NEWS – ‘Round these parts, we’re big fans of small, multi-purpose gadgets. That’s why the Griffin Pocket Tool is appealing: it packs 16 tools into a single item small enough to fit on your key chain. Griffin has a wide range of Pocket Tool models/sizes, ranging from the Mini (9 tools), to the Standard (11 tools) to the XL (16 tools, shown above) and prices ranging from $20 to $70 or more, depending on the size, material, and finish desired. Visit griffinpockettool.com for more info or to order.
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Has anyone ever found one of these ‘all in one’ tools to really work on a screw or bolt? One’s I’ve tried aren’t long enough to reach, aren’t long enough to allow the hand to make enough torque, can’t reach into small spaces, etc. Leatherman-esque tools work, whereas ‘all in ones’ seem to fail me.
Great question. If Griffin (or any other company that makes a tool similar to this one) would like to contact us about reviewing one of the products, we’d be open for trying it out.
I’m guessing you can’t get these through US airport security, on your person or as carry on.
I don’t have a definitive answer to this. Strictly speaking, I think the TSA rules prohibit actual blades, but an object like this may trigger individual TSA agents to prevent it from being carried onto a plane, regardless of the formal rules (I’ve seen this happen).