/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>884532
Got issued a SOG in the army. Knife was single bevel and could just about cut butter, file was crap (warped), and the pliers were impossible to use on larger nuts because you have to open the handles so wide you couldn't get your hand around them. Started rusting around about 2 months (it was the black oxide model). D-. It was such shit I turned it back in. Not a single person kept it after we got issued our next tool in Iraq.

Later got issued a Gerber multi-tool. The ones with the sliding plier head. It was decent. Carried it for about 3 years. Sliding head was cool and it deployed fast but it also tended to break and you had to open it to fold out the tools. Tool quality was so-so. Everyone I knew had broken the screwdrivers on them. Knife, file and pliers were good. C+ overall. Still got it somewhere. Its about like a Leatherman Sidekick, but not quite as good.

Victorinox Swisstool, paid for with my own money. Shit was awesome. Lent it to someone and they walked off with it. Great tools, great knife, good pliers, standard fold out design. Rock solid stainless steel. Never rusted (same environment and care as the SOG) and required zero maintenance. Ergonomics weren't great though and you had to open it to fold out the tools. A-. It was about 10 years old but I wish I still had it.

Current carry, pic related. Leatherman Wave. Got it as a birthday gift after someone walked off with my Swisstool. My Swisstool was several years old by that point and the Wave is a much more modern design than what I had. Ergonomics are better and I think its lighter (can't compare, sadly). Tool quality isn't quite as good but you can open several of the tools one handed without opening it and the accessories are great. Its also cheaper. A-. Still wish I had the Swisstool but its just preference at this point, not because one is objectively better.