40th Anniversary leatherman.

[.577NE]

Leatherman Garage is a it-show. Whatever goes on there is snatched up within 10-20 minutes of being posted and ends up on ebay for hugely inflated prices for collectors. In my opinion the only thing on there that was interesting was the Mr. Crunch.

I've heard that this latest batch will supposedly have a full production version that will be sold to regular consumers, so I don't see the point of releasing a garage batch of them. If I've been misinformed then please correct me.

edit: In the video, he says "our classic can opener", but the design of that can opener looks like it's actually a copy of Victorinox's can opener. Leatherman's can openers have a much different profile which has a downward curve with a pointed tip. The can opener he's showing in the video has an upwardly curved blade matching the same profile as the can opener found on most models of Victorinox's 84mm and 91mm swiss army knives.

I hear you, friend.

It's a nice enough LM, for sure, but there is really nothing that special on the Garage that the Charge won't do for me.

 

[YaArArYa]

Looks WICKED!!

 

[gadgetgeek]

I think that the "back to the roots" tool was the Bond a few years ago, and so a big "celebration" tool for high dollar collectors, as well as a few really vocal supporters is pretty fair. Yeah, a lot of them will end up on the inflated secondary, but its a way for LM to see how far it's market is currently reaching, and what the price tolerance really is. Not so that they can charge a higher margin, but if they can compete at some level with Vic Swisstool pricing, then they can do other stuff. like more special editions, or find out what aspects people will pay for, as opposed to what they say they will pay for. A lot of guys talk big about higher end blade steel, but the garage will tell them what that market really is. So do we see a magnacut Surge? or do we see some other aspect get brought forward? I don't think there was ever a universe where they could do some form of 40th and make everyone happy. But these are the sorts of things that let them see what their fanbase wants, even at a loss, without it being a waste for them as a company. Not every company gets this kind of a chance.