cdv('That's not a knife...')
Dang, I forgot to mention I got my Leatherman Charge XTi from Amazon yesterday. Its pretty awesome. Being made of titanium, it feels lighter. I also like the new layout and locking system. You can pull out the longer blades now without having to unfold the pliers. And to unlock the blades is just the press of a switch as opposed to the whole pulling out another blade 90 degrees to disengage the lock like on the Supertool. The bits for the bit drivers are proprietary though, meaning you can't use normal bits. But they're thinner and thus more compact.
I got the one with the nylon sheath, even though I didn't expect to use it. But alas, I couldn't fit the bit holders, the charge, the mini-maglite, a space pen and a sharpie into the pock-it. But the new nylon sheath looked so nice and fit the bit holders and charge so well I switched to it. I don't carry the space pen and sharpie anymore and just carry the maglite around in a pocket. Not that I need the pen that much anymore as I can just type stuff into my sidekick 2. It is annoying though that the sheath is one of those that you have to run the belt through. At least with the pock-it, i can clip it over the belt for easy removal. I guess I could switch the hiptop to my left, and the leatherman to my right so its easier to slip in, but I end up banging into things more on my left side. I'd rather have the piece of titanium take the abuse as opposed to the expensive phone.
Anyhoo, I like the new pocket tool, though I feel bad for my old trusty supertool. Its served me well for a little over half a decade, and prolly has decades of service left in it. Now all I need is a lighter and a small roll of duct tape and I handle any sitch!
pgv('Dear Macgyver, Enclosed is a rubber band, a paper clip, and a drinking straw. Please save my dog.')
I got the one with the nylon sheath, even though I didn't expect to use it. But alas, I couldn't fit the bit holders, the charge, the mini-maglite, a space pen and a sharpie into the pock-it. But the new nylon sheath looked so nice and fit the bit holders and charge so well I switched to it. I don't carry the space pen and sharpie anymore and just carry the maglite around in a pocket. Not that I need the pen that much anymore as I can just type stuff into my sidekick 2. It is annoying though that the sheath is one of those that you have to run the belt through. At least with the pock-it, i can clip it over the belt for easy removal. I guess I could switch the hiptop to my left, and the leatherman to my right so its easier to slip in, but I end up banging into things more on my left side. I'd rather have the piece of titanium take the abuse as opposed to the expensive phone.
Anyhoo, I like the new pocket tool, though I feel bad for my old trusty supertool. Its served me well for a little over half a decade, and prolly has decades of service left in it. Now all I need is a lighter and a small roll of duct tape and I handle any sitch!
pgv('Dear Macgyver, Enclosed is a rubber band, a paper clip, and a drinking straw. Please save my dog.')