Top 5 best multitools for EDC to be your pocket best friend: Have you heard of the fifth one?
Ever found yourself stuck in the middle of a hideous project wishing for a handy and quick tool to help you save the day and get the job well done? Especially if that tool can also solve many more of your otherwise-would-be-a-nightmare problems? That’s the beautiful thing about multitools, they are incredibly flexible.
And while they are understandably unable to compete against an old-fashioned toolbox equipped with specialized full-sized tool pieces, their size and their jack-of-all-trade property makes them more than ideal for outdoor adventures thanks to their portability. And that makes them a must-have for the everyday carry (EDC) people.
Regrettably however, their fame has also led to their quite ubiquitous status in the world of tools, making knowing how to pick out the genuinely good multitools from a heap of unworthy junk brands is seriously troublesome. Fortunately, here we have rounded up for you the best Leatherman for EDC in specific and a few the best of the best multitools around the world in general to get started.
#1- Leatherman Skeletool
Considerably one of the best options, the Leatherman Skeletool and its variations are the one for anyone seeking an effective multi-functional tool with the lightest possible weight for everyday carry convenience. It weighs just around five ounces, which is incredibly light, but do not be easily fooled by its weight as you will be quite impressed with what this little guy can do with all the different pieces it comes equipped with. Comparably to the larger tools in its family, while the Skeletool doesn’t come too equipped with an impressive collection of tool pieces, it still has a decently enough collection of tools to handle most common tasks.
Its inherent collection includes both the needle nose and the regular pliers, cutters for hard wire, a 420HC knife with a blade partially serrated, a bottle opener, a large bit driver and a combination carabiner. It is also around 4 inches in total length when closed, and completely resistant to corrosion because it is made entirely from stainless steel. If you are a simple adventurer who prefers convenience and only needs packing up just the essentials, this is definitely the multitool for your happy adventure. This is hands-down the best Leatherman multitool for EDC.
#2- Gerber Suspension
While the Gerber Suspension cannot beat the Leatherman Skeletool in terms of light weight, it still comes fairly close to being the lightest among the multitools. It weighs around 9.6 ounces, and it offers quite a lot more functions comparably to a Leatherman Skeletool as it houses exactly 12 different components under its titanium-coated open frame design: a pair of needle nose pliers, both a wire cutter and a wire stripper, a straight and a serrated knife blade, a Phillips screwdriver, both a large and a medium flathead screwdriver, a bottle opener, a can opener, a pair of scissors, a mini saw and a stitching awl.
While being impressively comprehensive, this is quite an inexpensive multitool, and it comes with the signature Saf.T.Plus system of the brand – a technology locking the component pieces in one place, enabling easier and safer managing of the tool as it allows for quicker access and tool changing through a simple sliding button mechanism that releases the lock. A quick fact on the construction of this multitool: the precise engineering of the bridges in Portland, Oregon – the same city called home by Gerber Gear – was the inspiration behind the construction of this multitool. If you ask me, this is probably the best keychain multitool for EDC.
#3- SOG Power Assist
Reputed for making the kind of tools that are specifically designed for the toughest soldiers to use and survive through the most harsh and difficult environments around the world, SOG is famous for being among one of the world’s best multitool manufacturers. Among their catalog of different models, their Power Assist model made from 420 steel features an impressive collection of 22 tool pieces, including both a straight and a serrated knife blade, a wire crimper, a bottle opener, a can opener, a wire cutter, a three square file, a flathead screwdriver, a ruler, a V-cutter, a pair of needle nose pliers, a Phillips screwdriver and many more.
In fact, SOG is so proud of the quality of this tool that they are willing to offer a limited number of lifetime warranty against the materials and their manufacturing. If you even find any problems with the product, the brand will deal with it immediately with no questions. The Power Assist weighs 9.6 ounces overall and is 4.6 inches when contracted and closed, relatively convenient enough for constant everyday carry. And if that is not enough reason for you to be looking for one to carry around with you everyday, you should also know that SOG has incorporated in the Power Assist’s design and construction the rapid one-handed access to the attached blades and some helpful locks to secure the tool while you are not using. Probably the best multitool for EDC and fishing as the sturdy tools are reliable to handle many fishing scenarios.
#4- Gerber Center-Drive
The newest brainchild over at Gerber Gear, this seemingly rough at first multitool hides a simple secret up its sleeve that gives it a considerable edge in the competition. What could that secret be, you might ask? Well, this model of multitool features a screwdriver tool piece at full size that aligns with the center axis of the tool, giving it an advantage over the others as it resembles a real regular screwdriver which offers maximum rotation and balance, avoiding you the trouble of adjusting the grip like you might be doing with a regular one. But that is not the only thing that makes this model of multitool stand out from the crowd.
It also comes equipped with a 420HC steel knife blade at 3.25 inches which is 30% larger than its competitors, a pair of carbide wire cutters that are rotatable, a pair of needle nose pliers that are spring-loaded, a combined tool piece consisting of a pry bar, a bottle opener and a nail puller, a saw blade, a file, a magnetic flathead and a Phillips screwdriver. And as with all Gerber Gear products, the Center-Drive proudly originated from the USA.
#5- Victorinox Swiss Tool X
Almost everyone should be familiar with the name of Victorinox as the producers behind the incredibly famous Swiss Army Knife and its brethrens. But little do you know, their prowess does not stop just there, but extends beyond to the realm of folding multitools as well. For an example, take their Swiss Tool X product. Originated from the land of Switzerland, this peculiar multitool tops the functionality game with a spectacular 23 different functions consisting of pliers, flathead screwdriver coming in 4 different sizes, a pair of wire cutters and strippers, wire bender and scraper, a bottle opener and a can opener, a pair of metric rulers in imperial and metric system each, a pair of scissors, a large knife blade, a metal file and many more.
All of these yet the tool only weighs 10 ounces and is only 4.5 inches long when fully closed. But perhaps the best thing about this multitool is that almost all the tool pieces inside can be accessed from the outside without having to open the pliers, and the tool can be kept closed safely because of a simple sliding-style lock system in its design.
Conclusion
Here we conclude our top 5 recommendations of the best multitools for you. We hope you enjoyed the article and know a little bit better about some of the best tools among all the brands out there on the marketplace, as well as how to pick out the better high quality ones from the lesser low quality junk and save your precious time instead of spending hours in a tool store being confused between all of the options just to end up bringing a mediocre one home.
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