THE Crunch Owners Thread

[Pacu]

Ok who has one? I picked one up this weekend and it's a keeper. The thing has a solid feel like it exudes quality and usefulness. I will switch out my edc from my Wave to the Crunch for a while and report back here on its pros and cons. My initial thoughts are 

[Gadget Guy]

I have one and I really love it! The only problem is I aways grab a Vicegrip before I grab the Crunch. I guess I just dont want to mess it up. 

[prime77]

I have one as well. One of LM's most amazing designed tools. Even after all these years.

[Anthony]

I own one and EDCed it alongside my Vic Spirit for a long while.  Amazing tool that Crunch is...the 1/4 bit holder comes in handy at times, and that odd wire stripper works to!

I say this in every Crunch related thread, and I'll say it again...Leatherman should do an update on that design!  Bigger!  Black Oxide! Needle nose variant!

[Pacu]

Yea!  Surge sized with 2 blades and a diamond file.

[Poncho65]

I got 1 and it's great a nice piece of engineering

and here is another thread I did with it might make a good read

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,7957.0.html

[ratslash7]

Yea!  Surge sized with 2 blades and a diamond file.

Yeah! and make at least one of the blades OHO. Oooh, maybe add scissors.

I love mu Crunch. It's in rotation this week. For me it requires me to also carry a quick access folder and my Twocan. It's definitely one of my all-time fave's though.

Dave

[Mr. Whippy]

I love the compact size of the crunch for pocket carry.  At first I was put off by the "swing" that has to be latched into the head, I was worried it would be prone to damage.  Doesn't seem to be an issue.

For a light duty ViseGrip, it is awesome!  I wouldn't use it for heavy duty service (Defined as clamped down as tight as possible, sometimes using a strap to locking it closed and throwing a pipe over it for added torque--a common use of my ViseGrips). Two reasons for this:

1.  I doubt the plate steel could handle a pipe put over it without significant distortion and

2.  There isn't a release lever for the jaws--just pull the handles open

With that caveat, I will say the Crunch is an extremely clever, robust and useful design.

[David Bowen]

I have one as well, only had it now a couple of months.  I think it's a great tool that has some fantastic engineering. I am glad that it's still one of the older tools that leatherman still manufactures (I remember seeing the crunch something like 10-15 years ago). Now that I have one, I just have to give it some work. So far all I have done with it is play with it. (trying to get down the one handed tricks)

[Poncho65]

Yep Cruch flipping is addictive and fun

[AndyTiedye]

The Crunch is one of my favorite Leatherman tools.
vice-grip-type pliers are extremely useful.
It is also nice to have a standard bit driver that will take any 1/4" bit I can find in the hardware store

[joebw]

Hi,

Many of you won't be surprised that I too have a Crunch.  While I don't carry it much, I think that the design is innovative and hope that someday Leatherman will look at the variety of ViseGrip designs and do some additional "morphs" of the initial product like them.

Best - Joe

[Roadie]

Can i join!! Carry my Crunch pretty much everyday as my bike tool

[Pacu]

sweet! we are an army of Crunch carriers.

[Mr. Whippy]

I get to be Capt. Crunch!