All hail the new king of the multitools!!!!

mikekoz · **on:** July 12, 2015, 07:24:02 PM

Well, it may be the new king of multitools, at least in size! What I am referring to here is the large black handled tool you see in the photos. This is a new tool made by a company I have never heard of, Kilimanjaro, and it is called the Magnus! I keep wanting to call it the MANgus!! I bought this online for just under $40.00 shipped, and the photo of the tool where I bought it did not really give you an idea of how large it is. Its dimensions were listed, but I did not pay a whole lot of attention to it. When it arrived in a huge box, I was thinking that they did not have a smaller box available and just threw it in, but after opening the package, it all became perfectly clear! Before I continue, here are some photos:

As you can see, it makes the Surge look like a keychain tool, and it even stands high over the SOG Blacktip! The blade on the thing is 4 inches, and it and the saw both lock. The two drivers do not lock, but they snap in place. The knife came pretty sharp, and I tested the saw in our backyard the other day and it did very well. The pliers on mine are a bit loose, and they are hard to use with one hand, but work fine. The SOG pliers are much better, as well as the Surge. Quality wise, at least on a first impression, the tool is worth the money I paid for it. In this regard, it is nowhere near the Surge or the SOG, but there is nothing out there like it that I have seen. I am not going to make this a lengthy review. I do not have the time, skills, or the will to do that, and I am sure not too many will be interested in this anyhow. I just wanted to show it off and give everybody my first impressions! Thanks for reading!!

Kampfer · **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2015, 08:54:32 PM

Thanks for sharing, it looks ~~interesting~~ huge.

Gareth · **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2015, 09:59:17 PM

Holy Smurf!

Are the pliers as uncomfortable as they look like?

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2015, 11:09:17 PM

That's a beast alright! It would be interesting to get a comparison of it with the Swissgrip though.....

derekmac · **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2015, 11:11:51 PM

Holy poo that's big!

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mikekoz · **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:47:24 AM

Quote from: 50ft-trad on July 12, 2015, 11:09:17 PM

That's a beast alright! It would be interesting to get a comparison of it with the Swissgrip though.....

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I do not have a Swissgripp, but here it is next to a SwissTool:

By the way, who makes that Swissgripp, and are they still in production?

mikekoz · **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:48:31 AM

Quote from: Gareth on July 12, 2015, 09:59:17 PM

Holy Smurf! Are the pliers as uncomfortable as they look like?

I do not find them uncomfortable, just a little awkward. The pliers are not the tools strong suite!

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:56:09 AM

Quote from: mikekoz on July 13, 2015, 12:47:24 AM

Quote from: 50ft-trad on July 12, 2015, 11:09:17 PM
That's a beast alright! It would be interesting to get a comparison of it with the Swissgrip though.....

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I do not have a Swissgripp, but here it is next to a SwissTool:

By the way, who makes that Swissgripp, and are they still in production?

That's mammoth!!!! The Swissgrip was made by Wenger, and has been out of production quite a while now

Chako · **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2015, 01:52:23 AM

Now that is huge!

Steinar · **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:18:39 PM

What could possibly motivate people to build something in that size? Compensating for something?

mikekoz · **Reply #10 on:** July 19, 2015, 04:45:38 PM

Quote from: derekmac on July 12, 2015, 11:11:51 PM

Holy poo that's big!

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Oh.....They make em even BIGGER!!!

LOLOLOLOL

raistlin65 · **Reply #11 on:** July 19, 2015, 05:02:37 PM

Knifeworks has the Magnus for $29.99 + shipping: http://www.knifeworks.com/kilimanjaromagnus910056fullsizemultitoolstainlesssteel.aspx

Wonder what the steel is in the knife?

Grathr · **Reply #12 on:** July 19, 2015, 05:07:38 PM

Thats huge!
They should market it as a MT for giants!

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mikekoz · **Reply #13 on:** July 19, 2015, 05:48:38 PM

Quote from: Grathr on July 19, 2015, 05:07:38 PM

Thats huge!
They should market it as a MT for giants!

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It was something my mother and father in law gave me for Christmas a few years ago. I think they got it at Harbor Freight. I could not stop laughing when I took it out of the package! It is actually not a bad tool, you just have to wear work gloves while using it.

mikekoz · **Reply #14 on:** July 19, 2015, 05:49:57 PM

Quote from: raistlin65 on July 19, 2015, 05:02:37 PM

Knifeworks has the Magnus for $29.99 + shipping: http://www.knifeworks.com/kilimanjaromagnus910056fullsizemultitoolstainlesssteel.aspx

Wonder what the steel is in the knife?

I am not sure. The packaging does not even say.

AlephZero · **Reply #15 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:29:24 PM

I have the strangest attraction to it...

raistlin65 · **Reply #16 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:10:05 PM

Quote from: mikekoz on July 19, 2015, 05:49:57 PM

Quote from: raistlin65 on July 19, 2015, 05:02:37 PM
Knifeworks has the Magnus for $29.99 + shipping: http://www.knifeworks.com/kilimanjaromagnus910056fullsizemultitoolstainlesssteel.aspx

Wonder what the steel is in the knife?

I am not sure. The packaging does not even say.

Did a bit more digging. In their product catalog, the knives all have the steel listed. The multitools do not: http://www.kilimanjarogear.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/F_945_Kilimanjaro-Catalog2.pdf

Probably doesn't bode well for the quality of the steel.

mikekoz · **Reply #17 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:24:02 PM

Quote from: raistlin65 on July 19, 2015, 11:10:05 PM

Quote from: mikekoz on July 19, 2015, 05:49:57 PM
Quote from: raistlin65 on July 19, 2015, 05:02:37 PM
Knifeworks has the Magnus for $29.99 + shipping: http://www.knifeworks.com/kilimanjaromagnus910056fullsizemultitoolstainlesssteel.aspx

Wonder what the steel is in the knife?

I am not sure. The packaging does not even say.

Did a bit more digging. In their product catalog, the knives all have the steel listed. The multitools do not: http://www.kilimanjarogear.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/F_945_Kilimanjaro-Catalog2.pdf

Probably doesn't bode well for the quality of the steel.

From my experience, most Chinese steels are not very good anyway. Mediocre at best. For what I paid for the tool, and what I would use it for, it was more than worth it.

Yalius · **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2015, 12:22:20 AM

OK, I apologize for bringing this thread back to the forefront, but I just received mine and Christ Almighty this thing is gargantuan. I really can't see it as being a useful tool, it's just so long, thick and heavy. It's a full pound in weight, and over an inch thick. It's a third heavier than a Surge! I like full-size grips (I occasionally carry a ZT 0200 without effort) but this thing is too heavy and too unwieldy for me. Suppose I need a full-size blade in addition to a full-featured tool? I can pack a Surge and Spyderco PM2 for less combined weight. It's a novelty, at least that's what I've resigned myself to keeping it as. Oh, and aside from the combo-edged blade, the rest of the implements somehow feel dainty (pliers, philips, flat driver) or short (saw/file). Definitely a drawer-sitter because it's not going to get much use. Oh, yeah, it also came so dull it wouldn't slice a post-it note. Bigger ≠ Better.

Etherealicer · **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2015, 08:19:16 AM

Quote from: Yalius on August 11, 2015, 12:22:20 AM

OK, I apologize for bringing this thread back to the forefront, but I just received mine and Christ Almighty this thing is gargantuan. I really can't see it as being a useful tool, it's just so long, thick and heavy. It's a full pound in weight, and over an inch thick. It's a third heavier than a Surge! I like full-size grips (I occasionally carry a ZT 0200 without effort) but this thing is too heavy and too unwieldy for me. Suppose I need a full-size blade in addition to a full-featured tool? I can pack a Surge and Spyderco PM2 for less combined weight. It's a novelty, at least that's what I've resigned myself to keeping it as. Oh, and aside from the combo-edged blade, the rest of the implements somehow feel dainty (pliers, philips, flat driver) or short (saw/file). Definitely a drawer-sitter because it's not going to get much use. Oh, yeah, it also came so dull it wouldn't slice a post-it note. Bigger ≠ Better.

You know, it needs a bit of bulk to make a good paper-weight

pfrsantos · **Reply #20 on:** August 11, 2015, 12:09:42 PM

It would be too repetitive to quote every post in this thread...

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So, to all of them, I just have one thing to add...

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mikekoz · **Reply #21 on:** August 29, 2015, 01:44:57 AM

I used the saw on this last weekend to cut a few small trees and branches in our back yard, and it worked like a champ! It cut through them like butter!