A Handyman Must Have!
I was shopping for a Swiss Army Knife when I stumbled upon a Swiss Army Knife VS. Leatherman Tool debate. I had never really compared the two, but I was interested enough to read about it. There were some pretty fierce followers of both camps, that's for sure! It was when someone from the SAK camp complained about the burden of carrying a LT in a pouch on the belt and it being too bulky for pocket carry when someone from the LT camp replied with pocket clip for the LT That's when they really got my attention. A pocket clip? Really? I have been working with these tools for so long, I never knew they even had a pocket clip! Then I heard the price! A pocket clip and a lanyard ring for right at 5 USD!?!? No way! I had to look for myself, and sure enough, there it was! I simply uses the tool lock already used for the locking tools. It slips into a slot on the end of the handle that I had never noticed before, on the same side as the file. It rides low inside the pocket so the end of the handles hide beneath the top of the pocket. When pulled out, it is in a natural position to open the straight edged knife blade.
No offense to the SAK camp, but I think I found my solution for my needs. Honestly, I really wanted another SAK due to the fact that I lost mine in Hurricane Katrina and still never replaced it, but I already had two Leatherman Tools, A Leatherman Surge and Leatherman Wave. I like them both for different reasons, but the pocket clip just turned my surge into a perfect EDC tool and replaces my pocket knife at the same time. If you don't feel like carrying it in your pocket and want to put it back in the pouch the clip doesn't interfere with how it fits into the pouch at all. I would definitely recommend this product if you felt you wanted to try out carrying your LT in a comfortable in-pocket fashion. I am not sure all of which models the clip fits, but I believe it gives you a list of which tools can utilize the clip.
* I would like to point out that I have read some reviews that didn't have such a positive outlook on the clip. They claim that it actually breaks/snaps very easily. I cannot attest to that........ yet. I also read that it moves back and forth quite a bit. I don't seem to have that issue. I just wanted to point out that I did know about those things being an issue for others, but for the price of 5 bucks, I figured I could give it a go for myself. At this point I have only been carrying it for for a couple of weeks with the pocket clip, but I am satisfied with it.
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