My "Solve Most Problems" Tool Bag

[@SoloRenegade]

Had such a kit in the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2 crescent wrenches, hammer, a similar multi-bit screwdriver, Gerber combat engineer multitool, zipties, electrical tape, 550 paracord, and duct tape. "Fixed" and recovered a lot of vehicles with this. Now as a Mechanical Engineer, I have another tool kit. Same Wera screwdriver, Knipex parallel jaw pliers, Stanley locking crescent wrenches, calipers, AAA flashlight, and a very specialized set of tools specific to the work i do (very small bit driver ratchets, sockets, razorblade, tweezers, telescoping mirrors/magnet, etc). People often comment on how I always seem to have the right tool at just the right time. And most of it fits in my cargo pockets, so they don't know I have it on me till I start pulling it out. Always love the look on their eyes in those moments when I produce a small toolbox worth of tools from my pockets to fix a problem on-the-fly, and they are trying to figure out how i fit all that stuff in my pockets without them seeing it.

[@thrillscience]

You're turning into Big Clive with your own alcohol-fueled "hands channel"

[@JohnathanVanProoyen]

Love seeing the way an industry renowned professional explains the reasoning for his/her choice in tools. Love the nods to other channels I watch, too!

[@kasper_429]

"Defuckulate" may just be my new favorite word. 🤣

[@Blakes123]

Same

[@gedion4000]

The first 15 seconds of this video was straight up a magic trick lol.

[@DeviantOllam]

I am nowhere near the league of Mr. B0t or Brian Brushwood when it comes to magic, but I like my result there, just the same. ;-)

[@007Vaughn]

@@DeviantOllam That took me about 5 re-watches to see how you did that. Nice work Dev.

[@QlueDuPlessis]

Reminded me of that Scottish MRE with the nuclear fission food warmer in it... :p

[@AquaTech225]

Someone’s definitely a fan of AvE

[@BlueCollarBachelor]

It seems like all of us watch the same 5 KZbin channels.

[@Rac00n]

@@BlueCollarBachelor I assume so

[@sellingthewind]

@@BlueCollarBachelor so true

[@brendanmay2717]

@@BlueCollarBachelor who are the other 3

[@BlueCollarBachelor]

@@brendanmay2717 Bosnian Bill, LPL, and Demo Ranch.

[@WhiskeySpiritGuide]

"My grandmother was a Cancer. Which is ironic, because she was also killed by a giant crab."

[@dogfather6165]

I'm a security guard, I do nightshift and often lock myself out of the building I'm meant to be guarding -- the tips and tricks I learned from your channel have saved my job/life more often than I can say. Thanks very much. Also crab.

[@-bravoechodelta255-6]

i'm an apprentice at a locksmith shop, and we call the detent pusher unscrewy thing the twirlygig. just some new terminology, straight from my boss, a locksmith will 30 years under her belt

[@AaronCook83]

Any video that opens with a glen cairn is a win. I'll go get my own then continue watching.

[@wx7slc]

Masterful as ever. I appreciate your train of thought and expertise. Your hints don't misdirect and work for all, even though crabs walk sideways and lobsters walk straight.

[@inigo_montoya]

Those wera tools are insanely nice.

[@savagemessiah.]

vocab notes for this vid: defuckulate, fabricobble The sparrows mini pinning mats are pretty handy and portable and are a bit more available then bespoke machined metal ones

[@chrispyk4456]

Oh man, crab is my family's new years tradition. Thanks for the video, and for the recollection of fond memories.

[@GeorgeBobeck]

Your "solves most problems" kit reminds me of my "go bag" set up for each one of my IT team members at my last job. Each bag had a base set up of a screw driver, box cutter (with extra blades in handle), small right angle screw driver (the Harbor Freight mini screw driver and 1/4 inch socket handle), a pdu power adapter, sharpie marker, flashlight, and a Duke Cannon Cold Shower packet. For batteries, I prefer to use storacell battery organizers instead of bags. I have one of those batter organizers as part of my insulin pump supplies pouch :-) The crab never donates to charity because it is shellfish

[@ZiggityPow]

Dungeness crab is delicious. I live in western WA also. If you like seafood you should try razor clamming or squid jigging in Puget sound if you have not. If you ever had some free time and wanted to learn, I'd be happy to meet and let you use our clam "guns" or squid gear. As an IT nerd originally from Montana, I find the bounties of the Pacific absolutely fascinating and always love to share that fascination.

[@SpydrePendragon]

Your tool tips are my favorite videos. My favorite use of crab is one can of shredded crab per 8 oz cream cheese and a tsp of garlic, beat till smooth. Goes with anything you want to dip in it.

[@axbrax5697]

A crab for the hidden handcuff key. Very useful.

[@JoelRavier]

Glad to see another AvE fan out in the wild. Keep up the great work!

[@m0rbidhusky]

I always forget how popular our Uncle in the great frozen North is. Love the kit, can’t wait to see more videos! And of course, Crab. That anklet would most likely find its way on my EDC bag if I were to win it.

[@um5785]

What a wonderful little bag of goodies, the only thing missing is a crab for security.

[@chrisschloss1229]

Fav sign i have seen in a long time: Posted over ureinal "Don't throw tooth picks in ureinal crabs can pole volt"

[@NB_Jas]

I laughed at that intro. I just had a long day at work and came home & poured myself a wine after doing my nails, this is how this man relaxes. nails did, wine, and a good feed and great youtube. :)

[@wb5mgr]

You may want to check into the Wera Tool Check Plus (metric or inch depending) it comes with that little handle you like, plus a short extension, a small ratchet and about 40 bits and sockets in a nice flat package. Great for a kit like this. I have a metric one in my kit along with a set of the matching imperial sockets to expand it further. I also added several other small hand tools like a mini crescent wrench and a mini pair of channel lock pliers. My entire kit fits in a bag equal in size to yours.

[@authorizeduser6507]

I bought that punch tool in your recommendation and used it to fix dollhouse wiring. Thank you!

[@iblackfeathers]

2:38 the yellow ring on one of your screwdriver bits fell off and went on the table... then later swept to the side. the grooves on the pinning tray keeps the pins in place from rolling, making it more convenient to grab with a tweezer or other tool.

[@ryanvargas4889]

iblackfeathers yeah I grab door handles with my shirt too.

[@MatthewEllis]

Thanks for the video! Always a treat to listen to you talk. Also crab, because things.

[@Kungfujoe1110]

Pike Place Market is indeed a good place to get some crab. I enjoy your videos, thanks for making them

[@sk8rsam33]

Little bit of crab, little bit of alcohol, and a ton if great info. Love this channel

[@sgchatterjee]

6:00 "You'd be shocked" when talking about batteries. Well played. And I hope we all agree, that a proper crab cake is just chunk crab with barely enough bread/binding agent to make it a solid unit. People that make stuffing lumps with crab in it should be ashamed.

[@artiem5262]

crab crab love the wera handles! I have a couple of small pill bottles with spare bits to add to the internally stored ones

[@danmastee2810]

I don't want to be a crab but your videos are causing my amazon wish list to grow

[@tatubom1]

Thanks for all the great KZbin videos and talks at cons, whenever the topic of most important security aspect or most over looked security comes up in one of my classes I always talk about physical security and point to one of your talks. One of my instructors has seen it come up so much he can be a real crab about it when I do it again.

[@matthewellisor5835]

I'm sooooo guilty of the bag bloat. Worse than that, they seldom reproduce by mitosis, typically it's budding. I'm so overdue for a culling that I'd guess there are 5 of the 12-16" wire-frame ziptop tool bags in my vehicle right now. For me, it's easy that the pendulum swings so far into "can get anything done" (though it's awesome when you're having lunch and overhear that someone needs a 4.5" hinge pin and get to say "BRB" ) that I can't find the thing that I need when it's needed. Dev you've inspired me. It's cull time!

[@worab1]

Another great video. Nice bag of stuff. Crab is delicious.

[@carlweiss8942]

thx for your upbeat and cool vids. u keep me from being crab during the week

[@brittanpeel6255]

am i the only one that comes here mostly for a laugh but still learn something every damn time

[@neiloconnor5912]

One of my favorite seafood dishes is King Crab legs. Little butter and I'm happy. Thanks for the video, good assortment ideas.

[@CassandraHumenuk]

Thanks for the great tour of that bag. Gave me some good ideas... also Crab :)

[@steveblack7642]

These videos can solve someone being a crab on the job site!

[@cerberuszj33]

I'd love that paracord bracelet to fit over my meaty crab claws! Thanks for feeding us more juicy informative content! Always enjoy your videos.

[@shootingeggs8186]

If Dev came to fix things around my house with that bag, I certainly wouldn't crab about it.

[@timbober1]

I like the bag. The screw drivers are on my wish list. Look forward to your videos thank you for taking the time.

[@aaronslife4635]

Why wouldn't the crab share his dinner? . . . He was a little shellfish. .... Thank you, I'll be here all night!

[@McFlysGarage]

That wera screwdriver is absolutely the best. Glad I picked it up while they were on sale on Amazon.

[@nbfd161]

One of my fondest memories growing up, was crabbing to all hours of the night with my brothers. We would get home at around 5:00 in the morning, throw the crab in a steam pot with some Old Bay, and let them go. Nothing was better than waking up to that smell after that. It meant cleaning/eating crab while sharing drinks with the family.

[@SoloDX]

My favorite crab is when I go to the Keg during Dungeoness Crab month. Best ever. Also, love the work you do mate!

[@zeo868]

I used to work on a lobster fishing boat, we would always get some crab as we went. So what we did was save the crabs in a floating crate where we tied up until we had enough to get a proper meal going then invite some friends over and feast.

[@Peter200lx]

I'll join notifying the youtube algorithm that these videos are good through the inclusion of crab. Actual comment: I occasionally do a search on youtube for Deviant Ollam filtered by >20 minutes and ordered my upload date to see if any new talks of yours have been posted. They've invariably been fascinating and I've learned a lot. As someone who as volunteered at conventions, I found your Silver Tongue vs Iron Fist video especially relevant.

[@HamiltonMechanical]

So, i'm no locksmith, but i spent 12+ years as a small engine mechanic. It always cracked me up how many people didn't realize most all mowers were keyed the same. There's like 2 different keys. 3 technically, but I only ever saw the third one like three times. I kept the two common ones on my keychain, and when i'd go to pick up a mower, i'd fire it up and the customer would come out all upset like HOW DID YOU START MY MOWER??!?!? I still have the key!! LOLS. now days, I keep a paper towel dispenser key on my key ring, for those automatic ones I come across that refuse to believe i'm a person. I"M GETTING MY PAPER TOWEL, DAMNIT!!! :-D

[@RobertBeckk]

So glad you uploaded deviant, I was feeling very crabby.

[@daithi1966]

10 seconds in, and I'm already up voting the video. Nice.

[@bam5275]

Awesome tool kit and video. Thank you and keep them coming. Crab.

[@jmr]

I don't have crabs or even a crab. There are some awesome mini 3D pinning kits out there that clasp shut. Very nice for portability because you can close them and keep pins and springs from getting out of order.

[@jts.97]

The thing I love about this comment section is that you don't even need to watch the video to know that the word is Crab, Not that I'd ever fail to make time to watch an upload all the way through

[@eovnu87435ds]

Less for locks and more for general purpose, my go bag always has a TS-100 soldering iron in there. A 3d printed case that's 20x20x200mm has the iron, 3 tips, a bundle of solder and some heat shrink. Whether you're melting a hole through something or fixing a busted power jack on some appliance, it's the perfect tool. I also keep a USB battery capable of USB C Power Delivery, a small strip of LED lights with a USB port on the end of it, and a "USB C PD Trigger," which is a tiny circuit that can tell any USB C PD power supply to spit out whatever voltage you want. It turns my little battery into a 5/9/12v generic power supply. Also, crab people.

[@CrayonRocketry]

In a pinch (like a crab, yagetit?), I've used a piece of corrugated cardboard with one side of the paper ripped off to expose the corrugations as a pinning tray.

[@ninjaofslo]

I woke up kind of crab by. It’s definitely a Monday. I saw that screwdriver in my amazon recommendation. It looks great. I think I need it.

[@skunkw0rx69]

Crab sounds wonderful right now. Buffet style.

[@kulmajaba]

I bought a Wera 821 six-shooter after seeing one of your videos where you talked about those. Great little tool, it always lives with my camera gear when I go on a shoot.

[@BurningWell]

I'm usually such a crab in the morning, these videos certainly do help fix that.

[@bhartley1024]

Cheap digital calipers chew through batteries because the measuring circuit is ALWAYS powered, even when the screen is off. If you close, zero and turn off the calipers then open and turn them on, you'll see the measurements are still correct because they were measuring even while "off". No idea why they do this since I zero them out each time I use them. I've been meaning to add a true on-off switch or maybe a calculator solar panel.

[@randomdudeontheinternet4389]

That's a nice collection of tools, I really have to replace the crab ones in my small toolkit.

[@StealthKill01]

A fine choice my man - Redbreast (our own Irish whiskey). Never tried it with crab though!

[@KarenNakamura1]

Hard to be crabby with such great content!!

[@clemansky3320]

Right up there with Vera and Wiha in my opinion is Knipex - if you haven't used a set of their pliers before I highly recommend you crab a pair.

[@mandreko]

I was a crab when I woke up this morning, but after this video, I'm much better.

[@mannys9130]

The first pinning tray I ever used was one I made out of Q-tips taped to a piece of cardboard. 😸 I had no money and my door was very vulnerable, and it worked the part. I still have it.

[@OLLE3770]

Nothing in that box is pure crab. Nice set of useful tools btw.

[@baki1234]

The crab and shrimp never leave a tip for the waiter. They are so shellfish!

[@MonkeyLockpicks]

Awesome kit.. I think I'm going to crab one of these "handle most things bag" asap. Thanks for showing. Awesome video!!

[@TheMatthooks]

My all time favourite graffiti. Spotted written in tiny letters, right at the top of the wall above a toilet in London. So high, and so small, that clambering in top of the toilet was necessary to read it. It read. "It's no use standing on the seat, the crabs in here can jump ten feet" Made me laugh so much I nearly fell in the pan Oh, and just in case plurals don't work.... Crab.

[@axonIvorist]

wait a handcuff key hidden inside? Before they know it, they'll be hit by a crab criminal (♪ Annie, are you okay? ♪)

[@jmr]

Thanks a lot! Now I have to get that song out of my head!

[@LakeVermilionDreams]

Crab. I want to win again almost as much for the awesome stickers and swag you included as much as the prize! Thanks for all you do, Dev, definitely inspiring me to keep up my old Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared!

[@dafoex]

I'm likely well late for the whole "crab" thing, but I do like that buckle with the cuff key inside.

[@thisaccountisntreal107]

The UV reactive dust is the coolest thing I've ever heard of

[@dillon9312]

I Love playing Scrable when on a seaside vacation with family and friends. That bracelet/anklet has a nifty design. Would be cool to find a retailer to purchase one for myself that was small enough to fit on one of my limbs.

[@inund8]

That thing looks like it was made for an Australian Giant crab. I'd definitely make a new paracord bracelet out of those!

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

I like your fingerprints, and your re-keying light saber... O.O wow Crab by

[@Jbeezy202]

Good to see we share the same uncle.

[@wlwlvr]

While most of these tools don't apply to my personal day-to-day, I have now ordered that excellent screwdriver and anticipate removing at least three other items from my toolbelt. I also had a great birthday dinner recently, steak and crab.

[@KaneYork]

Oh, the Seattle Fish Market is awesome. Never really been a fan of crab, gimme that shrimp though!

[@magnus5356]

The battery insulator (from the calipers) is a great idea.

[@TheBullboy1]

Love videos like this

[@JurgMudveins]

Loving the problem solving bag from the start of the video. Things go wrong just crab yourself a little snifter of thinking juice

[@MorpH2k]

I don't even really like crab, but I would love this bracelet!

[@FrankMerendaBadShot]

You know, videos like this really help me from turning into a crab in my old age......

[@ForgedEggs]

My best guess for the pinning trays: the slits down the centres are so the pins tend to stay there and you can easily pick them out with a lockpick or something else thin.

[@officiallyturtlesquared]

You know what, It's been a long time since I've had crab. Might go out and get some today. Thanks, Dev!

[@TheButchersbLock]

Great video mate👍 oh man soft shell crab is my favourite 😊

[@vanvorst1999]

👍 Got to love dancing and talking hands videos 👐

[@phyphor]

Another amazing video from you - I hope if we ever meet I have a bottle of Scotland's finest for you to help say thanks for putting out great content. I was thinking to myself "phy, you never want any of the offerings so it doesn't matter whether Deviant would ever ship to the UK" and then you mentioned the one thing that would get me interested, which is that I'm a big ol' giant and the wrist strap would probably suit me just fine so I thought I'd crab the chance to put in a submission. Still, there's lots of others interested, so I'm not too hopeful.

[@iLLeag7e]

You're cool as hell DeviantOllam. Thank you for alleviating my boredom even though you have other things to do. Be safe man. edit because I forgot: crab

[@peema10]

Kudos on the Redbreast 12, I was absolutely expecting that to be the word rather than crab. Got the Wera on your previous recommendation and love it.

[@courtneykerr9042]

If you're ever in Norfolk Virginia, please let me know. There's a place near my work that has the best crab cake ever. It's in a shady neighborhood; bring two spare magazines.

[@Drikonn]

That pinning tray looks about the right size to fit in a Gameboy game case, if you can find one. Might be a good way to keep pins from wandering off if you have to step away

[@tommysjr4045]

Growing up in Oregon and the Bay Area - Dungeness crab was always the only crab in our family. Well - excluding mom when she hadn't had a cigarette in a while. There's another Bloomberg joke about crabby uncles somewhere - but I don't have the energy to find it today.

[@Ghost_Os]

Nice artistic filter on the video thumbnail. Of your thumbs. Crab.

[@ITGuyLevi]

Even though I don't like to eat crab, they can be fun to watch playing around in the tank. On a more serious note though, your channel is awesome man!

[@RuneInternational]

The wera is my most used screwdriver in the field. Even have the belt bag for it, and with a personal selection of bits, it is a great tool