Quotes
From cutting salami to adjusting crampons to pulling on a piece of webbing that my cold-numbed fingers couldn't grasp, I used every implement and didn't find myself wanting more.
— Backpacker
This stunning 5-ounce multitool is a master class in less-is-more industrial design.
— Popular Mechanics
More than just an exercise in industrial design, this 5-ounce must-have positively radiates trail-cred.
— Wired
I use it more than any of my other multi-tool on my shelf.
— Billings Gazette
Worthy of the name Jack of all tools.
— Backcountry Magazine
Awards
Best American Design 2008
— Blade Magazine
Gear of the Year
— Men's Journal
Fish Alaska 2009 Field Favorite
— Fish Alaska
Editor's Choice 2010
— Backcountry Magazine
2009 Editor's Choice Award
— Backcounty Magazine
Recommended By:
Blade, Bowhunter, Camping Life, Climbing, Detroit News, CMYK Magazine, Fish Alaska, Fishing and Hunting News, Hoops, Hunting the West, Knives Illustrated, Maxim, Maximum PC, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Outside, Petersen's Hunting, Playboy, Salt Lake Magazine, Salmon Trout Steelheader, The Idaho StatesmanProfessional Tool and Equipment News, Wheelin' Sportsman
Overused and broke, but warranty covers
I was working on a door in my house. I had to straighten a piece of metal and I did not have my large pliers near by. I ...
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Warranty and customer service experience
I had the pliers break on my skeletool. The reason I bought the a Leatherman was because my father in law raved about their ...
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My Regular Sidearm
Since college, I've always carried a knife. When my tactical folder gave up the ghost, I felt it was time to go for a multi-tool. ...
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Warranty
My son received his skeletool as a gift and in the course of owning it and using it over the years, he busted the tip off ...
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Skeletool
I have had many Leathermans through out the years and my favorite is the Skeletool CX. Recently I had problem with my Skeletool ...
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Wingman - With me all day everyday
Last winter I was ice fishing on Lake of the Woods with my Leatherman Wave - a gift that I got on my 16th birthday (13 years ...
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In in pinch
I rarely go anywhere without mine and it has paid off. One example was during a white out a couple years ago my wife was ...
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Life in the Desert
For the last three months I've been grinding the blade of my Skeletool across pretty much anything under the sun, and ...
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You may laugh, until you need it...
I got my Leatherman Wave for Christmas '10 and since then have acquired a Skeletool, Kick, a Micra and a Monarch 400. ...
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Wilderness Paramedic
I have had the Skeletool for two years and it has never failed me. On a job that pushes skills to the limit the Skeletool ...
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Fisheries Biologist/Wildland Firefighter
I have owned a Leatherman Skeletool for the last two years. I have found it to be the best "in-the-field" tool I've owned, ...
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Deployed EOD
I am sure everyone is tired of more war stories, however I felt the need to express my appreciation. I just recently ...
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Skeletool rescue
Im in the South African Navy and on a Wednesday morning of Sep.19 at 08h30 we noticed a small seal swimming up a small ...
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O.M.G.
ive used my skelatool everyday since i cliped it on my beltloop but i never thoght it would get me home safe i found my ...
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Happy in the end
While at a school concert watching my daughter performing my son was very hungry and all we had to feed him was a apple. ...
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Splitting Hairs
I have had some version of a Leatherman Tool since I was sixteen and the supertool had recently come out for sale. On ...
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Skeletool baptism by hot coffee
Was making coffee as usual, waiting for that first cup of the day to wake me up.
Heard a noise that sounded like a mini-volcano, ...
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mia
the other day i broke my the pliers on my skeletool. after buying it last year its been the only knife i carry, since ...
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Complicated Leatherman stories...
I used to have a Skeletool. Fantastic tool, light, versatile, solid, and also with a smart design. But I had the brilliant ...
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Skeletool Used to Hang $25 Million Childe Hassam Painting
Dear Leatherman,
A while back my wife bought us his and her matching Skeletools. I carry mine on me frequently, and I ...
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Why Do You Carry That?!?
I got my first Leatherman from my grandpa when I was around 8 years old, a PST II. It served me well when out fishing, camping, ...
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Nothing Fancy
I have no fantastic story to share about my Leatherman, but I could not live without my favorite tool. I own two Charge ...
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AMAZING!!!
I received my new Leatherman MUT 2 days ago. I went shooting the following day, with my new LWRC M6A3 AR-15. I decided to ...
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Love My Leatherman
I am in pest control. I use this tool every day. I bought my first Leatherman five years ago but unfortunately lost it on ...
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none other
so being the owner of many multi tools (2 gerbers and two SOG powerlocks) I carried my gerber with me everywhere until I ...
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Cutting commo wire
Around 1992 my unit was transitioning from one MOS to another MOS (military occupation specialty). We were in the field ...
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Hot Knife Through Butter
Opening day of rifle season I put down a decent 5 point bull. I began dressing it out when I came to the hardest part, splitting ...
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Fantastic Service
Just want to say thanks for the fantastic service in replacing my broken Skeletool with the speed of light even as far as ...
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Skeletool at a Bridal Dress Place
Hi, my name is Erik B and yesterday I was helping my future wife narrow down her choice in wedding dresses. Since thousands ...
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Terrible Tailgates
We were taking 100 broiler chickens to the slaughter house one day. As the forklift was lifting the crate of birds off the ...
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Never a Dull Moment
I have had a Leatherman for over five years. Right now I have a Skeletool and love it; I use it about ten time a day. ...
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Helping the Military
Upon receiving the new Skeletool CX from my father as a Christmas gift, I decided to test it in my work environment ...
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Long Live Leatherman
As a father of two adventurous little boys, my tools were always missing. Apparently, a screwdriver makes a great shovel. ...
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Skeletool Saves the Day
I was driving past a restaurant with my windows down when I saw a woman, with about three little kids, drop her keys into ...
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Skeletool Heroics on the Side of the Road
I was driving home from work and about halfway home I notice my drivers side rear back panel had detached from the wheel ...
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I Never Leave Home Without It!!!
About 4 years ago I was given a Kick as a gift for being best man at my friend's wedding. Being that I am a tool guy it ...
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Build a House with a Leatherman
I received a Wave as a gift about 6 years ago and thought it was cool enough. Little did I know how important it would become. ...
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Bit Kit Paid for Itself
This happened roughly a year ago. My girlfriend gave me a Skeletool for Christmas and I bought myself a Bit Kit with my ...
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Youth Ministers Absolute Tool
I want to thank you for many years of service. For 34 years I have served as a youth minister and now a middle school teacher. ...
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Skeletools and Trees
I own a plethora of Leatherman multi-tools, ranging from the tiny Squirt thru the mammoth Wave. Right now however my everyday ...
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UNBELIEVABLE WARRANTY SERVICE
There is no heroism involved here, just a great American company that makes a great American product giving warranty service ...
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Bare Minimum Tool Made Right
I got my Skeletool over a year ago (chose the regular version over CX due to preference for the plain edge blade) and it ...
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Pamlico Sound Duck Tale
During a particularly cold day in the middle of January a group of friends and I made our way to Pamlico Sound adjacent ...
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A Matter of Percentages
After working as a computer main frame engineer for over 20 years, I retired and began a second career as a technical facilitator ...
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Island Survival 101: Bring your Skeletool.
In January 2009 I was part of an archaeological expedition to Easter Island (you know, that place with the giant heads). ...
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Tool Check
Tool check, something said several times during the week at work. We build custom emergency vehicles at KME in Pennsylvania. ...
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Naked without it
As a wearer of many hats in a small office, my skeletool has become indispensible for those quick repairs. It is small enough ...
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Leatherman Aids Emergency Vehicle Teams
The KME/Kovatch Organization manufactures Fire apparatus from the ground up, sells and upfits the Ford Police vehicles, ...
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Making Waves
While I was working on a project for the Canadian Forces, the whole project team found itself installing all sorts of electronic ...
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Skeletool Convert
I wrote a couple tool tales last month for the Blast, and described how awesome it is, but I just got my Skeletool in the ...
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Second Leatherman
Well, it's been about 7 or 8 years ago since I bought my first real Leatherman. It was a SideClip and I bought it cheap ...
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Shocking Skeletool
My first purchase from the Leatherman product line was a Charge XTI, which shortly became an extension of my body. Each ...
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Skeletool Does It for Me (Part 2)
I wrote back in November of last year of how much I care about my Leatherman Skeletool (Nov 2008- "Skeletool does it for ...
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Leatherman Forever
Hi! I am from Greece and my work is elevator technician in Athens. I have the Skeletool, the Crunch (I am waiting to get ...
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Dog Meets Porcupine, Skeletool Saves the Day
On the hike out from a wilderness overnight, Dave, my 5 year old 65 lb Airedale, bounded into the brush. After a few whistles ...
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Spreading the Mission
I have always been a tool fanatic and collector and am skilled at a number of different trades. I purchased my first multi-tool ...
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Feel Safe with Leatherman
Well, I owned the Classic Wave since 2004 then it lost in 2007 after the security guy in the airport told me to put my bag ...
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I Have Tried Them All
I have just always been one of those people who have to fix things. I just can't let it go. If a handle on a pot is loose, ...
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The Skeletool is #1!!!
I bought a cheap imitation version of a Leatherman the other day and had to have the real thing. Once I saw the Skeletool ...
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Asking Around
I've only been a Leatherman owner for a few months, but for years before I got my first one (Skeletool) I was always interested.Every ...
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Skeletool Does it for Me
I bought my Skeletool after seeing it one of my outdoor magazines and on the cover of another for being the pick of the ...
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My Fight with the Snake
I was fighting with a snake. My friend’s mother came across a snake and started freaking out when she saw it. I grabbed ...
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I Fell Out of My Tree Stand and My Skeletool Saved Me from Hanging Around
This year opening rifle season for whitetail deer in New York State in the Adirondacks I received, before going out into ...
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A Dark Night in Haiti
Haiti is a country that tests everything to the limit, whether man, animal, or machine. Living in Haiti either makes or ...
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More Uses than One Could Imagine
Now I'm sure there are stories describing how many uses someone has managed to squeeze out of their Leatherman. My story ...
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Leatherman Round the World
I have a Charge which I am inseparable from. It was my present to myself after graduating as a qualified Marine Engineer. ...
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Saved in the Desert Plains
It was going to be a great day out in the desert, shooting targets with the guys when my uncle came down from Texas to visit ...
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