If you’re as unfortunate as Chuck Noland—surviving an unexpected air crash and stranded on an isolated island—then perhaps a flint and ferro rod will be your best bet. But under normal circumstances, like planned camping and non-disaster situations, you’ll probably bring a couple of lighters. And if your choice is BIC, well, the Geekey 2.0 is for you. This super EDC will turn your regular BIC lighter into a next-gen EDC multi-tool.
Now, adding functions to a BIC lighter isn’t new. We’ve seen one that turned it into a literal Swiss Army knife, and even a 5-in-1 pipe tool for the Popeyes out there. But the Geekey 2.0 tops them all with over 20 functions. Twenty! Imagine that!
The 20+ functions include, *take a deep breath*… the requisite bottle opener (because it’s not just for castaways), an enclosed cutter blade for small ropes and strings, a closed multi-size bolt wrench, a bit driver that accepts both 4mm and 1/4” hex bits, a wire stripper, a file, a bike spoke key, a multi-fit screwdriver, a scoring tip for opening packages, a lid opener, a measurement ruler and protractor, a multi-head fit, a wire bender, a staple pry, and more. It also has a lanyard hole so it can join your keys on the keychain. Oh, did we mention it also doubles as an emergency whistle? Yup.
It’s safe to say both castaways and non-castaways will dig this. A multi-tool with this many functions isn’t new—but one that also docks your lighter? Probably just this one.
You can learn more about this awesome little EDC over at Kickstarter, where it’s currently being crowdfunded. If you’re down, you can secure one by pledging US$22 or more.
Images: Geekey.
Story via the gadgeteer.
