> They just don't stand up to much abuse.

Mine does. It is in a pocket with a PryBab and a Serbertool M4, in addition to the usual keys and stuff, without any problem. I wonder if this varies with the model, with the Photon Freedoms being better than earlier ones. For a while I carried a $1 "fauxton" which did fail: not in the same class as a Photon.

Did yours actually malfunction? (I don't have one of Doug's yellow ones but I gather the paint can come off.