Kelvin Tools 36-in-1 Multitool ZDNET's key takeaways A strange-looking multitool that looks rather Fisher-Price but is actually very good.
It has everything from screwdriver bits to a hammer and tape measure!
Looks bulky, but it is actually rather ergonomic in use! $79.99 at Amazon $79.99 at Walmart more buying choices
I have... wait, let me just have a look around me... countless multitools. They're something I've been buying and using since I got my first fake Swiss Army Knife at about seven or eight years old. Then, influenced by seven seasons of MacGyver in my teens, I graduated to less crappy pocket knives, multitools, and other EDC gear.
Also: The TSA-approved multitool myth: I tested it on a plane so you don't have to
So my love of multitools goes a long way. But when I was given the opportunity to review a new multitool, I was a little hesitant because, well, to me it didn't look like a multitool.
It looks a bit... Fisher-Price
On the face of it, the Kelvin 36 urban multitool looks a bit... how do I put this... strange. A bit Fisher-Price (yes, they made one). But after being asked a few times to take a look at it, I caved, and I'm glad I did.
I've already said this once, but I'm going to say it again. The Kelvin 36 looks a bit odd. It's rather bulky, there's a lot of plastic, and what metal there is is shiny, and there's what looks like -- and actually turns out to be -- a hammer on one end.
It's also big. It measures a hefty 5.5 by 2.2 by 1.5 inches and weighs a stout 12 oz. Too big to comfortably carry in a pocket. In fact, it looks too big to hold (and I have hands that take L to XL gloves), but once I started using it, it oddly felt quite ergonomic. I even asked a few other people to try it, with hands ranging from S to XXL, and all agreed that the design worked.
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