1D10T wrote:
Why in the world are many of them in 'camo' colors?

Examples:
The pruning shears I've lost several times in the last few days that are
leaf green and yellow. After dropping them they blend right in with the
vegetation.

Carpenter's pencils in natural wood. Found a great deal on a couple dozen at
the borg. At the end of the day several are invariably swept up with wood
scraps and sawdust.

I know this is a silly post, but what could the reason be for such stupid
colors?



That's why I never bought anything from the Brookstone catalog. Hard To
Find Tools? Not for me.

I once bought a fairly expensive pocket knife because it had a bright
orange handle of a new kind of plastic. That kind of plastic got dirty
and was impossible to clean, so I no longer had a knife that was easy to
find.

A band of red Scotch reflective tape makes tools like hammers and
screwdrivers easy to spot. It would be effective after dark, too.
Tools marked that way can be spotted so far away that I have often used
them as markers outdoors.