Leatherman Signal - is LM making a survival multi?

[Kampfer]

[Kampfer]

[Etherealicer]

I would like to see the tools out. Hope there are soon some more detailed photos soon.

[rescue4500]

Summer 2015.. Looks like ill have to wait till half way through hiking season to be able to carry this baby on my side 

[lxbatty]

I would like to see the tools out. Hope there are soon some more detailed photos soon.

some higher resolution pics here:
http://leathermanlibrary.com/thumbnails.php?album=186

[Grant Lamontagne]

This is why there really needs to be multitool people at SHOT.... 

So.... $120 and it comes with a 420 steel blade, which is something they thought about and did so that people could sharpen it easily in the field.  Ok, that makes sense, after all, who carries a diamond file into the woods?

Oh wait, it comes with that too?

Sounds like they had two different departments working on this one, and the two were never allowed to communicate.



It seems safe to assume this is the size of the MUT, which seems like an awful lot of tool to drag along and not have everything you might need.  I hope street price is well below the $120 MSRP, but then that shouldn't be a problem as the MUT and Charge TTi MSRP are both in that neighborhood and beyond.

I'm looking forward to giving it a shot though.  So far I'm not optimistic, but I have been wrong before.

Def

[JAfromMn]

This is why there really needs to be multitool people at SHOT.... 

So.... $120 and it comes with a 420 steel blade, which is something they thought about and did so that people could sharpen it easily in the field.  Ok, that makes sense, after all, who carries a diamond file into the woods?

Oh wait, it comes with that too?

Sounds like they had two different departments working on this one, and the two were never allowed to communicate.

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It seems safe to assume this is the size of the MUT, which seems like an awful lot of tool to drag along and not have everything you might need.  I hope street price is well below the $120 MSRP, but then that shouldn't be a problem as the MUT and Charge TTi MSRP are both in that neighborhood and beyond.

I'm looking forward to giving it a shot though.  So far I'm not optimistic, but I have been wrong before.

Def

I'm trying to talk my Mrs into going to the blade show in Atlanta this June.

[genevabuck]

A lot of complaints here.  But:

1.  Leatherman does watch and listen to this forum.
2.  A survival tool with these features was requested by posters here for years.
3.  Your average Leatherman buyer isn't a collector.
4.  Leatherman, like any company, needs to sell to a mass audience and sell lots of tools.
5.  If Leatherman only catered to the micro needs of this forum they would be out of business. 

[AimlessWanderer]

A lot of complaints here.  But:

1.  Leatherman does watch and listen to this forum.
2.  A survival tool with these features was requested by posters here for years.
3.  Your average Leatherman buyer isn't a collector.
4.  Leatherman, like any company, needs to sell to a mass audience and sell lots of tools.
5.  If Leatherman only catered to the micro needs of this forum they would be out of business.

100% agree on all points 

[aussieman]

Do we have a confirmed weight yet?

Ideally weight with and without the sharpener and whistle/striker. 

[Griffster]

Does anyone else notice that in the first photo, the hammer around the 1/4 Hex hole seems to be broken?  It looks to me like its snapped across the hole and the broken part has been placed back next to the hammer for the photo.

Not broken, it is a "step".

Thanks. Yep. I saw that too.  I think it's stepped on one side and plain on the other, which could lead one to think it might've been broken in that photo. 

I do like it, both as a tool and a concept.  Except for one thing.  The tool count seems to be low for something with that price tag.  To echo others, why not carry your fave MT - Wave, Charge, Surge etc, and a decent whistle plus a fire steel?  Ok, the sharpener is cool.

[Gareth]

It's worth noting that the mouthpiece of the whistle isn't where a lot of us have been assuming it is.

[Griffster]

I think I still want one though.

[genevabuck]

It's worth noting that the mouthpiece of the whistle isn't where a lot of us have been assuming it is.

Where is it?

[JAfromMn]

I think I still want one though.

Smurf yeah

I still want one too.

[Gareth]

It's worth noting that the mouthpiece of the whistle isn't where a lot of us have been assuming it is.

Where is it?

Have a look at the picture library and you can see the mouthpiece is at the 'fat' end of the plastic rather than the 'thin'.  Seems odd, but it does at least mean you'll be striking sparks away from the part where your lips go.

I would like to see the tools out. Hope there are soon some more detailed photos soon.

some higher resolution pics here:
http://leathermanlibrary.com/thumbnails.php?album=186

[genevabuck]

It's worth noting that the mouthpiece of the whistle isn't where a lot of us have been assuming it is.

Where is it?

Have a look at the picture library and you can see the mouthpiece is at the 'fat' end of the plastic rather than the 'thin'.  Seems odd, but it does at least mean you'll be striking sparks away from the part where your lips go.
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I would like to see the tools out. Hope there are soon some more detailed photos soon.

some higher resolution pics here:
http://leathermanlibrary.com/thumbnails.php?album=186

Weird.  Leatherman usually does a better job at detailing these SHOT videos.  They need Juli back. 

[AimlessWanderer]

OK, so that's going to reduce the issue a bit, but not eliminate it. I still don't like it at all, sorry.

[Gareth]

I'm just thinking about this and I honestly can't think of a time I've ever needed to blow an emergency whistle, and I've been enjoying the great outdoors for more than 25 years.

[AimlessWanderer]

.... but that's a good thing isn't it ... 

[Higgins617]

Whistle is more like a fell off the trail and broke my leg please find me sort of thing right?

[AimlessWanderer]

Whistle is more like a fell off the trail and broke my leg please find me sort of thing right?

Yep  so if you ever do need one, you might be using it for hours or even days depending on where you are and who's around

[Kampfer]

.... but that's a good thing isn't it ... 

We are glad you never needed one.
If it it is light like feather, might be a good idea to have around just in case.

[JAfromMn]

 File thoughts

It looks small. Hard to hold. Hard to use maybe.

I wonder how it fits the combo edge.

It looks kinds course.

[JAfromMn]

http://leathermanlibrary.com/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=2081#top_display_media

File pic.

[BASguy]

I am so glad this tool came out..... It has confirmed my decision in switching to Victorinox........ Leatherman is starting to resemble another once well respected product manufacturer ....."BlackBerry"


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[Kampfer]

[captain spaulding]

The more I see it the more I dislike it. I assume for some it might be great, but for 80% of the market they could care less about the cheap looking whistle, striker, and file for sharpening. Those things alone ruin the tool for me completely and I would personally never buy one. Just my opinion though.

[DazMechanical]

The more I see it the more I dislike it. I assume for some it might be great, but for 80% of the market they could care less about the cheap looking whistle, striker, and file for sharpening. Those things alone ruin the tool for me completely and I would personally never buy one. Just my opinion though.

+1 

[JAfromMn]

I'm not sold on the removable tools . There not very useful to me I normally have them on me.  but if I think of them as back ups they should work for me if I ever need them.