I was surprised to find my local HoPo didn't have any spring-loaded center punches. Anyone have one/used one they could recommend? Primary use is to punch out car window if trapped in a flood. Since the 100 year floods appearing to be coming every 2 years now, I figure it's time to put one in the glovebox. Not sure what happens to fancy power doors and locks when they're shorted. I know when floods reach certain levels, car horns start to sound, which I assume means the harness/electronics failing or that cars really do have souls and "scream" when they drown. Either way, I think it's prudent to carry one to pop a window if it ever comes to that.
I pay $100's for insurance that won't actually be able to do anything very helpful during an underwater situation so I figured I could spend $10 or $20 on something that might prove useful in what I hope is an extremely rare situation. (And that I could use in the shop, too!) I've only seen it flood that seriously here before once in . . . well, once in my life, really. With the bridges of the country in disrepair, who knows what will happeno?
I've seen EMT's use a combo device that slits belts and punches windows, but belts are manually operated and wouldn't lock up in a flood situation so that's probably overkill. I am sure a new dollar mart rectangular letter opened with a guide slot would work wwww
Any other suggestions?
-- Bobby G.