January 2008
Squirt P4 vs. Broken Chevy S10
After several years earning my living as an auto mechanic, I switched to teaching the subject in a trade school. Because my school's policies were incompatible with knives as large as a standard Leatherman, I had recently purchased a Squirt P4, which I immediately began to use extensively at work.
Shortly after I began carrying the Squirt, I was visiting a friend at his home when his sister walked in, announced her truck was broken down out back, and asked if I could help. I looked at the truck and found the engine wouldn't crank at all. Upon closer inspection I found that a small electrical relay was not allowing current to flow in the circuit. Because of the Squirt's small size, I was able to disassemble the small (and fragile) relay, and resurface its contacts with the tool's file. (A true metal cutting file instead of a nail file was a great design choice on this tool!) I reassembled and reinstalled the relay and the truck lived again.
I continued to carry that little P4 for years, and although I have recently switched to carrying a Charge AL, I think that because of its size and unique design, the Squirt P4 is one of the most versatile models your company produces.
Sam H.
Ogden, UT
OK, you voyeur, you. Enough of reading other people's stories. It's time you told your own tale of gripping heroism or even just neat DIY'ism. We know there's a Shakespeare in you somewhere. Don't make us use the Steens to find it.