[Sherman Logan]

FWIW, a properly sized 8 point socket or (probably) 12 point socket will work just fine.

[backwoods-engineer]

FWIW, a properly sized 8 point socket or (probably) 12 point socket will work just fine.

Problem is, there are multiple sizes of sillcock stems. Hence, the 4-way key. So, I carry a socket set in my BOB? Yeah, OK, I could see that, but the sillcock key makes more sense to me.

Your mileage may vary. Just a tip.