Credit Card Survival Tool - Classic 11 Function Pocket | List Price: $9.95
Discount Price: $3.95
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Brand: Fishboy
Binding: Misc.
Features: - 2 Position Wrench
- Saw Blade
- Bottle Opener
- Ruler
- Screwdriver
Light and handy [Posted on 2008-08-29]
Particularly for the price, this is a very handy little tool. The keychain hole and the directional thing seem pretty useless, but everything else has its place and use. The saw blade and knife blades are both pretty sharp, so you have to be a bit careful as to how you hold the thing. The question is ultimately whether you think you'll have use for it at all (and I will be using the bottle opener fairly often I'm sure). Given how easy it is to store there's really no downside.
handy little tool [Posted on 2008-09-10]
I carry this every day in my wallet. It's great. The quality of the metal is good, the blades are nice and sharp.
Very Handy [Posted on 2008-11-16]
I got this for a friend and it is a very handy tool. It has many functions and is great for the price. Never know when you will need anything on the blade.
OK in a real pinch, not good for every day use. [Posted on 2008-11-29]
I hope nobody is considering this tool for anything other than having an emergency backup to what should already be every day carry tools. It's decent quality, but I certainly wouldn't put it at "top notch" status. And the functions are mostly hard to pull off with any degree of force. The knife is on a short side which makes it difficult to use. The "screwdriver" which is little more than one corner ground to a flat-head shape is only useful in wide-open areas with larger screws, and with the knife on the same edge, one has to be very careful indeed.
The only tools that I found to be decently easy to use are the saw and bottle opener. The saw since it was on the long side and the opposite side (ruler) allows for a decent grip. The Bottle opener is equally easy to operate.
The can opener forces you to use the saw as a finger grip and the wrench slots pretty much require that any bolts are not very tight, and that's if you can get the tool on it in the first place.
This really didn't fit well in my money clip wallet, but it might in a full sized wallet. So, as an emergency backup, it might get you out of a jam and could actually come in handy once in a while. Forget using it as a keychain tool... it's way too dangerous to leave out in the open (and the plastic cover that came with mine was laughably cheap). It won't make it through the TSA unless someone's asleep at the wheel, so traveling with it isn't really an option either.
I'd give it a 2.5 star, but for the money, it's hard to beat, so I'm rounding up. You could always toss one in the glove compartments, toolboxes, bookbag, etc. but I strongly recommend a Small Leatherman Micra or Squirt if compact is what you seek. Those are FAR more functional (AND SAFE!!!) in comparison. Get it if your curiosity or gearlust must be sated.
Stainless Steel Tool. [Posted on 2008-12-14]
Neat little tool. I only use it for the bottle opener and it works just fine. The only problem I have with it is that the cover that comes with it is easily torn up by the blades.
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