sliver grippers?

[greg c]

Hi all, search function is down, so forgive me if this has been hashed out in depth before. . .

Any thoughts on "Uncle Bill's Sliver Grippers" as to whether or not they are worthwhile to pile on the keychain?

http://www.actiongear.com/cgi-bin/t...uery.ctx=sliver&backto=/agcatalog/results.tam

 

[kinzli]

They definately work, and work well, but whether you want to add it to your keyring is another story

 

[bcc]

They work well, and I keep one on my keychain.

Bruce Chang

 

[grommit]

My wife and I both prefer to have one on the ring. Very handy a few times, but of course mostly dead weight until that AHA moment.

 

[soa]

Add another vote for on the keyring.

Used mine 3 times this year.
Once for a fishbone in my gum.

Once for a steel sliver in my thumb.

Once for holding a tiny nut still, while I threade a bolt.

[I'm in the UK, and found the best place to source them from was woodcraft.com - they did cheap postage...]

 

[Marc123]

Wife and I have them on the keychain. I don't think they take that much space on the keychain. They are worth their weight in gold when you need them. I think you can get them at www.survivalkeychain.com. I picked mine up at Campmor in Northern NJ.