Dime 12-in-1 Mini Multitool Pliers

The Dime answers one question: what is the lightest way to carry real pliers and scissors on a backpacking trip. At 62 grams and a budget price, it is a defensible answer. The spring-loaded needlenose grabs a clogged stove jet or a tick, the scissors handle tape and moleskin far better than any knife does, and the external package opener means you can slit a food pouch without unfolding the tool. The limits come from size and steel. The pliers are short and flex under real torque, so they will not free a seized trekking pole section or bend a stiff tent stake back. The blade is small and the stainless is soft, so it dulls fast and wants frequent stropping. The butterfly handles pinch fingers if you are careless. Ultralight hikers who only need to cut things carry a razor blade and a needle for a fraction of this weight.