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Customer Review
- Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2022I am a hiking and survival enthusiast and I noticed this little tool and decided to give it a try. I believe this can be a very handy multitool to keep in your car or backpack. Here's my thoughts concerning the features it offers:
Whistle: Quite loud, but not as long as a referee whistle. It's actually more of a high pitch single note flute than a whistle. It can still make you noticeable from a pretty big distance if need be, and it could be useful to scare away a bear or other wild animals that are not impressed by your shouts and arm movements.
Firestarter: It's a regular, low-end firestarter, but it works. In case you never used one, here's some extra info. You will need to use it a little before it generates sparks ( get rid of the black paint covering it first, then you'll see ). Firestarters such as this don't have a very long lifespan so in order to avoid using it to death and ultimately making it useless after a few fires, I suggest buying some magnesium shreds or having some very dry grass and thin birch bark when you use it to make a fire faster. Normally you should also have one of those long aluminium expandable straws and blow air in it when while creating sparks with your two hands. I've seen so many people trying to create fire like they do in the movies. It doesn't work like that. Simple sparks alone will not light a fire.
Bottle opener: Very sturdy. It works. It's a little thin, but not too thin to break, I believe. Be careful of the blade on the other end.
Sawtooth: Don't expect to cut a lot of things before this requires sharpening. However, it is very sharp - the ultimate test is when you hold a piece of paper and can easily cut through it from top to bottom with no pressure. I'm assuming it could be handy to carve survival tools such as arrows or a spear, but I'm not sure it would be as sharp as it is on day 1 after you're done carving wood. Personally I would only use it on things that would not damage the blade too quickly - evicerating fish you would catch with your fishing equipment that comes with this multitool is a good way to use it. I didn't use it because I'd rather save it for extreme measures, but I like it a lot.
Fishing line, sinker and hook: I didn't use those because fishing season is pretty much finished. But I intend to try it at least once at some point. When I do, I'll try to take the time to update this review and tell you about it. It's a pretty neat idea though!
Paracord: Honestly, you can't do much with this, it's more useful to just tie your multitool to something so you don't lose it, like your backpack perhaps. If you are busy and still want to catch fish, you could perhaps tie it to a tree branch and come back to it later to see if you got a bite. I would not depend on it, and I would not use it for more than 100lbs weights if I were you. Besides, you don't really have a grip on this tool since it's pencil-shaped and thus can slip from your hand easily. Now if the paracord would be at the center of the multitool, you could hold it with both hands on each side and pull things with it, or hang things... Maybe when they'll make another one they'll think of that?
Glass breaker: Honestly, if you want to break glass, I think a big rock can do the job. It depends on your environment I guess, but in my opinion glass breakers are 99% of the time used by thieves to break in homes or cars. I feel like they're more of a fake security thing for ordinary folk, to make you feel safe against extraordinary events that will most likely never happen to you ( ex: breaking a car's window as it sinks in the water ). Clearly, I haven't used it and I don't think I'll ever do. Maybe I'll break a few nuts with it... Then again I'm afraid the regular impacts could damage the tool. However the glass breaker itself looks reliable and sturdy.
Compass: You need to shake it vigorously for a minute to efficiently break the bubbles enough so they don't impact the given direction. I would say that while it's working, it's not as reliable as a "real" standalone compass ( it takes a lot of time to point the north correctly, and some people may not be patient enough in a survival environment and be misguided ). I would not depend on it. Get a standalone.
