Best Multitool

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Lundo

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Hi,

I have been out of the habit of keeping up on all of the new knives for a while, and see there are a number of new multitools on the market.

So, I leave it to you. Which is the best right now? I personally have the Leatherman ST, but the tools are so stiff to get out, and they don't have one hand opening blades, I am up for something new.

Please evaluate all that you think are good, and I will look into them. I am asking this because I am not sure what all is out there now.

tia,
 
I've been an avid Leatherman customer for the past 10+ years and I find the Wave the most convenient Leatherman so far.
The knives (honed, and serrrated) solidly lock and are easily accessible without having to open up the tool. The other two blades are a diamond file and a saw that both also lock and are also easily accessible without opening the tool. You also have the option of separately purchasing the Wave Tool Adapter Kit to further expand the use of the Wave. You can check these items out at www.leatherman.com.

Depending on the extent of use that your choice of tool may be subjected to, the Wave is more of a medium duty tool. I noticed that you currently have the Leatherman ST, you could look into the ST200 if you would prefer a tool for heavy duty use.
Good Luck.:D
 
Well there sure a bunch to choose from. I curently carry a Leatherman Wave or a Leatherman Supertool,(old model). I have an older Gerber tool, but love my palm flesh too much to carry it any longer, note (Gerber is an early model also).
Anyway, I love the Wave for ease of deployment of the blades and its locking of those same blades. I also like the comfort of the handles radius when using the pliars. All that said. I tend to prefer my older Leatherman Supertool for its shear strength and power. My Wave seems sort of wimpy compared to the Supertool.
Truth be known, I carry enough knives on me on an average day so as to not need the blades on the multi tool. I only tend to use the multi tool blades when the job is nasty enough that I do not want to use one of my nicer EDC blades for the job. If it were to be my only carry tool/blade I would go with the Wave, for thease of blade use. For stregth over ease of use I would tend towards the Supertool.
 
I agree with the above posts. The Wave is one of the best multi-tools I've seen. Another nice candidate would be the Pulse. It's less expensive and all the tools lock in the open position.
 
I have a Gerber urban legend, and have really enjoyed it, everything
locks when you open it, and it has wire cutters built into the pliers.
A really nice tool.
 
Lundo, in all fairness do a search on multi tools to get a wide
group of opinions to make your buying decision on.

My opinion is that you have the very best multi tool on the
market for medium to heavy work. The Pulse would be, and
is, my choice for light to medium work. I owned a Wave and
found to have basic flaws that caused me to give it away.

The first flaw was that the locking blades are not lefty friendly. This
can be an issue if you are using your right hand to hold the
work of need to use the left hand. The second flaw is that the
non locking blades folded easier that any of the other multi tools
is ever owned. Now I'm not saying the Wave is a "bad" tool.
At best due to it's design it is a wonderful enginerring exercise
that is always going to be a compomise. The other leathermen
are all more work oriented.

Your concern that your blades "stick together" is , believe it or not,
a good thing from and enginerring stand point. The tight fit allows for
wear and sharing of the torque load away from the piviot pin. That is
why I prefer leatherman over all the other tools out there. Really good
enginerring is always transparent to the user. They like it just don't know why.
If you brake in your Supertool I doubt that you'll really want a different tool.
Maybe the Pulse because of weight but I doubt it. Where you is ain't a bad place
to be .........
 
for me the wave does everything I ask of it,but you should decide what your needs are. another may work better for you.try a few if you can and then make your own decision.
 
Everyone is sticking to only Leatherman..? I had to go back an look at the thread title again...;)

Can I put my 2? in for the SOG Powerlock? I've had mine for going on 2 years and love it. It's certainly worth a look.:cool:
 
I carried a Gerber 600, then a Leatherman Wave for a couple of years but recenty acquired a Gerber 800 Legend. It has become my favorite multi-tool.The Legend may be too beefy for some but that is one of the things I like about it.
 
Im with Tightwad,you probably have the best multi-tool made,although i did manage to break my ST.Im currently packin my LM WAVE,but only til my Supertool is replaced.
 
I agree with Aries59, the Gerber Legend is my all time favorite!

I started with an original Leatherman, then a Gerber Pro-Scout (which I liked very much), but I think my search is over with the Legend.

BTW, no matter which multi-tool I own, I'll never part with my Leatherman Micra.

Good Luck,
Allen.
 
I had a Gerber. I liked it, but the pliers used to pinch my fingers if it slipped off what I was grabbing.

It was replaced by a Leatherman Wave. I like it a lot and use it almost daily. The saw and file are nice features and it is nice that they, as well as the blades lock in place. I have a nice toolbox at work, but I usually get lazy and just whip out the Wave unless it needs heavy duty tools. 95% of the time, the Wave is sufficient.

If I need to do heavy cutting/prying, I use the Strider SA I carry in addition to the Wave.

I bought my Dad an SOG for Father's day, and it also seemed like a nice tool, although I haven't used it. He likes it and keeps it in his fishing tackle box.
 
The Wave is a good tool, though around the house I use the Victorinox Swisstool more. My favorite, though, is the Leatherman Crunch. It doesn't have a lot of tools, but the locking pliers can be very, very useful.
 
Oni, you must have had one of the old Gerbers. They were infamous for leaving blood-blisters from pinching your hand.
Thankfully Gerber fixed that problem awhile back, the Pro-Scout and Legend handles cannot meet in the middle to pinch your hand.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
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