We don’t know why mankind continues to obsess over bottle openers. Every single multi-tool we get has a bottle opener and tons of stuff in the house can be repurposed as one. With that said, we feel compelled to write about the Dropcatch, a wall-mounted bottle opener with a special twist — magnets at the bottom that catch your caps instead of having them fall to the ground. Ideal for use during parties, this helps you keep things just a [...]
Getting hot water is easy enough even when you’re camping off the grid. Just start a fire, fill that pack-away kettle with water, and leave it to boil. The Solar Kettle, however, makes it even easier by harnessing the power of the sun to heat up its contents. Designed by British engineer James Bentham, it’s a contraption that lets you boil water without having to start a fire or plug into a power outlet. Instead, you just fill up [...]
You like cutting your own hair. Like many who do, though, you usually end up having to bring it to a stylist anyway because, let’s be honest, cutting you own hair is just a horrible idea. The exception to this is when all you’re doing is trimming your scalp to create a close-cropped hairstyle — just invest in a good electric trimmer and you’re good to go. The Single Handed Barber just might be the best electric trimmer for DIY [...]
You catch your own fish, kill it, gut it and prepare it for cooking all by your lonesome. The Kombo Fish Tool won’t help you with the catching, but it will let you do the rest with just one contraption, so you can pack lighter the next time you venture to the lake to cast some bait. Granted, you’ll still have to bring all your fishing gear with you, so you’re not going to lighten whatever you normally cram into [...]
Buying a lot of accessories for your iPhone is par for the course, so a multi-tool that performs different functions you’d otherwise have to buy individually makes perfect sense. That’s exactly what the Xistera 8 brings to the table. Designed to work with the iPhone 5, it’s a multi-function contraption that looks like a slightly more elaborate kickstand from the picture frames of old. It’s compact and sized to fit into your pocket, so you can carry just one extra [...]
You already drink your morning coffee off a Mason jar for whatever reason, might as well make your coffee on it, too. That’s right, you can turn the iconic molded glass jar into your new favorite coffee maker with the Portland Press. No, we’re not talking about settling for instant coffee to satiate your caffeine fix. Designed by Bucket, this is a functional albeit small French press designed to be used with the humble Mason jar, effectively turning it into [...]
If you spend a lot of time in the workshop, locking clamps should be part of your toolset. How else are you going to keep those slabs of wood in place when your hands are busy hammering, warhammering and otherwise doing whatever you do in the shed? And while there’s a healthy selection of clamping tools in the market, we’re really quite impressed with these Automaxx Klamps. Made by Kreg Tool, these clamps come with auto-adjusting technology that allows it [...]
The more convenient the grill, the less it’s able to produce that smoky flavor in your favorite barbecue dishes. As such, charcoal grills remain a popular option among the grilling faithful. If you’d like to spare yourself some of the usual hassles that come when cooking on your Fold Flat Grill, though, the BBQ Dragon can help. By far, the biggest problem with charcoal grills is just how darn long they can take to start up. It’s not uncommon, in [...]
Combo shovels and crowbars have been around a while. If you’re going to use one, though, might as well be the same one that military forces use for survival purposes when they’re in the field. That would be the Crovel Extreme II. The latest version of the survivalist multi-tool, it improves on its rugged predecessor, all while retaining the superior usability of every tool in its arsenal. Just like the original Crovel Extreme, it helps you eliminate the need for [...]
You can buy individual tools and appliances for separately blending, slicing, mixing, chopping, mashing, pulverizing and erstwhile turning your food into tinier bits. But why subject your kitchen counter-top to all that crowded mess when you can just pick up a Breville All-in-One to do all of it? A multi-purpose food preparation appliance, it’s, basically, a food processor with a selection of attachments that let you change up what function the device performs. That way, you can slice, dice, shred, mash and [...]
All those rows of drawers for tool storage in your workshop can get confusing. Putting stickers with labels on each door should be a swell enough solution. If you prefer writing over the drawers with your Stainless Steel Sharpie, though, this Dry Erase Tool Storage Combo should be perfect for your space. Instead of being decked in a coat of paint or varnish, the whole thing gets a dry erase finish. Yep, just like that board where you doodle your [...]
You can buy knives most anywhere. If you want a knife you can impress your buddies with when they come over, though, you’ll probably need to commission a relatively expensive custom from a knifemaker. Alternatively, you can jump over to Pearce Knives and get yourself one of the unique bladed weapons in their inventory. Ran by Logan Pearce, a third generation knifemaker, the creations feature some of the most unique knives we’ve seen. It’s not surprising since Logan learned the [...]
Eggs are awesome. They’re low in calories, while being high in proteins and fat. Problem is, all that fat can be bad for you (at least, that’s what the experts say and you believe them because they’re experts, darn it), so you spend every morning sorting out the egg whites from the yolk. And it’s not a fun chore. The Quirky Pluck is a kitchen contraption designed to make that easier. A single purpose gadget, the sole meaning of its [...]
Every handyman job is within every normal dude’s repertoire provided they have the right tools for the job. It’s just like opening a cork — if you use a good corkscrew (or better yet, a power corkscrew), it’s easy; if you don’t, you’re likely to botch it. When it comes to removing jammed, damaged or tamper-proof screws, you can either use your regular toolset or simplify your life by getting the Vampliers. No, it’s not a pair of pliers [...]
Want a quick way to get a fire going during your time in the wild, but not interested in hauling a liter of gasoline in your backpack? Not a problem with Ready Fuel, a lightweight gel that ignites quickly and burns at high temperatures. Unlike lighter fluid and gasoline, this isn’t just a fire starter. More than simply igniting when applied to a flame, it can double as the burning material all on its own, giving you a fire that [...]
No, we don’t need another multi-tool. Unless it looks like a rhinoceros, that is. And that’s exactly what the Rhino Multitool uses to entice us with its charm. A multi-tool that looks like a rhino, it’s like someone took a rhino and turned it into a multi-tool using magical powers of transmogrification. Or someone took a standard multi-tool and figured out a way to make it look like a rhino, so simpletons like me can have a giggle while finding [...]
I love the idea behind the Titanium Utility Ring. Instead of carrying a multi-tool in your pocket, just put all those fold-out tools in a finger band and save your pocket space for keys, cash and, I don’t know, a third phone. Or something. Yep, it’s a multi-tool in a ring — kind of like the jewelry you’ll expect Victorinox to make if they ever get in the business of body adornment. The sucky part? Because it’s a ring, the [...]
When camping, it’s not uncommon for experienced outdoorsmen to make arrangements to outsmart hungry bears — often, by keeping all their food inside a bag (or a BearVault) and hanging it way up in a high branch of a tall tree. And you should be doing the same. The Bear Star is intended to make the process of getting your bear bag up in the air an easier affair. A line-throwing tool, it saves you from the usual hassle of [...]
From now on, bottle openers are no longer cool. Your bottle opener barely dents the cap? Still not cool. It’s on a pair of flip-flops? Still not cool. It collects the caps so you can use it for currency in the event of a Fallout-style apocalypse? Meh. From this day forward, my unopened bottles of beer belong exclusively to the Cap Zappa. Like every bottle opener, you can use it to crank that round cap off the mouth of any [...]
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