What kind of multi-tool do you want?

I would like a folding plier with a bit driver and space for spare bits in the handle, no other tools.
 
A knife with tools.

Edited to add: In fact, a knife with the least amount of tools possible. (Read thin SAK)
-Kevin
 
Tools with a knife. I carry a real knife, so the multitool doesn't need to be anything fancy....
 
Multitool: tools, no knife blades
SAK: tools, maybe one small blade.
Like #3 said, I carry a real knife. SAKs and multitools are very slow, inconvenient, and uncomfortable to use compared to dedicated knives and tools. They are only worth having because they give a convenient way to carry a variety of tools that you would otherwise not have with you, but because of that, they are invaluable, IMO.
 
Both. Not a knife with tools as an afterthought, not tools with a knife as an afterthought. Equal attention paid to both. Equally good attention that is, not equally mediocre.

The Charge Ti looks like it might just be the ticket (now that they've finally made a locking-blade tool with a frigging pocket clip :mad: ), assuming the blade lock-up is up to snuff.
 
i think both is a must have for wild life......a knife with tools and plier with knife....

:cool:
 
They can keep the knives in the multi tools. I just dont use them.I like the other benefits of the multitools and SAKs.
 
Pretty much the same as Buzzbait.

Truth is, I very rarely carry a multi of any type on me. I do carry a Vic Hiker in the woods for the saw. I keep a Vic Swiss Tool RS in the car and keep a Vic Compact in my duffle bag for overnight/weekend trips.

Paul
 
Buzzbait said:
A knife with tools when I'm outdoors.
A tool with a knife for urban use.
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How strange and remarkable that my thinking is the EXACT opposite. I think of my Supertool as my "Country" multi-tool and my Cybertool as my "city" multi-tool.
 
DeadManWalking said:
How strange and remarkable that my thinking is the EXACT opposite. I think of my Supertool as my "Country" multi-tool and my Cybertool as my "city" multi-tool.
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I can see why you think the exact opposite in the way you call them both multi-tools. I don't even think of a SAK as a multi-tool becuase I carry a different SAK type then you.

A Cybertool is very much like a multi-tool, a Camper or Soldier is basically a knife that has some back up tools on it. See the difference in SAK types?
-Kevin
 
Morgoth412 said:
I can see why you think the exact opposite in the way you call them both multi-tools. I don't even think of a SAK as a multi-tool becuase I carry a different SAK type then you.

A Cybertool is very much like a multi-tool, a Camper or Soldier is basically a knife that has some back up tools on it. See the difference in SAK types?
-Kevin
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That's a good argument. I've always carried a fairly thick SAK. I'm experimenting with trying one of the thinner ones.

The thing is that back when I actually did rougher work and needed tools constantly I was always needing two of certain things at the same time. It's been said many times that the Leatherman style multitool and the SAK have distinct advantages and I was fortunate to have realized this long ago. Therefore I reasoned by carrying a large SAK and a multitool I could be very flexible.

And it does work very well. The Cybertool and the Supertool are so great separately but together they are the best. The problem is they're a bulky package to carry.

It is true that now though I am constantly having trouble carrying both but I just can't stand the thought of not having one or the other. I've considered trying a Compact and a Sideclip but I just don't know because although I retain much that way I still lose something.

Maybe I should bite the bullet and try one of Victorinox's multis. The only problems there are I can't decide which one and I would miss out on the nice extra long thick and chunky handles on the Supertool...

Boy isn't it great there's a forum for people like me who worry about stuff like this at length? :D
 
Multitools, by their very nature, try to be all things to all people, otherwise we'd all carry a toolbox with us all the time! I feel the best compromise is a tool with a knife. My favorite tool, one that I keep coming back to, is the LM Wave. It has a good selection of tools and one handed opening knife blades. As a firefighter I like this option! No the blades aren't the strongest in the world and they aren't supposed to be. But the variety of tools is top notch and this tool hasn't failed any task I've given it in the last 5 years! :D
 
DeadManWalking said:
That's a good argument. I've always carried a fairly thick SAK. I'm experimenting with trying one of the thinner ones.

The thing is that back when I actually did rougher work and needed tools constantly I was always needing two of certain things at the same time. It's been said many times that the Leatherman style multitool and the SAK have distinct advantages and I was fortunate to have realized this long ago. Therefore I reasoned by carrying a large SAK and a multitool I could be very flexible.

And it does work very well. The Cybertool and the Supertool are so great separately but together they are the best. The problem is they're a bulky package to carry.

It is true that now though I am constantly having trouble carrying both but I just can't stand the thought of not having one or the other. I've considered trying a Compact and a Sideclip but I just don't know because although I retain much that way I still lose something.

Maybe I should bite the bullet and try one of Victorinox's multis. The only problems there are I can't decide which one and I would miss out on the nice extra long thick and chunky handles on the Supertool...

Boy isn't it great there's a forum for people like me who worry about stuff like this at length? :D
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:D Spoken like a true knife-knut deadmanwalking. :p

I would think that a large multi-tool could give you almost all the tools you need. Then for a SAK just pick one that has a blade and some tools you want.

For example, I EDC my Soldier for the blade. Slipjoint blades are excellent cutters, and the thin handles of the soldier are very comfortable to cut with, as opposed to a thick SAK. (Actually the Soldier has thinner handles then many slipjoints.)

My Soldier has some nice back up tools though. A bottle opener and can opener will cover all my outdoors food opening. (Beer and beans ;) ) The awl will poke holes in anything, or drill them on thicker material like wood, not to mention pick out splinters nicely. And just in case I have a flathead screwdriver and a phillips screwdriver for whatever.
-Kevin
 
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