I've found myself asking this question of late.
Over two months ago, that guy dave, AKA pinnah, sent me a Leatherman Mirca for a trial since we had an ongoing disagreement of the SAK vs Leatherman topic. I decided to give the little Leatherman a month trial out of fairness. For some unknown reason, that month long trial has slowly evolved into a tow month plus some carry. And this is an object that Ihave many objections to. Of course many objections are not based in logical fact, but then I've been known to be illogical in my likes and dislikes.
My little SAK classic is spending more and more time in the sock drawer amount other out of service items, but I can't really define why. I still don't really like the Leatherman, and consider it rough and a bit too industrial for my taste. But, and here's the big but, it keeps sneaking into my pocket. As much as I like my traditional pocket knives, sometimes a knife is not as good as a scissors for cutting something. And the Leatherman does have some good scissors. Not as fine as the Vic classic scissors, but beefier and better for cutting small cable ties, plastic, and heavier materials. I can't remember the last time I used the knife blade on it, as my Northwoods stockman is faster and easier to pull out a blade and slice with. I still carry a conventional pocket knife, but the small multitool is making inroads into my life. This is slightly unsettling to me. I am not a multitool guy.
I've always been an anti Leatherman guy. No nice wood/bone/stag scales and old patina gray blades. Too industrial, too something that I can't put my finger on. Like meeting an unsavory character and keeping him at a distance. Now finding myself carrying, and actually using a Leatherman is shocking to my psyche. Kind of like walking into a dark quiet bar for a beer or a shot, and seeing Batman and the joker sitting in a booth in back and having a friendly drink together. Or waking up with a hangover and a new tattoo and vague memories from the night before of a blond named Candy. Or finding myself at the local gun shop trading in a perfectly good Smith and Wesson model 38 for a 4th generation Glock 26. Or even finding myself considering the purchase of a Leatherman Squirt PS4. Who knows where this will lead. Maybe someday I may even buy an American car.
Naaa, that's going too far!
Over two months ago, that guy dave, AKA pinnah, sent me a Leatherman Mirca for a trial since we had an ongoing disagreement of the SAK vs Leatherman topic. I decided to give the little Leatherman a month trial out of fairness. For some unknown reason, that month long trial has slowly evolved into a tow month plus some carry. And this is an object that Ihave many objections to. Of course many objections are not based in logical fact, but then I've been known to be illogical in my likes and dislikes.
My little SAK classic is spending more and more time in the sock drawer amount other out of service items, but I can't really define why. I still don't really like the Leatherman, and consider it rough and a bit too industrial for my taste. But, and here's the big but, it keeps sneaking into my pocket. As much as I like my traditional pocket knives, sometimes a knife is not as good as a scissors for cutting something. And the Leatherman does have some good scissors. Not as fine as the Vic classic scissors, but beefier and better for cutting small cable ties, plastic, and heavier materials. I can't remember the last time I used the knife blade on it, as my Northwoods stockman is faster and easier to pull out a blade and slice with. I still carry a conventional pocket knife, but the small multitool is making inroads into my life. This is slightly unsettling to me. I am not a multitool guy.
I've always been an anti Leatherman guy. No nice wood/bone/stag scales and old patina gray blades. Too industrial, too something that I can't put my finger on. Like meeting an unsavory character and keeping him at a distance. Now finding myself carrying, and actually using a Leatherman is shocking to my psyche. Kind of like walking into a dark quiet bar for a beer or a shot, and seeing Batman and the joker sitting in a booth in back and having a friendly drink together. Or waking up with a hangover and a new tattoo and vague memories from the night before of a blond named Candy. Or finding myself at the local gun shop trading in a perfectly good Smith and Wesson model 38 for a 4th generation Glock 26. Or even finding myself considering the purchase of a Leatherman Squirt PS4. Who knows where this will lead. Maybe someday I may even buy an American car.
Naaa, that's going too far!
