Looking for good Multi-Tool

[Chris Rhines]

I recently looked over a Victorinox Spirit. They're getting there, but they still don't have it right.

- The pliers are twice as wide as they should be.
- Victorinox still does not seem to understand that a screwdriver should not have rounded-off corners. (Leatherman has actually made a considerable advancement in this regard - their new Surge multi-tools have hollow-ground screwdrivers. Hell yeah!)
- Pop rivets are not acceptable means of securing a pivot pin. Please, somebody, switch to hex nuts.
- The scissors on the Spirit are useless.

Sadly, the new Leatherman offerings ain't much good, either. Sigh.

- Chris

 

[MillCreek]

I have owned various Leatherman, SOG and Gerber multi-tools over the years. I seem to keep coming back to using a Leatherman tool for everyday carry. My favorite model was the PST II, but that model has been discontinued. I now use a Leatherman Blast. I like the Leatherman series insofar as they fold compactly, have all the tools I usually use on one unit, and have rounded corners so they don't wear out the pockets of my business slacks too quickly.

 

[rexelbion]

Gerber