Multi-Tools

The newly launched Lifesaber is a modern and handy example of a hand-crank generator that can also produce clean drinking water and start fires at camp.

Why carry a multitool if you can "offload" it into the bike? That's the thinking behind the new Stash Multi-Tool, which sits inside the steer tube.

General Purpose California has combined a multitool and carabiner.

​Of all the shapes and sizes that multitools come in these days, the form of a credit card is a highly practical one. The latest example comes from accessory maker Disc, which has taken to Kickstarter with a sleek sheet of titanium that packs more than 21 tools into a wallet-friendly frame.

​Multitools are often about merging versatility and portability, and the newly announced M250 from Tactica is a particularly functional and classy attempt at striking this balance. It's built for everyday carry but can still accommodate a dozen hex bits.

Gearmakers continue to dream up ways to pack extra functionality into very tiny pocket knife frames. The Pocket Rhino is yet another example, presenting as a flip-knife first and foremost, but with capabilities that extend beyond your typical slicing and dicing needs. ​

The folks at Big Idea Design have debuted a new solution for handy folks after some versatility when tending to everyday tasks, with the new Ti EDS screwdriver able to hold any kind of hex bit on its tip, while stowing a couple of spares away neatly inside its titanium body. ​

​Leatherman has began building out its Free collection of magnetic multitools with a pair of cheaper, lighter and simplified offerings, the T2 and the T4 that seriously undercuts others in the range both in price and weight.

​​These days, the capabilities of the humble shovel don't necessarily need to end with digging holes. The latest example comes from EST Gear and packs an impressive 18 tools into one, and can be taken apart and packed neatly into a pouch for easy carry into the wilderness.​

Whether you're preparing for zombiegeddon or just preparing your campsite, the Omniblade from the duo at Teryx is sure to come in handy – and make you look pretty badass in the process.

Leatherman's Wave has long been a standard-setting plier-based multitool, but the Portland-based company says it's ready to blow it out of the water with its new Free series gear, which uses a new magnetic one-handed opening mechanism that means you no longer need your fingernails to open it.

Designed to dangle from a belt loop or tuck neatly into a pocket, the SOG Snippet strips down the typical multitool to the bare essentials and earns its name by putting the scissors in the spotlight. ​​