Best EDC Prybar?

[Nice65]

my leatherman already comes with in-built "ruler" and a hexagonal hole is out of my league (with the tools available), but two holes of different diameters and the material in-between cut off (at least that what it looks like to me on the photo?! ) could be doable at home, too...

The pic isn’t very clear, I’ve enlarged it a little. There are ridges to grip pipe or nuts. I dare say with hard use they’d soon get worn down, but as they are they help a lot.

 

[demographic]

@demographic , Someone with a belt grinder and the right kind of belts can always make that titanium pry bar thinner

Naaah, it'll be fat for a reason.
Its too weak to thin down. Ti is strong for it's weight not so much for its size if you see what I mean.

If I thought it would have been strong enough for my usage when thinned down I would have taken a flap disc to it a couple of years ago.
All the Ti hammers, catspaws and so on have fat claws and to me it doesn't matter on the right angled end even the hammer claws but I like the long end on a catspaw to slip under things a bit better. The steel ones are more of a gentle wedge and far superior to actually use, just a bit heavier on the toolbelt.

 

[C_Claycomb]

@demographic
Which one do you have?

 

[TLM]

Ti is strong for it's weight not so much for its size if you see what I mean.

Exactly, steel has about double the strength on equal dimensions.

 

[Stew]

looks like a simple flat piece of steel with a lanyard hole on the back and a notch and end sharpened (somewhat) on the working end -- what are the dimensions of it?! looks like something one could cobble up by themselves even in rural central america with minimal tools available...

Yep, pretty simple. They do have a curve at the front which is good.

Widgy Pry Bar

CountyComm Widgy Pry Bars U.S. Made / Limited Production Run When Uncle Sam requested a small pocket pry bar for technicians to open ordinance crates in the field, we offered these as the solution. The Widgy Pry Bar is made to fill the high demand for a customizable widgy bar which you can...

edcgear.co.uk

 

[SCOMAN]

I have a couple of the small ones, straight and curved. Never used one yet.

 

[demographic]

@demographic
Which one do you have?
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Top left.
The short part claw are ok, as is the circular dimpler thing.
The long part claws however are ok for pulling nails but fairly gash for pretty much most other prybar use.
It's nicer to carry than the Estwing steel one I have but far less use.
I wanted to like it, but dont.
I'm a carpenter and use these things quite a lot by the way.

 

[forrestdweller]

The pic isn’t very clear, I’ve enlarged it a little. There are ridges to grip pipe or nuts. I dare say with hard use they’d soon get worn down, but as they are they help a lot.

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it would (probably) look more crude, but i could see a homemade version happening at some point in the future (=doing the ridges with a triangular file)...

 

[Billy-o]

You can get this 2" Widgy for literally one or two dollars on Amazon. This one cost 15USD. I have seen them for nearly 50USD.

There's a cheapo 4" version too. The single issue to think about is are you paying to have U.S. Govt. stamped on the side or is the possible softness of the steel used for the affordable ones on Amazon an actual consideration ... I mean given what menial thing it is meant to be used for

U.S. G.I. Widgy Pry Bar, 2

Genuine U.S. Military issue Made in the U.S.A. 2" overall length, small enough to go onto a dog tag chain for emergency use; also works great on keychains Includes military silver dog tag chain for wear around neck D-9 steel construction; can be sharpened Invaluable tool for ripping open...

starsnstripesco.com

 

[TeeDee]

I've been looking at this thread with interest once more - I wonder for the UK/European areas what size fitting widgets and dooh-dahs would be most useful inclusions upon a girt big pry bar utility stick?

In America no doubt they would be twisting Fire hydrants on and off like no-ones business but what size utility type nuts , bolts , stop cock fittings and such like do we still have as a standard ?

 

[Jared]

Don't think we have any standards like having access to water on the outside of commercial/industrial buildings with a silcock key.

Often thought a little pry bar, with a cord/seat belt cutter hook on one side and 90 edge for scraping on the other would be useful.