Kaufmann Neuheiten LifeHammer Plus AZ-INN-125 Emergency Escape Hammer [Energy Class A]

Easy to grip, powerful punch action, sharp blade for belt cutting. Supposed to be superior to hammer types if you get submerged. Have been upside down in a vehicle when I was younger and had above average upper body strength and it was extremely difficult doing a one arm press up to release the belt. I also had to release someone from a rolled car at an accident scene and if a police officer hadn't had a knife they wouldn't have survived. The mounting bracket is cumbersome but would work in a van. I bought this to keep in seatback pockets for rear passengers. After the number of floods, storms, falling trees recently it makes sense to be prepared. I see it as good value for something I hope not to use.

The hammer seems good. Just a point to make to those that moan that the mount is no good, it’s actually very sturdy. Do up the tightening wheel as much as you can to fit the mount onto side door pockets but before you do so insert the Allen key into the end of the turning wheel. Once you slide the mount on you can then then turn the Allen key to make it really tight. I can see that if you’re turning the mount by hand it may become loose.….hoping I never have to use the thing.

Hammer is well made and study ..bracket is ok all depends how thick your side door pocket is..just make sure you can reach when seated with seatbelt on. Come with Allen key.. bracket feels loose but works and rains in place when you grab the hammer..

After looking at a variety of escape devices on here, I went for the original. This has EU safety approvals and having tested it on a whole bunch of cars in my neighbourhood, I can say it works really well :-) This version comes with a nice mount that can be rotated to suit your car’s layout

Great little hammer, thought I had better check it works by trying it out on my car window, it was so much fun I used it on every window in the car, I am now faced with a large repair bill, still nice to know it works! Don't try it on neighbours cars no matter how much the temptation.

I have yet to try it (hope I never have to) but it seems sturdy enough.It comes with a holder but unfortunately due to the shape of my car I cannot really place it where I like.

Hammer is really well made and while I haven’t tested it for obvious reasons, it has been tested by others online and works great. My issue is with the mounting bracket. Examples of mounting are on door bins on the car. The bracket is far too wide for a typical door bin and this means you cannot access the screw easily to tighten it. I’m going to end up using Velcro to attach it neatly inside the door bin. For such a well engineered hammer, the mounting bracket really lets it down.

The product itself is well designed and manufactured. However the bracket for holding it in place is very poor. If you mount it with the adjustment screw facing outward then you catch your foot/hand/clothes on it. If you mount it neatly with the adjustment screw facing the door (inside the door pocket) then the bracket is too shallow to clear the strengthening bar which runs the length of the pocket.