Favorite nut tool

EWilliams wrote:

Metolius feather nut tool 21 grams. Trango piranha 20 grams. Trango shark 83 grams. I’ll continue to carry a separate knife and nut tool. The wild country leash option is gimmicky. Regarding winter nut removal ice tools work quite well. 

Highly highly disagree.  That gimmicky tether is the shit.  Also like the wider backside of the nut tool.   On hard to get out placements it’s nice to not worry about dropping.   Except that time my buddy didn’t clip the tether to him and dropped my nut tool off the third pitch of a route.  

Happy ending found hanging in a bush by the decent trail.  

EWilliams wrote:

The wild country leash option is gimmicky. 

I too highly disagree with this. It is incredibly useful. You don't have to be so careful with how you unclip, clip, and use the nut tool, as you can't lose it. Feeling really pumped after removing that difficult and stuck passive gear? Just drop the nut tool and let it dangle from the leash until you get to a better stance to clip it back to your gear loop.

I believe this is the clear standout for the best nut tool. Good luck finding one.

Who’s that made by?

Nick Haha wrote:

Who’s that made by?

The Ushba nut tool is no longer made.

I have the Extractor (which I think is the pre-torque metolius tool) and actually don't like it.  Also have the WC with leash.  Don't like that one either.

The first nut tool I bought was the vanilla BD one, and to this day it's my favourite.  I keep it on a leash and a wrap of the cord around the back of the handle is more than enough to dull the edges for those times I need to give it a harder whack.

 Yeah, I like that old BD one as well. I dipped the handle in tooldip a couple times which provided two benefits; more comfortable on the hand plus it’s not so noisy clanking around on the rack.  Of course it probably won’t open a bottle beer anymore.

Spare 2-3mm cord for tent guylines makes a lighter leash for any nut tool. If you tie it to a light rated micro biner you now have an extra useful piece. I’ve arrived at a belay with no runners or cord and used that nut tool tether biner on a nut in the anchor a few times.

All of the tools mentioned upthread will do the job. Of the approx 20 nut tools I own I like the WC because of the combo light weight, soft hitting area on the rear and the leash. The titanium Ushbas pictured upthread are collectors items now, I wouldn't want to drop it, but it's a nice lightweight tool that is easy to smack.The Metolius featherweight may be as good. The black diamond sucks except for one sweet feature: integrated beer opener.

Nick Drake wrote:

Spare 2-3mm cord for tent guylines makes a lighter leash for any nut tool. If you tie it to a light rated micro biner you now have an extra useful piece. I’ve arrived at a belay with no runners or cord and used that nut tool tether biner on a nut in the anchor a few times.

Off topic:  

Does this seem dangerous to you use cord rated anywhere from 0.85 to 3.0kN to connect a piece of rock pro in your anchor? Perhaps you might want to go into more detail with this. Is it something done very rarely and only purely out of desperation for lack of gear? If that's the case, perhaps plan better with what you bring on the climb? I'm not one that normally builds rope anchors, but for myself in this situation that is exactly what I'd do. Even a poorly built rope anchor is going to be stronger than 2 or 3mm static cord.

Pretty sure he meant he used the binder to clip a nut. Not the cord itself

anotherclimber,  I believe he was just referring to using the extra biner not the guyline cord!

Well that makes far more sense to me. Thank you PatMas and greggrylls for clearing that up.

nathanael wrote:

Where can I get one?

anotherclimber wrote:

Off topic:  

Does this seem dangerous to you use cord rated anywhere from 0.85 to 3.0kN to connect a piece of rock pro in your anchor? Perhaps you might want to go into more detail with this. Is it something done very rarely and only purely out of desperation for lack of gear? If that's the case, perhaps plan better with what you bring on the climb? I'm not one that normally builds rope anchors, but for myself in this situation that is exactly what I'd do. Even a poorly built rope anchor is going to be stronger than 2 or 3mm static cord.

I can see how that would be confusing, I could have said "I've used that biner from the nut tool tether to clip the wire of a nut and cloved the rope in" so it was a bit more clear. 

I prefer the hook end on the BD and Climbing Technology tools, let's you use it like a bottle opener on hollow nuts and lift them right out. I want that hook design with a wide pommel at the back like the metolius for striking.  Yet to find that combo. Anyone know of one? The metolius hook isn't big enough /curved back enough to perform the same way.

Larry S wrote:

I prefer the hook end on the BD and Climbing Technology tools, let's you use it like a bottle opener on hollow nuts and lift them right out. I want that hook design with a wide pommel at the back like the metolius for striking.  Yet to find that combo. Anyone know of one? The metolius hook isn't big enough /curved back enough to perform the same way.

https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en/climbing-cams-stoppers-nuts-hexes/wiregate-nut-tool-BD620062BLAKALL1.html

Chris Blatchley wrote:

https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en/climbing-cams-stoppers-nuts-hexes/wiregate-nut-tool-BD620062BLAKALL1.html

Well look at that.  I hadn't looked for a new one in years as I've got 4 tools already. Might need to get a 5th.

Larry S wrote:

I prefer the hook end on the BD and Climbing Technology tools, let's you use it like a bottle opener on hollow nuts and lift them right out. I want that hook design with a wide pommel at the back like the metolius for striking.  Yet to find that combo. Anyone know of one? The metolius hook isn't big enough /curved back enough to perform the same way.

Thanks for mentioning the Climbing Technology nut tool. I wasn't aware of that one.

http://www.climbingtechnology.com/en/outdoor-en/anchors/mobile-anchors/nuts-tool

It looks really interesting, but you are absolutely right that it needs a wide pommel on the back. I note that it has by default the pointy end that Patrik likes to have on his for getting out micro nuts. 

About the hook end: Are you saying you insert it through the hollow part of the nut, hook the back and top side and push upwards to twist the nut out? Have you found this to wear the nut a bit more than usual since it is not being removed the way it went in?