. Simply replace your light switch’s bottom screw with the KeyCatch. Its neodymium magnet can hold up to 3lb. Save 18% in The Awesomer Shop.

This tiny folding knife measures just 3″ long when fully opened, with a stubby, but sharp 1.2″ stainless steel locking blade, set into a titanium handle. A small loop makes it perfect for everyday carrying on your keychain.

Jimmy DiResta put on his best Man at Arms impression and made a real world replica of the long-ass knife tattooed on WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar’s torso. The result is as intimidating as it is impractical.

Each week, our friends at Everyday Carry are bringing us the latest drops, showing off the coolest gear they have to offer. Here’s this week’s awesome load out, courtesy of EDC reader Christian.

This whimsical Swiss army style knife packs in seven useful tools, while looking like various animals, including a rhino, a hippo, and a giraffe. Has a bottle opener, wire stripper, file, punch, flat/Phillips drivers, and a knife. We think they should have called it the ZooTool.

YouTuber John Heisz made a folding knife out of a worn out circular saw blade. Our takeaway here is that it’s incredibly hard to do it by hand. Also, we have to redefine our notion of “basic tools.” John also made a wooden knife with the same template. More on his site.

Slughaus claims that its Bullet is the world’s smallest flashlight. It measures just 1.2″ (excluding the key ring) and weighs only 6g. Twist its aluminum body to toggle the 15 lumen LED on or off. Available in matte black or gunmetal.

Designed by world record speed climber Hans Florine, this lightweight and compact folding knife is designed specifically for ease of use and access during climbing expeditions. The Niad has a corrosion-resistant titanium handle, and a large hole for attaching it to carabiners.

After building a house from scratch, Primitive Technology made coil and woven baskets out of palm leaves and lawyer cane, and two hatchets using branches and sharpened rocks. We hope we achieve immortality so we can watch the rise of his civilization.

For this week, our friends at Everyday Carry are showing off 25 of the best EDC gift ideas, including watches, wallets, knives, pens, multitools and more. There’s something for every man on your list.

Designed by Nendo for home goods maker Sugita Ace, the Minim+Aid packs a radio/crank-powered battery, a raincoat, an LED lantern, a water bottle and a medicine kit in a tube the size of a rolled-up umbrella.

Screwpop continues its anti-Swiss army knife mentality with its new stainless steel pliers. Though this tool serves a couple of extra purposes: they have a bottle opener and can also be used as a wire cutter. Also available on Amazon.

This compact lighter generates heat without gas or flame, and it’s completely windproof. Just juice it up via USB, and it’ll light up to 50 times per charge. Available in black or silver. Save 40% off the MSRP in The Awesomer Shop.

This wallet can hold up to four credit cards, and is packed with survival tools, including a compass, knife, whistle, screw and hex drivers, a pen, firesteel, windproof match and more. Available in anodized aluminum and titanium, and includes a paracord wrist lanyard.

Whether you’re chopping wood or taking down zombies, this lightweight 2-position axe is up to the toughest tasks. Designed in collaboration with blademaker Joe Pirela, it’s got a durable 6061 Aluminum handle, an S7 tool steel blade, 316 stainless hardware, and a Kydex sheath.

Each week, our friends at Everyday Carry are bringing us the latest drops, showing off the coolest gear they have to offer. Here’s this week’s awesome load out, courtesy of EDC reader Steve Apple.