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00 Offline cedricada

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Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
on: September 22, 2014, 09:22:39 PM
Hey. Been lurking around for a while now, seem to be drawn here every time I get curious about a new MT. Love the reviews people do with the detailed pictures.

I've been carrying a multitool since I was in my early teens with a SAK... name eacapes me but something like the camper but with scissors, too.

Moved to plier based in 2010 when I bought my own house and had to start fixing or at least tinkering on stuff.

Leatherman Wave was my starting point. Kept with that for two years, until I got a good tax refund to buy fun stuff with and started researching one to keep on my utility belt at work. Ended up with a ST300... then I needed one for my car - Juice CS4.... then for EDC - Skeletool... then maybe another "do-all" - Rebar.

My premises for new purchases became weaker (i actually remember twlling myself "I need to get one hand opening for if im on a ladder holding something else" - MP600) and I have now accepted I am just collecting them!

I limit myself to $50 out of each fortnightly pay packet to my addiction... Otherwise we'd starve!

eBay is the best way to get multitools in Australia. We pay obscene rates at retail. My local camping store still wants $259 for a Charge AL.

Some stats:
Age: 28
Location: South Australia

Favorite Brand: Leatherman

Most recent aquisition: Gerber Crucial Strap Cutter

Next Purchase: Leatherman Crunch, Swisstool Spirit, Gerber MP1. Whichevers cheapest at the time.

Most used: Victorinox Swisslite on my keys, then Leatherman Skeletool CX for every day carry.

I have a youtube channel - cedricada gear reviews where I show lots of gear, a fair few MTs.

I have an instagram with the same name, too. More MT photos there.

Thanks for having me.

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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #1 on: September 22, 2014, 09:53:27 PM
Welcome :cheers:  It seems you look for reasons to get another multitool, then another, and another...you'll fit in just fine here ;)  Oh and don't worry - we're good at helping others find reasons to justify getting more MTs/SAKs >:D
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au Offline Rossko07

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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #2 on: September 22, 2014, 10:01:04 PM
Always nice to see more members from Australia. I'm up in brissy myself. Welcome to the site :-)

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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #3 on: September 22, 2014, 10:02:15 PM
Welcome!  I started with a pretty similar selection of LMs when I joined here, and then the crowd here turned me on to finding retired LM models, which can be found on ebay.  Not that I'm trying to lure you in that direction or anything  :whistle:

Also, the Camper with scissors was likely a Huntsman (saw,scissors,corkscrew).
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #4 on: September 22, 2014, 10:20:27 PM
Welcome to the forum!

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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #5 on: September 22, 2014, 10:29:34 PM
Welcome to the forum. :waving:

Our down under membership is getting quite strong. :D
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #6 on: September 22, 2014, 10:35:07 PM
Welcome aboard !


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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #7 on: September 23, 2014, 12:10:05 AM
Welcome.  Keep on buying more MTs, we need more down-under to balance the rotation of Earth ( how's that for an altruistic reason to keep on collecting ?   :rofl:  )
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #8 on: September 23, 2014, 12:31:55 AM
Another one from downunder bites the bullet! Ha !  :salute:

Welcome to the forum, mate....greetings from NZ  :cheers:


BTW, that Charge AL is NZ$299 over here...talking about crazy pricing and add to that worthless NZ "pesos" we tend to call a dollar, yeah...you get the picture ;)
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #9 on: September 23, 2014, 01:00:12 AM

Quote from: babola on September 23, 2014, 12:31:55 AM

BTW, that Charge AL is NZ$299 over here...talking about crazy pricing and add to that worthless NZ "pesos" we tend to call a dollar, yeah...you get the picture ;)

Lol wow! Yeah prices really are bad in Aus but geez that's just ridiculous.   

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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #10 on: September 23, 2014, 01:32:14 AM
Hello and welcome to MTO.

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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #11 on: September 23, 2014, 01:33:01 AM
Quote from: Rossko07 on September 23, 2014, 01:00:12 AM

Quote from: babola on September 23, 2014, 12:31:55 AM

BTW, that Charge AL is NZ$299 over here...talking about crazy pricing and add to that worthless NZ "pesos" we tend to call a dollar, yeah...you get the picture ;)

Lol wow! Yeah prices really are bad in Aus but geez that's just ridiculous.

That's about US$250, for a AL model, which I consider as a 'basic' Charge model. I was too afraid to even ask how much would a TTi cost :(

BTW, Leatherman, Gerber and Victorinox multi-tools are considered as luxury goods in this country.

It's a 'broken' distribution channel...where the LM NZ disti is paying the AU disti who are paying the US disti...and every disti is greedy and after 30-40% markup, so you're tripling up on the original US disti pricing.

Many things are like this in NZ. We are just too small and too far away, so there's very few direct distribution channels for goods an services over here.
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #12 on: September 23, 2014, 01:44:31 AM
Greetings and Welcome, once you get settled in here at MTo you'll soon realize there are tools that you never knew you needed.  Happy hunting on the bay of fleas, another member from down under does quite well building his collection that way.     
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #13 on: September 23, 2014, 01:44:49 AM
Greetings.  :cheers:

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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #14 on: September 23, 2014, 03:33:24 AM
Welcome to  :MTO: !!  Good to have you with us, and please do enjoy your stay,  :tu:


Quote from: gregozedobe on September 23, 2014, 12:10:05 AM
Welcome.  Keep on buying more MTs, we need more down-under to balance the rotation of Earth ( how's that for an altruistic reason to keep on collecting ?   :rofl:  )

Collecting MT while saving the world, how's that for a reason to justify my purchases when my wife found my secret stash!  :D
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #15 on: September 23, 2014, 04:30:13 AM
Greetings from another South Aussie  :o :D :D

Yep you are well & truly hooked  :ahhh :D , maybe you need a fishing multi to help get the hook out  :think: :P :D

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Reply #16 on: September 24, 2014, 03:06:57 PM
Welcome to :MTO:  :cheers:

Good to see another Aussie here :tu:
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #17 on: September 26, 2014, 01:31:24 PM
G'day.

Have watched quite a few of your YT vid reviews. Like the Aussie slant to them. Keep em coming  :tu:
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Re: Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #18 on: September 29, 2014, 12:57:55 PM
Welcome to the forums, and hold your wallet tight.  :D  :salute:
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Hello from Australia - My MT "story"
Reply #19 on: October 02, 2014, 09:08:42 AM
Quote from: TazzieRob on September 26, 2014, 01:31:24 PM
G'day.

Have watched quite a few of your YT vid reviews. Like the Aussie slant to them. Keep em coming  :tu:

thanks mate! its hard to know if anyones really watching sometime, but I dont mind. i use it mainly as an outlet -I have two kids under 4 and cant get outside enough to use my gear as often as I'd like!

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