Gerber Dime 12-in-1 Mini Multitool

The bottle opener on the Gerber Dime sits on the outside of the handle, so it works even when the tool is folded shut. That one small choice tells you who it’s for: the guy who keeps it on his keys and ends up using it more than he ever expected.

Folded, the Dime is 2.75 inches long and weighs 2.2 ounces. Open it and you get spring-loaded needle-nose pliers with wire cutters, a plain-edge blade, scissors, tweezers, small and medium flat drivers, and a fine and a coarse file. There’s also a separate blade shaped for slicing into plastic clamshell packaging, which may be the tool that gets the most use on Christmas morning. It’s all stainless steel, and it hangs from a keyring or lanyard as easily as it rides in a pocket.

It suits the person who fixes small things on the spot: trimming fishing line, snipping a zip tie, tightening a loose screw before it goes missing.

The catch: it’s a keychain tool, so the pliers and scissors are sized for small jobs. It won’t stand in for a full-size multitool on anything that needs real muscle, and the blade means it stays home on flying days.