Everyone Needs a Leatherman. Here Are 4 Worth Adding to Your Toolbox

Few companies stand behind their products in the way that Leatherman does. The brand’s products are made in Portland, Oregon, offer a 25-year warranty, and, well, their eponymous tools just work. In fact, there’s a reason that the brand name has come to describe an entire class of tools.

And it’s not just a bombproof, American-made tool we’re talking about. A Leatherman is a tool that saves the day. Think of how many times a Leatherman’s can opener has cracked open the soup for hungry campers, or when its needle-nose pliers have loosened something that otherwise would have remained impossibly stuck. Now ask yourself: Just why am I not buying one of these things?

FREE™ P2

Leatherman

Its FREE™ technology means you can get to any of its 19 tools using one hand. And you can customize its blade with artwork, patterns or text to make sure it’ll never be confused with another Leatherman.

Price: $120

FREE™ T4

Leatherman

Twelve tools, stored compactly in one sleek package. Add in its one-handed FREE™ tech and you’ve got perhaps the handiest tool out of the bunch.

Price: $60

WAVE®+

Leatherman

Leatherman’s best-selling multi-tool of all time gets an upgrade: add replaceable, durable wire cutters to its list of 18 total tools, including heavy-duty pliers, saw, can opener and a screwdriver. And at $100, you can’t go wrong.

Price: $100

SKELETOOL®

Leatherman

What do you call a Leatherman that doesn’t weigh anything? The Skeletool, which clocks in at a mere five ounces but packs a stainless steel combo blade, pliers, bit driver, removable pocket clip and carabiner/bottle opener.

Price: $65

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