Review: Tool Logic's Credit Card Companion

Hail and welcome to another wonderful review. Today I will be reviewing Toll Logic's Credit Card Companion: Tool Logic CC1SB.

Let me start off by saying that this is just one item among many that I think people should have. At only $15 on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Logic-CC1SB-Magnification-Translucent/dp/B0001WOKWQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1284585914&sr=8-1)this device comes with a small push knife with a serrated edge (very sharp I might add), a combination bottle opener/can opener/flat head screw driver, a pair of tweezers, a sturdy plastic tooth pick, a small compass, and a magnifying glass. It is about as thick as four credit cards and may feel bulky in your wallet. It can easily fit into you pocket, though I would advise you not to try to board a plane with it.

Now what can this small multitool provide for the survivalist as well as an average everyday bloke or lass? Well to start, the knife (my favorite part of the item) has multiple uses; from self defense to, using it to cut cords, to stripping a twig for tinder. As I said before the blade is pretty sharp. This shouldn't be your primary knife, but works as a spare. The serrated edges can be used with a fire steel to start a fire, and the knife can be used to help clean and field dress an animal. As I said before, this shouldn't be your only knife; it helps to have a spare though.

The second item is the bottle opener/can opener/flat head screw driver. Bottle openers and can openers may not seem like something that an outdoorsman would need. However, imagine that you come across a food source that happens to be in cans, or a few cases of Pepsi or Coke or beer (the most important out of the three ;)) in bottles; it'll be better to have something that would give you access to the food/drink than not to have it. Also the can opener has a shape edge to it, and can be used to skin an animal. The flat head screw driver can be used to fix another tool or pry something open. The tweezers can be used to remove ticks and splinters. And the toothpick can be used as a hook to catch fish.

There is also a small compass on the card. This should by no way replace your main compass. It is good to have if you don't have your primary compass with you. For example, if you are driving from a friend's house and you get lost and your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, you can use this to get you basic bearings.

The last part is the magnifying glass. This is used to catch the rays from the sun and start a fire. It's not the most efficient way of starting a fire, but it gives you an option.

All in all I think that this was $15 well spent. I wish there was a fire steel included in this model; there are other models that have the fire steel included. I like the sleek black design, and I like the way everything fits together. I give it *** out of ****.

Thanks for tuning in.

Ragnar