People often ask me what is the best tool- and the answer is simple. You can always your time, think of the features you want most in a tool, or you can buy a Victorinox Spirit and be happy!
When it comes to rescue tools, the key feature needs to be simplicity. In an emergency, no one should need to stop and fiddle with something.
When it comes to a tool that you can put on your keychain and not notice until you need it, few are as seamless as the Utili-Key from Swiss*Tech.
I would say the Wenger Esquire is a classic, but that just doesn't seem right, so i guess I'll call it archetypal instead!
Leatherman's Crunch model proves that even a multitool benefits from doing one thing well!
What kind of people would write collect and review multitools? Quite simple really- we are designers and do-ers, outdoors types and indoor types, mechanics, doctors, problem solvers and problem makers. As such, we have, as a world spanning community, put every type, size and version of multitool, multifunction knife, pocket knife and all related products to every test we could manage in as many places and environments as there are.