The Leatherman Surge, A Review

The Leatherman Surge is one of the brands largest multi-tools; built with the largest pliers, longest multi-tool blades and easy-to-use locks. A unique blade exchanger, replaceable premium wire cutters and four outside-opening blades are some of its features.



Specifications
Brand: Leatherman
Product Type: Multi-Tool
Closed Length: 4.5 in (11.5 cm)
Weight: 12.5 oz (335 gm)
Primary Blade Length: 3.1 in (7.87 cm)
Materials: 420HC Stainless Steel, Black Oxide
Included: Black leather holster & diamond bit file
Price: RM899

Tools
01 Needlenose Pliers
02 Regular Pliers
03 Premium Replaceable Wire Cutters
04 Premium Replaceable Hard-wire Cutters
05 Stranded-wire Cutters
06 Electrical Crimper
07 Wire Stripper
08 420HC Knife
09 420HC Serrated Knife
10 Saw
11 Spring-action Scissors
12 Awl w/ Thread Loop
13 Ruler (8 in | 19 cm)
14 Can Opener
15 Bottle Opener
16 Wood/Metal File
17 Diamond-coated File
18 Blade Exchanger
19 Large Bit Driver
20 Large Screwdriver
21 Small Screwdriver

Features

01 All Locking Features
02 Lanyard Ring
03 Outside-accessible Features
04 One-hand Operable Features



It comes with a nice leather holster.




Photo Gallery

Victorinox Penknife in Black

I got this Victorinox penknife in black on Mount Titlis, Switzerland. It is approximately 11 cm with all the tools in place.

It has 10 different tools. The knife is 8 cm long and its locked open using a simple catch (see below).

The tools upon extension.

Leatherman Super Tool 300 - A proper tool for the DIYer

The Leatherman Super Tool 300 is an 18 function toolkit which is more tool-like in construction. It is 5 inches in length when folded and is made out of both 420HC and 154CM stainless steel compounds. The manufacturer provides a 25 years guarantee.

The packaging is a simple cardboard box with the brand and logo printed on it. The box has sides painted either in yellow or black which I assumed must be the corporate colours.

The pocket knife/tool set comes with a nice canvas pouch that can be hung from the belt.

The tool looks very mechanical and steam-punk like.

There is also a folding manual that highlights the tools available. A number of models are also presented in the manual.

Just focus on the section on the model in question and it will tell you what types of tools available and their usage.

From a folding-knife perspective, on full extension it goes out to approximately 3.5 inches. Very sharp. For safety, there are locking lugs provided for both sides of the handle.

Here you can see the locking latch on one side of the handle.

The pliers in full extension.

Got this watch in Tokyo, Japan in 2013.

The Victorinox Swisscard Quattro - a pocketful of brilliant bits

The Victorinox Swisscard Quattro comes with 13 features. With the concept of a credit card in mind, it was designed to be kept in the wallet. Like all Victorinox products, it comes with a lifetime warranty.

The fact that it is Swiss made is made very obvious on the packaging. The card is in the typical red colour of Victorinox albeit in a semi-transparent casing. This allow you to see the types of tools available and made it easy to chose the correct tool.

The back of the sleeve that carries the tool list.

The inner sleeve on the left as a short history about Victorinox as well as a picture of the founder. This elaborate packaging was due to the holiday season that was coming up (Christmas). This product is meant as a gift.

Unlike a Victorinox penknife, all the tools that came with this unit are not linked together. As such, users must be weary when using the tools as it is easily misplaced. I am sure replacements are possible but it could be expensive.

Instructions on how to use the screw bit tool.

The tool comes with  a small loophole provided on the bottom right corner of the tool. If needed, you attach keys and such to it - from a credit card design it now can be a keychain.

The back of the tool is devoid of any wording except for the ruler markers on the top edge of the tool. This tool can measure up to 4 inches.

Taking out the tools, the whole tool pack consists of seven items. The blade is approximately 2 inches long.

This is a very useful piece of tool. I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

It was purchased in St Andrews, Scotland in December 2015 for UK Sterling 16.