[BurlyShirley]

Gerber, leatherman, other? I've had a few low end leathermans over the years, and the handles always collapse when trying to open the pliers and the knife blades are LAME on all that Ive owned.

Id like one that would actually make the knife USEFUL instead of the floppy, dangerous piece of metal that it usually is.

Any suggestions?

 

[Westy]

Honestly I'd rather have a good knife and a good set of pliers than a multitool. I think of them like a hybrid comfort bike, not that much fun on the road and not that much fun on the dirt.

 

[eaterofdog]

Multi tools are like transsexuals. Some of them look good from far away, but once you get them in your hand, they are not what you expected.

 

[skinny mike]

i thought this was going to be a thread about N8...

Multi tools are like transsexuals.

oh wait, it is.



my leatherman wave(i think that's the name of it) has been fairly sturdy over the years.

 

[OGRipper]

You mean for riding? Crank Bros and a Buck.

 

[PatBranch]

I had a crankbros 17 multi tool. It was really good, but now it's gone...

edit: my friend has a multi tool leatherman. It is so sharp. The one he has, has a serrated and straight knife (2).

 

[BurlyShirley]

You mean for riding? Crank Bros and a Buck.

No. Not for riding. Just in general. Something comfortable to use and durable.

I realize, westy, that having a great model of each individual tool would surely be better.

 

[bballe336]

Switchblade+plier= The Win. Or you could buy a leatherman wave, thats a close second.

 

[binary visions]

Have you tried a Leatherman Wave? I like mine, it's far sturdier than the flimsy, typical Leatherman handle and knife. Plus, you don't have to open it to access the knife or other blades.

 

[mastercycleman]

I have this buck knife, its anodized blue and lexan, cant remeber what model it is, its got a bottle opener, and a corkskrew, and a skewdriver(flathead/phillips combo) Plus, it has a substantial blade, semi serrated edge and stuff, though I cant find it right now.....

 

[kidwoo]

Some of them look good from far away, but once you get them in your hand, they are not what you expected.

I thought the same thing about myself during puberty.

 

[H8R]

Gerber was my fav at one time. I dunno about them now.

 

[black noise]

I have a Gerber and it's pretty sturdy. It's definitely worked better than Leathermans I've had.

 

[H8R]

This one looks kinda neat:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0032310516805a&navCount=2&podId=0032310&parentId=cat20895&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=perf&catalogCode=IG&rid=0180101070502&parentType=index&indexId=cat20895&hasJS=true

 

[sanjuro]

G U N

will get you anything and fix almost any problem....

 

[boostindoubles]

I've had a leatherman wave that worked really well. My cousin who's an army ranger swears by the gerber multi tool though. Both seem to work well

 

[kidwoo]

G U N

will get you anything and fix almost any problem....

And get you more real life sized tools!

 

[mastercycleman]

I thought the same thing about myself during puberty.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[zmtber]

For Biking Its For Sure The Alien Tool

 

[maxyedor]

If having pliers is a must, I would get a Letherman or Gerber. If not then look at a Victoinox, I have a "Fireman" wich has a one-hand-openable blade, screwdrivers, bottle opener, can opener, awl, and a saw, it cost $35ish and I've been using it daily for the last 13 months without any issues.

 

[macko]

I have a Leatherman Wave that I use for work almost daily; I couldn't live w/o it. No complaints here at all. Much better than the Leatherman Juice I used to have a couple of years ago.

 

[SpikeJones]

Those Swiss dewds make some stuff that isn't cheesy: SwissTool 3.0323.L/N

 

[golgiaparatus]

Gerber, leatherman, other? I've had a few low end leathermans over the years, and the handles always collapse when trying to open the pliers and the knife blades are LAME on all that Ive owned.

Id like one that would actually make the knife USEFUL instead of the floppy, dangerous piece of metal that it usually is.

Any suggestions?

I have a windchester one. Cost like $15 @ walmart. Wood grip... good pliers, good main blade. It had all kinds of useless different sized blades on it and I kept almost cutting myself trying to get the bottle opener out, so I took it apart, removed all the useless blades and replaced them with small spacers of equal width. Now its lighter, has one 4+" main blade, a canopener, a bottleopener, flathead and phillips head screwdrivers, and a hex attachment for inserting different types of screwdriver heads, though I never use it.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I gave up on multifunction pocket toys a long time back. They're typically an assemblage of quasi-tools, most of which you never use and the balance of which work poorly. You're better off carrying your pet rock.

 

[Jorvik]

Gerber Diesel.

I use it pretty much daily. Pretty sturdy, had it for about a year and a half now. The Gerber pliers seem to work better than the Leatherman ones.

 

[mrbigisbudgood]

I have a Leatherman Juice and it's the best GP multi that I've owned.

True story.

 

[robdamanii]

I gave up on multifunction pocket toys a long time back. They're typically an assemblage of quasi-tools, most of which you never use and the balance of which work poorly. You're better off carrying your pet rock.

What if it pees on the carpet during the guitar solo?

 

[BikeMike]

I have a Leatherman Juice and it's the best GP multi that I've owned.

True story.

I have a Leatherman Juice Pro and it's not that great. I would much rather have a regular old-style Leatherman. The Juice hasn't failed me in any way, but the construction is not confidence inspiring, and they left HUGE wire edges on the knife blades. I picked it up at Costco for cheap though, so for the price I'm reasonably satisfied. Although the pliers part of the multi-tool seems like it would be infinitely useful everyday, in practice it's not.

I carry a generic, slightly more robust Leatherman Micra and a folding knife in my backpack at all times. I use the knife all the time, but I use the rest of the stuff quite rarely.

 

[BigMike]

Victorionox Swiss Tool! Nothing else needs to be said!

 

[Bicyclist]

Leatherman. I use it for backpacking and fishing, which are the places that I would actually want to use a multitool, and it works great.

For me pliers are a must.

 

[Jorvik]

Victorionox Swiss Tool! Nothing else needs to be said!

The pliers on the swiss tool suck. Not to mention that all the tools are rounded off in the typical swiss army knife fashion. Makes the tools slip.

That and I hate the swiss, what with their chocolate, banks and nutrality.

 

[BigMike]

The pliers on the swiss tool suck. Not to mention that all the tools are rounded off in the typical swiss army knife fashion. Makes the tools slip.

That and I hate the swiss, what with their chocolate, banks and nutrality.

well, poo on you! I like my Swiss tool!

The SOG Pocket Power Pliers tool is pretty nice too

 

[hooples3]

Leatherman wave..tried and true over the years...

 

[loco-gringo]

If having pliers is a must, I would get a Letherman or Gerber. If not then look at a Victoinox, I have a "Fireman" wich has a one-hand-openable blade, screwdrivers, bottle opener, can opener, awl, and a saw, it cost $35ish and I've been using it daily for the last 13 months without any issues.

How the **** do they call it a "Fireman" and there is no hose, axe or jaws of life? lthumbsdown:

 

[loco-gringo]

The pliers on the swiss tool suck. Not to mention that all the tools are rounded off in the typical swiss army knife fashion. Makes the tools slip.

That and I hate the swiss, what with their chocolate, banks and nutrality.

Does that have something to do with those giant swamp rats in Louisiana?

It doesn't matter. I hate the swiss too. Cheap bastards cheating you out of cheese with all of those holes.

 

[SpikeJones]

I gave up on multifunction pocket toys a long time back. They're typically an assemblage of quasi-tools, most of which you never use and the balance of which work poorly. You're better off carrying your pet rock.

A pet rock can't pull a buried thorn or cactus spine out of muscle.

 

[SpikeJones]

The pliers on the swiss tool suck. Not to mention that all the tools are rounded off in the typical swiss army knife fashion. Makes the tools slip.

Thanks for the entertainment!

Now go eat some Gerber with your Gerber.