This $30 multitool I bought from Amazon has single-handedly made my life much easier

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I admit it: I'm addicted to multitools. My daily carry for the past year or so has been the Gerber Dual Force, which has the most powerful pliers and the best screwdriver on a multitool I've used. However, the Dual Force is large and heavy, making it unsuitable for lightweight applications such as hiking.

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I have some hikes on the horizon where I'll want a flexible multitool that can handle things like bottle opening, tightening up the odd screw, and cutting and fixing things. In my search for such a compact, lightweight multitool with a decent selection of tools, I came across the NexTool S11 Pro.

Putting aside the name, which makes it sound like a smartphone, the S11 Pro is marketed ...