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March 5, 2014 By Chas Bruce

Gerber Daily Carry

Gerber Daily Carry complete set
Gerber Daily Carry complete set

This is a concept not unfamiliar to the COG team: preparedness. Being at the ready for everyday crises, big and small. Especially important on the trail miles from civilization. But also when you’re trundling down dark city streets. Besides your key fob and cell phone, what do you need? There are endless blogs and websites discussing these very needs.

Common daily carries
Some examples of ‘daily carries’

Every Day Carry (EDC) One popular site has the readership submit photos of their EDC. Interesting to see what individuals consider the essentials. Another blog has similar content. A surprising number of folks consider a small pistol to be part of their EDC. As a writer/doodler my first weapon is always a pen. You can’t imagine how dear and hard to find a writing tool is when you need it. And a scrap of paper. So that’s it for me: cell, keys, pen and paper and a small knife to take on tough apples. And a small LED flashlight to push back the darkness.

Gerber Daily Carry shard
Gerber Shard

Years ago Gerber gave a EDC tool, the Shard. I still don’t know what to make of it. It looks a bit like a performing seal. But if I thought I needed a small and medium flat screwdriver and a Philips head driver with pry bar, wire stripper, and bottle opener, I’d carry it. Still on the books for eight bucks. Complete with hole to add to the keychain.

The Gerber Daily Carry line, GDC includes four pocketable tools  the Zip Blade, the Zip Driver, the Zip Hex, and the Zip Light, each going for $12. They are certainly minimal, just enough to get the job done, and they easily unclip from the lanyard to your fob/keychain. The Zip blade only protrudes about 3/4″, just enough to slice our mail open. The Zip light is a coin cell unit with a bright LED, running on CR1616 coin cell, with 8 lumens and a 3.5 hour runtime. The Zip Hex provides hex wrenches, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm. Just the combination to tighten the water bottle holder or the seat post on my commuter bike. The Zip Driver has a large and small flat screwdriver, and a large and small Philips screwdriver.

Gerber Daily Carry keychain plus
Gerber Hook Knife

Another in the line is the GDC Hook Knife. Has a large ring for your finger and slips from its plastic sheath with a tug. Made to cut through seatbelts and such. We found it to be bit small for that task, although it was just about perfect for cutting zip ties.

$12 each

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: Gerber, multi-tools

May 3, 2013 By Chas Bruce

Gerber Steady Tool Tripod and Multi-Tool

Gerber Steady Tool
Gerber Steady Tool Tripod and Multi-Tool

Now here’s a Multi-tool with truly everything–including a tripod. 

Two folding legs provide the stability. It has a standard 1/4″ camera mounting screw, and a suction mount for smartphones and other devices without a camera mounting thread. Will support a camera up to 12 ounces.

Multi-tool includes a fine edge and a serrated blade, along with several screwdrivers, a bottle opener, and needle nose pliers with wire cutters. Overall 4″ closed, and weighs just under six ounces.

$64

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Gerber, multi-tools, tripods

April 24, 2013 By Nick Giustina

Victorinox Slim Signature Knive with Memory Stick

Victorinox Slim Signature Knife with Memory Stick
Victorinox Slim Signature Knife with Memory Stick

Scratching your head about what to get that grad this June?  Me too, but I just figured it out, and it’s not the Webster’s Abridged either.  It’s a new world out there, requiring new tools, and the Victorinox Slim Signature knife, with thumb drive, can get the kid out of a lot of jams.

Just like Grandpa’s Swiss Army knife was handy around the farm and forest, the Slim Signature is handy in the class room and dorm room. Hook this slim-profiled, multi-tool on a key ring, and it’s always there in case they need to copy an assignment off a buddies laptop or use the nail file to pick a roommate’s desk lock to search for post-its. Order from the website and they will engrave a name or hash tag for a little extra.

Includes:

  • USB Memory with 4GB or 8GB Removable Memory Stick
  • Blade
  • Nail File
  • Screwdriver
  • Scissors
  • Key Ring
  • Retractable Ball Point Pen
  • Tweezers

$39/4GB, $49/8GB

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: multi-tools, usb drives, Victorinox Swiss Army Knives

April 18, 2013 By Chas Bruce

SOG PowerAssist EOD B67 Multi-Tool

SOG PowerAssist EOD B67 Multi-Tool
SOG PowerAssist EOD B67 Multi-Tool

SOG’s new PowerAssist really means it. Not only does this multi-tool provide compound leveraged pliers, it has not one, but two spring assisted blades.

When this multi tool is in the closed (non pliers) position, it is easy to push out either of the knife blades, one on each side. A gentle push results in quick swing to lock, with a satisfying switchblade-esque click. A side release button releases the blades from lock.

The heavy-duty pliers and large wire cutters are driven by gears that multiply your leverage. Also includes C4-Punch (also useful as a marlin spike, tool scribe and glass breaker), and built-in crimpers, as well as can opener, bottle opener and screw driver blades. Finished in matte black. Closed length: 4.6″. Overall Length open: 7″. Weighs 9.6 oz.

$126

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: multi-tools, SOG Knives

February 15, 2013 By Chas Bruce

Guppie Multi-Tool

Guppie Multi-Tool
Guppie Multi-Tool

No doubt what the Guppie was named for. The ferocious jaws will take up to a 1/2″ bite. The rivet eye is well, just a rivet eye.

The Guppie includes a one-handed stainless 2″ knife blade. The removable (held by magnets) tool carrier holds four screwdriver bits that pop into to the tail of the fish and it includes an LED light. A carabiner gate allows you to attach it to any handy loop, and the detent is just right for opening bottle caps.

3.5 inches long and weighs 4 ounces.

$40

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: Columbia River Knife & Tool, Guppie, multi-tools

July 26, 2012 By Chas Bruce

Piranha Pocket Tool X Titanium

Piranha Pocket ToolX multi-use tool
Piranha Pocket Tool X in Titanium

The Piranha Pocket Tool X is a single-piece, multi-purpose pocket tool that is constructed from 6AL-4V Titanium.

Just under 4 inches long, 1 1/2 inches tall, 1/6″ thick and weighs less than 2 ounces. The stepped open jaw handles SAE (English) bolts from 1/4″ to 9/16″. The closed stepped jaw handles the metric sizes from 6 to 15 mm. A built-in rubber bit holder carries a hardened steel double-ended Phillips/flathead screwdriver. Said to be TSA compliant.

$95

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: multi-tools, Piranha Tools

July 25, 2012 By Chas Bruce

Victorinox Swiss Army Rescue Tool

Victorinox Swiss Army Rescue Tool
Victorinox Swiss Army Rescue Tool

This Rescue Tool was developed in collaboration with fire and rescue workers to create a highly functional tool for rescue operations.

The one-hand blade can be opened quickly and easily, even while wearing gloves, and is suitable for right or left handed users. In addition, the Rescue Tool contains a seat belt cutter and removable window breaker and disc saw.

Named Knife of the Year 2007 by the IWA and carries a lifetime warranty. Available in Yellow and Black.

$102

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: multi-tools, Victorinox Swiss Army Knives

July 16, 2012 By Chas Bruce

Gerber Tripod Multi-Tool

Gerber Tripod Multi-Tool
Gerber Tripod Multi-Tool

Now here’s a Multi-tool with truly everything, including a tripod. Two folding legs provide the stability. It has a standard 1/4″ camera mounting screw, and a suction mount for smartphones and other devices without a camera mounting thread. Will support a camera up to 12 ounces.

Gerber Steady Tool
Gerber Steady Tool

Multi-tool includes a fine edge and a serrated blade, along with several screwdrivers, a bottle opener, and needlenose pliers with wire cutters. Overall 4″ closed, and weighs just under six ounces.

$64

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: Gerber, multi-tools

July 12, 2012 By Chas Bruce

Wenger RangerGrip 90 Knife Multi-Tool

Wenger RangerGrip 90 Knive Multi-tool
Wenger RangerGrip 90 Knife Multi-Tool

Now this is a serious Swiss army knife, one of the first with pliers and wood saw and a one handed lock blade knife blade.

The RangerGrip 90 is a nine implement, 15 function knife equipped with needle nose pliers, a wire cutter, screwdriver and adapter bits, cutting reamer and awl with sewing eye, a metal saw and a single hand opening blade with safety-lock.

$90

Filed Under: Knives Tagged With: multi-tools, Wenger Blades

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