Freestyle anyone?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #90 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:03:27 AM

In the hand it feels about the same, in the pocket it disappears.

Def

Leatherman123 · **Reply #91 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:04:26 AM

Cool! I can't wait to carry a Freestyle and a Champion! I think that will be an excellent EDC combo!

hawkchucker · **Reply #92 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:05:44 AM

Umm its kinda the same as the skeletool only no driver or clip. But I still want a skeletool.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #93 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:08:32 AM

For folks who don't want the extra size/weight of the Skeletool...

Def

hawkchucker · **Reply #94 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:13:58 AM

You are kinda getting me to soften up a bit on it. But I really would miss the tools. The key to the skeletool is you dont Need to carry something with it to be minimal. but the freestyle... Well everyone is sugg other thingsto carry, and that is not what I would like. but YMMV

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #95 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:33:18 AM

Quote from: hawkchucker on January 22, 2009, 02:13:58 AM

You are kinda getting me to soften up a bit on it. But I really would miss the tools. The key to the skeletool is you dont Need to carry something with it to be minimal. but the freestyle... Well everyone is sugg other thingsto carry, and that is not what I would like. but YMMV

After thinking it over and looking at the pics more,I've got to agree with you.The Freestyle is a bit too minimal for my tastes,and needs.

hawkchucker · **Reply #96 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:37:37 AM

Great minds think alike!

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #97 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:45:11 AM

I figures that Leatherman would be hard pressed to get more minimal than the Skeletool, and I was right. Still, they managed to do it, and while I'd still like to see some screwdrivers on it, the Freestyle isn't really all that bad a tool. At the very least, the build quality is Leatherman's usual high quality standards.

Def

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #98 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:54:39 AM

I have no doubt the Freestyle is going to be a big hit for gift buyers,and especially among people that already have and use something like really precision made hollow ground screwdrivers,and just want/need some light to medium duty pliers around.

Leatherman123 · **Reply #99 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:55:37 AM

I could see myself carrying on while fishing! IMO, it would be ideal for that!

665ae · **Reply #100 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:58:01 AM

Quote from: Leatherman123 on January 22, 2009, 02:55:37 AM

I could see myself carrying on while fishing! IMO, it would be ideal for that!

Nooo! Don't take it fishing unless you tie to to yourself! We all know what happens to stuff that goes fishing with you...

Leatherman123 · **Reply #101 on:** January 22, 2009, 02:59:47 AM

LOL!

hawkchucker · **Reply #102 on:** January 22, 2009, 03:00:03 AM

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #103 on:** January 22, 2009, 03:00:32 AM

Even the Mafia doesn't dump as much stuff over the side as you do!

Def

Poncho65 · **Reply #104 on:** January 22, 2009, 03:29:34 AM

Quote from: Defender on January 22, 2009, 03:00:32 AM

Even the Mafia doesn't dump as much stuff over the side as you do!

Def

J-sews · **Reply #105 on:** January 22, 2009, 03:43:40 AM

Quote from: 665ae on January 22, 2009, 02:58:01 AM

Quote from: Leatherman123 on January 22, 2009, 02:55:37 AM
I could see myself carrying on while fishing! IMO, it would be ideal for that!

Nooo! Don't take it fishing unless you tie to to yourself! We all know what happens to stuff that goes fishing with you...

There's this great bit of structure just off the Massachusettes coast. It's made up entirely of digital cameras, and known to the locals as Nikkos Reef.

Tom Munch · **Reply #106 on:** January 22, 2009, 04:09:10 AM

It looks in the pictures like they still could have had a way to hold a bit in the curved end. Maybe it could be a mod. Maybe the Universal Tool Adpater could be made to work.

Nikos · **Reply #107 on:** January 22, 2009, 04:47:46 AM

You mean like this?

J-sews · **Reply #108 on:** January 22, 2009, 05:10:49 AM

There you go!

dugout · **Reply #109 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:29:06 PM

I modified my Skeletool a couple of weeks ago. I took off the carabiner, I never used it or the bottle opener. It looks a lot like the Freestyle pictures but I still have the bit driver. I carry a bit from a extra Wave that I have that has a phillips head on one end and a standard head on the other. I have a LM bit kit in my truck if I need other bits. To me it is more comforable to carry without the clip. See what you think.

665ae · **Reply #110 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:29:54 PM

Quote from: J-sews on January 22, 2009, 03:43:40 AM

Quote from: 665ae on January 22, 2009, 02:58:01 AM
Quote from: Leatherman123 on January 22, 2009, 02:55:37 AM
I could see myself carrying on while fishing! IMO, it would be ideal for that!

Nooo! Don't take it fishing unless you tie to to yourself! We all know what happens to stuff that goes fishing with you...

There's this great bit of structure just off the Massachusettes coast. It's made up entirely of digital cameras, and known to the locals as Nikkos Reef.

I caught a nice 5mp Canon off the south side of that reef...

dugout · **Reply #111 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:33:24 PM

Here are some more pictures.

dugout · **Reply #112 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:34:10 PM

2 more pictures that I forgot

665ae · **Reply #113 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:35:55 PM

Quote from: dugout on January 22, 2009, 07:34:10 PM

2 more pictures that I forgot

Nice pictures!

And just in case I didn't already say it... Welcome to the forum! (If I did already say that, just ignore me... it's what everyone else does)

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #114 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:57:53 PM

I like that mod.

Leatherman123 · **Reply #115 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:26:49 PM

Great job, and welcome to the forum! I personally would take the protruding bit out and buy a philips/3-16 flathead bit and store it in the handle! I really like the mod!

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #116 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:26:57 PM

Quote from: NeitherExtreme on January 22, 2009, 07:57:53 PM

I like that mod.

Do you mean 665ae or the tool?

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #117 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:36:00 PM

Quote from: Mr. Whippy on January 22, 2009, 08:26:57 PM

Quote from: NeitherExtreme on January 22, 2009, 07:57:53 PM
I like that mod.

Do you mean 665ae or the tool?

Yes.

DaveK · **Reply #118 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:39:02 PM

Nice pics. It does look exactly like the Freestyle doesn't it (obviously with a bonus driver).

dugout · **Reply #119 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:48:56 PM

I do carry the bit in the holder not the driver, I just slide out the bit, insert it into the driver. I can use the screwdriver without opening the handles too!

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