Posted: 4/19/2013 8:26:57 PM EDT
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I am looking for a multi-tool for a graduation gift for a female graduating from college.
I want to include this in a BOB as a package deal. It would be nice if it was also engravable. |
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Leatherman Surge if you want heavy duty. Leatherman Wave if you are looking for a little lighter weight. I have a Leatherman Charge which I am very happy with. It was a Christmas gift from my wife as I would not spent that much money. ( I would have bought two Waves for what she paid for it) I don't care for Tim Leatherman's politics, but it a fine tool. |
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what makes you think she would appreciate this kind of gift? in the population at large very few people have BOBs or GHBs or whatever you want to call them, and those that do generally seem to like to build their own.
I have always found the full size tools bigger than I want to carry around with me every day and the smaller ones limited enough that I didn't want to carry them around. |
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Leatherman Surge if you want heavy duty. Leatherman Wave if you are looking for a little lighter weight. I have a Leatherman Charge which I am very happy with. It was a Christmas gift from my wife as I would not spent that much money. ( I would have bought two Waves for what she paid for it) I don't care for Tim Leatherman's politics, but it a fine tool. I have a leatherman and it works fine. I will never buy another one because of the owner. |
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Leatherman Surge if you want heavy duty. Leatherman Wave if you are looking for a little lighter weight. I have a Leatherman Charge which I am very happy with. It was a Christmas gift from my wife as I would not spent that much money. ( I would have bought two Waves for what she paid for it) I don't care for Tim Leatherman's politics, but it a fine tool. I have a leatherman and it works fine. I will never buy another one because of the owner. Because he supported John Kerry for president? Hope you are not using any Apple or Microsoft products. or anything made by Spencer Frazer (He owns SOG) |
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People have political issues with Leatherman.. but I have nothing but good things to say about the tools. I've had a Leatherman Supertool 200 for about 10 years, and I've had zero problems with it.
If the newer models don't have any surface area on the outside to engrave, maybe consider engraving the knife blade. |
| I have a Leatherman Super Tool that I have been using for years now and had the EOD tool when I was in. I had purchased a Gerber based on my experience with their blades and was very disappointed when one of the tools broke off the second time I used it. The little mini tool broke the first time. They used to be a very reputable company, but quality has gone way down in the past few years. |
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Leatherman Surge if you want heavy duty. Leatherman Wave if you are looking for a little lighter weight. I have a Leatherman Charge which I am very happy with. It was a Christmas gift from my wife as I would not spent that much money. ( I would have bought two Waves for what she paid for it) I don't care for Tim Leatherman's politics, but it a fine tool. I have a leatherman and it works fine. I will never buy another one because of the owner. Because he supported John Kerry for president? Hope you are not using any Apple or Microsoft products. or anything made by Spencer Frazer (He owns SOG) No because of this statement. "They know that improving the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink is not negotiable for any industry or business in America. They know that health care costs will continue to increase unless we are united in reducing obesity in America." Typical left leaning liberal. He also bashed GWB on the environment. |
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Leatherman Surge if you want heavy duty. Leatherman Wave if you are looking for a little lighter weight. I have a Leatherman Charge which I am very happy with. It was a Christmas gift from my wife as I would not spent that much money. ( I would have bought two Waves for what she paid for it) I don't care for Tim Leatherman's politics, but it a fine tool. I have a leatherman and it works fine. I will never buy another one because of the owner. Because he supported John Kerry for president? Hope you are not using any Apple or Microsoft products. or anything made by Spencer Frazer (He owns SOG) No because of this statement. "They know that improving the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink is not negotiable for any industry or business in America. They know that health care costs will continue to increase unless we are united in reducing obesity in America." Typical left leaning liberal. He also bashed GWB on the environment. As long as you are boycotting everyone that signed that letter equally: Lee Fromson, president, Cascade Designs (Seattle, WA) No MSR products Peter Bragden, vice president, general counsel, Columbia Sportswear (Portland, Oregon) No Columbia Sportswear Menno Van Wyk, CEO, Montrail (Seattle, WA) No Montrail shoes Paul Fish, president, Mountain Gear (Spokane, WA) Carn Nielsen, vice president, Mountain Gear (Spokane, WA) Double whammy for Mountain Gear The list is pretty long: Dan Nordstrom, CEO, Outdoor Research (Seattle, WA) Jeff Bowman, vice president, Cascade Designs (Seattle, WA) Doug Phillips, president, Metolius Climbing (Bend, OR) Tim Leatherman, president, Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. (Portland, OR) Dunham Gooding, president, American Alpine Institute, Ltd (Bellingham, WA) Larry Harrison, president, Earth Games (San Clemente, CA) Jim Clark, CEO, Watermark (Arcata, CA) Steve Barker, CEO, Eagle Creek Travel Gear (San Diego, CA) Peter Metcalf, CEO, Black Diamond (Salt Lake City, Utah) Ashley Korenblat, president, Western Spirit Cycling (Moab, Utah) Mike Wallenfels, vice president, Mountain Hardware (Richmond, CA) Roody Rasmussen, CEO, Petzl America (Clearfield, UT) Tony Post, president, Vibram (Concord, MA) Kelly Stone, director sales and marketing, Werner Paddles (Seattle, WA) Joe Hyer, president, Alpine Experience (Olympia, WA) Mike Sullivan, president, Sullivan Agency (Wimberley, TX) Bob Olsen, president, Peregrine Outfitters (Williston, VT) Michael Crooke, CEO, Patagonia (Ventura, CA) Brian Bennett, director national accounts, Patagonia (Ventura, CA) Adam Forest, managing partner, The Forest Group (Lotus, CA) Gordon Seabury, president, Horny Toad Activewear (Santa Barbara, CA) Paul Gagner, vice president, Gregory Mountain Products (Temecula, CA) Tom Campion, founder and chairman, Zumiez Inc. (Everett, WA) Malcolm Daly, president, Trango (Boulder, CO) Rodney Smith, president, American Outdoor Products (Boulder, CO) Joan Keller, president, Le Travel Store (San Diego, CA) and my personal favorite that gets a pass on AR15.com is Spencer Frazer (SOG), he and his wife are big BHO supporters and donors. |
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To be fair, it is one thing for a CEO or other officer of a company to contribute their own personal money to a political candidate as an individual.. On the other hand, as Timmy Leatherman did, it is quite another thing to sign the donation not as a simple individual, but proudly as CEO of Leatherman, Inc.
It is a fine distinction, to be sure, but Timmy's in-your-face screed at his detractors makes him out to be a bit worse than the usual Lib. I don't hold it against a company if a company officer donated his/her personal $$ to a political cause. When they make a point about donating money as a corporate officer, as Timmy Leatherman did, then I have a problem. Why did he deliberately drag his whole company into the political arena/ I dunno, but he made a BIG point of it initially, and did not retract a single bit of it in his internet screed subsequent to the donation. On a side note, some local contractors/workers hereabouts have had very uncomplimentary things to say about Timmy and his new mansion. Getting back to the original question of giving tools to a woman, I would suggest possibly giving tools on the smaller side, as opposed to full-sized tools. Such smaller tools might be more easily carried by most women, and their usually smaller hands can still get the most from them. Naturally, the quality level should still be of the highest level. SOG and SwissTool come to mind. Gerber is an affordable alternative. |
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Buy American and buy the best, Leatherman.
What's everybody think? The Chinese and Europeans were great Bush supporters? That was ten years ago. Leatherman hasn't been political since and the Democratic Party took a total left turn. Since then, their competition has gone almost all Chinese. These guys are barking over ancient history, buy lessor product, sending jobs overseas, and condemning every employee for what one man did a decade ago. Tj |
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I like Gerber, but cant attest to their CQ these days, as I haven't had to buy a new multi-tool in years.
As to the "wont buy X's product cause of their support of Y" argument, I used to do contract work for Husky Injection Molding out of Canada. The owner is a hard core anti hunter, and and anti gun. My buddies used to ask me how I can take the 65$ to 75$ per hour from such a POS and I would just smile and head to the gun shop. Point is, you cant cut your throat for quality gear cause of some one's beliefs. I am more interested in buying American made products....not always an option, but I try. |
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Buy American and buy the best, Leatherman. What's everybody think? The Chinese and Europeans were great Bush supporters? That was ten years ago. Leatherman hasn't been political since and the Democratic Party took a total left turn. Since then, their competition has gone almost all Chinese. These guys are barking over ancient history, buy lessor product, sending jobs overseas, and condemning every employee for what one man did a decade ago. Tj Wow, you're right,. but just seems like yesterday. For me, I like the Leatherman Wave, good compromise between the number of tools and weight. I can't complain about Leatherman, I have the now discontinued Compact Leatherman, I broke the flat blade tip on the screw driver and they replaced it free. |
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what makes you think she would appreciate this kind of gift? in the population at large very few people have BOBs or GHBs or whatever you want to call them, and those that do generally seem to like to build their own. I have always found the full size tools bigger than I want to carry around with me every day and the smaller ones limited enough that I didn't want to carry them around. Classmate that is about 23... I am about 40 and she has done some work (remodeling type) stuff on the house helping me and my wife. Kind of an outdoor type too. Interested in learning to shoot... seems receptive to some prep stuff I have thrown out... etc. etc. etc. BOB I am putting together would include the tool and a few "idea" type items... lightsticks, baby wipes, etc. and a pamphlet on how to personalize the kit in a lightweight daypack I bought on sale for less than 5 bucks. Right now I know she has nothing along these lines but seems like she would be open to the idea. Edited to add my age. |
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Leatherman Surge if you want heavy duty. Leatherman Wave if you are looking for a little lighter weight. This is what I was going to say 
My Surge has held up extremely well-I wear it daily and it sees regular use. Aside from gouging up the jaws a bit it is in excellent shape. ETA: My wife has a Wave and likes it a lot. The Surge would have been a bit too big for her. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
| Between me and the wife we have 3 leathermans which I love. Then in our vehicles we keep some cheap ones from Home Depot and they actually work pretty darn well. Then I keep an older shrade (probably 15yrs old at least) in my boat/travel tool box that has the regular plier type instead of the needle noes style. I abuse the heck out of my surge that stays in my duty bag. If the shrade chassis was stronger it would hands down be my favorite. |
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I have 3 multi-tools; a Gerber, a Leatherman, and a SOG.
The Gerber (not sure which model) seems to have fairly soft steel on the cutters in the pliers. Mine are mangled making it stiff to open/close. The Leatherman is a Wave model. Being able to get to the knife without having to open to entire tool is convenient, and it's not a bad made tool. On the same note thought the knife blade wasn't very sharp when I got it, and it really doesn't hold an edge very long. And then there's my SOG Powerlock. It goes with my everywhere and has performed jobs that a multi-tool should never have to do. It's cut barbwire when having to fix fence without my fencing pliers, sharpened fishhooks, cut thick nylon webbing in emergencies, pounded tent pegs, the list goes on and on. After all of that it still looks and performs like new. For me it's more comfortable to squeeze if I really have to clamp down on the pliers, and it's easy to opened one handed. Also it's completely customizable, and the individual tools for it are not that expensive. After I bought my SOG a buddy of mine had to have one, and bought the model with the assisted opening blade. It's a very nice tough tool as well. |
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I got caught up in the DailySteals SOG Powerlock deal thread on here a couple of years ago.
I find those little butterfly covers on the tools of the SOG to be a pain in the ass. To get the tools out, you have to open them and mine always seem to pop off and go flying. I took them off, but then, if you try to use the pliers without them, the edges of the tool are too sharp. They do not seem to serve any purpose other than to make the tool more comfortable when using the pliers. I notice that all my other multitool manufacturers solved the edge problem by simply rounding the edges of the tool. I bought 4 and ended up giving them away. I kept one for display in my mancave. The powerlock is also a bit big & heavy for a woman..... well, maybe not for a big woman. The Leatherman Wave is a much better design, however, it is also a bit large for a woman. The Leatherman Wingman is a pretty nice tool that will not break the bank, either. I gave those to my grandkids and nephews last year. The Gerber 601 is also a pretty good tool, I keep one in each vehicle. |
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Six long deployments and 16 years later I can only recommend SOG power lock or Gerber with nonremovable cutting bits in the head.
The SOG has survived everything I've thrown at, it does have its quirks such as the locking system for the blades. It's not as fast to lock into place. The Gerbers are a close second however if you're going to buy Gerber multi tool you had better get one that does not have those carbide removable cutters. Leatherman I don't even use Anymore the removable bits are horrible the spring retention never works and constantly losing them and are breaking those bits. Tried the Victorinox Swiss tool it's a no go Blades are to tight in the handles have a hard time getting them out. |
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Buy American and buy the best, Leatherman. What's everybody think? The Chinese and Europeans were great Bush supporters? That was ten years ago. Leatherman hasn't been political since and the Democratic Party took a total left turn. Since then, their competition has gone almost all Chinese. These guys are barking over ancient history, buy lessor product, sending jobs overseas, and condemning every employee for what one man did a decade ago. Tj +1 on that... Leatherman Wave for me... I do have several other Leatherman models but the wave is my favorite as an EDC type tool (on the belt.) |