[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Best multi tool to get? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/22/2008 3:24:35 PM EDT
| Reccomendations? |
|
I have a Leatherman Surge. It's works well for general purpose. If you're having trouble deciding, take a look at this website. It does a decent job of breaking down the features of some of the most popular brands and models. Good luck! www.multitoolguide.com/tools/ |
Been using the same wave for over 8 years. Been through 1000's of hunting/fishing trips, 4 years in the Infantry including a tour to Iraq and everyday use. This thing still looks/works the same as the day i got it. Politics aside it is a damn fine tool. Kind of unreal how well it's held up even the blades are still sharp. I had a Gerber once felt it was a pos and gave it to a British soldier.  .
|
I despised my Supertool. It was my supertool that caused me to got through several iterations of Gerbers and other brands before discovering the Wave. The Supertool was too heavy, but - most importantly - locking mechanism was too asinine. |
|
I've owned many multitools over the years, Gerber, Leatherman, Sog, and the el-cheapos you can get just about anywhere. IMHO, you can't go wrong with the Leatherman WAVE. Decent price, good assortment of tools, and one of the biggest reasons I transitioned from my old Gerber, it doesn't pinch my fingers/ had when I need to clamp down on something. |
| I have used the Leatherman Supertool 200 for five years now, including a two-year tour in Korea and a 15 month deployment in Iraq. All the other lades and tools on it aside, the philips-head screwdriver is my favorite, as it gets every screw that the other drivers in the toolbox slip on. |
| I have a pair of SOG powerpliers that I got over 12 years ago. It just recently started getting a little loose where the handles are riveted to the pliers. I've abused the heck out of them but they still work like a charm. If there wasn't a decent alternative to the Leatherman I would probably go with the Wave. But since SOG is still in business I'll give my money to someone who deserves it. |
|
Another vote for the Wave. I have a Charge Ti on my belt right now, but I had to try the latest/greatest. It is a very nice tool, and I think a tiny bit better than the wave, but not worth the money if you only want one. Especially since the new Wave tools have the replaceable bits now also. Doc Edit to add; My sawblade does flex side to side a bit, but not up and down.....uh, did that make sense?? |
Yes, it does. Thank you. |
|
I have the old wave that says "made in the usa" It is my favorite but the other waves I have are also very nice. My old school gerber was back from the early days of multi tool. I think the only options then were the original leatherman and then came the bigger version. The gerber served me very well all through my military days though I think the metal was a bit brittle. Some guys somehow broke stuff on theirs. I do not think you can go wrong with a wave, gerbers, sogs, victorinox or schrade(if you can find one). Ghilly 
|