What Multitool did you recommend to a friend and why?

[anditsgone]

What Multitool did you recommend to a friend and why?

Last week when i was fishing with a friend of mine i saw that his fake victorinox was all rusted. I laughed at him because there was stainless marked on it.
I had to use my leahterman to open it.
I said he should have bought a real Vic because those barley rust.

He went to my house and i assisted him with buying a MT, i advised him a Swisschamp so he can explore all the different uses of a pocket knife. And because it barely fit in his budget.
The reason why i didn't advised him a leatherman is that altough i edc a leatherman wave i have a bad experience with leatherman quality and i wanted him to get a good first impression with a MT.
Not the leatherman way where everything has to break in and some tools require another tool to get it open sometimes. I hope this gives him a good impression so that he may buy more tools in his life.
He was also amazed that there are manufactuers that give lifetime warranty on their products.

I would like to hear your reccomendations to your colleages, friends, family members etc...
Why you have chosen that one, and what think of it.

[NKlamerus]

Hold up. Did you just refer to a leatherman needing another tool to open it? Yet you used one to open ANOTHER tool?

Also, if your experience is so bad why do you carry one??

I hate being a negative Nathan. But this is post completely contradicts itself.......

[anditsgone]

Hold up. Did you just refer to a leatherman needing another tool to open it? Yet you used one to open ANOTHER tool?

Also, if your experience is so bad why do you carry one??

I hate being a negative Nathan. But this is post completely contradicts itself.......

The flathead screw driver wasb rubbing against the body of the multi tool.
When I tried to open it my nail chipped.
After opening it with a plier 20 times you can open it with your nail.

The tool that I had to open with a multi tool was a fake SAK that was all rusted and the tools rusted together.

[SteveC]

What Multitool did you recommend to a friend and why?

Last week when i was fishing with a friend of mine i saw that his fake victorinox was all rusted. I laughed at him because there was stainless marked on it.
I had to use my leahterman to open it.
I said he should have bought a real Vic because those barley rust.

He went to my house and i assisted him with buying a MT, i advised him a Swisschamp so he can explore all the different uses of a pocket knife. And because it barely fit in his budget.
The reason why i didn't advised him a leatherman is that altough i edc a leatherman wave i have a bad experience with leatherman quality and i wanted him to get a good first impression with a MT.
Not the leatherman way where everything has to break in and some tools require another tool to get it open sometimes. I hope this gives him a good impression so that he may buy more tools in his life.
He was also amazed that there are manufactuers that give lifetime warranty on their products.

I would like to hear your reccomendations to your colleages, friends, family members etc...
Why you have chosen that one, and what think of it.

Leatherman all the way for my recommendation , why ?   because they are the best of course     

[anditsgone]

What Multitool did you recommend to a friend and why?

Last week when i was fishing with a friend of mine i saw that his fake victorinox was all rusted. I laughed at him because there was stainless marked on it.
I had to use my leahterman to open it.
I said he should have bought a real Vic because those barley rust.

He went to my house and i assisted him with buying a MT, i advised him a Swisschamp so he can explore all the different uses of a pocket knife. And because it barely fit in his budget.
The reason why i didn't advised him a leatherman is that altough i edc a leatherman wave i have a bad experience with leatherman quality and i wanted him to get a good first impression with a MT.
Not the leatherman way where everything has to break in and some tools require another tool to get it open sometimes. I hope this gives him a good impression so that he may buy more tools in his life.
He was also amazed that there are manufactuers that give lifetime warranty on their products.

I would like to hear your reccomendations to your colleages, friends, family members etc...
Why you have chosen that one, and what think of it.

Leatherman all the way for my recommendation , why ?   because they are the best of course     

I agree with you leatherman makes awesome plier based tools, warranty is great.
But if you have ever used a SAK you know that out of the box the SAK tools are easier to open because the leatherman has to break in.
After a while the leatherman passes the SAK but I want to spare him the hassle with his first tool and leave him a good impression.

[NKlamerus]

Back on topic, I'd give them a skeletool. It's very simple, and very light. I would never want someone carrying a brick if they aren't used to it.

I think a skeletool has just enough use for them to realize it's nice having some on you.

I also like that it has a locking blade....especially if they are a first time knife user as well as MT user.

And it looks better than a sak

[anditsgone]

Back on topic, I'd give them a skeletool. It's very simple, and very light. I would never want someone carrying a brick if they aren't used to it.

I think a skeletool has just enough use for them to realize it's nice having some on you.

I also like that it has a locking blade....especially if they are a first time knife user as well as MT user.

And it looks better than a sak

Yeah youre right, but i chose the Sak because it has allot of functions and he uses it allot for fishing so the scissor etc comes in handy.
But the skeletool is an awesomes first tool, sadly it is very expensive in europe and most people dont want to spent 90 euros on their first mt.

[NKlamerus]

Very true. What yall fishing for If I may ask??

I carry a Skeletool pocket carry and a usually clip my style cs to it when fishing. Scissors work great on braid!

Be sure to checkout the "fishing" threads here!

[Mextreme]

I would recommend something really lightweight like a Leatherman Squirt,  to put on the keychain. Reason is to improve the odds it gets carried. Once they see the benefit of always carrying a multi tool they may catch the virus.

[anditsgone]

I don't know if it is the correct translation but we usually fish on pike perch/ zander, and sometimes catch an eel although these are almost extined in the Netherlands.
But the hook was in his stomach so I had to kill him with my Cold steel ak47.
We could not save it.
An MT sure is nice when fishing for knots and getting the hook out.

[BASguy]

Hold up. Did you just refer to a leatherman needing another tool to open it? Yet you used one to open ANOTHER tool?

Also, if your experience is so bad why do you carry one??

I hate being a negative Nathan. But this is post completely contradicts itself.......

I almost laughed that you were shocked to hear you had to use another tool to get to one of Leatherman's "clumping" tools.  They seem to be just fine when they break in, but they suck until then.




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[BASguy]

Excellent choice on the SwissChamp for a fishing buddy.  It should serve him well.


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[firiki]

Depends on the user. My wife, for example, has short, frail nails that break easily. In her case I'd get her a Swisstool Spirit.

When I realised a friend of mine was EDCing (!) a Wenger Snife (!) I got her a Vic Climber.

Generally speaking I think the SAK has the advantage of its good reputation and also of being uber-practical for its size so for the average user, not your typical MT.O knife/SAK/tool nut that is, a SAK has an edge over competition if pliers aren't a must-have

[anditsgone]

Depends on the user. My wife, for example, has short, frail nails that break easily. In her case I'd get her a Swisstool Spirit.

Most people probably don't understand why you will get her a swisstool over leatherman wave for example.
Altough the wave has outside accesible knife's, saw and file.
The other tools are an absolute pain in the but to get out, especialy when new.
I had to loosen the bolts on all the tools to make them more easy to open and stop bending/chipping my nail.

I think on average the Swisstool is faster deployable due to the fact that all the tools are outside accesible, all the nail nicks are easy to reach and the smoothnes of the tools. Its like a heavy do SAK.

[av8r1]

I gave my Wingman to my girlfriend and she loves the thing, it's always on her hip.  I would also +1 on a Squirt.  They're probably not going to balk at the price tags of these tools, yet they're still brand name and carry that warranty.

Not worried about how tight Leatherman builds their tools; when they get theirs in their hand, I usually say "It's hard to open the tools right now, but it'll break in like my Skeletool did" and hand them my Skele.  Course I've got a new one on the way right now, so it'll have to be broken in...

[magentus]

I got my wife a Farmer and a purple Classic, my daughter has a translucent blue Climber and a red Classic, but no one else I know will admit to feeling it is necessary to always carry a SAK. What is wrong with these people?

[anditsgone]

but no one else I know will admit to feeling it is necessary to always carry a SAK. What is wrong with these people?

I agree, no one thinks it is necessary, i even said to my friends to borrow a knife from me to see how handy it is sometimes (at least once  every day)
My dad is a car mechanic, i asked him many times why he doesn't have an MT,i don't see him pocket carrying one, but i can put my Swisstool in his car or in his off-road riding jacket.
Maybe he will get a lesson on how handy it is to have one around.

But they just won't, they rather have their iPhone in their pocket than a knife, or SAK.

If i would have to choose one i left the iPhone at home, rule no1 never leave the house without a knife SAK or MT.

The knife is one of the oldest tools mankind has, it dates 2,5 Million years ago, but times change. I guess the gentleman knife is swapped out for a smartphone.

[Zed]

It all depends on there needs,if pliers important, then a lm wave or vic spirit,but if pliers not so important then a sak,what one ,well the swisschamp of course 

[magentus]

but no one else I know will admit to feeling it is necessary to always carry a SAK. What is wrong with these people?

I agree, no one thinks it is necessary, i even said to my friends to borrow a knife from me to see how handy it is sometimes (at least once  every day)

But they just won't, they rather have their iPhone in their pocket than a knife, or SAK.

If i would have to choose one i left the iPhone at home, rule no1 never leave the house without a knife SAK or MT.

The knife is one of the oldest tools mankind has, it dates 2,5 Million years ago, but times change. I guess the gentleman knife is swapped out for a smartphone.

I couldn't agree more! In some ways mobiles are very useful but I can't stand the hold they seem to have on most people. It turns them into zombies. Whereas carrying a pocket knife, especially a SAK, gives you freedom to perform a lot of different tasks while out and about.

[anditsgone]

but no one else I know will admit to feeling it is necessary to always carry a SAK. What is wrong with these people?

I agree, no one thinks it is necessary, i even said to my friends to borrow a knife from me to see how handy it is sometimes (at least once  every day)

But they just won't, they rather have their iPhone in their pocket than a knife, or SAK.

If i would have to choose one i left the iPhone at home, rule no1 never leave the house without a knife SAK or MT.

The knife is one of the oldest tools mankind has, it dates 2,5 Million years ago, but times change. I guess the gentleman knife is swapped out for a smartphone.

especially a SAK, gives you freedom to perform a lot of different tasks while out and about.

Yeah, an MT is for us prepared for everything situations and we carry a quarter kilo of stainless steel with us everywhere, but every Man MAN should carry a SAK or knife, so much usefulness from a SAK is a small price to pay for that little weight and bulk,a Huntsman and you will barley notice its there, until you need it.

[gregozedobe]

Unless they have some specific needs, I tend to suggest a LM Squirt P4 (or later build PS4) or a Micra, depending on preference for pliers or scissors based MT. 

These are small and light enough that they are more likely to be in a pocket or handbag all the time, and so available when needed.  It doesn't matter how "good" a particular MT or SAK is, if you haven't got it when you need it then it is of zero utility.

[Demel]

I recently gifted a LM Fuse to a close friend. He loves it! I got it for him because of the simple loadout (just the basics), and easy to access tools (all in one place). I do believe it depends on the person. Gifting an average joe a st300 will probably be overbearing, but give that same tool to a tradesperson and they might love it. My 2 cents...know the tools, but know your friends more. 

[AimlessWanderer]

I recommend tools based on THEIR needs not on MY tastes/preferences. As a result i have made recommendations for tools that I would personally never carry, but that would best suit the other person.

Very disappointing to hear some people are doing the opposite 

[kkokkolis]

I would try to understand what are his/her needs and play it a guru and recommend the right tool. If he/she wouldn't specify his/her exact needs and I should recommend a generic tool, according to space limitations and budget I would recommend a SAk from a Climber up to a Swisschamp, or a Victorinox Spirit.
Would I recommend a Leatherman? Of course, but I see them as more specialized tools. If you are a constructor get a Surge, if you need locking pliers a Crunch etc. But if you don't know what you need the versatility, quality, ergonomics and iconic state of a Victorinox has the potential to leave you pleased.

[magentus]

When I was a lad, it was a knock off Spartan, take it or leave it.

Kids these days don't know they're born.

[Grant Lamontagne]

When it comes to SAKs I always suggest folks just buy a real one.  The model doesn't much matter to be honest.

For multitool there is really only one that I recommend to any one, any time, no matter the circumstances and that's the Victorinox Spirit.  Whole there are other tools that have merits on their own and features the Spirit is missing (most notably OHO blades) there really isn't any better tool out there than the Spirit, except perhaps the Swiss Tool,  but many get turned off of that one as it's somewhat bulky. 

I know the Spirit won't break, even if abused, and if it does it's covered, no questions asked.  It looks nice. It is feature rich. It won't rust or corrode.  It's a very convenient and manageable size.   In short, if someone doesn't specifically need certain functions and wants a good general tool, I will always suggest the Spirit.

Def

[Pignut71]

I would recommend a SAK, most likely an Explorer, Super Tinker or Huntsman. All great pocket tools.
If the person in question had a requirement for decent pliers then I would recommend either a Vic Spirit or Leatherman Wave. All of these are great products IMO

Regards, Jon.


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