Tools are a safe gift when they match the person rather than the catalogue. Nobody needs a thirty-six-function multitool for a studio apartment, and nobody with a workbench wants a stocking stuffer. Here is how the Kelvin range maps onto the people on most lists.
The person who fixes everything
They have a drawer of tools already. What they do not have is one tool that does the common jobs in one hand. The Kelvin 36 is the one to give: 26 bits, a locking screwdriver arm, tape, level, light, corkscrew and bottle opener in a cast aluminium body.
The person who should fix things but does not
Give them something they will keep in reach. The Kelvin 36 SL is the same 36 tools in a slimmer, 8 oz body, and it arrives in its own case and pouch, which makes it the easiest gift in the range to wrap and the one we suggest when someone says "I do not know much about tools".
The student or the first apartment
The Kelvin 17: thirteen bits, a 3 ft tape, a level, a light and a hammering surface, the size of a phone, under $30. It handles the flat-pack desk and the picture frames and then lives in a drawer.
The new driver
The Kelvin 8: power bank, hand crank, flashlight with SOS, seatbelt cutter, window hammer and a siren. It is a gift about peace of mind for the giver as much as the driver.
The tinkerer
The Retractor Auto Advance: press the switch and the next bit advances. It ships in a hard case and suits anyone who assembles, repairs or rewires things for fun.
The bike or car person
The PakRatchet: a ratchet, seven sockets and four bits folded into one handle, in metric or SAE.
Stocking stuffers
The Retractor for the one who loses bits, the Retractor Mini for glasses and battery covers, and the Kelvin 07 spinner for the fidgeter with a desk.
Good to know
- The 36 SL and the Auto Advance ship in cases; every multitool comes boxed.
- Prices show in your local currency and shipping options appear at checkout.
- Non-warranty returns are accepted within 30 days of receipt, which covers the wrong colour and the wrong person.
The full guide, with pictures and a short list for people in a hurry, is on the gift guide page.
