I think the Wingman is
perfect and I
highly recommend it......for this:
I purchased a couple of "Wingmen" for my teenage sons several years ago when Leatherman first released the model. I'm pretty sure I got them on sale for $20 each (the Leatherman tools, that is....not the boys; God knows how much they've cost me!).
I wanted cheap, tough, and shiny Leatherman brand tools that the boys could keep in their pockets. Not insignificantly, I needed some way to to keep their hands off my Charge TTi's as well!
The Wingman has served this task well for both sons.
Over the years, the older boy has lost his numerous times, found it outside coated in rust, cleaned it up, and promptly lost it again. No doubt it will surface again....someday. It's entirely his loss...and I'm out only $20.
The younger lad, however, has very carefully cared for his Wingman and has
always known where it was (most often in his pocket unless he was at school). He asked me to teach him to sharpen it "the right way" (as opposed to the method taught in the Boy Scouts), and has kept it sharp, clean, and completely rust free ever since he opened the package so many years ago.
Well.....this younger son is receiving a brand-spankin'-new Charge TTi for his birthday in a couple of weeks. I have no worries that he'll misuse this much more expensive, and capable, tool.
As for the older boy...well, he can buy his own tools.
I have absolutely no regrets in purchasing either of these two Wingmen. Each, in their own way, have served their task exceptionally well.