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Picked up this Utilikey 6-in-1 tool at one of the local outlets of the Container Store. It weighs half an ounce (0.5 oz; 14 mg.) and has six features:- Flat Screwdriver- Phillips Screwdriver- Micro Eyeglass Screwdriver- Straight Blade Knife- Serrated Blade Knife- Bottle OpenerIt locks and unlock easily, seems quite sturdy [...]
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Dan Kitchen reviews the BCB Mini Work Tool at Toolmonger:The BCB Mini Work Tool looks like a miniature version of the ATAX tool that Toolmonger [photopress:BCB_miniwork_tool.jpg,thumb,alignright]featured a few weeks ago. This credit card-sized piece of stainless steel integrates 11 tools in its simple frame, including a knife, saw, bottle opener, flat screwdriver, and a hole [...]
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This bandage - in a shape designed to be useful in more than one configuration - was covered with language-free instructions for use. From the amazing (and amazingly wide-ranging) "Ideo Selects " exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt. If you're in or going to be visiting New York, the Cooper-Hewitt is at 2 East 91st Street - [...]
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Leatherman has introduced the Skeletool and skeletool CX: The Skeletool has a removablepocket clip - so it can be used with or without a sheath.The Skeletool CX has carbon-fiber handles; Erik Sofge, in his Popular Mechanics review (link below) says that it's got a particularly comfortable grip - no small asset for a tool that, [...]
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I've been using the AllMedHi-Viz Rescue Vest for a few weeks. Happy to recommend it - worth every penny - although for CERT and other purposes I'd like to see a lower bulk price. For the record, we weren't given a review sample - and regard this as money well spent. And I intend to [...]
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From Boing Boing Gadgets:The "Moflow" water pack from Polarpak looks like a traditional back-mounted water carrier, but the inclusion of an air pump adds two useful features: you don't have to suck on a hose to get a sip of water, as biting on the tip gives you a blast of pressurized liquid; the air [...]
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has an interesting and practical post about go-bags - it's an annotation and exegesis of lists he's posted on his Emergency Kits page. Here's McDonald's explanation of his "Urban Bag": Urban bagIf you’re just going away for a little while, or you only need to get home from the office, and you’re [...]
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