1. Griffin Adventure Tool
The Griffin Pocket Tool set the standard for small keychainsized pry tools. If you doubt that, take a look at all the places that have copied it and its features; imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and all that nonsense. Well Griffin isn’t one to sit on its laurels, and the company just released the new Griffin Adventure Tool.
The Adventure Tool is a bit wider than the original tool and incorporates some new features. In addition to the bottle opener, flat head screwdriver, scoring tool, 1.4-inch bit driver, and 8-, 9-, and 10-mm hex wrench of the original Pocket Tool, you also get a new proprietary carabiner built in that lets you quickly fasten the tool to your keys, pack, or belt loop, along with a #2 Phillips screwdriver, a split ring recess, and a notched ruler. That’s a lot of utility in a tool that slips unnoticed on your keychain or disappears into your purse or bug-out bag.
• Size: 2.9 x 0.7 x 0.2
• Weight: 25 grams for stainless steel or 15 grams for titanium
• Material: Stainless steel or titanium
Price: $40 for stainless steel; $60 for titanium
GriffinPocketTool.com
2. KA-BAR Dessert Destroyer
If I had an Alexa, I’d assume KA-BAR must have hacked into it and was spying on me, because all of the company’s oddball projects have me written all over them. Sporks, bottle openers, adult cereal spoons, and now the Dessert Destroyer Ice Cream Scoop. These are all things I needed in my life, especially the ice cream scoop. Now, I have a lot of stick time in behind an ice cream scoop, which probably explains why I have to watch my sugar and I’m not skinny. I’ve developed a preference for the heavy steel, pointed scoops, so when I saw the Dessert Destroyer my feelings were mixed.
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