Multitools

The best multitool is the one that you actually have with you. Thanks to its tiny size, along with features such as two screwdrivers, two wrenches and a folding steel blade, the Orioners T6 keyring tool isn't likely to get left at home.

Although there are now a number of multitools that sport tiny adjustable wrenches, the TiSpanner was the first to do so. It's now available in a larger and beefier third-generation incarnation, aptly named the TiSpanner 3.0.

If you're going to be carrying a compass anyway while out in the wilderness, why not carry one that performs multiple functions? That's the idea behind the Loki-Nav compass, which also packs a mirror, magnifying glass, and tinder-making wood file.

Gerber grows its Stakeout camping tool into a small family with the all-new Stakeout Spark. True to its name, this base camp-to-backcountry handheld brings fire-starting capabilities and adds a new form factor to the Stakeout lineup.

Although many multitools pack a ton of features, some of those features often take the form of tiny, near-useless tools. The VAK6 keeps things simple with a knife, flashlight and pulse ignitor, along with an optional cranked generator for recharging.

You pretty much always need keys, but it's often nice to have a few tools on hand, too. The VersaLink allows you to carry some of both in one modular, magnetic, titanium-bodied device.

The evolution of the Octo carabiner multitool is an unusual one. The device started small, got bigger, but has now shrunk again. That small-again model, called the Octo Mighty, still manages to pack 18(ish) functions into a li'l titanium body.

If you wanna do some wrenching, cutting, measuring and screw-driving, you might want to check out the Ti EDC Wrench 2.0. It combines all of those functions and more in one CNC-machined titanium device.

Titaner's new Mix 3.0 ain't your average ruler. The clever dual-scale device boasts attributes such as an extendable measurement system, a measuring caliper, a magnetically retained pen, and a slide rule for performing calculations.

Your existing multitool may be cool in an outdoorsy way, but does it give you any "street cred"? Well the WingSpan … might … as it packs an adjustable wrench, tweezers, a blade, and six other tools into a butterfly-knife-type titanium body.

Smartphone stands certainly are handy devices, but why tote around a tool that serves as nothing more than a phone prop? The TriPro Stand does a lot more, packing in features such as a blade, bit drivers, a knife sharpener and more.

Given how sharp utility knives are, you really don't want them deploying their blades accidentally. The Titanium Safety Portable Multi-Knife addresses that concern with a unique locking mechanism, plus it incorporates six other features.