Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.  Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day are Knipex Cobra Pliers.  These started with a gift during set up for TSP-23 from my friend J.R. Haley.  He had a pair of the 7 inch ones and we were using them to remove hoses to blow out pipes for a coming freeze.

He showed me how they worked, how they locked in, etc.  I was done, next thing I am snagging his pair and taking a picture so I didn’t forget to buy some.  He was like, “don’t worry jack I got you”.  Later that evening he gave me a 3 piece set of a 7 inch pair, a 10 inch pair and a 12 inch pair.

Okay I am not the guy that gets “hooked” by tools but I did on these.  Since then I have purchased the two smallest versions to evaluate for EDC tools.  The five inch ones and the tiny four inchers.  They all just rock.  Why?  German engineering is why.  First all but the tiny four inchers literally lock into the size you set them.  They have a button on the back, you set the jaws where you want them and get this, THEY STAY THERE.  Why has no one thought of this till now?

It gets better the jaw design is just exceptional.  We have all gotten a set of channel lock style pliers just right, got onto a pipe, a bolt, a nut, etc. and then, they slip.  These will not slip!  You can literally lock them on a pipe and stand on them and here is the key, in one direction.  The jaw teeth are like that of a snake, back curved to bite into the stock and hold.

It gets better because the teeth are directional they also work like a ratchet.  While they won’t slip in a down motion, they easily slip in an upward motion.  And since the jaws lock to the spacing you want you can have them just barely larger then the stock.  So that bolt you can’t get a fricken ratchet on due to spacing, he is toast now, out you go bolt.

Bluntly I am never buying anything else but these for this style of tool, ever, for the rest of my life.  That brings me to options and let me just say based on the quality of these, I would buy anything Knipex makes, not just these pliers, literally anything.

Now to options, they make these in many sizes, the most popular being….

• 4 Inch 100mm (great for EDC)
• 5 Inch 125mm (also great for EDC)
• 6 Inch 150mm
• 7 1/4 Inch 180mm (likely the all around most useful and pocket sized)
• 10 Inch 250mm (the perfect almost everything will fit size)
• 12 Inch 300mm (the I said you are coming off size)
• 16 Inch 400mm (the I wasn’t asking you when I said you were coming off size)
• 22 Inch 550mm (the I don’t care how big that pipe or bulk head is, it is getting tightened size)
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Now these are not cheap and they should not be again the engineering is amazing on them.  But there are a few ways to get the most useful sizes and a less price per each.

• The 5 Piece Tool Roll Kit – gives you the 5 inch, 6inch, 7.25 inch, 10 inch and 12 inch for 164 bucks.  This really is the best “bang for the buck” option because they are like potato chips you will want more than just one.
• The 3 Piece Kit – what J.R. gave me, includes the 7.25 inch,10 inch and 12 inch for 110 bucks.
• The 8 Piece Kit – The I want it all kit, everything from 4 inch all the way to 22 for 412 bucks.
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As I evaluated the 4 and 5 inch for my EDC I tend to come down on the 5 inch ones unless you want them in a pouch or something where the tiny difference in size is an issue.  I have also pretty much abandoned multitools from EDC all together and moved on to these.  On multi tools the things I use most are screw drivers, a knife blade and pliers.  The Cobras are so beyond any and all multi tool pliers that I won’t even compare them.  I mean always have a knife and there are plenty of good EDC options for screw drivers.

I have personally decided the 5 inch version is still small enough for EDC and it preforms better because the 4 inch one doesn’t lock in place.  Again though if you are using a pouch the small amount of difference in size could lead you to the 4 inch ones.  Those will still turn a standard garden hose nut though, which is one of the main things I end up using these for.  See the second video below for more on this.

Let me finish with this, I know these seem expensive but all I can say is once you try them you will see they are absolutely a buy once, cry once investment.  Again I am so sold on them, I would consider Knipex for any and all future tool purchases.  You can find their entire store at the Knipex Amazon Store if you want to check out more of what they have to offer.  I picked up some of their cutting pliers and I have to say they have not disappointed.

So this one has a lot of options and fits under hand tools and EDC at the same time.  If nothing else I recommend you pick up a 7.25 inch pair for general use and either a pair of 4 inch or 5 inch for EDC use.

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See This Video for More Info, Scale, etc.

See this Video for Scale on the Two Smallest Versions and EDC Advice

Items in this Video

• Knipex 4 Inch Pliers – https://amzn.to/3QS6Icb
• Knipex 5 Inch Pliers – https://amzn.to/3MwDlt5
• ACCKUO Multitool Pouch – https://amzn.to/3U4Uyi4
• Klein Tools 32614 Screwdriver – https://amzn.to/48GHIuF
• Streamlite Micro Stream – https://amzn.to/3QZ5g6z
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