I don't know, Tex, it kinda looks like a gimmick.Most of the stuff it does can be done just as well without it, using some other common object. TSA compliant? "Compliant" is nearly the opposite of what a tool needs to be. Tools need to be "dominant".
Based on what I use everyday, A sharp knife is the #1 tool. Second is a small flashlight. It is a rare day these are not used multiple times. If a multitool is available, it's utility can be increased by putting 2' feet of rigging wire in the sheath. I also put in a scalpel blade and a short piece of hacksaw blade.
As an aside, coming from a family of aviation mechanics and aerospace engineers, "the right tool for the job" is ingrained- but what really fascinates me is how clever folks are at jury-rigging and improvising out of necessity, when the tools and materials are just not available. Under those conditions it may help to not have a "do it right" background, as as it seems to create a mental impediment to thinking outside the box.
(off-topic & self-promotion alert)...Grim, Tex, and others here, you might be interested in my new review of the C S Lewis novel That Hideous Strength:
I don't know, Tex, it kinda looks like a gimmick.Most of the stuff it does can be done just as well without it, using some other common object.
ReplyDeleteTSA compliant? "Compliant" is nearly the opposite of what a tool needs to be. Tools need to be "dominant".
Based on what I use everyday,
A sharp knife is the #1 tool.
Second is a small flashlight.
It is a rare day these are not used multiple times.
If a multitool is available, it's utility can be increased by putting 2' feet of rigging wire in the sheath. I also put in a scalpel blade and a short piece of hacksaw blade.
As an aside, coming from a family of aviation mechanics and aerospace engineers, "the right tool for the job" is ingrained- but what really fascinates me is how clever folks are at jury-rigging and improvising out of necessity, when the tools and materials are just not available.
Under those conditions it may help to not have a "do it right" background, as as it seems to create a mental impediment to thinking outside the box.
(off-topic & self-promotion alert)...Grim, Tex, and others here, you might be interested in my new review of the C S Lewis novel That Hideous Strength:
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TSA compliant? "Compliant" is nearly the opposite of what a tool needs to be. Tools need to be "dominant."
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