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This is kind of random, but I was wondering if anyone else finds themselves really bothered about little, little things about their multitools?
Like, in my case. I have 2 multitools, a Blue Squirt P4 and a Swiss-Tech Utili-key. I bought my Squirt after losing my Micra for a while and got fed up with finding myself in situations where I needed some kind of multitool for light but critical work (read: laptop/glasses repair) and never having one. At first I'd just drop it into my pocket but I ended up hooking it on my keychain so I'd have less miscellaneous stuff to lose. Well, within a week or so, I find hairline scratches and these ugly, ugly dings on the edges of the pretty blue scales. Maybe this is silly from a practical point of view, but that really, really upset me because I felt like it ruined the whole Squirt package. I mean, part of the reason I bought the Squirt is because I thought everything just came together well; the rounded edges and pivots, the well thought out design (externally accessible tools :thumbup
-- paired with the glacial blue color, it had these striking but functional good looks. Why did they design it with a keychain attachment if the coloring can't stand up to being knocked around by keys a bit?! Now, it just hangs on my key rack unused.
My EDC these days is the Utili-Key, which I bought partially out of novelty, partially because I hate the bulky-pocket feeling, and partly because my Squirt P4 is hanging on the wall. My general impression with it is that it's OK, but a little disappointing. The two key halves are incredibly difficult to pull apart. There really isn't any grip, and half the time when I finally manage to pull it apart it goes flying out of my hands. The bottle opener is pretty useless and the blade, while not really sharp enough to cut things efficiently, is sharp enough to sting your fingers when you're trying to use other tool parts. And, what bothers me the most for some unknown OCD reason, is the slightly lumpy /warped front of the pivot (which could possibly explain why the darned thing is impossible to open). I know, I know, $10 what do I expect? And I do appreciate the light-carry value ... it's just I find myself every now and then absently browsing for another different keychain minitool.
[End Rant]
Heh, sorry for getting carried away
Maybe I should give up?
Like, in my case. I have 2 multitools, a Blue Squirt P4 and a Swiss-Tech Utili-key. I bought my Squirt after losing my Micra for a while and got fed up with finding myself in situations where I needed some kind of multitool for light but critical work (read: laptop/glasses repair) and never having one. At first I'd just drop it into my pocket but I ended up hooking it on my keychain so I'd have less miscellaneous stuff to lose. Well, within a week or so, I find hairline scratches and these ugly, ugly dings on the edges of the pretty blue scales. Maybe this is silly from a practical point of view, but that really, really upset me because I felt like it ruined the whole Squirt package. I mean, part of the reason I bought the Squirt is because I thought everything just came together well; the rounded edges and pivots, the well thought out design (externally accessible tools :thumbup
-- paired with the glacial blue color, it had these striking but functional good looks. Why did they design it with a keychain attachment if the coloring can't stand up to being knocked around by keys a bit?! Now, it just hangs on my key rack unused.My EDC these days is the Utili-Key, which I bought partially out of novelty, partially because I hate the bulky-pocket feeling, and partly because my Squirt P4 is hanging on the wall. My general impression with it is that it's OK, but a little disappointing. The two key halves are incredibly difficult to pull apart. There really isn't any grip, and half the time when I finally manage to pull it apart it goes flying out of my hands. The bottle opener is pretty useless and the blade, while not really sharp enough to cut things efficiently, is sharp enough to sting your fingers when you're trying to use other tool parts. And, what bothers me the most for some unknown OCD reason, is the slightly lumpy /warped front of the pivot (which could possibly explain why the darned thing is impossible to open). I know, I know, $10 what do I expect? And I do appreciate the light-carry value ... it's just I find myself every now and then absently browsing for another different keychain minitool.
[End Rant]
Heh, sorry for getting carried away
Maybe I should give up?
