How's he getting the pattern on there? What's he using for a mask?

I'm not sure what value these have. They are basically nail pullers and they appear to be designed for nails used in nail guns. These nails have smaller heads than regular common nails. Well any way just throwing out the question since I feel that you really would want to be able to pry apart something with these small bars. This type of bar is really a nail puller and do to the configuration of the claw ends you'd have a hard time prying apart anything. Now if you had a hammer and needed to remove some nails well you'd be set.

Just an observation.

Adam

I think the main point is the ones I listed are solid enough to pry with and are small and light enough to carry in a pocket, bag or purse. While if we are ever trapped in a fire or earthquake, we might wish to have a full sized Hooligan bar handy, even the small ones would be awkward to carry due to shape and weight.

For what it's worth, I have a "real" 3' crow bar in a duffle under my desk at work (earthquake/fire). But that only helps if I'm at my desk.

-john

I have never done this or read up on doing Ti flame coloring, so I'm not sure how much you have to heat the metal, but a thing to be careful about is that parts of the Sebbie are specially heat treated. I understand the business part where it locks the blade is hardened and the "spring" is treated to make sure it does it's job.

-john

John, it does not take much heat at all, but in truth and reality I was joking. I would never do that to my Sebbie.

Well i havent read this entire post......but the cats paw is similiar to an item called the Exhumer by Dead On /tools......its a great carpentry tool............in my opinion an excellent tool, but for anytype of use than prying nails its a little small esp. for particular survival situations, but otherwise I LOVE IT! I got mine at the local LOWE'S hardware chain.

FWIW, I was very close to ordering this 6" pry bar for my Fatboy. The size works out because the Fatboy is only 6" tall.

However, I just got my shipment notice for my Maxpedition Jumbo which is 9". I stopped by my local hardware chain (Lowes) and picked up a fairly lightwight 9" bar.

Hopefully it fits well, bit it looks like a pretty good tool (better than the Bug Out Bar) and was only $13 (the Bug Out Bar is $70). It has the same shape as the Ti bar I mentioned, above - just smaller and steel instead of Ti.

So, it looks like the Bug Out Bar is about as big of a pry tool as you can fit into a Fatboy, but the 9" bar should fit in the Jumbo.

-john