Leatherman Roll Call

**Bill Harsey** · 02-13-2008, 16:36

How many of you carry a Leatherman Tool?

How long have you had it?

Any good stories can be posted here too.

SF_BHT · 02-13-2008, 16:57

I have 3 and carry one in my pack or belt when ever I am working. It is soooo handy and cuts down on the tool bag....

Keep one in my car and one in my truck...... Travel with one in my checked bag and pull it out when I arrive and put it back in my pack.

Beats our Gerber, but I do have a Gerber that the USG bought.... Prefer the Leatherman..

11Ber · 02-13-2008, 17:03

I carry a Leatherman Surge. I have had this model since deploying to Afghanistan in February 2006. Funny story- I left my first one one a hilltop in Afghanistan during a night overwatch. I knew the exact hill but, as my luck had it, did not return to said hilltop during the rest of deployment. Fast forward to our deployment being extended to 16 months. I buy a replacement while in Kuwait and then head home on R and R. When I catch back up with my company the guys in my platoon tell me they went to my hill and the tool was there. I let a buddy of mine keep it. Not real interesting but I find it funny.

PiterM · 02-13-2008, 17:09

Well... let's count:
- Wave usually somewhere around
- Mini Tool and Micra in my bag
- Kick in each car

I could tell some stories... and one is still amazing, even to me. We went fishing one day with my best friend (Maciek - and Bill, you should remembert that guy from Atlanta last year!) and our Ladies. In the middle of huuuuuge lake (European kind of huge

) our outboard motor just stopped and... we were in quite less_than_cool situ. But we had our Waves with us! We stripped the motor down to the smallest screw (ok, almost

), cleaned some parts, pipes etc., assembled it back and after 1.5 hour of our work it started again and brought us back home. Bear in mind that our knowledge about motors was, well... simply there was almost no knowledge. But somehow we managed and in fact we had alot of fun with it. Than we even cached two nice pikes on the way back! That was a cooool day and even cooler adventure. Ane without our Leathermans we'd have to row all the f.....g long way back! Wave can save!

**Pete** · 02-13-2008, 17:16

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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

How many of you carry a Leatherman Tool?

How long have you had it? ..........

Got one in the early 80's, before 1983 anyway, and still have it. Carried A Swiss Army Knife on my belt - my everyday tool, K-Bar on the LBE - heavy duty whacker-hacker, and the Leatherman migrated around my kit based on what I was doing.

The Swiss Army Knife and Leatherman now live in my "go to the range" bag along with misc. stuff I've found handy for out there.

Sten · 02-13-2008, 17:30

I have one of the first Gerber ones. The can opener sucked, if fact the blade of the can opener broke on a tin of Solomon Island "chili tuna". It became a mostly crappy pair of pliers after that.

Rumblyguts · 02-13-2008, 17:56

Got my first one around '93. It got stolen around '95 after I got out, and have had 2 since then.

Story time:

I gave each of my groomsmen one as a gift, and even cut the wedding cake with it. My wife went with it, but was sure that the engraved cake knife was used for the official picture

Also, when I ETS'd I changed the thermostat in my car at a truckstop out towards Asheville with one.

Handy little devils...

02-13-2008, 18:29

I currently have two.

Originally got one in the early 80s when my ODA made a purchase for all team members. That was one of the first black Leathermans. Carried it until 1994 when it was confiscated by NYPD.

Bought a replacement, a regular Leatherman, which currently is in my desk drawer in the office.

A couple of years ago, picked up a Wave which I carry pretty much constantly (unless wearing a suit).

**Peregrino** · 02-13-2008, 19:00

I've got 4-5 of them scattered around. Various models of Leatherman and Gerber. Usually find I don't need it until I haven't got it so I always carry one as an insurance policy. Haven't needed them very often so it must work.

**Kyobanim** · 02-13-2008, 19:04

I've got a nice one that has a neat little picture on it

I take it with me everywhere. I think it's a year or 2 old.

**Roguish Lawyer** · 02-13-2008, 19:44

I have one, but I am not allowed to bring it into the courtroom.

**The Reaper** · 02-13-2008, 19:53

Charge XT
Charge XTi
Crunch
New Wave
Old Wave
Micra

Gerber
Kershaw
Victorinox
May be a couple more odds and ends around somewhere.

The Old Wave and the Micras are at least 8-10 years old.

I keep one on my belt (First Line), a different one in my vest (Second Line), and one in my ruck (Third Line) whenever it is not illegal.

Used for a lot of things, but the older ones had soft steel cutting jaws and a tendency to pinch the hand.

New ones are better, but the scissors still do not hold a candle to the Wengers.

TR

lksteve · 02-13-2008, 19:59

I have one around here somewhere...been in use for 25+ years..

Sdiver · 02-13-2008, 20:18

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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

How many of you carry a Leatherman Tool?

HERE SIR !!!!!
Carry it EVERY day.

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Originally Posted by Bill H.

How long have you had it?

23+ years.

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Originally Posted by Bladesmith Guy

Any good stories can be posted here too.

Done.

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ght=leatherman

Fooj · 02-13-2008, 20:26

I have a couple original Leatherman multi-tools laying around, but the one on my belt on the weekend is a Victorinox SwissTool. Keeps me from using my Sebenza for tasks that it was not designed to do.

Wish I had a good story about it, but I have none. It just works well, effectively, and with no fanfare.