MultiTool Recommendations

enigmo · 22 Feb 2012 at 14:57

Not sure what forum to drop this in, so General Hardware seems as good as any: Due to having just too much stuff to lug around, I'm retiring my Leatherman Wave to home-use only, which leaves me lacking a decent, IT-applicable multitool. So, I've started looking at mini Leatherman and Gerber tools for a decent, small replacement that I can hang on a keyring or maybe off a beltloop without noticing. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm not fussy on price, and am not loyal to any one brand. It just has to have:
Scissors or cutting blade for cable ties.
No.2 philips head screwdriver, or compatible, for stock PC screw heads.

sidethink · 22 Feb 2012 at 15:50

enigmo said:
It just has to have:
Scissors or cutting blade for cable ties.
No.2 philips head screwdriver, or compatible, for stock PC screw heads.

One of the Leatherman Squirts should do the job, maybe the ES4.

MOOGLEYS · 22 Feb 2012 at 15:53

I have had quite a few and the best I found is the Leatherman Wave series.

enigmo · 22 Feb 2012 at 16:17

sidethink said:
One of the Leatherman Squirts should do the job, maybe the ES4.

That ES2 has a wire strippers too. Oooh...

enigmo · 22 Feb 2012 at 16:18

MOOGLEYS said:
I have had quite a few and the best I found is the Leatherman Wave series.

A Wave is what I've got now, with a screwdriver addon widget, but the whole lot is just too heavy to carry about. It may be quibbling over a few 100g, but every little bit matters when you're walking miles every week with tools and parts.