Last winter Dave, (pinnah) sent me a Leatherman Mirca. We'd been having a ongoing disagreement on the micra vs the classic and Dave took the high ground in a brilliant flanking maneuver. He sent me a micra to try out, knowing full well that a freebie tool will be put to hard use. I tried no to let him down. I used the ever lovin' dog poo outa the thing.
I really didn't like it at first, but I could see the advantages. Little by little it started to find it's way input my pocket edc rotation. I'd carry the micra and then the classic was back on duty. But over the months, the micra would little by little end up in my pocket. Sometimes it just got there, and I have n idea how. But it grew on my in a steady increasing amount.
Now, 8 months later, it has become rare that the classic is on my keyring. The unthinkable has happened. The other day I looked at my classic, and I put it in the sock drawer. This in itself is a definitive turn of events. For me, the sock drawer is the Long term storage/obsolite stuff bin that will eventually be gotten rid of as no longer used gear. For the classic to go in the sock drawer, is a turning point. It means a decision has been made that I have switched flags.
I am now a Leatherman micra fan, with the squirt coming in a close second.
It's been a long road with a few bumps along the way, but the micra has been just too effective to deny the advantages. More rugged construction, and better tools. Like my evolution from Smith and Wesson revovers to Glock pistols, I now realize that just because you've always used brand X, doesn't mean you can't change to brand Z when it just does the job better.
So, now after 8 months of steady experimentation, the Vic classic has been semi officially retired, and the Leatherman micra is on duty. The Leatherman squirt is on standby.
I really didn't like it at first, but I could see the advantages. Little by little it started to find it's way input my pocket edc rotation. I'd carry the micra and then the classic was back on duty. But over the months, the micra would little by little end up in my pocket. Sometimes it just got there, and I have n idea how. But it grew on my in a steady increasing amount.
Now, 8 months later, it has become rare that the classic is on my keyring. The unthinkable has happened. The other day I looked at my classic, and I put it in the sock drawer. This in itself is a definitive turn of events. For me, the sock drawer is the Long term storage/obsolite stuff bin that will eventually be gotten rid of as no longer used gear. For the classic to go in the sock drawer, is a turning point. It means a decision has been made that I have switched flags.
I am now a Leatherman micra fan, with the squirt coming in a close second.
It's been a long road with a few bumps along the way, but the micra has been just too effective to deny the advantages. More rugged construction, and better tools. Like my evolution from Smith and Wesson revovers to Glock pistols, I now realize that just because you've always used brand X, doesn't mean you can't change to brand Z when it just does the job better.
So, now after 8 months of steady experimentation, the Vic classic has been semi officially retired, and the Leatherman micra is on duty. The Leatherman squirt is on standby.
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) and prefers her Climber SAK, but seldom carries that these days, partly because she can rely on me for gadgets when we are away from home. The one exception to her Leatherman hate is a Squirt S4. She likes it because it is small, less "industrial," and the scissors are strong enough for toenail clipping. In fact, she had the S4 a few month before realizing there were other implements on it. Now, she uses the knife as well, sometimes. I'm the only one to have used all the other tools. But I must admit she has a point. Hand tools should be hand friendly, and Leatherman sacrifices a bit of that for tool effectiveness. I accept the tradeoff, but my wife will not so much.