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A Carabiner-Shaped Multitool is Killing it on Kickstarter, Because of Course It Is

Copenhagen-based Jonas Lind-Bendixen is the guy that invented the Sitpack portable seating device. Back in 2014 it was a Kickstarter smash, landing about $150k. His follow-up Sitpack Zen did even better on the platform, netting nearly $520k. Now JLB’s back with another follow-up, although he’s apparently vacated the portable seating space in favor of…the EDC market.

Yes, we have yet another multitool, this one shaped like a carabiner:

Sure, some of the Octo’s features look like they might be useful if you’ve got nothing else on hand. But I suspect this product’s doing well ($141k on a $5k goal at press time, 22 days left to pledge) because of the ooh-aah form factor more than anything. It never ceases to amaze me how many multitool variants are on the market–and how voracious demand for them seems to be.

So again I’ll say, if you’re a product designer looking to go independent, I think the EDC market wouldn’t be a bad place to start.

What’s going to happen to these mountains of multitools, years in the future? I guess the good news is that since they’re largely made of aluminum, steel or titanium—the Octo offers all three versions—they can all be recycled.

https://www.core77.com/posts/113668/A-Carabiner-Shaped-Multitool-is-Killing-it-on-Kickstarter-Because-of-Course-It-Is