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Surge®

THE POWERHOUSE MULTI-TOOL

18Tools In One

2bit count

The Leatherman Surge is one of our two largest multi-tools; a real powerhouse, built with our largest pliers, longest multi-tool blades and easy-to-use locks. A unique blade exchanger, large and small bit drivers and four outside-opening blades give you quick access to the tools you use most. The Surge was built for tough jobs and the hands that do them.

Specs

Tools:

  • 420HC Clip Point Knife
  • 420HC Sheepsfoot Serrated Knife
  • Needlenose Pliers
  • Regular Pliers
  • Wire Cutters
  • Hard-wire Cutters
  • Stranded-wire Cutters
  • Wire Stripper
  • Electrical Crimper
  • 5/16" Screwdriver
  • Large Bit Driver
  • Small Bit Driver
  • Scissors
  • Wood/Metal File
  • Diamond-coated File
  • Saw
  • Bottle Opener
  • Can Opener
  • 9 in | 22 cm Ruler
  • Awl with Thread Loop
  • INCLUDED BITS: Phillips and Flat Tip Eyeglasses Screwdriver Bit, Phillips #1-2 and 3/16" Screwdriver Bit

Features:

  • Stainless Steel Handles
  • Stainless Steel Body
  • Black Oxide Version Available
  • Outside-accessible Blades for One-handed Opening
  • Blade Exchanger
  • All Locking Blades and Tools
  • Lanyard ring
  • Leather or Nylon Sheath
  • 25-year Warranty

Measurements:

  • 4.5 in | 11.5 cm (closed)
  • 12.5 oz | 335 g
  • 3.1 in | 7.87 cm (blade length)

Customer Reviews

Sir Leatherman

I have kept my Wave multi-tool with me every day for the last 10 years (and I too, feel "undressed" whenever I have ...

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Sorry for Straying

I have used multi-tools for 20 years, starting with a Leatherman PST II. In the office job I had, the PST II was used ...

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I'm a Walking Tool Box

I work for a construction consulting firm. That means that I'm testing construction materials to ensure their compliance ...

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life saver

The Surge is the best tool I have ever had. I've had Gerbers in the past and I could not begin to tell you where that ...

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love for the leatherman

I bought my first leatherman in high school. It was the wave. It broke in half 8 years later, in my hand. It was used ...

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Leatherman Surge Got Me Home!

It was about midnight driving home from Miami, FL to Tampa, FL... Suddenly, I notice I have no throttle control on ...

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How can anyone walk around without a LEATHERMAN...???

I have been a "LEATHERMAN JUNKY" for the past 10 years or so, and can not for the life of me remember the time in that period ...

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finaly got the best!

I just got my new leatherman surge for christmas and i love it verry strong i love the interchangeable blades was hoping ...

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rescue tool

I work as a volunteer rescue person and was called to a car accident in which a number of people needed to be cut out of ...

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Surge, The tool of choice

Many years as a jack of trades has taken me down many roads where my Surge has served me well. From opening packaging and ...

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Unbelievable! & completely true......

Happy Anniversary to me and Thee! 20 years ago today I acquired my own original Supertool II. It was recently (as in now ...

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Absolutely Essential

I am a Television Engineer and my work has taken me worldwide. Often it is impractical to carry a large tool kit everywhere ...

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Day at the Rink

Between coaching, reffing, playing and two kids also playing both ice hockey and box lacrosse, there's nary a day, let alone ...

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First Wave, Next Surge

I got my Leatherman Wave about 4 years ago and it immediately became an everyday part of my life. I am a computer technician ...

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Leatherman Surge Saves the Day for Ham Radio Expedition

In late October an international Ham Radio competition is conducted that brings together Amateur Radio operators via the ...

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A Nurse's Choice!!!!!

I work in a highly active ER on the East Coast of the U.S.. For years I have carried a Leatherman Squirt in my pack that ...

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Surge Up...Now You're Ready

It was right after my work shift, when I decided I was going to stop at the local Subway Shop to pick up dinner. All of ...

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Wow!

My ex-military buddy Ric, (now a refrigeration tech.), always raved about your tools and how he couldn't survive without ...

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Only Thing Missing!!!

I work on the railroad. No one in this shop working on old train cars could go 5 minutes without a Leatherman; if you ain’t ...

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Dream Came True

I bought my first Leatherman, and my sudden reaction was "it is a dream just come true!" for I longed so much to have this ...

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Forklift Repair

I work in construction, and on my latest job I drive a rough terrain forklift. My most common task is to lift pallets full ...

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You Gotta be Prepared

I was canoeing/kayaking with my grandfather on the Greenbrier River Trail in Pocahontas county West Virginia. After we got ...

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Surrogate Mother Bird: Yet Another Use for My Surge

Dear Leatherman,

First of all thank you for making your tools. Through the years I have had several different ...

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Charge is Definitely in Charge

Dear Tim Leatherman,
I am writing not to tell a story of heroism, or how my Leatherman fixed a million dollar machine. ...

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Always Handy

I am a sales rep for a cookie company and I have owned the Surge for about 2 years and I have come to rely on it constantly. ...

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My Good Old Surge

I work as a sea farer onboard container ships. During one of my visits to a duty free shop in Israel I thought of buying ...

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Saves Climbing 100m Every Time

I'm a communications climber in the Northern Territory in Australia. My Leatherman Core has saved me countless hundreds ...

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Corporal USMC

I am currently deployed in Iraq and this tool has got to be THE MOST handy tool ever. I never go anywhere without my Leatherman. ...

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Rescue

On Feb. 19, 2008 I was on my way home from a bee keeping class that I was taking. I had stopped in the parking lot to talk ...

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Core Back to Basics

I have owned many Leatherman tools in the past from the PST to the Surge with many in between. The Core is a back to basics ...

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The Surge

Just wanted to say that I purchased my Leatherman Surge about a month ago, and I just can't put into words how awesome this ...

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“Anyone Have a Hex Screwdriver?”

Hello,
Some time ago we had our annual department teambuilding. This year we went to a national park and did various ...

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A "MUST" Have Item and Great Warranty!

It’s in 2001 when I had my first Micra, small in size but BIG in attitude. It rescued me A LOT of the time and helped me ...

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A Wave for the Surge

Working as a custodian I saw a contractor using a Wave tool and was extremely impressed with its strong construction and ...

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Peace of Mind

What does my Leatherman Surge mean to me? Three words: Peace of Mind. Did I use my LM to disarm the clock of a thermonuclear ...

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My Boy Friday SURGE

I work on a farm and there is always something that needed fixing. I'm glad I have something to depend on and is always ...

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Another Day of Scouting

I was attending a leadership training camp with the Boy Scouts of America when we were hit with one of the worst storms ...

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Leatherman Earned Me a 100 Bucks

Dear Leatherman Tool Group,

I am writing to tell you guys the story about a bet. This bet was simple. My friend ...

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The Hunting Tool

I was going to get the last half of the elk I just shot with my dad and his game cart (which was folded up at the time), ...

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The Fix All

I work in a restaurant and I use my Surge all the time to fix things. It seems like I have worked on every piece of equipment ...

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Converting a Leatherman-Skeptic

I'm gradually converting my father-in-law, who's also my erstwhile boss, to believe in the usefulness of a Leatherman and ...

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Seeing (Again) Is Believing

I have been a Leatherman owner for about 15 years now, ever since I got into the underground utilities trade. Always believing ...

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The Pine Tree

I was snowmobiling in Yellowstone, enjoying the fresh powder before the sun completely went away. I noticed that the group ...

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Surge of Power

I have been a loyal Leatherman owner/user since 1988 with my first PST (now in the possession of my 17 year old). I converted ...

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Leatherman Gets the Job Done & Brings Excitement

I was just a college student who had a Leatherman Blast. One day, a friend of mine called me to help him move into his new ...

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Doesn't Measure Up!

I have been a heavy multi-tool user for about 10 years. Once I was of age, my obsession with multi's began. I have used ...

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SURGE Saves the Day!

Last weekend, I was at my sister’s house playing cards with her brother-in-law and his friends. While playing cards I heard ...

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Adapt and Overcome

Currently deployed in Iraq, I am a mechanic with the US Navy Seabees. Often times we are without proper tools out in the ...

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The Surge from a Wave!

About 3-4 years ago I was given a Wave multi-tool for X-mas! It was the coolest thing I ever got. It did not take more than ...

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A Good Handy Tool

I have the Leatherman Surge. I like it because the blades hold a very sharp edge and the pliers are very strong. It even ...

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The Leatherman Christmas Story for All

Not the most exciting story ever, but it all started one Christmas morning when I ran downstairs to see if Santa had brought ...

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Surging through the Snow

A few days ago, I noticed my horizontal belt sheath's Velcro flap was open, and my perfectly-broken-in Leatherman Surge ...

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Less Than 24 Hours

I got a Surge as a gift from my wife. Hours later I was using it to replace some wiring in my buddy's truck. His tail lights ...

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My Uncle and His Ideas

My Uncle got it into his head to drag me along so I could help him renovate this old house he bought. Well, to make a very ...

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Darn Surge is Just TOO Good!

I have EDC (everyday carried) a Surge since 2005 when they were released. I have used a Surge to save lives, save my own ...

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My Best Friend

I am a Staff Sergeant, and have been in the Army for a while now; I have 2 deployments under my belt and am in the 82nd ...

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Working like a dog

I have been a vet tech assistant for three years. Clean kennels, laundry, light maintenance, etc. In my job I am called ...

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Loyal Leatherman User!

Leatherman makes the best multi-tools on the planet. I have used Leatherman tools for the past 20 years or so and every ...

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THIS IS A LEATHERMAN

Owning a multi tool, it gets used every day with many tales to tell. Recently, I used my Leatherman to do a simply job with ...

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My First Leatherman Tool

Having just completed a two day training session for the CERT, which stands for “Citizen Emergency Response training”, offered ...

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Roof Repair Help

I built a bedroom out on our deck for my daughter and her fiancée, but had problems with leaks in the wavy plastic roof ...

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My Surge Saved My Life

It was only a matter of time before this marvelous tool would save my life. On September 3 I went tuna fishing off my boat ...

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Giving away a part of myself

In 1997 at the age of 23, I joined a consultancy firm operating from Nelspruit (about 60 km south west of the Kruger National ...

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In a Fix

The control handle for the hoist had broken and we couldn't move the truck with the tail down. There weren’t any tools ...

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Upgrade

I just got a new Leatherman surge and all I can say is this tool ROCKS I love it this will replace my Leatherman juice that ...

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Stuck! (in the bathroom)

A few days ago I went to the bathroom. So, naturally I closed the door, which in this case, turned out to be a bad thing. ...

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Press

Quotes

The must-have MacGyver tool. The Leatherman Surge is a do-it-all implement for the active sportsman.

— Outdoor Life

Just hold the Surge and you will know it will stand up to a lifetime of punishment.

— Field and Stream

I can’t think of a more useful item than a Leatherman tool. I have five models but the one that always travels with me on my hip is the Surge.

— American Rider

Awards

Editor's Choice Award

— Overland Journal

Long-term Field Test Editor's Choice

— Overland Journal

Recommended By:

Knives Illustrated, North American Hunter, Professional Tool and Equipment News, Sports Illustrated, This Old House, The New York Times, Overland Journal, Texas Outdoor Journal,

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OUTFIT YOUR Surge®

Bit Kit

Expand your bit driver's capabilities with 42 solid steel bits.

Bit Driver Extender

Extend the reach of your current bit driver.

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