In concept, multi-tools might be the closest thing to a physical representation of the tenets of EDC. While they may not be the best thing to use for complex work, they can competently handle the more common small jobs - like loosening or tightening a screw, measuring something, opening a bottle, prying or cutting something open, scoring marks on a surface, and more. Most come with a variety of functions and some can even be adapted to use their included solutions in unusual ways, if you’ve got a bit of imagination. Multi-tools are tremendous for their ability to offer a number of simple and effective solutions to everyday problems. They are, in a very specific word, useful. Nearly every nuance is functional in one way or another and - so long as they are well-conceived and executed - rarely is there any extraneous material or formatting. At the very core of their existence, multi-tools are utilitarian in a way that almost nothing else in the world of EDC is. It is an oddity that we cannot wrap our heads around. Especially considering that perhaps the main precept of EDC is, in fact, preparation. Which is confusing when you start paying attention to how few people have actually included one in their everyday carry gear. The bare bones idea behind the concept of the multi-tool is preparation. It wasn’t until relatively recently that we have seen engineers, designers, and metalworkers revisit this idea and create unique but still highly functional multi-tools that are readily available and offer a wide variety of carry options. This comprehensive pocket-sized multi-tool became an extremely common item carried by soldiers, outdoorsmen, and artisans around the globe for its versatility and usefulness in a pinch. Though calling it a knife is somewhat of a misnomer, as it is far more than just a blade with some extra functions. It was the widely acclaimed ‘Swiss Army Knife’ - made by Victorinox - that was chiefly responsible for this explosion of popularity. But it was not until WWII that the multi-tool gained contemporary and worldwide popularity. The earliest known examples were primarily based around eating, presumably to give isolated roman soldiers a wide variety of utensils in a portable format that was easier to lug around than a set of traditional silverware. In fact, it can be traced back as far as the time of the Roman Empire - approximately 201-300 A.D. The idea behind taking a bunch of different tools and combining them into a single package is, by no means, a modern consideration.
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