
How We Testedĭuring testing, we performed tasks to utilize every tool or every function of each tool on each model. When buying, prioritize which tools are most important to you and select a model where those are well designed and function appropriately. This might mean there’s room for only one screwdriver, or that it isn’t positioned for optimal use. When brands try to pack greater functionality into a limited amount of space, compromises must be made. However, not all multitools are created equal, and even among the best, some of the individual tools may not work as well as you’d hope.
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Multitools are designed to fill in when carrying a full tool box isn’t practical-and they can definitely get you out of a jam.

These implements have come a long way from the Swiss Army knife you dreamed of as a child. If you often encounter the unexpected, like to be prepared for any situation, or fancy yourself a real-life MacGyver-the type of person that waltzes in to save the day, with your tool kit in miniature at the ready-then chances are you carry a multitool.
