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us Offline Monrogue

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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #990 on: April 19, 2019, 05:11:05 PM
So where you been hiding at :pok: :D

I have to keep a low profile with Mags always talking about taking over the realm  ;)
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #991 on: April 19, 2019, 05:25:02 PM
:cheers:
True true. We are going to need to schedule a Free challenge. Free tp participate in of course. :)

Oh....my....smurf...
That thing looks to be a smooth operator. :o
Thanks for posting that. :drool:

In his video on the P2, there's a bandaid on his finger..  :D wonder where he got that from.

First off, notice there were 4 shorter implements on one side of the handle, speaks a bit on the thickest of the tools..  :think: and the blades now having to fight the lock's spring when opening, looks to be a little more challenging for oho, like what tool guy mentioned in his review.. Even when it seems obscenely high priced, I had ordered a p2.  :facepalm: It's rather painful yet exciting for me to go full retail at $119 for a MT..  :ahhh :ahhh


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #992 on: April 19, 2019, 05:27:31 PM
Soo.. for the european folks  like me will be almost impossible to get one til August right?
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #993 on: April 19, 2019, 05:40:02 PM
Great to see you Mons :waving: Let us know how it goes with it :salute:

Can't wait to hear all the thoughts about these, guys :tu: :popcorn:

What he said  :salute:


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #994 on: April 19, 2019, 05:42:27 PM
Well curiosity has gotten the better of me and I’ve got a P2 on the way.  It’s been quite a while since I got a new multi tool, so I’m excited.  It looks interesting, and I fall into the “fun to play with, but moderately useful” target anyway :D

Note to myself...



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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #995 on: April 19, 2019, 06:50:29 PM
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #996 on: April 19, 2019, 07:40:49 PM
I have to keep a low profile with Mags always talking about taking over the realm  ;)

He is just bluffing :salute: he knows you are a just and no less king :D So stick around more :pok: :D


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #997 on: April 19, 2019, 07:45:22 PM
He is just bluffing :salute: he knows you are a just and no less king :D So stick around more :pok: :D
Ha, he better be bluffing.  I’ll try to stick around though.  Getting a new MT will spark some interest, lol
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #998 on: April 19, 2019, 07:46:12 PM
Good to see you Mons !   :cheers: :tu:


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #999 on: April 19, 2019, 08:02:06 PM
Good to see you Mons !   :cheers: :tu:

Hey Steve!
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1000 on: April 19, 2019, 08:37:23 PM
Hey Steve!

Don't worry about mags, he's all talk and no action   :D


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1001 on: April 19, 2019, 08:58:05 PM
Don't worry about mags, he's all talk and no action   :D

Yeah  :rofl:
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1002 on: April 19, 2019, 09:00:27 PM
Don't worry about mags, he's all talk and no action   :D

... like our dog?   :D


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1003 on: April 19, 2019, 11:12:50 PM
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1004 on: April 19, 2019, 11:47:29 PM
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1005 on: April 20, 2019, 01:17:33 PM
Best close up video I’ve seen yet of the new P2/P4.

In Russian, but hey.



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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1006 on: April 20, 2019, 02:13:35 PM
I'm starting to figure out why the Free P2/P4 makes me grumpy.  Its because they disappoint me.

We wait so long - years and years - for anything new from Leatherman, and when it gets released, it only reveals the sad the reality sets in that maybe the industry has already maxed out in innovation.  In other words, just about anything new from Leatherman - or anyone else - will be a reiteration of other MTs already on the market.

I have not had my hands on the Free series yet.  But as for the magnets, I don't think that style of deployment looks that awesome.  It doesn't look ergonomic to me trying to roll the clumpy tools out with your thumb, but who knows.  Is it really better than a traditional setup?

And then there are the teeny file, the lack of a 3D phillips, and inflated price.  I think mostly its the price.  At $79, I would think this is a spendy MT, but I would get one. But $139?  Yowzer!  That's just not nice.

In my view there are a number of "better" MTs out there on the market, just in terms of doing the things that MTs do.  I'm not betting on the P4 to be a big time player in the MT market at the current price.  Time will tell.


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1007 on: April 20, 2019, 02:23:55 PM
Bah humbug.  :whistle:
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1008 on: April 20, 2019, 02:37:11 PM
I think it’s just great that LM is trying something different
It might not be the perfect tool for everyone
But at least they are trying  :salute:
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1009 on: April 20, 2019, 02:44:52 PM
I think the reality is most people don't really care, and they just buy whatever multi is on the shelf on the day they decide they want to buy a multi.

my boss still uses a PST he bought in nineteen-dickety-two, my staff use wingmans because they're at about the right price point for a young fella buying a multi.

I'm not really sure who LM is trying to impress with this? Are wave sales dropping (other than to their own cheaper products) ? are they just sick of hearing about all the Spirit love?
Do they just need to release something every now and again because no one wanted to run an ad campaign for the Wave saying "Just like Kids, you stop once you have a good one"

does this use simpler/less manufacturing techniques and costs them less than the Wave to make, so if they phase out the older tool to be replaced by this they'll save some dollars?



I rather think the "chassis" is quite cool, I'm only put out by the deployable tools - on the P4 I'd rather swap the "package opener" and phillips driver for a bit holder.

No idea what you could swap the "rule" for, but it seems almost anything else would be better. I'd take a novelty party hat and a cringe-worthy joke on a piece of paper.

Of course, businesswise it makes sense - they can outfit a whole range of tools/knives with their tools, and the P4 simply has the whole lot.

Hopefully the advertised price is just a marketing thing so that dealers can run sales, because when you can get pretty much anything else from the lineup for less (or a Charge for the same price) it's a hard sell.

My opinion is worth exactly nothing to LM though, as I have no intention of replacing my current carry until it breaks or I lose it.


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1010 on: April 20, 2019, 04:42:54 PM

*snip*

Do they just need to release something every now and again because no one wanted to run an ad campaign for the Wave saying "Just like Kids, you stop once you have a good one"



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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1011 on: April 20, 2019, 04:43:16 PM
When I eventually get a Free P2, I'm going to try to judge it on its own merits before I start comparing it to every tool under the sun and test it to see if it's good for EDC.


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1012 on: April 20, 2019, 04:56:37 PM
Best close up video I’ve seen yet of the new P2/P4.

In Russian, but hey.



Good  video, thanks for sharing.  :cheers:

Tho, the locking mechanism seems to be more complex compared to the traditional models. I wonder how reliable and robust they're gonna turn out to be...


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1013 on: April 20, 2019, 05:02:35 PM
I think it’s just great that LM is trying something different
It might not be the perfect tool for everyone
But at least they are trying  :salute:

:iagree: I am glad they tried something different :like: I have tried not to be a naysayer and will leave judgement to myself and to MTO members :cheers: If it is a fail then we will scatter trying to get one or 2 for the collection :D if it is a win then it is great for everyone :tu: I really hope it is a win becasue they look very cool 8)

Getting excited to see one of these out in the wild and hopefully in person :ahhh maybe a trip to a store that carries LM for me is due :think: :D


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1014 on: April 20, 2019, 05:06:05 PM
And these are only the first new MTs
Will be interesting to see what other MTs they will make  :tu:
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1015 on: April 20, 2019, 05:08:14 PM
Good  video, thanks for sharing.  :cheers:

Tho, the locking mechanism seems to be more complex compared to the traditional models. I wonder how reliable and robust they're gonna turn out to be...

That's a really detailed video. Thanks! Seems incompatible with any of the existing parts that LM uses... Definitely going to miss the diamond file..  :(


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1017 on: April 20, 2019, 06:50:52 PM
And the flood gate is opened on eBay  >:D Tread very carefully with these deals:
P4 for $80 or best offer  :o https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Leatherman-FREE-P4-Multi-Tool-832640-FREE-SHIP/312579325948?hash=item48c72dfffc:g:uUEAAOSwvjtcupvH
P2 for $75 or best offer  :o https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Leatherman-FREE-P2-Multi-Tool-832636-FREE-SHIP/382910784156?hash=item592742e29c:g:98IAAOSw8KpcuqC1

Pretty sure these are scams

Yeah saw them also. Definitely too good to be true for now. Though I am pretty sure few months down the road, that prices should be quite legit.


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1018 on: April 20, 2019, 07:00:08 PM
Yeah saw them also. Definitely too good to be true for now. Though I am pretty sure few months down the road, that prices should be quite legit.
The tell-tale sight beside the price is the two listings having exactly the same text though from two different eBay IDs. Normally, I would jump right in with eBay having my back. However, with the recent horror from a scammer (this guy https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=jimcass815&ftab=AllFeedback&rt=nc), who tied up my money for over a month, I stay away from these kinds of listings. 


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Re: Leatherman Free Series
Reply #1019 on: April 20, 2019, 07:18:03 PM
Even if they're the best MT ever, I won't buy a P4 for that much money. Maybe if the price goes down.


 

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