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Hey guys. Just wanted to drop a message for anybody new to multi tools. I've carried everything over the years from cheap multi tools to expensive. I've had those cheap Wal-Mart ones when I was about 10 and got one in the mail, then got a buck buck tool, which was awesome, but I wore that out in a few years. So my four latest multi tools I've had (i'm 25 now, so been using them for about 15 years), are a Leatherman surge, wave, ST300 and Swiss tool. I dislike the ST300 a ton. I gave it to my brother. Pain to use, hard on the hands and boring. The surge is just the opposite. Very feature filled, but clunky. I hated how cheap it sounded. It was also very bulky on my side. But I dealt with it for a while. Then a buddy of mine bought me a wave. I like the wave. I had a pocket clip from my surge so I popped it on. It came with me everywhere. It lacked though. I felt it was kind of small to handle some tasks. The removable screwdriver bits are great, but they don't fit into a lot of places. Very limited, even with the bit extension. So eventually I came back to the multi tool I've had longer than those three, the Swiss tool. Even though it doesn't have a replaceable bit, it has very useful tools that cover everything the Leatherman can do, and then some. I also love the robustness, rust proofness, and reliability of it. It disappears on my hip. I also love the saw, my SAK's also have this same saw. My only gripe is the plier heads, I wish they were a bit pointy, but it's not a big deal. So all my Leatherman have been put aside, and now I have the Swiss tool. Probably until it dies.
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