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Leatherman Saved My Life

I was driving in my Volkswagen Vanagon camper when out of the blue a car pulls out of a side street and t-bones my van. ... Read the Rest of This Story

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January 2008 Tool Tales

This past fall, I was doing some high-country photography late in the afternoon when a sudden snowstorm caught me off guard. ... Read the Rest of This Story

I am a Marine and currently stationed in Okinawa, Japan. We, as Marines, have an annual event called the Rifle Range to ... Read the Rest of This Story

I was 26 going to University at night, working by day, and dating my wife. I was working a graduate job at the bottom of ... Read the Rest of This Story

While working as a commercial tire tech I found that using a pair of side cutters wasn't working, so I went to my locker ... Read the Rest of This Story

My Leatherman SideClip goes everywhere with me. So naturally when I went on a business and skiing trip to Seattle a couple ... Read the Rest of This Story

In August of 1990 I was deployed to Saudi Arabia as a reconnaissance scout with the 82d Airborne Division. Shortly after ... Read the Rest of This Story

In my profession, I carry around many different tools. I used to carry around a pouch with a knife, 2 screwdrivers, 3 types ... Read the Rest of This Story

I was at one time a fire fighter. I was in a commercial building fire and I was on my way out of the building when my coat ... Read the Rest of This Story

This is not a story about daring rescues, and or last second fixes by my Leatherman Blast, but simply a story about the ... Read the Rest of This Story

Hello. I want to start this out by saying I have carried some kind of multi-tool on my belt for about five years or so. ... Read the Rest of This Story

My Dad, Mom, Wife and I were going salmon Fishing on the Coquille River in Southern Oregon. We loaded all the gear into ... Read the Rest of This Story

I work in the maintenance department at a hospital. I have used my Leatherman on several occasions in the Emergency room ... Read the Rest of This Story

I work as a hunting guide in the state of Idaho and a great deal of time is spent on the back of a horse. On a deer hunt ... Read the Rest of This Story

My friend and I had this project where we had to make a tool in the outdoors. Since there was a bamboo forest nearby, we ... Read the Rest of This Story

My Dad and I had both killed a deer, and I had already made the 2 mile walk out to the truck to fetch our deer cart, then ... Read the Rest of This Story

I think I told Leatherman about this a few years back, but I did not send it to this site. I was spending some time with ... Read the Rest of This Story

I have owned the same Leatherman Micra for several years now. I take it everywhere with me. It's always in my purse, camera ... Read the Rest of This Story

I use the Super Tool 200 everyday as a self-employed chimney sweep. When installing a stainless steel liner in a masonry ... Read the Rest of This Story

Was first exposed to a Leatherman mulitool while deployed to the Middle East in the early 90s. I made it a point to buy ... Read the Rest of This Story

I am an Air Force orthopedic surgeon serving at Balad Air Force Theatre hospital in Balad, Iraq. Recently our team operated ... Read the Rest of This Story

A few months back my girlfriend and I where traveling through Ecuador in South America. We traveled quite light with only ... Read the Rest of This Story

After several years earning my living as an auto mechanic, I switched to teaching the subject in a trade school. Because ... Read the Rest of This Story

Good day. I am writing to tell you just how well your tools work, but you probably get this all the time. 1st of all let ... Read the Rest of This Story

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

About 10 years ago, just before Christmas, I was looking in a woodworking shop in town for things to buy my dad. I ended ... Read the Rest of This Story

My Leatherman (Core) is a fairly recent acquisition, but already had some serious usage in the mining site at which I work. ... Read the Rest of This Story

I lost my Leatherman last Sunday. I suppose it was only a matter of time. Any tool used so often, loaned to so many strangers ... Read the Rest of This Story

Dear Leatherman, Firstly, I want to thank you for making the best multi-tool there is. Now to the point, I am a missionary ... Read the Rest of This Story

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 ... Read the Rest of This Story

This is not a tail of heroism or even thrilling adventure, but rather one about the finest tool I own (and I own many tools). ... Read the Rest of This Story

I have a collection of Leatherman tools, started with a Mini-tool back in the eighties. I actually broke it, and sent it ... Read the Rest of This Story

I Recently purchased a Leatherman Kick and let me tell you I LOVE IT!!! I've never had a multi-tool like it or even close ... Read the Rest of This Story

Over the past ten years I have managed to collect 8 Leatherman tools. They are respectively: Micra, PST II, Kick, Wave, ... Read the Rest of This Story

I was fishing in the Minnesota Boundary Waters when a huge hit snapped my graphite rod between the first and second guides. ... Read the Rest of This Story

I own two Leatherman tools, the Blast and the Juice S2, and I always have at least one of these on me. I usually carry the ... Read the Rest of This Story

I’ve been using a Leatherman Wave since 2002 and every time my motorcycle broke I fixed it with my Wave. Over the years ... Read the Rest of This Story

Dear Mr. Tim, I would just like to thank you for your commitment to life and quality for chasing a dream and seeing it through. ... Read the Rest of This Story

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

Hello, I’m Ral from Spain. Sorry about my English, it’s very poor. I have a Leatherman tool, Charge Ti since two years ago. ... Read the Rest of This Story

I have had Leatherman products in the past, but never realized its full potential until I was activated to service in Operation ... Read the Rest of This Story

I was out with a mate and he said to me he had a knife for sale and I said how much. He said 2.50 and I said can I see ... Read the Rest of This Story

I'm an aircraft inspector with an aircraft charter operation in Bloomington, Illinois. I bought my Leatherman in 1992 in ... Read the Rest of This Story

I actually found my Leather man in 1994 at the Marine Corps base, Camp Lejeune, NC where I was stationed at for school. ... Read the Rest of This Story

I'm a NYC elevator mechanic. I work for the New York City Housing Authority in some of the toughest neighborhoods in NY. ... Read the Rest of This Story

Hey folks, my name is Adolfo. I just returned back to the states a few weeks ago from an almost 1 year missions trip to ... Read the Rest of This Story

I used to work for a food delivery company. Their offices were in the basement of a company that moved offices and they ... Read the Rest of This Story