Trakrat,
Use your imagination and make your own tools. Sometimes you are over thinking something very simple and I tend to fall in that situation too. People have given you good advices and these are what I use.......
Or a scrap metal like this does the job. Nothing fancy and very useful.
Go to your local hardware store and buy a piece of flatbar 6” to 8” long and drill two holes at the ends. Or find some scrap metals and fabricate something out of it. Do you happen to watch McGyver? Keep us posted.
Tony