Indispensable Pocket Tool - Leatherman Squirt
Tuesday, March 15th, 2005
I’m always on the lookout for smaller, better, more utilitarian pocket tools that I can carry with me everywhere, but which will still do what I need them to do. My needs are fairly modest - opening boxes, cutting string, tightening screws (particularly eyeglass screws). I started with a Swiss Army Knife, moved to a Leatherman, then to a Leatherman Micra, then to a Juice, and finally ended up with a Squirt. The design is compact, durable, and still very usable. It (and the Juice) distinguishes itself from earlier Leatherman models by having the blade accessible from the outside without unfolding the whole thing. I still have a LOT of other tools around, but this is the one that lives in my pocket. It also comes in a model with pliers instead of scissors, but I find that if I need pliers, I probably need much bigger tools. (Full disclosure: I actually have the red one, but for some reason, only the grey one is directly from Amazon, and I tend to prefer that. The red one is nice.)
