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Never paid much attention to them until a few years ago when I picked up a Leatherman 2000 at a yard sale.
Then I got gifted a fancy Husky, with brass holsters and rosewood scales.
And then I got a very inexpensive one.
The leatherman is amazing, great tool, I use it daily.

The Husky resides in the consoles of my recliner for those annoying tasks that just pop up.
What is best about the Husky is the pliers have spring on the hinge to keep it open and it is a big help for control doing small, intricate work

The inexpensive one lives in my tackle box. And it basically replaces the needle nose pliers and sometimes the knife.

Going to get another Leatherman for the truck console.
 
I have accumulated several over the years. A Charge TTi gets carried wherever I go. When I break one I send it in to Leatherman and they provide a refurbished or new replacement at no charge. Quality products from a great company.
 
My first "knife" was a leatherman I don't remember the model but it was midsize tool that I took everywhere. I graduated to the Leatherman Wave later. When I was in US Army Signal School I bought myself a Gerber multitool (only to find out later they issued one for free when you deploy) I have lost virtually all of those. The only multi tool I have left is a Gerber Dime that is on my key ring it works for most things fairly well and it's cheap enough that I don't care if the finish is mangled up. It's alot easier to justify to the office ladies when I pull out that barely 1 inch blade to cut open a box or something for them than my CS Recon 1. Maybe I know now what to ask santa for
 
I started with a few Gerbers, and after chewing up a Gerber Crucial in EDC I switch to Leatherman. I also have a few SOGs and as nice as the mechanical advantage is on the pliers the Leatherman is better for me overall.

This Skeletool is my EDC nearly everyday for the past 7-8 years.
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When out out the hunting property or doing other heavier work (not sitting in the lab at work) I carry my Surge.
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Tim Leatherman signed it for me at the 2017 Shot Show.
 

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In my humble opinion, the Victorinox SwissTool is second to none. The people I know, that use (and abuse) it daily, have switched from Leatherman, Gerber and etc. to Victorinox because it holds to repetitive abuse. And I'm talking movie armorers, props, mechanics - the sort of guys that really use that tool and expect it to last and get the job done.
 
I have an original leatherman that a friend gave me for fixing his car. The other is a Gerber that I picked up at a pawn shop for $10.

They are handy.
 
I was fortunate in that I have at least 8 of these contraptions that were issued to me at various times in the military, all leatherman or Gerber types. I was never without one when I went on a mission, either when I was on active duty or later as a contractor.They live in my jeep, my truck, my 4 motorcycles, my 4 wheeler, and one in my hunting backpack.
 
I picked up a couple of Leatherman tools about 20 years ago.
Literally.
One was laying in a parking lot, the other was found on the floor at my library and spent about a year in the lost-and-found before I claimed it.
I found them to be awkward to use but better than nothing,
One is in my truck console, the other is in a drawer in my my tool roll-around.
 
Got a Leatherman Original, Wave and Wingman. They all get used, but the Wave probably gets used most.

They're handy to have around especially when romping around deer camp looking for things to fix.
 
I have carried a Leatherman Micra for years on my key ring. It comes in handy for such things as tightening the screws in glasses, or cutting paper or cable ties. I also have a Sidekick which I would wear daily on my belt, but since retirement not so much around the house.
 
I probably have 20 or more multitools. I'm a leatherman can. A Rebar or ST300 goes with me every day in some form or fashion. My wife even bought me a Surge as a wedding present. They were the new model back 14 years ago.

I started carrying a MT in college when I was on the rowing crew. Our boat bolted together in the middle so that we could fit it on top of the van. All of the guys whipped out Gerber tools and had it together in less than 5 minutes. Been carrying one ever since.
 
Mine keep getting stolen. From the boat storage box, from the tank bag on a motorcycle, from my wife’s car. I can’t seem to keep the good ones. I have a Stanley one in my desk at work, it’s basically junk but was a gift from a supplier I deal with regularly, and the joke was that with what I do at work I would never break it.

A micro rides in my wife’s purse, a wave in my car, and a couple other no names are around the place. The only one I can say is of sufficient quality, durability, and metallurgy is the anodized military tool that my cousin gave me. It was tucked away in a barracks when he went to basic, and he got a different tool when he graduated OCS and recieved his first assignment. I still haven’t figured out exactly what it is because it is not marked with a model number of any type and I haven’t seen a blade configuration identical to it yet. It’s in my backpack that lives in the trunk of the car. An emergency overnight pack so to speak. Just the basics to provide dry shelter and hopefully a small fire to stay warm with and cook on should the need arise. I’m hard on stuff, few tools survive, and this one has done so admirably.

It’s a derivative on a 300 super tool but I think it may have been either special ordered, or had some blades replaced at some point.

Edit to add: I have a Gerber 600 that I had forgotten about. I don’t know how I haven’t totally destroyed it, but it keeps on going. It’s hanging on the reloading bench.
 
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I have 2 Leatherman Waves. Bought the stainless one in 2006 and the black coated one 2 years or so later. The black helped when doing night training and wouldn't glint. I would switch carrying either with a pocket clip or in the full sheath with bit driver extension and 2 sleeves of bits. I still have both, still use both, just not as much as Army days.

I was issued many Gerber multi tools. Not as many useful tools as the Leatherman. And I broke a few of the Gerbers. I always kept one neat to turn back into supply when the time came. I preferred the Leatherman much more. If I did it all over again, I would do the same but get the Wave+. I see they put replaceable wire cutters in, which was the only thing I liked about the Gerber.
 
A full sized Surge or Super Tool is always on my belt and a Squirt is in my pocket , daily. Has been for 25 years.
Own 6 full sized MT's from Leatherman. The Victorinox Swiss Tool is good too.
Multitools are a must have in the car/truck in my view.
 
I carry a SOG Paratool. Pretty compact, and the pliers work well. I broke the first one I carried--used it for a hammer once too often. It stood up to that for a long time but finally gave up. The replacement is doing well--no hammering with this one.
 
I was given a Leatherman Wave for a safety award at work, I wasn’t real excited about it when I got it but I’ve carried every day (at work) since going on about 4-5 years not.

I see it as a “jack of all master of none“ kind of tool.
If I were to lose it I’d probably buy another one, maybe even upgrade.
 
I too have a couple. Like some other, I know not where at present. Its the jack of all thing again. If it don't know where it is, I don't use them much.
 
I have one good Leatherman and a handful of cheapo ones. I keep them in various toolboxes and go-bags, because they really are handy.
 
I have had a few Gerber multi-pliers (first one found in an attic, the rest were bought on sale), and the wife has a Leatherman Surge.
I am on the lookout for my next one to purchase, come on sale rack. I have a cheap no name model in my tackle box and another no name thing in my truck tool box. I will be upgrading both as soon as possible as I have left central Alabama for the beautiful coast of Florida and want something that will survive the salt air.
 
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