One of the benefits of carrying a multi-tool is that it’s easily portable; to that end, most multi-tools are designed to fit in a pocket or be carried on a keychain or tool belt. If that’s not convenient enough for you, one blogger has even proposed designing a multi-tool that’s worn around the neck.

The Crazy Idea Factory recently came up with the idea for a neck tie multi-tool, which gave us a good chuckle. After all, the author reasoned, a tie is essentially useless except for its formal purpose, so why not make it functional by incorporating a few handy tools? Need that bottle opened? Here, use my tie!

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A recent campaign was launched in Oregon to make residents more aware of the state’s amazing and unique natural habitats. Dubbed the “natural spaces” movement, the campaign seeks to encourage people to spend more time outdoors, utilizing, enjoying and preserving Oregon’s natural spaces.

In support of this movement, we’d like to propose a similar campaign: the Coast Northwest Multi-tool Movement, an effort to get multi-tools in the hands of every outdoorsman and outdoorswoman in the Pacific Northwest. Following are a few reasons why this initiative would prove valuable to most outdoor adventurers:

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A good multi-tool makes life easier by packaging your most frequently used essential tools into one streamlined, easy-to-carry device. A bad one is overly bulky, with unnecessary bells and whistles that serve no purpose but to make the multi-tool too clunky to use.

Multi-tools come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with a mind-boggling array of options to choose from. Some are amazing feats of engineering, while others are just plain bad ideas. Here’s a peek at some of the more… interesting… multi-tools we’ve spotted lately; we’ll let you decide which category they fall in. (more…)