Be Mr. Fix-it. If you spend any time in the backcountry on skis or a splitboard, self sufficiency is paramount. That means never having to rely on your friends if you lack any essentials. It’s always best to be the guy who provides than the guy who needs – especially since the provider generally gets beer as payment at the end of the day. With that in mind, a good way to be Mr. Fix-it, is to have the Brooks Range Backcountry Multi-tool on your person whenever you slap skins to skis and head for the woods.
The Brooks Range Backcountry Multi-tool is exactly what the name implies. Take a typical multi tool stuffed with knives, screwdriver and pliers, but add the twist of ski and splitboard specific tools that you’d otherwise need to haul a toolbox into the backcountry for. For example, this particular multi-tool has a ¼” hex-driver, a #1 Philips, #2 Philips, and #3 Posi-drive bit, a Torx® T20 bit, and a #4 flathead. Plus, with the quarter-inch hex driver, you can customize your setup by adding any needed bit from the hardware store.
Of course the Brooks Range Backcountry Multi-tool also has the usual stuff like a pair of pliers, serrated knife (great for cutting summer sausage atop sunny peaks,) and wire cutters that frustrated splitboarders would probably find especially useful. *cue announcer voice* But that’s not all! This multi-tool also includes a wrench for 6, 8, 10, and 11mm nuts, a #9 flathead screwdriver, and the most important, vital tool of all time… a bottle opener for post-ski touring beers in the parking lot.
The Brooks Range Backcountry Multi-tool is durable, strong and weighs very little (6.4 oz) thanks to steel and aluminum construction. It comes in a carrying case that stores a bit extender, hex drive drill bit and awl, and the case slides onto a backpack waist belt for easy, quick access.
I’ve been carrying the multi-tool around on backcountry tours in the Wasatch Mountains for the past few months, and luckily I haven’t needed to use it for unexpected repairs… yet. The bottle opener and knife have been the go-to tools so far, and hopefully nothing dramatic will happen on the hill that requires major mechanical surgery. But if you or your friends ever do have an equipment failure miles from the trailhead, you’ll be damn glad to have the Brooks Range Backcountry Multi-tool at your disposal.
To purchase the Brooks Range Multi-tool visit them online.