HORUSDY 4-PIECE Telescoping Magnetic Pickup Tools Set - Extendable Magnetic Pick Up Tools，Flexible Bendable Spring Magnet Stick

Why it's worth it

This set pairs a 15-pound telescoping wand that stretches past 30 inches with a lighter second telescoper, a bendable 20-inch retriever and three flat magnets. Between them you can go deep, go around a corner, and corral spilled screws on a workbench without buying three separate tools.

Most people don't need one magnet — they need three. The long wand runs from 7 inches to just over 30 and is rated at 15 pounds. The second telescoper is lighter and thinner for narrow gaps. The 20-inch flexible stick bends. Three flat magnets stick anywhere you want to park hardware. That covers the 10mm in the engine bay, the screw behind the dishwasher and the bolt you set down and lost.

The long wand is the piece you'll reach for most. The Drive's automotive team reports that a rigid telescoping tool with 24 inches of extension can get to the base of a typical V8 block from above the bay without pulling parts, and this one goes six inches past that. Owners keep describing the same kind of rescue: a pin down an HVAC duct, a screw inside a UTV frame, a socket in a boat bilge.

From our review of 7 magnetic pickup tools, by Ben Carter, Tech Editor

What we like

• +Most people don't need one magnet — they need three
• +The long wand is the piece you'll reach for most
• +The bendable retriever earns its place in the set
• +The flat magnets look like filler and turn out to be the pieces you use daily

What to know

• –The magnets are strong enough to become their own problem
• –You're buying a set, so the quality isn't even across the four pieces