resqme The Original Emergency Keychain Car Escape Tool, 2-in-1 Seatbelt Cutter and Window Breaker, Made in USA, Yellow - Compact Emergency Hammer

This is a small but potentially seriously valuable tool in case you or someone else is involved in an auto accident. As you can see in the photo there is a car key which lets you know this is not very large and is meant to be used on a keychain, which is likely the best place to keep it because if you are in an accident having access to the key still being in the ignition is more likely than any other place in my opinion. It has two devices to help you out if you are in an automobile accident or if you are trying to help someone else that has been in an accident. The first is a glass breaker. Auto glass needs to be strong to undergo the rigors a car goes through, so it is not always easy to break. This tool uses a self-loading spring action with a glass breaker spike inside the end of the round part on the bottom. You push the bottom against the glass which takes 12 lbs. of pressure to accomplish which means you need to press it fairly hard, then when it reaches that level of pressure it releases a spring loaded spike which will cause auto glass to shatter thus allowing you to escape an accident should a door be jammed for example. Or help someone else to escape a similar situation. This means you only have to be able to press this device against the glass hard enough to activate the spring, not hit it with a standard glass breaker with enough force to cause it to shatter. I would suggest pressing the glass breaker up against a piece of cardboard or something similar so you will get an idea how hard you will need to press this against auto glass to get it to shatter if and when you actually need to use it, but not against a hard surface to prevent damage to the spike inside. By having this on your keychain it is far more likely you will be able to reach it if sometime you really need it.This is made not made to break out a windshield. Those have laminates sandwiched between two pieces of glass at will be held together by that plastic laminate. The other windows in a car will shatter in to hundreds of tiny pieces when broke It just takes enough force to get them to break. The spring loaded spiked inside this is enough to cause the entire window to shatter which is what you want, especially if you are not in a condition to hit the window really hard with some other glass breaker which depends on you having enough strength after the accident to still have an arm free, reach the device and kit it hard enough to work. I think you have a much better chance with the spring loaded devices as used in this tool.The second part is the seatbelt cutter. There is a sharp blade that is inside the curved part of the unit. It has a cap on it which needs to be removed to use, however when you have a key attached to it that gives you enough leverage to easily remove the protective cap and then you can cut yourself or someone else free from their seatbelt should you be unable to unbuckle them. You simply slide the seatbelt between the gap when the cap is removed and slide it to have the blade cut the belt, this is also made to prevent accidentally cutting yourself as the blade is inside the unit. I have not tested the blade on an actual seatbelt as I would not want to dull the blade in case I actually needed it. It appears sharp enough to do the job though. And while I usually have a sharp knife nearby if in an auto accident things get thrown around and the most likely item you will be able to reach is this tool attached to the key in the ignition. It is purely a safety tool that hopefully you will never need. But if you keep one on your keychain it will be there just in case you, or someone else you see in an accident needs it to escape a serious automobile accident.I don't see how you can afford NOT to buy one of these. If you ever use it just once it will have been worth many times more than the price paid. How much are the lives of yourself and your family worth to you? How much would you be willing to pay to be able to cut your child free after a car crash to get them to safety. Or to be able to break a window to escape a car you were trapped in? I do not sell these and I hope nobody gets in a an auto accident. But chances are that some of us will at some point and having one of these devices might make the difference between being able to escape or not. Cheap insurance you hope you never need in my opinion.

We keep these window punch/seat belt cutters in all of our vehicles. We zip tie them to our rear view mirrors. Living around a lot of bodies of water, we regularly hear of drawings in submerged vehicles. Terrifying! It's always wise to be prepared for the worst case scenario. These high quality key chains are easy to carry and come in great colors that are easy to see. Easy to use to quickly escape from submerged vehicles. You can't put a price on the safety of loved ones, but these are a great value.

Great vehicle glass breaker. Works well in the side door windows, not for windshields. Have used several times for our rescue department. Seat belt cutter works, easier if you cut the seat belt at an angle not straight through. Have several of these in different vehicles keys and on my turn out gear. Small , but works very well, durable have used multiple times. Great product.

Works extremely well. I have used it several times to bust multiple types of glass and have used the seatbelt cutter or several different items and it cuts great. I would recommend this to anyone who drives and is wanting to have an extra level of safety while doing so. It’s small enough to fit on your key ring without taking up any unnecessary space. It also makes a great budget gift for anyone.

I've used several different type of glass breakers, so hopefully I can offer some perspective on this particular one.Unless you get a faulty unit it should break most windows, but not necessarily on the first try. It also depends where you place the unit. The smallest corner of the window is the most effective place for any glass breaker to be used.To check if the unit will actually push out the glass breaker (i.e. is not faulty), use your fingers to pull on that piece, keeping them away from the hole. If the conical tip forcefully springs out then it's not faulty.Now, some people may think it's faulty because it won't break every window every time. I'm not sure if there is any glass breaker that will break every window every time in one punch. If the glass doesn't break on the first try, don't think that nothing has happened. The structure of the window has been weakened, just not enough to shatter. From here, you should keep pressing the resqme against the window in exactly the same spot. Most tempered windows will shatter by the second or third push.*WARNING* Be careful not to push too hard as your hand could fly through the window and get cut by the glass. Practice using the tool on other hard surfaces and you will see the small indendentation made by the glass breaker. Try to practice pushing hard enough for the spring to activate but then stop pushing. This should keep your arm from going through the window.Now, I mentioned earlier there are many other glass breakers. The spring-loaded center punch types, like the one made by Fire Hooks Unlimited, work pretty well (better than resqme) as the spring is stronger. But with these you have to push with so much force that your hand will often fly through the window. The best type, in my opinion, are the kind like those made by Zak Tools. For this device you pull back on a spring and then release it along with a weight, which strikes the conical tip imparting a great deal of pressure on a tiny spot. The best feature about this type of glass breaker is you can control the amount of force. If you pull the spring back as far as you can, the amount of force will greatly exceed that provided by the resqme and will break almost any window in one strike. And since you are not pushing against the window, there is no chance of your hand flying through and getting shredded by glass. There are also the Lifehammer type devices--I have not used these so I can't really comment, but they look a bit sketchy.As far as convenience goes, nothing beats the resqme. The design is brilliant. You can keep it on your key chain, pull to separate from the keeper, and you are ready to go. This is also the most compact type of glass breaker. Since most people will rarely if ever need to use such a device, a convenient, small glass breaker is probably preferable to bigger more heavy duty ones.In summation, I would highly recommend the resqme to everyday consumers. For professionals (firefighters, rescue workers, etc.) I would look for a more heavy duty tool like some of the ones I mentioned, and get a separate seatbelt cutting tool (such as the one made by Fire Hooks Unlimited) that you can put on the same keychain.Advice to ResQMe: This tool could be perfect with a couple improvements. First, if it had a stronger spring that required say, 20+ lb of force to activate, then it would fail much less often. I understand some people (children or the elderly) may have trouble pushing that hard but the new device could be called "ResQMe Pro" or something like that and you keep marketing the original. A second improvement would be a harder tip, like tungsten carbide. These improvements would doubtless raise the cost of the device, perhaps even double it, but it would be worth it for a compact, convenient, life-saving glass breaker that works every time, without wearing down after repeated use to make it a more rugged tool for professionals.