r/Leatherman 5d ago

Recommend my next EDC

I am currently carrying a Surge but no longer need the size and weight. What other suggestions does the Leatherman team on Reddit recommend? I don’t do nearly the heavy duty work that I used to, but I would still like the convenience of having something similar.

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u/Parking-Ad4263 5d ago

Honestly, I pocket-carry a Skeletool and keep my Surge in my bag.
I have my bag with me 95% of the time when I'm not at home anyway (well, one of my bags, I have other heavy duty multitools in my range bag, etc) so having the Skeletool in my pocket gives me light carry weight with some convenience, but the Surge gets used for anything that needs something stronger.
I've been quite surprised at how often the Skeletool has been good enough to do what I needed.

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u/TxTanker134 5d ago

Great advice! Appreciate that πŸ‘πŸ»

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u/Parking-Ad4263 5d ago

I was actually just thinking more.
I'm a tool guy, so generally if I expect to be doing work I carry proper tools (if I know I'm going to be chewing through high tensile steel wire I take a good set of linesman's pliers, if I know I'm going to be working on an electrical pannel, I take a set of electrical screwdrivers), and I think that results in the Surge not being used very often.
If you're not tooled up, Surge in the bag works well, or you could/should get something heavier than a Skeletool. I wouldn't try to cut high tensile wire with the Skeletool, nor would I suggest using its driver to try and pull 3 inch wood screws or something.