That's a pretty good story. I like to hear how people improvise in short order situations. That's the kind of thing that most people would take for granted, but if you had to walk back to get your tools, you would've certainly wished you had that particular tool. I can appreciate that sort of thing. I imagine that's only one of a hundred times you've used it in a pinch and I can see how that would be a nice thing to have.

It sounds like you get alot of use out of yours and I can see that you're glad you have it. If you could change it in any way, what would you add to it or remove from it? Has there ever been a "survival" type multi-tool like that? The ones they have now are more maintenance type tool kits than survival oriented.