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Leatherman warranty is pretty good iirc. 25 years.

There are so many die-hard fans for the Leatherman Wave as well.

I'm definitely more of a Vic multitool person because I like the low weight.

The issue is...what other multitool would you recommend? Because honestly Wave+ is pretty sturdy and I don't think there's much that are even more sturdy than that. Also you can turn it in and they'll repair it or send you a new one iirc. But as mentioned, I don't think there's anything else that would be more sturdy that that, at least as a multitool. You're probably harder on it than like most people who use the tool.

25 year warranty, I’d say that is buy it for life.

Unpopular opinion here but if you use something, hard, sometimes more than it was designed for it will break. I know ranch work that tool could be out 20 times a day doing 20 different things. BIFL should mean I treat it with kid gloves and only use it 1-2 times a year.

For ranch work i would suggest you go with the Surge. I have a family friend with a cattle ranch in Wyoming who has had, and abused, a Surge for 6 years. He has only had to warranty it twice, but he does go through the wire cutters about once a month. As long as you use each aspect of the tools within reason the Surge will last a long time. The only reasons he had to warranty it were 1: he snapped the plain knife off by trying to pry with it. 2: he snapped the large flat head off by trying to pry with it. He has not snapped anything on it since I gave him a LynchNW pocket prybar. Having said all of this, the main plier head is starting to wobble a little, but not much yet.

My wave is still going strong, purchased in 2005.

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Yeah I’m in the navy and this thing lasted me a year. Definitely not BIFL.

I'm at about 13 years on mine, with me every day, and still going strong. Unfortunately I had a + that was confiscated at an airport when I forgot I was wearing it. The replaceable wire cutter blades are clutch. The regular Wave is still pretty nice though.

Dude, if you're using electrical wire cutters to chop heavy gauge barbed wire, then no shit it's gonna break.

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Were you trying to replace legit fencing pliers with a multi tool? The fence pliers we had were like 11” and pretty solid. Yeah I an see if your twisting wire the pliers aren’t made for lateral loads.

Doesn't Leatherman have a 25 year lifetime warranty?

Leatherman Wave is one of the most famous multitools. Les Stroud brought it into pop culture in his Survivorman show. Here's an episode where it features prominently but there's many others. Also if anything should happen to it, Leatherman has a 25 year warranty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6hU7d3yW10

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Had mine 6 years now as I am hard on it. Absolutely love it.

"I occasionally use my knife as a screwdriver and this POS just won't retain an edge for some reason...the tip even snapped off at one point!"

Imagine being in the airport staff... They must have the biggest EDC collection of all time.

My original Leatherman is still in perfect shape and is close to 30 yrs old now. I use it heavily

Oh they do. They brag about it on IG all the time.

Dummy used wrong tool for job and is suprised it didn’t work…

Harrr harrr imma rancher and fix fences. Something something I work harder than you, something something take a stab at trucks.

We run these bad boys off shore in naval engineering and they do fine, saved our asses dozens of times. Even dismantled stanchions on a sail boat with two once to remove a dude in shock on a backboard. They work great, both Victorinox and Leatherman, gerber to a degree but much less hard use. For harder use I mostly bring a surge, but I digress.

So I guess yes, if you’re a stupid rancher who doesn’t understand the limitations of multi tools, and is too fat to waddle their ass to a box when they know they’re about to dick with work hardened steel, they aren’t the tool for you.

But if you’re anyone else who has a general understanding of tools, than a multitool can be a life saver.

Are you trying to use it as an everything tool for every day? Why wouldn’t you buy the correct tool when doing reparative tasks. I’ve never had a leatherman fail on me or my family. Had mine for a decade before I lost it

What about Leatherman's pocket knives? I was thinking about buying the Leatherman Skeletool KB Pocket Knife with Bottle Opener, but I don't know about the quality. Does anyone have any experience with them?

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I have carried a surge since the early 2000s every day. I have had to replace bits and blades. But I treat the thing like a tool and it is still kicking.

We need pre-screening kiosks for safely and cheaply shipping knives home before it's too late

I have, I think, the smallest pocket knife (I have to look up the model) anyways, I used to love how it looks, it seems very sturdy, but every time I tried to close it, it literally bit me! It snaps closed so quickly and powerfully that if I am not extremely careful & slow, and use another sort of tool to slow down how fast & hard it snaps shut, it will injure and hurt my hands and fingers. This has happened on too many occasions that I had to stop using it. It seems one needs super strong grip strength to use. For such a small tool, I think this is crazy and am disappointed that I can’t use this for anything.

That's sad. I was not expecting this :/

Thank you very much for sharing your experience

I am sad too. It was reasonable priced but I paid more because I ordered a “custom” color with constellations etched into it. It’s suppose to be used as a key chain too, but the o-ring (to attach a larger ring with the keys?) is teeny tiny and doesn’t seem very strong. I love what one is supposed to be able to do with a multi-tool “pocket knife”. I ordered my brother, the classic Leatherman years ago. He loved it. I think back then (the 1980’s?) I got it from L.L. Bean. I would still give them a try. I like that it’s made in the U.S.A. and I like the story of how the company came to be.