I didn't know if this belonged here or on the knife forum. So I'll ask it here first.

What's your favorite Multi-Tool for field use?

The original model Leatherman.

Given to me by my Texan uncle, much to the chagrin of my mother, when I was 16.

It's still going strong 11 years later


Regards,

GH

Any of the full size Leatherman's with pliers and locking blades.

My first early leatherman, years ago, got to cape a dall sheep after both the Alaskan guide and I had forgotten our knives that day. It later got traded it to a PH in Mozambique for his leatherman that had a broken main blade. He needed a fully functioning one.

I like the Original Leatherman Supertool, can not stand the "Wave" the one that was supposed to replace it.

The "Supertool" has a much better saw blade on it than the wave and I have used that little saw blade to get thru the pelvis on deer, elk, pronghorn, caribou, moose, and javelina.

Between the "Supertool" and a Buck 110 Folding Hunter, I don't carry a sheath knife anymore.

I carry an original full-size Leatherman in the field and usually carry around a Squirt with pliers any other time. Only problem with the Squirt is the non-locking knife blade. I found out the hard way that it's extremely sharp!

Leatherman Wave - great tool.

A Hammer. Best tool I've ever used.

A rock is a close second!

the Leatherman "Barbie" model. That bitch has everything!!

Rich
Buff Killer

The Leatherman Wave: Being able to get to a blade with one hand makes it a much better tool than the earlier models. For "Concealed Carry I have a Leatherman "Juice CS"

These 'multi-tools' have really evolved!

Now they have true locking blades, the most used features can be accessed without opening the handles, made with quality steel and light weight materials, and bit drivers that turn them into a usable "field gunsmithing" screw driver.

The original Leatherman is great for urban use and social ocassions. Still have mine after like 12 years (it has that tiny screwdriver for tightening my eyeglass screws).
I carry a Gerber tool in the woods. Has a bit more "grunt" in the pliers and knife blades.
Use the Gerber on my wilderness canoe trips. Great for "lipping" those big pike up in the Boundary Waters.
Attach some sort of lanyard or you might lose it.
Mike

I have a couple of Gerbers, I like the pliers they have or outdoor use better than the usual leatherman needlenose versions.

I also carry around a leatherman micra which is tiny and still functional. I'm going to get a leatherman C2 one of these days as I use a corkscrew on occasion.

But for camping and hunting I like the gerber.

I've got a Gerber "Mutiplier".

Blades don't lock....... POS!

Another vote for leatherman Wave for the one-handed ease of use and locking blades.

They make great client gifts, and we've given out (and I've used) almost every kind over the past 20 years or so. My favorite is the Victorinox.

anything but a Leatherman !!!!!!
Victorinox is my #1 multitool

Dunno what it was, but in 1970 I was in the Republic of South Vietnam, fighting the 3d North Vietnamese Division and I had something on my belt that was the ORIGINAL multitool. Pliers, wire cutters, cutting blade, file, etc. It was the cat's ass.

My Leatherman Wave. Orginal Leatherman is somewhere in the Susquehanna River, lost while changing an shear pin. Had a Gerber, it pinched me one too many times, it's in a cornfield where ever it landed. I hope they've engineered that problem out. The Wave's been all over the US, parts of Africa, a few Carribean countries, Mexico and Canada.
Bfly

I use the Leatherman Blast. Lighter than the Wave but still has everything you would NEED.

Another vote for the Leatherman Wave. Haven't tried that many, but this works fine for me.

Carry a Leatherman Wave every day, but for packing I have a new version of the "old" Leatherman - the original. It's much lighter than the Wave and has the basic tools I need while hunting.

sog

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Originally posted by Michael A. Glass:
The original Leatherman is great for urban use and social ocassions. Still have mine after like 12 years (it has that tiny screwdriver for tightening my eyeglass screws).
I carry a Gerber tool in the woods. Has a bit more "grunt" in the pliers and knife blades.
Mike

I agree. The Gerber Multiplier Scout is head and shoulders above a 'Leatherlady' if you actually plan to use it. The Leatherman just does not survive hard use.

The Gerber Multiplier started out without locking blades and a handle that could pinch you when using the pliers. Those problems have been fixed.

The best part besides the durability and lifetime warranty is the fact that you can deploy the pliers with one hand. This feature is very useful and comes in handy more often than you might think.

Keep the Leatherman in your purse.

Here's my current favorite multi-tool....

The Leatherman Skeletool CX (shown with 1/4" hex adapter attached).......

I have an original leatherman that was served me well for a long time. I have one of the original gerbers all so. That model gerber sucks as it really can pinch your hand badly.

My Brain! If that dosnt count, rope!

I think my all time favorite has got to be...............a regular flat blade screwdriver. I also keep a leatherman handy and a p38.

Andy B

I like the Gerber, but it's too bulky to carry most of the time so I still carry my Leatherman PST-II, the second design with the scissors and the dia

Not getting the knife blade out onehanded?
Not a problem I also carry a S&W linerlock knife.

I don't leave my desk here without both.

AD

Leatherman Charge TI with the add on bit kit.

The additional bits allow me to access almost any screw I will ever encounter. The rest of the tools are top notch and are very accessible even with one hand. Not a cheap tool to be sure but none better.

The Leatherman range/size super tools are also great. I wish they would make them in a TI model.
I have carried one every day for work and play for over 10 years. I am very hard on them and downright abuse them. They are the first tool I reach for every time (partial as they are always with me).

I send back my abused knives once a year to Leatherman and they always fix them and have never charged me a dime thought I continue to offer.

Save your pennies, but a TI and never look back.