New Leatherman Surge ( Mini-Review )

[Dale]

Shamelessly added because I love this sheath!


Manufacturers Specs

SURGE TOOLS

Needlenose Pliers
Regular Pliers
154CM Replaceable Wire Cutters
154CM Replaceable Hard-wire Cutters
Stranded-wire Cutters
Electrical Crimper
Wire Stripper
420HC Knife
420HC Serrated Knife
Saw
Spring-action Scissors
Awl w/ Thread Loop
Ruler (8 in | 19 cm)
Can Opener
Bottle Opener
Wood/Metal File
Diamond-coated File
Blade Exchanger
Large Bit Driver
Large Screwdriver
Small Screwdriver

PRIMARY BLADE LENGTH: 3.1 in | 7.87 cm
CLOSED LENGTH: 4.5 in | 11.5 cm
WEIGHT: 12.5 oz | 335 g


Dale's Take on it

 Being a big fan of the ST300. The Surge was & is just what I was looking for. The OHO blades & such are much more convenient than the form factor of the ST300. It's a very heavy MT. For those who have never seen one. It's basically a Wave on steroids. I've been carrying the Surge for a couple weeks now. I am very impressed with the Carbide cutters. The OHO blades work flawlessly as does the OHO scissors. All blades & tools lock in place. If your clumsy like I am this is a God send... I hate when they fold back on a finger. The thing I notice about the larger MT's. Their advantage is also their curse. If you fancy smaller tools. This won't be one you will like. You aren't gonna drop this in your pocket and head out. But for those who like a larger MT. This would be one of the top contenders.

[Dale]

Crap! I posted this in the wrong place. Mods would you care to move this to the 'Reviews' venue?

[sawman]

Yep, not for me, but I'm glad yours is working out for ya

[Dale]

Yep, not for me, but I'm glad yours is working out for ya

Sawman I can totally understand. The Rebar you so love is an excellent tool. I carry one nearly everyday in my front pocket.

[sawman]

Yep, not for me, but I'm glad yours is working out for ya

Sawman I can totally understand. The Rebar you so love is an excellent tool. I carry one nearly everyday in my front pocket.

It would be great if they'd make a miniature Surge

[Dale]

Yep, not for me, but I'm glad yours is working out for ya

Sawman I can totally understand. The Rebar you so love is an excellent tool. I carry one nearly everyday in my front pocket.

It would be great if they'd make a miniature Surge

They do... It's called the 'Wave'. 

[sawman]

Yep, not for me, but I'm glad yours is working out for ya

Sawman I can totally understand. The Rebar you so love is an excellent tool. I carry one nearly everyday in my front pocket.

It would be great if they'd make a miniature Surge

They do... It's called the 'Wave'. 

But it's not the same, the Wave has the old plier & cutters and no Awl.

[Dale]

Yep, not for me, but I'm glad yours is working out for ya

Sawman I can totally understand. The Rebar you so love is an excellent tool. I carry one nearly everyday in my front pocket.

It would be great if they'd make a miniature Surge

They do... It's called the 'Wave'. 

But it's not the same, the Wave has the old plier & cutters and no Awl.

You say Potato, I say PotAto

[Dale]

Come to think of it.. I need to send my second Gen back to leatherman for some warranty work.. ( Retention pin came out )

[Chako]

The Surge is also one of my favorite designs. However, many of them suffer from rattling.

[Dale]

The Surge is also one of my favorite designs. However, many of them suffer from rattling.

I havent noticed any rattling yet. . Where does it rattle from?

[Kampfer]

Yep, not for me, but I'm glad yours is working out for ya

Sawman I can totally understand. The Rebar you so love is an excellent tool. I carry one nearly everyday in my front pocket.

It would be great if they'd make a miniature Surge

I have one coming, but not from LM

[enki_ck]

The Surge is also one of my favorite designs. However, many of them suffer from rattling.

I havent noticed any rattling yet. . Where does it rattle from?

From the integrated lanyard ring.

I think that got fixed some time ago.

[Lynn LeFey]

I think the Surge looks like a great tool. It's not for me, though. Like the ST300, it's just too big for my needs. Heck, I can barely justify carrying a Wave.

Very cool that you're enjoying it, though, and I hope it gives you a long life of hard and faithful service.

[ducttapetech]

Good review Dale. The Surge is a very good tool. Been using the hell out of mine to today.

live from Nate's mobile

[Dale]

Good review Dale. The Surge is a very good tool. Been using the hell out of mine to today.

live from Nate's mobile

Thnx, thinking bout getting a BO model

[Aloha]

I dont have the new Surge but I sure love mine.  I actually carried my Wave today and wow I sure did feel the difference between the two.  I don't mind the weight because the tool is damn near perfect.  I would like to see the Wave updated with Rebar plier head and it would be neat if LM made a small blade exchanger for it.   

[JAfromMn]

Nice write up on the new surge dale.

one more leatherman I really need to try.

I'm looking forward to seeing your black oxide version if you get one.

[Smashie]

Nice review, I love my original Surge.

Where is the sheath from, it's awesome 

[styx]

uuu me likey this one. finally 2 LMs I'm drooling over (the other being the ST300 thanks to Joel)

[Dale]

Nice review, I love my original Surge.

Where is the sheath from, it's awesome 

The manufacturer is Dale Park Station , located in Yakima Washington 

[GearsNTools]

I did a video of the differences between the new Surge and the old surge, 

Thought I would share it here incase you guys were interested. 



~GearsNTools

[sawman]

I did a video of the differences between the new Surge and the old surge, 

Thought I would share it here incase you guys were interested. 



~GearsNTools

I'm not sold, I'll stick with my Wave

[Kampfer]

I did a video of the differences between the new Surge and the old surge, 

Thought I would share it here incase you guys were interested. 



~GearsNTools

Great video, that was what made me bought the Surge.