Leatherman Signal - is LM making a survival multi?

[kmanct3]

That wouldn't be funny

[TheDude]

Perhapse some components exist in the sheath like the Bear Gryllis toy MT.

[enki_ck]

Just a few weeks to go.

[NKlamerus]

Thank you higgins!

[Higgins617]

Thank you higgins!

Gottcha buddy

[JAfromMn]

I'm thinking it's getting about time for me to write leatherman a very nice letter humbly asking if I can get a single for mto to look at/test.

[genevabuck]

I'm thinking it's getting about time for me to write leatherman a very nice letter humbly asking if I can get a single for mto to look at/test.

Never waste a perfectly good stamp.

[babola]

I'm thinking it's getting about time for me to write leatherman a very nice letter humbly asking if I can get a single for mto to look at/test.

Never waste a perfectly good stamp.

 

[TheDude]

Wait a minute! We are consumers and they are manufacturers. It's not like we are going to go out to the nearsest store and buy one as soon as they come out like its the new Iphone or something.
What am I talking about. We are a bunch of addicts.
  SHOW US THE PICS!!! Lie to us. Anything. Please. A picture of McGyver with a rusty pair of vicegrips, fixing a toilet on a cruise ship... ANYTHING!!!

[Lichtbote]

Well - i´m no addict.

So i can relax and just sit and wait until it´s release.

Then i can stay calm and wait until a few others have tested it.




And then i might think about if i want to buy one. 


It´s not that bad to not be addicted. 

[JAfromMn]

I'm thinking it's getting about time for me to write leatherman a very nice letter humbly asking if I can get a single for mto to look at/test.

Email sent

[derekmac]

I'm thinking it's getting about time for me to write leatherman a very nice letter humbly asking if I can get a single for mto to look at/test.

Email sent

  Hope you're able to get one.

[JAfromMn]

I'm thinking it's getting about time for me to write leatherman a very nice letter humbly asking if I can get a single for mto to look at/test.

Email sent

  Hope you're able to get one.

Thanks.   

The worst thing that they can say is no.

IL buy one when it comes out if I need to.

Who am I kidding il be buying one no matter what happens lol

[hugos]

Apologies, i am not a new subscriber/member, but this is my first post.

So, Leatherman adds a post to Facebook under the heading : Something wearable coming the 21st of January.

I make the comment on the LM Wrist watch, the Signal and the Rev. Next moment my posts are removed and i am being blocked from making any comments on the page!

I wonder why (sarcastic) ?


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[derekmac]

So, Leatherman adds a post to Facebook under the heading : Something wearable coming the 21st of January.

I make the comment on the LM Wrist watch, the Signal and the Rev. Next moment my posts are removed and i am being blocked from making any comments on the page!

I wonder why (sarcastic) ?


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I was going to post something too, but decided against it.

[babola]

Apologies, i am not a new subscriber/member, but this is my first post.

So, Leatherman adds a post to Facebook under the heading : Something wearable coming the 21st of January.

I make the comment on the LM Wrist watch, the Signal and the Rev. Next moment my posts are removed and i am being blocked from making any comments on the page!

I wonder why (sarcastic) ?


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To be honest if I was in Leathreman's shoes I'd probably do the same.
You simply poked too deep and too close for their comfort.

They're about to announce few tools to the public in about a week on SHOT show, your comments simply stole their thunder and was received as something 'uncool'.

[Etherealicer]

Apologies, i am not a new subscriber/member, but this is my first post.

So, Leatherman adds a post to Facebook under the heading : Something wearable coming the 21st of January.

I make the comment on the LM Wrist watch, the Signal and the Rev. Next moment my posts are removed and i am being blocked from making any comments on the page!

I wonder why (sarcastic) ?


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To be honest if I was in Leathreman's shoes I'd probably do the same.
You simply poked too deep and too close for their comfort.

They're about to announce few tools to the public in about a week on SHOT show, your comments simply stole their thunder and was received as something 'uncool'.

Well we have seen "Something wearable" from LM and the word uncool seems to be fitting

[babola]

Apologies, i am not a new subscriber/member, but this is my first post.

So, Leatherman adds a post to Facebook under the heading : Something wearable coming the 21st of January.

I make the comment on the LM Wrist watch, the Signal and the Rev. Next moment my posts are removed and i am being blocked from making any comments on the page!

I wonder why (sarcastic) ?


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To be honest if I was in Leathreman's shoes I'd probably do the same.
You simply poked too deep and too close for their comfort.

They're about to announce few tools to the public in about a week on SHOT show, your comments simply stole their thunder and was received as something 'uncool'.

Well we have seen "Something wearable" from LM and the word uncool seems to be fitting

That 'contraption' we saw surpassed a meaning of the word 'uncool', by a long shot 
 
Hope that was just a rough and raw prototype which they refined in the end, but not holding my hopes high on that one. 

[AimlessWanderer]

That 'contraption' we saw surpassed a meaning of the word 'uncool', by a long shot 
 
Hope that was just a rough and raw prototype which they refined in the end, but not holding my hopes high on that one. 

+1 .... on all counts

There somtimes seems to be a desperation in the Leathernan camp when it comes to bringing out new stuff. They have brought some of the biggest market leaders out in the past, yet it appears some of the stuff really doesn't express the fact they have 30 years experience in producing these products. I can fully appreciate wanting to bring something out for kids, just as I can wanting to exploit the one-piece market and offer budget tools such as the Wingman and Sidekick. They just don't seem to have given these as much thought somehow though. It's not just that the tools seem cheap, but they are starting to pick up the visual and ergonomic aspects of the real yucky cheapo offbrand crap, almost as if it's more important to get something new out by X date, than it is to refine it and get it looking iconic and working well for a wide range of users

[Etherealicer]

That 'contraption' we saw surpassed a meaning of the word 'uncool', by a long shot 
 
Hope that was just a rough and raw prototype which they refined in the end, but not holding my hopes high on that one. 

+1 .... on all counts

There somtimes seems to be a desperation in the Leathernan camp when it comes to bringing out new stuff. They have brought some of the biggest market leaders out in the past, yet it appears some of the stuff really doesn't express the fact they have 30 years experience in producing these products. I can fully appreciate wanting to bring something out for kids, just as I can wanting to exploit the one-piece market and offer budget tools such as the Wingman and Sidekick. They just don't seem to have given these as much thought somehow though. It's not just that the tools seem cheap, but they are starting to pick up the visual and ergonomic aspects of the real yucky cheapo offbrand crap, almost as if it's more important to get something new out by X date, than it is to refine it and get it looking iconic and working well for a wide range of users

I think LM would do better if they expanded on what is working. E.g. bring a Wave for lefties or a blade-less variation, outside scissors, rescue blade, different plier head etc. I also think they could expand the market if they would add some color (same applies for the Spirits) and not just special runs.

[babola]

That 'contraption' we saw surpassed a meaning of the word 'uncool', by a long shot 
 
Hope that was just a rough and raw prototype which they refined in the end, but not holding my hopes high on that one. 

+1 .... on all counts

There somtimes seems to be a desperation in the Leathernan camp when it comes to bringing out new stuff. They have brought some of the biggest market leaders out in the past, yet it appears some of the stuff really doesn't express the fact they have 30 years experience in producing these products. I can fully appreciate wanting to bring something out for kids, just as I can wanting to exploit the one-piece market and offer budget tools such as the Wingman and Sidekick. They just don't seem to have given these as much thought somehow though. It's not just that the tools seem cheap, but they are starting to pick up the visual and ergonomic aspects of the real yucky cheapo offbrand crap, almost as if it's more important to get something new out by X date, than it is to refine it and get it looking iconic and working well for a wide range of users

Agree. For example there's a very little "Leatherman" in the Leap. The tool looks like one of those $4.99 no-name Chinese multi-tools you pick at the supermarket checkout on your way out, just because it's there and its cheap.

I will reserve my comments yet re Rev, Signal and the MT-watch-bracelet thing, until 21st at least.

I really have high hopes for Signal, being NZ-based and spending pretty much every weekend outdoors this tool could come handy for me personally, if executed right. I don't expect to see a major U turn or a brand new tool design, it will most likely be a twist on current Skeletool or MUT models. I find Skeletool great for EDC but somehow on a small side, while MUT is a heavy-duty monster of a tool. Something in between size-wise would be great, a full-sized tool like Wave/Rebar or similar.

IMO, I feel it's time for Wave to move over as a one-tool-fits-all-situations category and we finally see a dedicated outdoor/survival tool. Let it just be any color but BG-orange, please! :-) LOL!

We'll find out soon enough, 21st is just a week away now! 

[JAfromMn]

Please please please multitool gods smile on us and make the leatherman signal be bad ass and not a piece of crap.

please

[AimlessWanderer]

 

[SteveC]

Please please please multitool gods smile on us and make the leatherman signal be bad ass and not a piece of crap.

please

 

[derekmac]

Please please please multitool gods smile on us and make the leatherman signal be bad ass and not a piece of crap.

please

We're allowed to dream, eh?


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[gadgetman7]

Is anyone going to SHOT from here?


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[tosh]

I've often thought leatherman lost their way once Tim stepped away from the driving seat.
I really can't understand why they don't tap into tradesmans sector.
I think "one tool to rule all" is exactly as it sounds......ridiculous!!

They should consider releasing speSmurfpillst tools designed specifically for different trades.

The mainframe could be standard but the tool layout altered for each specific trade.

[gadgetman7]

I think many people here have wished for interchangeable tools like SOG has...


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[NeitherExtreme]

I've often thought leatherman lost their way once Tim stepped away from the driving seat.
I really can't understand why they don't tap into tradesmans sector.
I think "one tool to rule all" is exactly as it sounds......ridiculous!!

They should consider releasing speSmurfpillst tools designed specifically for different trades.

The mainframe could be standard but the tool layout altered for each specific trade.

I agree with this. When I worked construction a number of years back, I was always surprised at how very few guys knew about, much less owned or carried, multitools. I don't think their obvious target markets (tradesmen) is saturated, and they would do great if they could figure out to market and design for tool-using professions.

[hugos]

I recvd a mail back from them that i did not adhere to the rules. I sent a mail back asking which rule did i break? After me another Gentlemen also made a similar remark as to the  watch and the Signal and i see he is also banned.


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