Collecting ridiculously tiny pieces of kit

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t's been a few weeks since I threw a Spyderco Bug in with an order, and just the cheer giggles it can induce has had an effect on me. I also picked up an eGear Pico light which matches the Bug's size. Thought back to the peanut-style lighters I used to have around before I gave them away, saw that Countyomm makes a 'split-pea' version that's somehow half the size. And so, the obsession begins.

I am now collecting inexpensive, but quality pieces of gear that are so tiny you can't help but dig out spare change compare dimensions. I already have the knife and light, lighter is on the list months down the line, but there has to be more out there. What are some other flipping tiny bits of kit that may not be the most functional, but exist and are affordable enough for amusement until I can afford full-sized gear splurges?
 
not necessarily cheap but might look at a Leatherman Squirt PS4... my EDC carry instead of a full sized multitool as I already carry a Vic Farmer
 
Miniature kit is not nearly as useful or durable as full sized kit, but it is a LOT better than no kit at all.

I know a few guys who are really into the OSS style E&E kits and make their own tiny gadgets out of modern materials. These are shims, saws, blades, paracord bracelets, and that sort of thing. Quality steel designed for a specific task is a lot better than trying to improvise a tool from junk you find.

I used to laugh at the silly "survival kits" that would be the size of a small candy tin, but if you are at work or just walking around town it is better to have that than nothing at all.
 
This isn't a real kit to rely on, although some things may be better than nothing if I'm bored in a bar. In reality, this really is just a collection of ridiculously tiny things that may not even work that well.
 
knarfeng said:
Cheap, tiny = P-38
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

One of the best pieces of kit you can carry. Doubles as a scraper, screw driver, hole punch, and whatever your imagination comes up with. I also carry one of those Sears keychain 4-way screw drivers. It handles flat and Phillips screws, and small pry jobs. A little larger than a half dollar, and all of .99 cents at Sears tool department.

Really small pieces of kit amke it possible to be at least half decently equipted for small emergencies at all times, no matter how your dressed.

Carl.
 
Not sure where to find one, but maybe something like this. ... Nahhh ... never mind. You'd shoot your eye out. :p :D
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Countycomm makes those little prybars , about the size of a key and if you look on auction sites you can find those really cool Proto keychain screwdrivers.
Both of the above are quite useful though.

I need one of each myself since I lost my set about 2 weeks ago... :grumpy:

Tostig
 
dttomcat said:
Not sure where to find one, but maybe something like this. ... Nahhh ... never mind. You'd shoot your eye out. :p :D
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Back in the 1980s they used to sell those via mail order for about $70. There was this steel socket wrench thing you were supposed to attach to the muzzle so you could shoot flares somehow. Apparently, someone modified an ignitor cartridge to fire a BB or something.
 
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