April 2010
Train Hard
After borrowing my brother's original WAVE for about a year he finally asked for it back. So I had to dig into my wallet and buy one of my own. Now, this isn't one of those exciting stories of how I used my WAVE to save a dying deer fawn who had been shot by a hunter or how I built a shelter using only the screwdriver on my WAVE, but it did save a day of training.
I am a police academy firearms instructor who was putting on an instructor's course for new trainers. We use steel targets that need to be assembled with 1/2 in bolts. After a week of getting ready for the range I forgot my wrenches to assemble the targets. The other instructor looked into his truck and pulled out one 1/2 wrench. Thank goodness! Except that, we needed two to apply counter torque on the bolt while he turned the nut. Leatherman to the rescue! Using the pliers to my WAVE I was able to hold the bolt in place while I drove the nut using the wrench. I know this doesn't sound too exciting but it saved me a day of training, which for those of us in law enforcement, can save a life.
Thank you Leatherman.
Nathan G.
Rio Hondo, TX
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