Tools

If you're familiar with Channellock's 89 Rescue Tool, the 87 here has come to prove you don't have to be tall and strapping to get the job done. At 2" shorter and 30% lighter than its counterpart, the 87 Rescue Tool equips...

You know what a Swiss Army Knife is. And if you don't, go ask your parents. It's an important conversation to have, and their place, not mine, to have it with you. Victorinox calls this simple, effective, lightweight...

Klecker Knives adds to its arsenal of handiness, previously populated by the KLAX Multi-Tool Axe Head and kiddo how-to Trigger Knife Kit, with Stowaway Tools. The line of slip-in / slide-out implements pair best with...

Like its namesake in the world of dinosaurs, T-Rex Tape says it's the biggest, strongest, and most favorite in the world of duct tapes. And like the Cretaceous beast, T-Rex Tape also hates pushups and hand clapping, so...

Check out the beam of EcoGear FX's TK120 flashlight. I think they call those CREE XML high-powered LEDs "tactical" because shining the torch in the dark helps you achieve an ultimate goal of not head butting a tree or...

I'll pass on a knifed neck, but a neck knife? That I will take under consideration. The Morakniv Eldris is a 2.2" 12c27 stainless steel fixed blade, won a "2016 Scandinavian outdoor award" for its functionality, quality...

Tiny but pretty damn powerful, Goal Zero's Micro USB Rechargeable Lantern is the perfect little buddy to accompany you home this New Year's Eve when you're too drunk and ambitious / stubborn / blacked out from society...

Time to bury 2016. Mykel Hawke's Apocalypse Shovel will help you whack, impale, and chop it up on its way into the ground too. A super rugged survivalist's multi-tool, the Apocalypse Shovel V 1.0 incorporates a fixed...

This Folding Hand Saw's logo looks kind of like Ferrari's. Am I to believe this is the Ferrari of hand saws? Powerful? Fast? Almost guaranteed to get me laid? Oh boy, I hope so!...

Strictly speaking, Attwood Marine's Bellow Signal Horn is meant for boaters and sailers, a tool to be kept on board for use in alerting others of your presence, or draw attention in emergency situations. You can also...

Cheap gifts that don't suck are the best! Gerber always seems to pull through for me around the holidays, this year with their EAB Lite, a tiny pocket knife that will take up only 2.8" of space inside the pockets of people...

Seeing Dozuki's "Z" Saw reminds me this dude Franz I used to know always called me "Big Z." I asked him why once, but he pretended he didn't hear the question. I think it's pretty clear now though that there's a new Big...

Without a handle the Feller KLAX axe head serves as 7 different practical tools, including a hex wrench, hex bit driver, ruler, and bottle opener. And for anyone who likes huntin' for the best stick in the woods between...

A Hand Machined Fire Piston is the best Christmas gift for the best part of after Christmas: the Christmas Tree Bonfire. My friend Mikey Z holds one every year, inviting all he knows to bring their dead, dried-up firs...

Onegee Bungee to rule them all. Really. According to the makers of this adjustable bungee system, without the restrictions of a set length and stretch you'll find thousands of applications for the cords and their slide-and-lock...

Gerber's new Center-Drive Multi-Tool is going to be the Zyllion shiatsu massage pillow of the 2016 holiday season. That is, the gift you unwrap and think, Hey, cool, thankee, Mama! and then you use it once and think...

Need a knife, a hammer, and a self defense club in a flash? Then you might want to carry Kootek's knife, hammer, and self defense club in a flash...light...

The Reel-Quik Hitch is the Alex Hitchens of trailer and boat hookups. Even if you're not an Albert Brennanman with your truck or SUV, Hitchrific's clever gadget can help make the connection process way smoother, quicker...

Low in weight, high in strength, and bendy as a Russian gymnast, the Sven-Saw is a rugged outdoorsman's tool whose blade folds away into a safe and compact strip when not in use. This model has a 21" Swedish steel blade...

What's in a name? If you're the Hardcore Survivalist Hatchet, at least enough to get me to click on you when I see you in my Amazon search results. I hope a 19-ounce head and 18" American Hickory curved handle will make...

But is Microtech's Bounty Hunter Knife sharp, strong, and jagged enough to help Boba Fett claw his way out of the Sarlacc? (The one in my toilet, maybe?) This nod to Star Wars and Mandalorian Green is a Microtech factory...

Yeah, this will power my ego alright. The EGO Power+ Chainsaw claims its 14" bar and chain, and smooth, high-efficiency brushless motor will provide Power Beyond Belief. They even capitalize "Power Beyond Belief" because...

Take a different kind of Buckshot with Buck Knives' Kinetic Series of throwers. The 3-piece set debuted at game time during one of Chuck Buck's church picnics in 2005, but the knives haven't been publicly available until...

While still pretty small and light, this gear cutter and knife looks to me like a Hulked out version of Gerber's Zip Blade. A little bulkier. A little rougher around the edges. A few more teeth. And probably better equipped...