wallet toolkit cards

It was time to replace the Victorinox toolkit I had in my wallet for a few years -- the knife won't stay in place, the swingout cover for the scissors has fallen off, and just the other day I lost the nailfile/flat screwdriver it seems. I got the Victorinox at the GSA surplus place -- you know, where stuff that gets confiscated at the airport winds up for public sale? -- for one dollar, when normally they're around $20.

 

But I've looked at newer Victorinox kits, and I'm not so pleased. Sure, they've added a feature or two like LED flashlights and Phillips screwdrivers, but then they've taken away a feature or two that I actually use so I kept looking. Mine has: knife, file, flat screwdriver, toothpick, tweezers, ballpoint pen, scissors, and rulers.

 

Pacific Lutheran University's bookstore (in their new location it's known as Garfield Book Company) is having a clearance sale on a flock of stuff -- $15 for PCMCIA Ethernet or WiFi b/g/y cards, wow! -- and I knew they had Tool Logic brand tool cards from a previous visit. They have 3 different cards (including a rather thick 'office supplies' one with stapler) for $7, down from $15-$20, so I picked up the two wallet cards. The second, a 10-in-1 ICE Companion, is in my car (not shown here) and has a 2" serrated blade, compass, 8x magnifier, and bottle opener along with some more standard tools.

 

So the new card is a T1 Business Card 12-in-1, which contains scissors, knife, file, flat and Phillips screwdrivers, sewing needle with thread spool, tweezers, toothpick, rulers, and removable clip (removed). And it's slightly thinner than the Victorinox so it's not as tight a fit in my wallet.

Done