Everything looks and feels better in titanium, doesn't it? It's more lightweight and stronger than steel and often bears a matte finish that's both supple and substantial. The James Brand just announced new editions of its County and Elko folders, which now come in titanium.
Read MoreOregon-based Gerber Knives just added two new butterfly open multi-tools to its expansive collection: the Suspension-NXT and Truss. Both are built on a spring-loaded needlenose plier frame and come with a bevy of spring-locking tools in the handles.
Read MoreLooking to add the most utilitarian multi-tool to your EDC? This might be it. There are several other options to choose from, such as the Screwpop or the Titanium Pocket Bit from Big Idea Design. The SAVIOR is a hair larger than the Pocket Bit, but it also packs in a bottle opener.
Read MoreWe all have tiny knickknacks that we want or need to tote but don't want to lose -- SD cards, that awful Apple Pencil adapter, medicine, etc. Free-floating this sort of thing in your pocket is asking for it to be lost. The Lever Gear CLiP System is the answer.
Read MoreFew things can suck the fun out of an outdoor adventure quite like a swarm of mosquitoes. No amount of scratching makes the itch go away. (Speaking of, here are nine remedies for the bite itch I wrote about last year.) So your best defense is usually repellent. Enter the Bandito by Guarden.
Read MoreA lot of pocket tools end up bulky, ugly or not very useful. Or all three. The guys are Eighty Eighty Industry decided to do things a little differently.
They started with a plain slab of titanium and cut out hexagons for metric hex sizes from 8mm to 14mm. Then they cut away all the excess (save for a flathead on one end and a small lip for a bottle opener).
Read MorePocketable prybars are a dime a dozen these days. There are literally hundreds available on Amazon claiming to pack in more tools than all the others. But there's only one with a ratchet mechanism -- the EverRatchet.
Read MoreEven today, smartwatches are a polarizing product. They pack a ton of features — arguably too many — into a compact package that’s convenient to use. It’s like the heads-up display for your personal area network that we’ve always dreamed of. But so much capability in such a small form factor has always left smartwatches with a huge, gaping flaw: battery life. That’s where the Suunto 9 swoops in.
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