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This is why I keep a small but real tool kit in my truck, family car, and even glove box of the Vespa. Just no substitute for real tools.
Carl.
They are though. That's the point.
When you have no real tool to hand, you use the multitool. If it is too major, you walk back to the van and find the right toolbox.
I carry a Swiss Champ, & the pliers need replaced now, after I accidently tested a 240V ring main fuse with them. The precision tips are no longer the light-tight fit they once were!
The old set, on my one I EDC'd from the age of 13, was 'notchy' from an attempt to cut hardened wire. My fault.
Beyond that, they are fantastic. Small and useful, they complemented the Gerber I recently lost, & are far better than the cheap Jeep pliers multi-tool lack of funds forced me to buy as a replacement.
Also, the SAK scissors are excellent. Far better than the Gerber ones, in every way. (Note I see they've updated the Gerber scissors)
The old Swiss Champ had a screw holding the two halves together, but the new models (at least 10 years ago now) are updated to have a rivet. The screw used to come lose all the time, but you could re-tighten it. The rivet? I worried, but for nothing, as it is very strong and has never come loose.
The way I see it, for half the stuff I need to do I can do it with the multitools, & in less time than it takes to go get the toolbox.
