About Leatherman Charge TTi

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I'm looking forward to buy a Leatherman Charge TTi and I wanted to know the opinions of people who has used Leatherman tools and specifically the one I have mentioned.

Therefore please comment on the quality of the product, the user friendliness, durability and also quality of the metal used (if any expert on knifes and such are on the forum) ,how practical you found it to be, How handy is it on your day to day use and est.

Further how is the the clip point knife and the serrated knife, is it as good as it sounds? Whats your personal opinion?

Also how would you rate this looking at it in the angle of a survival tool? What are your thoughts about it as a survival tool?


Please feel free to post your opinions and personal experience with the tool and any advise is also appreciated.

Thanks
 
I think it would make a great survival tool, I own three leatherman charge, one charge ti with black coating with blades of 154cm, and two leatherman charge tti with blades of CPMS30V. Have had no problems with any of them other than one haveing the file blade loosen up. I carry and use them in bottomland hardwood along the Louisiana Gulf Coast and they seem to work well. I will say the non titanium parts tend to rust somewhat easily, but my tools are subject to LOTS of mud, blood, sweat and humidity, so I do have to occasionally break out the steel wool and never dull polish/wax.

I've gone through whole deer seasons where all I used is my multi-tool, from putting up stands, to opening feed bags, cutting stand brush, cinch ties, stand skirting, and cleaning deer, with using no other tools, just the leatherman. So I think your ok, unless you get into a serious Survival situation for a very protracted time period whereby you had NO MEANS of cleaning and maintaining the tool from the impact of rust and corrosion, whereby the steel would become corroded to the point that parts would start to fail and break. However I think this would take so longtime, say a period of 3 to 5 years without any form of cleaning and maintenance combined with constant expsoure to the elements and subject to hard use.

Just my thoughts.

MikeC
 
I have the Charge ALX, I also own a Wave, Core, Pulse, and SuperTool. I have had the Supertool for 10 years, and the others for less. They are all EXCELLENT tools. The Pulse is the lightest, the Core and SuperTool the heaviest. I EDC the Pulse and Charge, the Wave is my Car multi, the Core is in my hiking kit, and the SuperTool is the house retiree. I would say that if you are looking to save weight and need one handed opening blades, the Charge is the way to go. IF you don't need either of those two things, you can save money and go for either a Core for the most tools, or the Blast for a slightly lighter weight and less tools. I have yet to be dissappointed by LM products in all the years I have had them.
 
Although my experience with a Charge hasn't been nearly extensive as Mike C, my impression is that it is quite tough, and in a long term survival scenario, should hold up well.

In more than 10 years of use, I have seen no rust on any of my several Leatherman products, although they get regular maintenance. There have been credible reports about it from other forumites, but almost always, the rust has been minor, not affecting function.

Although both Charge "super" steels hold an edge longer than "ordinary" blades, 420HC is more easily re-sharpened. This could be a factor in long term survival situations. Some experts, like TV's Survivorman Les Stroud, who presumably have their pick of gear, have selected the Wave, which differs from the Charge mainly by its non-premium plain edge knife steel, possibly for that reason.

Personally, in a survival situation, I would prefer the Leatherman Core. One hand opening is convenient, but the Core opens easily enough, is much more robust and has no detachable (losable) parts. After experience with several makes, I would select either Leatherman over any other pliers- based multi-tool because the implements are easier to access under extreme, no fun, cold and wet conditions.

This is a point of controversy here, as you will discover if you hang out on this forum for a while. Get the opinions and judge for yourself.
 
To be honest it will depend on what the uses that you will give to the tool, for example for me, the Wave, and Charge platform are not the best for me because the bits holder spring had give me problems on the past, it got loose and my bits got lost, the mini screwdriver broke when I was adjusting my Bomar sights on my 2011, so I'm not happy with the bit holder system.

I preffer the Swisstool or the Original Supertool, I don't carry on my belt so the weight is not an issue for me.
When I want something lighter I go for the Spirit Swisstool, and I simply forget about loosing parts specially in the woods, try to find a bit there....
 
I often EDC a Charge Ti ( very similar ) , and a close friend EDCs a TTi , we are both happy with them . Edge holding is good , everything works , fit and finish is good for the price point . The grip ergos are comfortable .

All multitools are by basic nature a compromise , the Charge family works well for me .

For the record , the best Multi build quality is found on the Victorinox Swisstools and Spirit . Sadly they dont have pocket clips or one hand opening blades . One hand opening is important to those of us who paddle , sail , or spend a lot of time on ladders .

As far as driver bits are concerned , I use an old skool Leatherman tool adapter , and carry a bunch of 1/4 hex bits , in a small leather pouch ( fits easily in my pocket ). I use the stock Leatherman bits as a back up , I love the eyeglass bits , very handy lots of times .

Chris
 
Hi,

I have a number of the Charge variations. I find the design to be a great one. I prefer these over the Wave which clearly was the forerunner of the Charge.

Of the current models, iI like the Charge AL and the Charge TTi as Scissors and a Saw are musts for me - got my first Vic Huntsman some 50+ years ago and old habits are hard to break.

Cheers - Joe
 
I like my Charge TTi. It's a well-designed tool, and the scissors work very well. I stopped carrying it, though, and went back to my Supertool 200. The ST200 is heavier and lacks scissors, but it's so much sturdier that the Charge didn't really seem to match up. One of the things I use multitools for is light prying, you know, like you're not supposed to do with a knife. The bit driver screwdrivers on the TTi just aren't sturdy enough even to pry a staple out of a wall. It would be hard to break the Supertool.

The Charge TTi is smaller, lighter, and has one hand opening blades, scissors, bit drivers and a pocket clip, so if all those things are important to you, you should be happy with it.

The Supertool 200 does make a better hammer than the Charge does, though.
 
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