[digital drifter]

In a fit of madness, I've decided I NEED one all purpose tool or small money bag size toolkit.  Nothing big, something which can be slipped into my large cargo trouser pockets.

I've got someone coming down from Germany the following month, so getting one is not the issue.

http://www.leatherma...-CX/default.asp

This is one I'd like but not necessarily the same brand.  What are some good German toolkits makers that are not too expensive.

I'd plump for a single appliance like the above or a small zip bag 6/8/12" x 4" and about an inch thick.  Knife, corkscrew, screwdriver tip, a must.

Any suggestions?

[dzibead]

I actually like the Swisstool better than the Leatherman, because you don't have to open the handles into the "pliers" position in order to get at all the other blades and gadgets.  

http://www.swissarmy.../...=swisstool

[digital drifter]

point there.

Southpaw here.  So any pointy end sticking out, my hands tend to hara kiri themselves on it.

It never fails.

Still, one must doggedly finish the task.

[john.sw]

I have a fairly old Leatherman, similar to this:

http://www.leatherma.../c2/default.asp

It is beautifully engineered, but it doesn't have scissors!

I also have a Swiss Army Knife for everyday use.

It is tiny, but does most things apart from not having pliers!

http://www.swissarmy.../...duct=53973

[cyberhippie]

I rather liked these, not out of Germany but decent looking tools at an affordable prices. Available online so..................

I got something similar in the sales dump in a supermarket, 3 Euros, great looking thing, nice nylon pouch that fits on your belt, multi functional, pliers, knife, saw, blah blah blah................

Only thing is, I've got a funny feeling the first time I show it a busted Enfield/Bajaj it will just wilt away, round the head off of screws,  leave the corkscrew in the cork, stuck in the bottle. jam, and render my thumbnail useless. Just like all the other cheap tools I've had over the years.

Anyway I thought I'd offer a few pointers in your life's new direction DD

From The Ground Up

Old Wooden Top

Read the instructions

The next level

[noflylist]

Well, in better times past, I once bought a cheap swiss army knife type. Its career was shortened after my better other asked, what if anything I would do with it besides hurting myself?