LEATHERMAN 830684 Leatherman Charge Tti Multi-Tool With Leather/Nylon Combination Sheath And Gift Tin, Titanium/Premium Sheath

A detailed point by point review. After decades carrying Victorinox swiss army knives, then SOG multitools, then the Gerber Urban Legend, the Swisstool Spirit, and finally the Leatherman Charge Ti (sadly lost or stolen at a house construction site), I finally ended up with the Leatherman Charge TTi - and it's the best yet. I've been carrying the Charge TTi for a year now, and I'm ready to weigh in:Hots:1) Single handed opening blades of excellent quality. I don't know if the "S30V steel" business is marketing hype or not, but the clip point blade is the sharpest most slickly ground blade I've ever seen on a multi-tool. It rivals a high-end pocket knife. The liner lock is easy, secure, and well implemented. The serrated blade on the other side is pretty awesome too. The gut hook on the serrated blade is the most visible difference between the Charge Ti and the Charge TTi. It makes the serrated blade feel a tad more awkward to use, but the hook itself is fantastic. I use it most often for cutting nylon cable ties and string or twine. It's a superb string cutter.2) Titanium side pieces are thinner and slicker than the the steel ones on the Wave. Others have derided this as a marketing gimmick, but the thinner profile is appreciated in my book. It helps keep this loaded tool nice and sleek. Compared to the Gerber Urban Legend, this is positively svelt.3) Diamond file for you nails and aggresively cut file for everything else. Cross hatching goes all the way to the tip. This is the best file I've ever seen on a multi-tool.4) Awesome saw. Ultrasharp double row dual pitched teeth are virtually the equal of the ones on a victorinox swiss army knife (or swiss tool) (they are a tad shorter) - but exceeds the victorinox's by having the teeth extend all the way to the tip.5) Both big blades, the file and saw all all openable without opening the tool up (like with the Wave) and all lock with liner lock mechanisms.6) The pliers are a work of art. Nicely shaped needle nose with aggresive internal teeth that truly mesh for excellent grip. Improved wire cutters are great - but still the weakest link since once they get blunt there's no fixing them.7) Internal tools all lock with a slick push-button release mechanism. This is especially key for screwdrivers - so that you don't bear down and then have them pinch your fingers when they accidentally close.8) True micro-sized glasses screwdriver comes in handy for a host of applications. Unlike other implimentations, this one is attached to a beefy piece of steel and locks like all the rest.9) All tools accessible individually - with normal fingernails.10) Interchangeable bits on the main screwdriver. While some have questioned the choice of included bits, the expansion kit isn't over expensive and the fact that extra bits are in stored in a plastic tray that is included - and has space provided in the sheath combines to make me say this is the best screwdriver bit arrangement I've yet seen.11) Combo bottle/can opener. Nicely done - nice to be able to open cans in a pinch. This is omitted by some.12) Like the Wave, the arrangement of blades opening directly from the outside means that when you open the tool to use the pliers the blade liners make a thick non-pinching handle for you to hold - far preferable to the old-style multi-tool handle where you had to squeeze the thin metal edge of the handle. This is comfortable handle - and it has good useable metric and english style rulers marked out on it to boot. The rulers measure out to 8".Nots:1) Scissors isn't as good as the one they used to have on the Wave. It's unusual to see the quality of a component go down in a Leatherman. I wonder what the story is. The scissors is still good (very sharp), but it's very tiny and bit wimpy. Good for small jobs but can't cut anything thick - like plastic clamshell cases or more than 5 sheets of paper at a time easily. The other problem with the scissors is that they stow open with the blades out so that when you put them back or take them out your thumb is immediately adjacent to the razor sharp tiny blade of the scissors. I haven't cut myself - but I've come very close many times. The upside is that the tiny blades are truly razor sharp. You can sail through wrapping paper without moving the blades.2) As good as the pliers are I miss two features from the Gerber Urban legend: i) interchangeable wire cutter blades. ii) spring loaded jaw opening. I understand that the spring opening plier jaws of the Gerber meant that the pliers didn't open as wide - which compromised them - but it make their use for fine work really nice. The pliers on the TTi have added an electrical crimp notch near the front, which was absent on the Charge Ti. This means there is less plier surface area on the TTi - very little indeed. I'm torn about this. The pliers on the Ti were firmer and more usable for most tasks; but I have had cause to use the electrical crimp feature on the TTi - and it was nice to have. On the balance I consider this a minus.3) Flat screwdriver tool. Instead of the second bit driver of the Xti, the TTi (and Ti) has the scissors and a permanent flat screwdriver tool - a bigger chunkier flat screwdriver than the one on the bit. This is nice - but since there's already a flat screwdriver on the bit tool, there was an opportunity to put another kind of tool here - like an awl. This is a bit of a quibble.How would I compare it to the Gerber Urban Legend (big one)? The Charge is a far more refined beast - better engineered and layed out. The Urban Legend is comparitively big and ungainly, with dumb rubber side pieces that fall out after a while and silly tool arrangement that prevents you from opening some tools without opening others to get access. The Urban Legend also has only one blade, which they've opted to make 1/2 serrated and 1/2 (the tip half) straight; clearly a weakness. In practice I didn't mind this blade much, though. The Legend lacks rulers - has a silly arrangement for interchangeable bits (and no case to hold the bits and the knife together). No option for leather case. Inferior file. All that aside, the Urban Legend's spring loaded pliers were really memorable - the best I've yet used, and I miss them. Overall, though, the Leatherman smokes the Legend. I can't comment on how the Charge compares to the new Wave, but compared to all the multi-tools which have gone before, the Charge TTi improves virtually every area in virtually every way. This is a hot multi-tool - highly recommended.

I've had the Charge TTi for a few days now, and I have to say that I am very pleased with this tool.It feels extremely solid in my hand, and it has a good weight to it, not too heavy not too light.All the various tools fit snugly into their hinges, and when they are retracted, they sit with absolutely no play or wiggle. That does not mean that they are hard to get out however, every tool slides smoothly from its bed, and they are all individually accessible i.e. I can open any tool without having to open the tools on either side of it to get a grip.The straight edge S30V and the serrated edge knives are both "one hand opening and closing" and they both work really well. I should note that this tool was designed with right-handers in mind, but the knives are still one had accessible to leftys too, just not quite as easily.The blades themselves are super sharp, especially the S30V steel one; I was surprised to find such a sharp knife straight out of the box. It is able to slice through paper with ease, and it also made short work of various thickness plastics, and even wood. I have not put it through its paces fully yet but I doubt that there will be any problems from this bad boy. The serrated edge is just as good, and the seat belt cutter is sharp enough to cut through nylon mesh straps, bootlaces, and hard plastic with ease.The saw blade opens and locks out easily and seems like it will work well, I have not cut any branches with it yet, but it does make a good fur-minator if you have a Labrador '. The file/emery board also opens well; I have not really used it yet though.The belt loop or lanyard attachment are both really well designed, and are super easy to put on and take off.The tools on the inside of the handles have a really nice locking mechanism, and they are all easy to open. I like the screwdriver with the interchangeable tips. I have read a few complaints about the scissors on this tool, well they seem fine to me, I mean they are pretty small and you probably would not want to go cutting heavy cardboard or fabrics with them, but they are razor sharp, and good enough for what they are.The plires are great! For a small tool that fits easily into your pocket they plires are very solid, and easy to work one handed. So far I have been able to cut through fencing wires, bend thin sheet metal, and pull nails with them. The jaws have heaps of features but as this review is starting to get on the long side suffice it to say that I am very happy with them.The frame of the knife is drop-forged titanium, and I gotta say I really like it, it feels light but sturdy and think it will stand up to use and abuse for a long time.The leather and Nylon case on the other hand... well I like to think of it as I spent the money on the tool, and the case was thrown in for free, because I certainly would not spend money on it normally. Maybe it just needs a bit of use, to loosen it up, but it feels really stiff, and hard to close. The leather feels very thick, but it is really dry and stiff, after opening and closing the case a few times I notices the smooth coating was starting to wrinkle and de-laminate. When storing the tool in the open position the head of the plires got caught on the loose stitching and made it really hard to get out. In the end I had to pull some threads loose. The sleeve for the extra screwdriver bits is also poorly designed, the driver heads catch on the nylon on the way in and out, and require a lot of fiddling to disentangle.So in summary:Multi-Tool = Awesome, love it!Case = Cheap, crappy and not worth the time it takes to pull it out of its plastic.

Ich habe das Messer als Geschenk für meinen Freund gekauft und habe damit voll ins Schwarze getroffen. Er trägt es immer am Gürtel und benutzt es mindestens einmal pro Tag, wie er sagt. Die Qualität ist sehr gut, die Klingen superscharf und die Werkzeuge funktionieren, wie man sich das wünscht.