Took this on a recent camping trip thinking I wasn't going to use it, that much, I was wrong. I used the knife, then had to use the philips screwdriver and next thing I knew it, the whole weekend it was being used. Luckily it comes with everything that was needed, minus the air pump I forgot to pack. The knife itself is really sharp and worked great for the fish we caught one afternoon. You do need to be careful because it is sharp and can cut if you're not paying attention to where your fingers are at. The only thing I wished there was on this knife was a belt clip but when I think about all the uses this knife offers and has, the belt clip is nothing. The case for the knife does have a belt loop and I just happened to be wearing a belt this trip so I was able to loop it through that. Does fit inside any hiking backpack. This knife really is an all in one tool. When it comes to taking the pliers out, once you pull the handle out, just continue to pull it out and the head of the pliers will come out. When it comes to putting it back in, once you start to push the handle back into the knife, the handle pushes the head of the pliers back into the knife. One thing I love about this knife is that no matter how much I used it, the black on the blade and any of the tools didn't come off which I was surprised with. Overall, great knife and very sturdy tools.