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I am looking for a new one to add to a general purpose bag. After about an hour my head was spinning.
SOG, leatherman, gerber, leatherman was the first and has good stuff, gerber too. Not sure about SOG. Who else?
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Shrap, that's what I was going to say. Leatherman Wave.
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I've already got one of the wave tools in one backpack kit.
Guess I just got lucky and picked a winner from the start.
www.huntingadventures.netAre you living your life, or just paying bills until you die? When you hit the pearly gates I want to be there just to see the massive pile of dead 5hit at your feet. ( John Peyton)
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A Leatherman Wave is my favorite.
I actually prefer the first version FWIW.
I also like the Charge with the better steel in the main blade and the gut hook on the serrated blade.
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The Leatherman Wave is great, but I also really like some of Gerbers tools. I've been using a Gerber the most, recently.
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I got a Leatherman "Wingman" for Christmas. I'm not crazy about the genre but it seems to be much better quality then my first years ago.
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The Wingman is the shizz. Leatherman really knocked it out of the park with that one. Does a whole lot for its weight and isn't noticeable when you wear it on your jeans all day.
Cheaper too.
Travis
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I really like SOG's offerings.
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Another vote for the Wave. Especially the newer ones with all locking tools and swappable bits.
Ask any Blackhawk helicopter crew chief, that's about the only tool we needed.
Just don't tell that to the maintenance pilots.
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Leatherman Rebar here. Lighter than the wingman (and the wave) and has more tools than the wingman. Also has a saw, which for some reason I wanted on mine.
It is more expensive than the wingman.
edit- check ebay. I got a micro leatherman for $9 on there, 1/3 price of new. The used market is huge from all the airline security confiscation.
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For a guy carrying a knife anyway, I like the supertool. More useful pair of pliers/cutters. They are bulky though. I keep one in the truck and one in the snowmachine bag.
For a single tool to do it all though, the wave is nice. One hand access to blades is very handy.
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Another fan of the Wave, I carried mine everywhere, paid the price and lost it, now I have to buy another one. The Supertool is a good one too.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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I really like SOG's offerings. I've not tried one but they look good. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Downside is they are a spendy proposition.
I lost a SOG Paratool in a lake when I had to dive in after a fishing rod that had been dropped. Recovered the pole, but lost my SOG. I almost cried.
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The Leathermen I've had have broken blades rather easily or rusted. Some good designs, but I haven't been happy with their execution. Plus, they always make me think of the Jimmy Fallon SNL sketch The Leatherman.
Have had good luck with Gerbers.
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The Wingman is the shizz. Leatherman really knocked it out of the park with that one. Does a whole lot for its weight and isn't noticeable when you wear it on your jeans all day.
Cheaper too.
Travis I've got one, love it.
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I wouldn't be without my Gerber 600.
Dads is a Gerber legend
My brother swears by his Leatherman Wave.
The Wave and Legend aren't nearly as handy for me.
They all are holding up well although Dad doesn't use his like my brother and I do.
Most practical selection can depend on how you use the tool.
That probably clears things up like mud.
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Currently have a Leatherman Super Tool 300. Had a Wave and like that one a bit better. Broke a flat head on the Wave and Leatherman fixed it no problem. Overall, the Leathermans do come in handy.
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so far of the half dozen ive had Leatherman Wave is at the top of the list.....havent tried any of SOG's though and would like to....will prolly get one at some point.....i tend to buy most my multitools at pawn shops at a deep discount and then stash them all over....tackle boxes, glove boxes ect on the off chance i forget my Wave at home or loose it.....
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