{"id":999,"date":"2012-01-04T04:03:17","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T11:03:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-03-24T21:20:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T03:20:31","slug":"gear-review-stronghold-haywire-klamper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/articles\/gear-review-stronghold-haywire-klamper\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear Review: Stronghold Haywire Klamper"},"content":{"rendered":"

We plan on rolling out a lot of new products in 2012.\u00a0 This is a review of the Stronghold Haywire Klamper.<\/p>\n

I am especially proud to present this product because not only are we the only retailers for this product on the internet, it is also made right here in NW Montana where we live.<\/p>\n

We called upon our independent gear review staff member Jackson to put this item through the paces, assess its strengths, weaknesses and possible uses.<\/p>\n

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Gear Review: The Stronghold Haywire Klamper by Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I received this interesting little tool after Wilson contacted me about this product.\u00a0 He was looking for someone to test it out for functionality, durability, usefulness and uses.\u00a0 I never buy a tool or an item unless I can come up with multiple uses for it.\u00a0 Granted I do have tools that only have one use but not every tool can be used for multiple tasks.\u00a0 This little Haywire Klamper is one that has untold amounts of useful applications.<\/p>\n

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I received the Haywire Klamper in the mail and excitedly pulled it out of the plastic bag and all I could do was gaze at it. I then said out loud, \u201cWhat in the world is this thing?\u201d\u00a0 As I moved it between my hands turning it over and over trying to figure out how it was used my smarter side walked up and grabbed the instructions and began to read.\u00a0 She quickly showed me how it was supposed to go.\u00a0 If only I would have looked at the instructions I would have seen the pictures showing its proper use.\u00a0 I like having pictures as that is the kind of guy I am.<\/p>\n

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The instructions are extremely clear and easy to understand, even for a simple guy like myself.\u00a0 As mentioned though the pictures help for those more inclined towards that method of learning.\u00a0 The instructions also include proper lengths of wire needed for the size of clamp you are making.\u00a0 I pulled the rest of the items out of the bag which included a roll of 14 gauge wire and a pre-made 5\/8 double strength clamp.<\/p>\n

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Of course next on the agenda was to find my first klamping victim.\u00a0 I grabbed my wooden hammer to just see how the tool worked.\u00a0 It does not take a lot of force to tighten down the wire as I discovered as it sunk deeply into the wood.\u00a0 Twisting the handle is very easy and you do not encounter a lot of resistance while doing it, yet the klamp is extremely tight, but with just the lifting of the wire ends the klamp becomes loose and can be removed.<\/p>\n

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The first step is to cut your wire to the proper length.\u00a0 The instructions give you the length of wire needed for klamping \u00be inch all the way to 4 inch hose.\u00a0 Here we are experimenting with klamping two metal pipes together.\u00a0 Form a loop in your cut wire.<\/p>\n

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Now rotate the wire in a \u201cx\u201d pattern around the metal bars.<\/p>\n

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You can see the loop just sticking over the metal bars.<\/p>\n

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Insert your free ends into the loop and connect the Haywire Klamper. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Begin tightening by rotating the handle until it is as tight as you need it and then rotate the klamper (by pivoting on the notch) off of the wire and trim the ends.<\/p>\n

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The final product should look something like this.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>It takes a little practice but once you have the hang of it, it proceeds very quickly and easy.<\/p>\n

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I took this over to a friend who does a lot of work on cars and motorcycles.\u00a0 He absolutely loved it because of all the clamping he does and the cost of wire versus buying clamps. \u00a0He attempted to distract me and get me to forget the tool as I was leaving.\u00a0 No such luck.<\/p>\n

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I also took it out to my uncle\u2019s farm.\u00a0 Showed it to him and he was amazed that he hadn\u2019t thought of it first.\u00a0 (Things tend to work that way.)\u00a0\u00a0 But he used it to mend one of his fences, lashed a bale of hay and banded a bundle of wood with a little loop on the free end side to be able to carry a lot easier.<\/p>\n

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The applications for this tool are only limited by your imagination.\u00a0 I am going to experiment with building a shelter in the woods and continue to look for \u201coutside of the box\u201d ideas.\u00a0 This is a definite for your shop, emergency kit or bug out bag, its light, durable and extremely handy.<\/p>\n

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Remember, hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and keep looking up as our redemption draws near.<\/p>\n

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Jackson<\/p>\n

Pantry Paratus Gear Reviewer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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