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This work-horse sports 12 tools in a compact and light design to take care of every-day tinkering needs.
| Blade material: | Stainless steel |
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| Blades: | 2 |
| Bottle opener: | Yes |
| Can opener: | Yes |
| Closed length: | 4 inches |
| Handle material: | Aluminum |
| Length of blade(s): | 2.25 inches |
| Standard screwdriver(s): | 3 |
| Weight: | 7.6 ounces |
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| Silver / Black | 48.95 |
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Lightweight and Compact design | |
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| This multi-tool will work for survival but I would recommend buying one with longer knife blades on it for things like skinning and cleaning animals and a longer saw blade if you are looking for a multi-tool specifically for survival, but if you are just looking for something that has some good tools on it for while you are camping or hiking this is very well designed multi-tool for that. I could not rate durability because I have not had this long enough to rate it, but it looks very well made and is very sharp the needlenose pliers operate smoothly but are on the stiff side for accessing but to me that is a good sign because that is better than the tool being loose and floppy. I originally bought this for my boy for a birthday present, but after seeing it went ahead and bought one fore my self later on. Components: Needlenose pliers, wire cutters, wire stripper, can opener, bottle opener, small flathead screwdriver, medium flathead screwdriver, crosspoint screwdriver, scissors, fine edge knife, serrated knife, saw, lanyard ring and molded sheath. The needlenose pliers have a wire cutter and wire stripper built into them. | |
| Flying Eagle at REI on 10/13/2007 | |
Nice compromise | |
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| I actually have the "Crux" model - but they look nearly identical in the pictures. A nice compromise between being sturdy, but not so heavy that it drags your pants down hanging from your belt. Fairly compact when folded. The aluminum handles feel very nice in your hands, although they open up a little wide for small hands. The pliers feel most substantial - the blades and tools are not very long, but are thick & solid, and have a satin finish that's kind of cool. I like that you don't have to open the handles to access the tools. Can't comment on durability, as I've only had it a week, but so far it's just what I wanted. | |
| Kevin52 at REI on 10/03/2007 | |
Loaded :::... | |
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| I am a big fan of Gerber products period. I highly recommend this tool because of the versitility. Small and compact for ease of carrying and using, however, it is stiff to use. I would much prefer a more quick opening tool. But since I have small hands there is some give and take on what fits my hand and what it available. | |
| Miss Pinkie Pants at REI on 09/28/2007 | |
Awesome light weight tool | |
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| This tool rocks ive used the saw to cut down small trees and ive use the pliers for losoning screws and bolts the meatel is veary strong its awesome | |
| Pasang at REI on 01/20/2008 | |
Doesn't measure up. | |
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| Same tools as the Leatherman Wave except no files, but: At 60% of the cost; At 90% of the weight; Folded, it's the same length, 45% wider, and 17% thicker than the Wave. That means it takes up about 70% more cubic space. Blades (measuring the sharpened portion only) are only 1.75", vs. 2.75" and more on the Wave. (The comparison specs on this website do not tell the story fully or accurately on this tool.) I had the original Leatherman, and then the original Gerber tool. The major Gerber selling point was that the pliers handles were rounded and more comfortable than the Leatherman. But Leatherman now makes theirs more rounded, and Gerber is going in the opposite direction, with sharper edges on their handles. They could have made the cast aluminum any shape they wanted, but they forgot the functionality of the rounded edges in favor of looks. Gerber originally had better metal in their blades, to hold an edge longer. But Leatherman has now caught up and perhaps surpassed them. The cross-point screwdriver on this tool is dinky compared to their full size #2 Phillips on my old Gerber. This one is only about 1/16" thick. To their credit, this dinky blade does actually engage a wide range of screw sizes, but the compromises they had to make to achieve this mean that it only engages a couple small spots of metal in the #2 screwhead. This means you can't get much torque on it without stripping out some of the screw head. Even normal torque requires a great pressure on the tool. The Wave has interchangeable bits, a far more robust but somewhat costly system. The lanyard ring is a good idea, but poorly placed. When deployed, it hurts my hand when using the pliers. It makes no sense to deploy it if you can't leave it out. You don't want to keep removing the lanyard and stowing the ring every time you want to use the pliers. I am returning it. | |
| William Bambeck at REI on 04/10/2008 | |
