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#265796 - 12/16/13 08:37 AM Which tools?
benjammin Offline
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My thoughts were what tools were essential for an urban pack?

A Leatherman type multi-tool

A 4" crescent wrench

A mini vise grip plier

A multi bit small driver set

A pry bar

A hacksaw blade


That's the short list. What else would be smart in a small pack in town? Please limit it to tools and not more generic items like flashlights and bic lighters. No consumables like wire ties or plastic bags. Just tools.
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#265798 - 12/16/13 10:05 AM Re: Which tools? [Re: benjammin]
Tjin Offline
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For which purpose?
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#265803 - 12/16/13 02:06 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: benjammin]
unimogbert Offline
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Registered: 08/10/06
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Loc: Colorado
silcock wrench - for opening water faucets that don't have handles.

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#265807 - 12/16/13 04:00 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: unimogbert]
haertig Offline
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I guess it would depend on your occupation or your typical life situations. Personally, I have never found myself wanting for any of those things in my daily carry. I used to carry a Leatherman (Wave) for a while, but found I rarely used it and it was too heavy and bulky to carry around all the time. It has now been relegated to my carry bag, which is something I usually have handy (in the car) but not on my person.

Maybe it is because I am totally inept with tools that I don't find I need them on my person!

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#265811 - 12/16/13 04:53 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: haertig]
hikermor Offline
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I am not dressed until I put my Wave on my belt,along with a 4" crescent riding in the side slot. If I am out on my bike, I also take along a set of metric Allen wrenches - a lot depends upon what gear you will be fiddling with.
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#265817 - 12/16/13 05:46 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: benjammin]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Registered: 12/03/09
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Loc: USA
Originally Posted By: benjammin
My thoughts were what tools were essential for an urban pack?

A Leatherman type multi-tool

A 4" crescent wrench

A mini vise grip plier

A multi bit small driver set

A pry bar

A hacksaw blade

Originally Posted By: unimogbert
silcock wrench


For me, the Leatherman Surge keeps me from needing a hacksaw blade. Leatherman bit kits in the sheath with the Leatherman solves that issue. I really like the Leatherman bit extender -- it makes the bits easier to use and works with the Leatherman bits or standard screwdriver bits.

A small pry bar can be very effective and light; I'm partial to the Pocket Widgy.

A second, smaller multitool (like an LM Squirt PS4) can allow you to do a few things that require two pairs of pliers.

The one thing on my list that wasn't on yours is a dedicated folding knife.

Vise grips and crescent wrenches are relatively heavy, while many of their functions can be simulated with the Leatherman's pliers. They'd be high on my list of additional hand tools to bring with me in a bag of tools but a bit too heavy for EDC, for me.

For me, the silcock wrench / key is a head-scratcher -- I've never met a silcock I couldn't open with a multitool.

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#265818 - 12/16/13 05:48 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: hikermor]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Originally Posted By: hikermor
If I am out on my bike, I also take along a set of metric Allen wrenches - a lot depends upon what gear you will be fiddling with.


I keep bike-specific tools in an under-seat bag. I don't park my bike unattended anywhere outside of my garage, so that wouldn't work for many.

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#265820 - 12/16/13 05:53 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: benjammin]
quick_joey_small Offline
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Registered: 01/13/09
Posts: 571
Loc: UK
A wirecutter though the SOG multi tool is as goood.

A full size pry bar would be very useful. Nothing is going to keep you in! But how to carry one? Do they make titanium ones anywhere. Or do the mini ones actually work?

qjs

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#265826 - 12/16/13 08:07 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: benjammin]
clearwater Offline
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Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 1177
Loc: Channeled Scablands
EMT shears for when you just have to cut a penny in two.

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#265829 - 12/16/13 09:43 PM Re: Which tools? [Re: quick_joey_small]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Originally Posted By: quick_joey_small
A wirecutter though the SOG multi tool is as goood.


The wirecutters on LM multis are good, especially the ones with the replaceable cutting edges.

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A full size pry bar would be very useful. Nothing is going to keep you in! But how to carry one? Do they make titanium ones anywhere. Or do the mini ones actually work?


A mini prybar works for small jobs. Sometimes you can turn a large job into a bunch of smaller jobs, trading tool size for time and effort, especially if you have something else to hold open what you've already pried. Titanium pry bars are available, and they're pretty darn expensive. I've never pulled the trigger on one.

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