Alternative Bottle Openers... what do you use?

If I am stcuk without a real opener, I usually use my pocket knife. But I have also been known to use a cell phone (not my nice one...) or the edge of a desk.

Told the wife about the wedding ring opener trick. She said "You are lucky, my ring is too thin to open the ring." I thought she would be shocked or offended but she said no its great you can use it for something functional.

I am the one with the problem with this technique as a newly wed I am still getting used to this thing, it really weighs down my left hand. I am also afraid of scratching it.

When I'm in the garage it's a channel lock or robo grip every time.

lemme see:

bic lighter
box wrench
spoon
can opener
church key
striker plate
screw driver
pocket knife
isuzu ignition key
butter knife
shotgun shell
30-06 or larger caliber cartridge
basically anything strong and 2"+

once you realize the leverage, on the ground in the woods you will find a branch of sufficient girth.

Sister's cat

Thanks for all of the great ideas.

if i can't find my keys (w/ attached bottle opener) in like 10 seconds of wanting to crack a brew, i usually use the edge of my counter top and smack that puppy

i have the bottle end of one of these, house key, and each vehicle and motorcycle.

There are so many possibilities... any thing that can get leverage under the cap works...i cant even think of all the things that Ive used after having a couple

Some drawer pulls work great like an old time mounted bottle opener.

Also the the non moving part of a lock hasp,

AnthonyD said:

my truck has a built in bottle opener (and I bet many of your vehicles have the same one).

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I can't recall for sure, but I seem to remember my dad having an old Buick when I was a kid that had a bottle opener on the dash within reach of the driver. Dad only opened pop bottles with it, but I half think it was for opening beer bottles on the road.

best bottle opener...ever.

ecojack said:

best bottle opener...ever.

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At least it's good for something, eh?


I've had a churchkey on my key chain since joining the co-ed softball league during college.

Weber BBQ handle.

I was setting routes at a climbing wall once late at night before a competition. The wall's owner took all of us over to the rack of climbing gear for sale behind the counter, and told us that anything that we couldn't open a beer with, he was going to stop selling. Fun times.

a sailboat winch handle, c/o a guest skipper.. i open 'em like that every time I'm on the boat now..

I used a #2 pencil once and didn't break it

craven_morhead said:

I was setting routes at a climbing wall once late at night before a competition. The wall's owner took all of us over to the rack of climbing gear for sale behind the counter, and told us that anything that we couldn't open a beer with, he was going to stop selling. Fun times.

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This is the best piece of gear that Black Diamond makes!
Always have it with me

I have used a carabiner before, I usually have my keys on one and it actually works pretty well.

I knew this Russian guy (Boris of course) who would open beer bottles with his eye socket, pretty neat party trick lol.

I keep a 12" crowbar on my desk at the office. It has only two purposes; open my bottles of beer, and the occasional shake at the people wandering into my office, asking me to fix their computers. I'm the calm and quiet IT guy.

don't forget teeth

So many ways....

lighter, cellphone, wallet, pretty much anything.

You should wear one on a chain like Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke"

Is that Korean Cool Hand Luke?

Coor Hand Ruke.

/I'm going to hell...

shortyjacobs said:

Coor Hand Ruke.

/I'm going to hell...

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:cross: haha, beat me to it.

I used a pair of channel locks today, works like a charm