Leatherman 80040003K Squirt P4 Glacier Blue Multitool with Small Pliers
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Leatherman 80040003K Squirt P4 Glacier Blue Multitool with Small Pliers
Customer Review: I can't believe I'm giving a Leatherman product 3 stars, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
this thing is way too tiny to be practically used...i was hoping it would be at least the size of the Gerber Clutch. I picked up a Clutch at Lowes and found the small pocket tool to be quite practical. Then I saw the Squirt online which appeared to be Leatherman's version. Since I own/use several Leatherman tools, and since Amazon had it for $20 (with a list value of $40) I decided to grab one.
Let me tell you...if I had paid $40 for this (the "listed" value), I wouldn't even have opened the package. I would have shipped it right back to Amazon.
This is a keychain "tool"...made small enough to go on your keychain and use very rarely for certain things. The knife isn't really even large enough to be practical for opening mail.
Do I plan to still toss it in my pocket daily? Yeah...but I was definitely hoping for something larger. Maybe I need to look at a Leatherman Juice. (But I'm definitely going to look at one in person, and not buy on the internet.
So if you want a cool VERY SMALL leatherman to toss in your pocket or put on your keychain, this is probably for you. If you're thinking it's going to be an often used practical tool, I'd at least look at one in person before buying.
Customer Review: Seems only "ok" for what it is.
Summary: 3 Stars
I have to agree with "Fiasco" about the knife - it doesn't seem very useful given its rather stunted size, and it's only sharpened on one side (the cheap way of making a blade). I'd also have to agree with "N. Berry" that overall, it's kind of small, and that limits its usefulness. I also have a Swiss Army "Executive" knife, and it's long blade is significantly longer than the Squirt's. I'd also say that the Squirt doesn't feel or look as well-made as the Swiss Army Executive. It's nice to have the Squirt (mainly as a small set of pliers or maybe a geek tool), but so far, for a general-use small pocket knife, I prefer my Swiss Army knife over this one.
Swiss Army: Executive Swiss Army Knife
Customer Review: Nice tool as long as you really don't need to cut wire
Summary: 3 Stars
Like most of the Leatherman tools this one is built well, compact, and very light. I bought it in preparation for a cross-country bicycle ride I plan to do this summer. I wanted a small, light-weight pair of pliars that I could use if I needed to replace a brake or shifter cable on the road. This seemed like the perfect tool as it came with built in wire cutters as well. While most of the implements work fairly well the wire cutters are completely useless on any kind of stranded wire (and I suspect any wire really). All they did was mangle the piece of shifter cable I tried to cut.
So if you need a small light pair of pliars this tool is okay but if you expect the wire cutters to work look someplace else.
Customer Review: Smaller then I was thinking.
Summary: 3 Stars
Seems very well made and clever. For what it cost I figured it would be somewhat larger.