True Tales of Tools

I have been carrying my Super Tool faithfully ever since it came, rather unexpectedly, into my life: on the side of the highway. My dad was driving me to a Scout meeting when we noticed ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I oversee new construction and maintain existing merchandise fixtures for a major national retailer here on the west coast. I put both my Super Tool and my Wave through a ton of punishment every day! ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I was out and about driving into the mountains to do some trout fishing; with my Leatherman on my side and my rod on the back of my pickup I was set. 3 hours into ... Read the Rest of This Story »

What a bloody fantastic tool these things are. Whether it be changing the hooks on your favorite lure, or cutting the lime to put into a Corona you've just opened, the uses are endless. Unfortunately, ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I was recently hired to house sit for a family on vacation for three weeks. The house was left with 22 budgies, 1 dog, and three parakeets as well as a hamster. Definitely a handful! ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I first fell in love with the Leatherman Wave when I bought it to use on a 50 day mountaineering/sea kayaking trip in Chilean Patagonia. I used it every day in Chile and just as ... Read the Rest of This Story »

The old Suzuki Samurai roared and spun but we leapt from the sandy wash up onto firm desert. The transfer case lever slipped easily out of low range 4X4 and into neutral on its way ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I migrated in 2002 from the Philippines to Europe, (before I came here, I took my brother’s Leatherman Wave . . . ha, ha, ha). When I got here, I had a difficult time ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I have no life threatening tales to tell. Only that in a panic, I tried to whittle some tarp poles out of green limbs (that I used your saw blade to cut) during a vacation ... Read the Rest of This Story »

The world known, grand multi tool has made its way into my pocket in New Zealand to keep warm during the days (New Zealand is located slightly south from Australia for those not certain about ... Read the Rest of This Story »

It was going to be a great day out in the desert, shooting targets with the guys when my uncle came down from Texas to visit a few summers ago. We had planned to take ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I'm a loner. My childhood consisted of my folk’s house and the woods, no friends. I'm 21 now. I would say I was about 14 when I saw my first Leatherman in the hands of ... Read the Rest of This Story »

September 1, 2007 found me and the other four members of the Taken It to Them Hunting Team on a 46' Boat in Prince William Sound, Alaska. After renting 2 SUV's to get our stuff ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I was working as a Paramedic in Tulsa, Oklahoma in January 1985. I was proud of my new Original Leatherman tool that I had received from my brother as a Christmas gift. Before that, I ... Read the Rest of This Story »

A friend and I were fishing in his boat on a local river. We were a mile or so down river from the boat landing when the motor quit. There was a "basket" constructed of ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I am a package driver for United Parcel Service. My route is along the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, Oregon. In the fall of ‘07 I was headed up the river on my way ... Read the Rest of This Story »

I joined the National Guard in 1994 as a Howitzer crew member. I was told by several fellow soldiers that it would be handy to have a Leatherman tool. I bought my Leatherman in August ... Read the Rest of This Story »