BountyHunter:

Well, yes they have been called those names as well and I have heard a couple others. In these parts as well they are a definate must have item for any tool kit. When I was in high school and I had bought my first car (73 Volkswagon Baja) My dad gave me my first tool kit with some words of wisdom. The tool kit was made up of the following:

1 set of regular Pliers
1 Flatblade Screwdriver
1 Phillips Blade Screwdriver
1 set of Channel Locks
1 Adjustable Wrench

The advice was, "Carry these and your knife, shovel and a hammer (Already had the SAK) and you will find most repairs can be done easy enough to get you home." How true that still is today. The Channel Locks refers to the actual brand name, mine are similar to these. Coincidently, the hammer I carried in that car was indeed a ball peen hammer. <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Stargazer

ASAP = Always Suspicious, Always Prepared