Squirt Options? Leatherman Style cut down? Gerber Dime? Swiss Army? The size is what matters.

[@ecoheliguy]

Skeletool is my EDC. Was always a traditional Swiss Army knife until one bike camping trip when broke a brake cable in the middle of no where. In the 90’s while closing barbs on fish hooks, a new Gerber was used until the pliers broke in two. Warranty was denied because I didn’t have both pieces, I explained warranty wasn’t needed if the second part wasn’t at the bottom of a lake. Never again. I once owned the Surge, had to return because of weight, it was just to much for anything other than a tool bag.

[@johnbjorklund9958]

Great idea on the option of cutting down the tool to make it more in line with the squirt

[@TutorMystic]

I like the clip on the Style. Mine lives permanently on the outside of a bag I carry every day.

[@hogwashsentinel]

SOG PowerPint

[@Raeilgunne]

interesting knife, might have to try that next.

[@tbip2001]

Got through 2 style ps’s. Both times came off the carabener and lost. Loved that tool. Its perfect size. Not seen anything as perfect again

[@koko0riginal]

I'm with the dime every day in my pocket for many years. All the functions that I need, ok build quality, cheap

[@NashRathbone]

I have been carrying a Gerber Bear Grills mini multi tool for about 10 years now and I find it a handy little EDC tool.

[@walterbwd]

I’ve been carrying a skeletool with a cx s30v blade for years now and it’s amazing

[@simonh6371]

My alternative to the LM Squirt is a bit unorthodox but it makes more sense than comparing it to a 58mm Victorinox with no pliers which costs half or less what the Squirt costs...the Victorinox Handyman. It actually costs less than what the Squirt costs where I am. I know it's not really a keychain tool like the Squirt but I always carried mine in my 5th pocket anyway (until the scissors broke) and a Handyman fits in there no problem, in fact I carry my Swisschamp in my 5th pocket no problem. The Vic pliers head is about the same size as the one on the Squirt but my experience is that they are way better because when in use the whole tool fills your hand giving you more control, reach and leverage. If the Handyman is more expensive than the Squirt where you are then the Tinker Deluxe is a good alternative.

[@nitsan]

The style ps has a pretty huge pinch point right on the handle. And I also found it wanted to slip backwards out of my hand because of the harsh curved V shape. I just carry a knipex and a small Victorinox. Though I'd really like to make a custom Victorinox so that the tools fit my needs better.

[@simonh6371]

I carry a Knipex and a Vic Swisschamp, but I'm looking to get the Minichamp Alox as an alternative smaller/lighter carry, but I'll carry a Spyderco with both of them too. There are some great Victorinox customs out there but they are pricey. Check out the Spydernox customs (a Spydie blade in a Vic) on the channel fit to survive.

[@glenmicallef8559]

Sorry, the Gerber Dime is not a viable alternative to the PS4, build quality and performance are significantly inferior. I really wanted to like it as it incorporates tweezers and package opener, but the pliers are so weak that the cutters struggle to cut through even slim 6 inch zip ties, they just flex apart

[@barrysuss4421]

I found the PS4 pliers just as bad as the Dime. Had a Dime years ago and the pliers bent (first time using them) from trying to loosen a small bolt on a vehicle. Just bent the pliers on the PS4 (the first time using them) trying to bend back some sheet metal on a frame. Neither situations were/or should have been too strenuous for the tool.

[@benjaminjwilson6694]

Travel outside the U.S. and you will encounter pop-top bottles. I have gotten away from these tools. The last one I bought was the Leatherman charge ti. I used it when I was in the service but now I carry a Knipex or Klien pliers for my job and have a little tool bag close by. I would rather have a quality tool for the job over an okay tool that may strip out a screw or something of the like. Anyways, great video. Keep em coming.

[@simonh6371]

You can open a pop top bottle with the jaws of pliers, Knipex Cobra do it really well.

[@benjaminjwilson6694]

@@simonh6371 what do you think about Kliens take on the plier wrench with the reversable jaw?

[@simonh6371]

@@benjaminjwilson6694 Do you mean the 10 inch one? I'm in the UK so Klein (a US brand) is pretty rare over here, I can only find the 10 inch one over here. Looks very good. But at the moment I'm more into the pocketable EDC tools which fulfil a number of purposes. I like the Knipex Cobra XS because of the compact size and the fact that I can use it for a number of purposes, as a precision pliers, adjustable wrench and even pry bar, as well as bottle opener which I mentioned. For purely functioning as an adjustable wrench I'd be better off with the Knipex Pliers Wrench which has those smooth jaws instead of the teeth I know. The Klein D53010 has both options which is very versatile but obviously it's too big for pocket carry. However I do plan on buying a van later on this year (to convert into a camper) and that Klein plier wrench could be very good to have in an onboard tool kit. It's only £10 (12 bucks) more expensive than the tiny Knipex Pliers Wrench. Thanks for the heads up!

[@ElTeerino]

I carried a Micra for a long time, and then found the Style CS and carried that for a long time. If you carry some mini Cobras you don’t need the pliers, and the other tools are accessible on the outside unlike the Micra. If you took off the carabiner, which I didn’t mind cuz it’s a great fidget thingy, but that would be a nice little unit.

[@rwbishop]

Off topic but kind of related... with a file, vise & a little time, you can often 'dress' the jaw ends of dime store grade slip joint pliers to near tweezer (or occasionally even tweezer) like performance; and/or outright modify them for some special application. Along with a pivot adjustment, the cutters can often be improved with the file while your at it.

[@papaya4432]

I carry a leatherman juice s2 everyday. Perfect pocket size and use it all the time.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

I would love a pair of pliers the size of the Gerber dime with the square jaws and aggressive teeth. I find most small pliers are cheap. I bought three sizes of Knipex needle nose but still use an Allied pair I’ve had 30 years.

[@Snapper314]

Sadly, the Leatherman Style lineup is ALSO DISCONTINUED!

[@egbluesuede1220]

I heard they discontinued the squirt because it was costing them a fortune in warranty replacements. Many of their tools now have replaceable parts, and the squirt didn't

[@TheRealMozes]

I live in Belgium, Europe. I must say I don't know of a single bottle with a screw cap. I think I only opened a bottle once or twice and then discovered after opening it with a bottle opener that it was a screw cap lol.

[@Scipio-xr2tz]

Ditto from Denmark. And you learn to open bottles with pretty much anything.

[@TheRealMozes]

@@Scipio-xr2tz haha yh I've open a bottle with a piece of paper to discover it was a screw off in Spain once.

[@mbk337]

I would love the Dime more if it had a bit stronger lanyard attachment point or pocket clip. I tend to lose things that aren't tied down well.

[@McRcFly]

Cant you use the bottle opener for the lanyard? It would probably still open caps with a lanyard on it.

[@mbk337]

@@McRcFly Yeah, I guess you could, but I would lose the bottle opener function. Would be cool to have something like the Skeletool's carabiner that can also be used as bottle opener.

[@McRcFly]

@@mbk337 lets be honest though.. how often do you use the bottle opener? Seems these days its only certain beers or soy sauce bottles 🤣👍

[@mbk337]

@@McRcFly agreed

[@josepharchino2986]

I didn't even KNOW leatherman stopped making the squirt.. Do.. they not like money? Or are they gonna make a new one with the stupid free thing?.. I have been loving my Gerber dime though.

[@KungFuTweety1]

I cut the carabiner off the style ps it's works great! I pair it up with a sak manager.

[@Spanky8402]

I am surprised the Gerber Vise isn't more popular. I like the micro driver and the fact the bottle opener is retractable and it doubled as the slotted driver. I just wish it had the Dimes scales, slimmer like the Dime, and the Dime package opener instead of the serrated blade, even though I like it. Having the 3 drivers and the fact the bottle opener isn't stuck on the outside of the tool, making the Vise shorter, makes me carry the Vise more than my Dime.

[@robbabcock_]

I personally like the Gerber Dime; I've got two of them, purchased a few years ago when Amazon was selling the purple one for $11. I love the Skeletool CX as well although it's a bit big for pants-pocket EDC.

[@Theofiilus2978]

I've never had need for a multitool really. I carried one at work but it broke because only thing i used it as was a hammer. If i've ever wanted to use pliers real ones from knipex are better (+ protected from electricity) Same with all the tools in that packet.

[@AGENTELROND850]

I've rocked a Dime in pocket for nearly 3 years now. Solid option. I'll be trying a SOG Power Pint once my Gerber finally dies.

[@rustybarrel516]

I don’t know how I would hold onto the Style PS without the carabiner. Seems like it would be awkward.

[@marcmckenzie5110]

For 30 years I was a road warrior traveling millions of miles (literally). I couldn’t even guess how man of the little Swiss army knives I’ve had to surrender at airport security over the years. Always my fault, but it’s easy to forget to leave behind when you’re used to carrying a very small pocket knife!

[@bogamol]

The Dime's bottle opener, if you just use the part that juts out, fits over the valve of a medical oxygen tank if it doesn't have an integrated handle.

[@powerups5434]

I got the squirt on my keychain.

[@Ezzell_]

What I am looking for is a is a small knife with a flat head and Philips .and nothing else.

[@brian95100]

Will you try the NexTool Mini Sailor? It ooks like a very budge and decent choice.

[@iangregoryhome]

I always thought the Gerber Fit was the perfect EDC, unfortunately it's no longer made and my sissors snapped on mine after eleven years of regular use 😢

[@smason16]

I thought the Leatherman Micra was replacing the squirt

[@simonh6371]

Not as a new replacement model, it's been out for decades. But if you send your Squirt in for warranty (normally because of broken scissor springs) they send you a Micra back as a replacement so it is a replacement in that sense of the word.

[@Raeilgunne]

the Gerber dime has been a part of my fly fishing tackle for a long time. For that purpose, it has been great. For use as a tool, it fared not so great, and one use of the pliers to loosen a M10 bolt bent the spine of the pliers and it needed replacing. For a tool, I'd suck up the extra weight and size and carry a Wave, but for light stuff I do recommend the dime.

[@frozentundra7446]

Nice Omega watch. Is it a Seamaster 300M?

[@lastbesttool]

The Titan Submarine, the Rolex, NASA, and the Dangers of DIY: Quality and details matter. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGLQaZqNeMuUgZI

[@frozentundra7446]

@@lastbesttool I stand corrected and thank you for the link!

[@davidbreitwieser3591]

If they make a mini free plier that would probably sell like hotcakes, especially after you showcase it, I love mini tools for their ease of grab and toss in a pocket, I just dislike how easy it is too loose smaller tools

[@theomnipresent1]

If you cut up the Style PS you would lose out on its already limited functions.

[@crux314]

Gerber Dime is the best concept but quality control just sucks

[@michaelwilliams3109]

leatherman free t4

[@sramberg20]

What you are talking about doing already exsisted. It was called the Leatherman Freestyle and is also discontinued

[@TylerSnyder305]

The style is ugly as sin and provides less function. The Gerber dime is junk. And the only small multitool Victorinox makes is the jetsetter unless they make another 58mm that's not a pocket knife. The jetsetter is great, but it has no flat blade driver and of course no pliers. For me I'm currently carrying a Victorinox rambler and my Snapon 44acf, but I also like to pair the Vic jetsetter with a Sebertool m2.

[@brainiac006]

WHO doesnt like skeletool?

[@markifi]

leatherman has the worst names

[@dannyluna5736]

No please don’t do it .