I felt the same way about the Ecolite..Just about the perfect EDC. Light, very ergonomic it seemed like a surefire winner for Buck but was dropped in only 2 to 3 years. The LT is so similar to the Slim but the Slim comes in different colors, blade steels and Buck is committed to that model but so far we only have 1 version and color of the LT. I hope I'm completely wrong and we see advertising and safety award LT's but so far..none. Except for a very, very few models in Bucks lineup they must sell to stay. What I really based that comment on was the fact that only a handful of listings on Ebay were for the LT so I assume sales are low but that's only one retail market.