anyone move away from multitools back to regular tools

I like the convenience of having a multi-tool like the wave with me out in the yard, woods, or at work, I use it everyday at work.....Like others have said it has it's limitations, like you change a tire with it like you can a socket & wrench on the side of the highway, it's hard to do with a multi-tool.....I guess there is a happy medium somewhere......
 
At my house, the best can opener is the one I have in my back pocket. Sad, but true. We have a few manual twisty can openers (they're all rusty and only one of them really works) so, for sanitary reasons, I use the can opener on my Victorinox Tinker.
 
I have a dedicated fancy can opener somewhere in the kitchen, but always use the one that's on the SAK in my pocket.
 
Joben said:
...This is my favorite screw driver. Buck Brothers "6 in 1" costs less than 5 bucks.
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Looks like a comfortable grip! For 5 bucks, I'll have to pick one up. Here's a photo of a few of my favorites (including one multi-tool):

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Top to bottom: Snap-on ratcheting screwdriver, Wiha (orbiting for hard to reach jobs), Leatherman SuperTool 300, Klein, old Stanley, even older Stanley (Sweetheart TM).
 
For relative light jobs, the screw drivers on my Leatherman Juice S2 work fine, but it has only four of them. I work in IT and in my laptop bag I also have a small set of dedicated screw drivers.

In the package:
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All screw drivers:
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The handles are all hollow plastic, so the the package is very light. The black thing between the Leatherman and the holder is a handle extender that can be put over the handles of the screw drivers, for extra grip. These screw drivers are mainly for light tasks, but can handle heavier tasks too.
 
I had not seen the need for a multi-tool in 45+ yrs of country living. Then my Airedale found a porcupine on a grouse hunt. After getting 1/2 the quills with a jackknife blade and leather glove, we limped home & I pulled the rest using hemostats. Needlenose pliers in the woods would have been a great help.

I shopped for the simplest, lightest multi next day, and compared them to nice pliers. Decided to get a Kick and have found it to be very handy at least 1-2 times a week.

But I still have and use a manly assortment of real tools!
 
@ supratentorial: I have not used one of the Cybertools yet, but at an other forum I read the story of an IT guy who used his Cybertool to take a laptop apart, repair it and put it together again. So I think they are useful tools for working with computers/electronics.
 
I love that vise-grip toolbox idea. I wish Channelock would do one of those for their "tongue and groove" pliers.

I've never carried a plier based multi-tool, but they have inspired me to carry a set of Channelocks in my bag in addition to the SAK I carry. Great to use as a wrench, pick up things I don't want to touch, and of course as a pair of pliers.
 
Harayasu said:
@ supratentorial: I have not used one of the Cybertools yet, but at an other forum I read the story of an IT guy who used his Cybertool to take a laptop apart, repair it and put it together again. So I think they are useful tools for working with computers/electronics.
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I hope that you're not referring to the guys that have been slandering me for going on two years. I was just making conversation but in your line of work and with your interest in Swiss army knives, one of the Cybertools seems like a good match.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=746633
 
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I'm not sure what you mean, I read it once in a post on the forum at multitool.org. The Cybertools certainly attract me, I just never bought one, but I will give one a try.
 
The owner of that site (also the owner of SOSAK, SAKWIKI and others, as well as more recently the registrant of the domains multi-toolmuseum.com and multitoolmuseum.com) has used his websites to slander me behind my back.

For reference, here's what he has said in front of my back:
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I've found that the basic 1/4" hex driver ($4) with a variety of bits, an adjustable crecent wrench ($8), a pair of channel locks ($14), utility knife ($2), and needle nose pliers ($8) handle about 90 percent of everything that doesn't involve cutting. It's too clunky for pocket carry, but perfect for a car kit. If I had to change anything, I'd replace the channel locks and pliers with a large needle nose vice grip and bull nose pliers with wire cutters.
 
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Clang!, Sounds like you have most of the bases covered in your car kit... I also have tools in the car but a multi-tool is convenient to have in your pocket or on your belt.
 
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