Picking an outdoor multitool sounds simple until you stare at a wall of pliers, blades, and price tags that swing from twenty dollars to well over two hundred. The right one depends on how you camp, how far you hike, and what tends to break when you’re miles from the car. This guide walks through […]
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Spyderco has expanded its Sage 5 Salt line for 2026 with two new G-10 versions, moving the corrosion-resistant MagnaCut folder beyond its lightweight FRN roots and onto a tougher, full-size handle. Shown as part of Spyderco’s 2026 rollout, the new models keep the marine-ready CPM MagnaCut blade and Compression Lock but swap the yellow nylon
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Most super-steel knives ask you to carry something chunky in return. The Benchmade Lowden 491BK-02 doesn’t play that game, packing CPM-S90V, one of the longest-wearing stainless steels you can pocket, into a 2.79-inch blade and a frame that all but disappears against your leg. Price: $300 Where to Buy: Benchmade It’s a manual flipper running
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Here’s the belief the knife world keeps reinforcing: if you want M390 steel wrapped in a titanium handle, you’re going to pay boutique money for the privilege. The Black Whale is built to break that assumption. It’s a crowdfunding folder from Doceaedc that leads with both premium materials, and backers have already pushed it past
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Most mini ratchets top out around 60 to 72 teeth before the mechanism starts feeling gritty in tight spaces. Price: $21.98 Where to Buy: Amazon Klein Tools pushed its slim-profile magnetic mini ratchet to a 90-tooth head, and the extra teeth show up exactly where you’d expect, in the swing arc you get when there’s
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Boker just turned a legendary sword into something you can fold into your pocket, and it arrives the same year one of the summer’s biggest myths lit up IMAX screens. The Boker Plus Inarsil is a tactical folder built to look like a sword, designed by Midgards Messer for the Boker Plus line. It carries
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Vosteed didn’t launch a brand-new knife this week so much as hand an existing favorite a costume. The Parallel A3522 keeps the ultra-thin titanium frame that made the original a cult pick, but it swaps in a CPM-S35VN blade and wraps the handle in an etched spider-web pattern. The timing is hard to ignore. Price:
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Most pocket knives now sell you on speed. Flick the blade out with one thumb, snap it shut, repeat until the motion turns into a nervous habit. The industry decided years ago that faster deployment always signals a better carry. Price: From $165.75 Where to Buy: Amazon That story skips over how a knife earns
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Speed is the wrong goal for some things, and handwriting might be the clearest example. It’s one of the last everyday habits that rewards slowing down, and the pen you hold decides how that feels. A brush tip moves differently than a ballpoint, pulling your hand toward something closer to drawing than jotting. That small
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The best summer tool isn’t always the newest one on the shelf. It’s the one you’ll clip on before heading out and forget about until a box needs opening or a splinter needs pulling. Plenty of gear gets swapped every year for something shinier, even when the old pick still does the job. The upgrade
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RODMAN-EDC’s new Shark Blade Ti is a keychain-sized folding knife built from Grade 5 titanium with a Damascus steel blade, and pledges start at $29 on Kickstarter. The campaign went live on July 8, 2026, and it cleared its funding goal early in the run. Price: From $29 Where to Buy: Kickstarter What makes it
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Most survival multitools fail the same way. They cram twenty half-useful gadgets into one handle, then ask you to lug a heavy paperweight that does nothing especially well, so the moment you actually need one of those functions, you’re fumbling with a gimmick built to impress on a spec sheet rather than work in your
This 4-in-1 Survival Tool Bets Big on Doing Less Read More
There’s a quiet assumption that a full-size, well-built EDC folder has to cost real money, and the CJRB Latitude spends its whole existence arguing the opposite. It’s a clean, practical everyday carry that skips the tactical theater, and it makes a lot of pricier folders look overpriced in the process. If you’ve wanted a larger
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Crankbrothers built the M19 to handle nearly every trailside fix a rider runs into, and the matte black finish gives the popular multi-tool a stealthier look than the standard nickel version. It’s compact enough to disappear into a jersey pocket, saddle bag, or hip pack. At under $35, it’s one of the more affordable multi-tools
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If you carry a pocket knife every day, TACRAY’s Tarcus wants a spot in your rotation. The folding EDC knife pairs a 3.5-inch D2 steel blade with a black DLC coating, then wraps it in a carbon fiber and G10 handle that holds the weight to 76 grams. That mix usually shows up on knives
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A defense pen only earns its place if you actually carry it, and the metal ones lose that test fast. They weigh down a pocket, they set off scanners, and they end up in a drawer within a week. CRKT’s Williams Defense Pen in green Grivory takes the opposite route with a 0.80 ounce polymer
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Some knives blow the whole budget on the blade and skimp on carry. The Kizer Pokiman CS flips that, pairing a slim, understated body with a sheepsfoot blade and Kizer’s smooth Clutch Lock. Price: $35.99 (From $39.99) Where to Buy: Amazon Priced from around $40, it’s an easy one to like if you want a
The Budget Clutch Lock Folder That Carries Like It Costs More Read More
The Anker Nano MagSafe 5K Qi2 at $49.99 is the ultra-slim power bank most people should buy. It’s thinner than your phone case, charges at full Qi2 15W speed, and doesn’t force you to choose between slimness and actual battery capacity. But the category has shifted fast. Denser battery chemistry means the old trade-off between
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Skip the ten in one hype. The real reason to look at the GIRIAITUS EDC Pry Bar Multitool is one feature, a bi-directional ratchet screwdriver built into a flat pocket pry bar, then backed by wrenches, a crowbar edge, openers, and a pen that never runs dry. At roughly $35 it’s an easy yes for
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Three inches is the number that quietly decides whether a folding knife rides in your pocket every day or lives forgotten in a drawer. The CRKT Squid XM lands at 2.95 inches of blade, long enough to break down boxes and trim cordage while sliding just under the limit plenty of cities set at that
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