Rating  - As Advertised
I'm greatly pleased with my purchase of this item. It's everything they advertise about this tool. It's half the weight of the multitool I had been carrying around and every bit as handy.
Rating  - Disappointment
I bought this tool for my husband. He said that there aren't enough tools, the small tools fall out and get lost and the tool is not lightweight. As a user of leatherman tools, this one did not measure up on the satisfaction index.
Rating - Great pocket tool
I have carried around a Charge TTi for quite some time in a pouch on my belt. Great tool but it took up valuable real estate on my belt. I went searching for something I could wear in my pocket similar to a knife with a clip and this seemed to fit the bill. I've had it for several months now and I absolutely LOVE it. It fits nicely in my pocket with the built in clip and it has the most used tools (by me anyway) on it without extra "fluff". Knife, pliers, screwdrivers. Those three tools take care of 99% of my everyday needs. If I'm out camping or doing some heavy duty chores, I'll put the Charge back on my belt and I'm good to go. But for everyday walking around use, this is great.
Rating - What I was looking for...
This is a great tool that doesn't cause your pants to fall off when it is in your pocket like their regular tools (also great, but too heavy).
Rating  - Excelent Utilitarian Multitool
This is a really nice tool. It's several ounces lighter than any other multi-tool with comparable features, and very well designed at that. My favorite feature (sadly) is the bottle opener. Every other multi tool I've seen has a small flat bottle opener, which is only used when absolutely necessary. The Skeletool has a very functional opener, and with it's overall slim profile, which hooks nicely inside my jean's pocket, it's the first thing I reach for when cracking open a cold one.
The outside knife is also very handy, and comes surprisingly sharp (have the cut thumb to prove it). I didn't find it overly tight at first, and after a few dozen openings it did make it more smooth. It also locks very nicely, and feels very solid once opened. There's no noticeable wobble unless excess force is applied side to side. The cut-out makes it very easy to flick open. The slight curve in the body makes for a very comfortable hold when the knife is extended, and feels very solid.
The universal bit screw driver works well when one side of the body is opened, however you cannot use it when the body is collapsed. I do wish they had found two places to stach extra bits instead of only one, which could have let them extend the recepticle for the driver bits and make the driver usable while the body is closed. Oh, well.
The pliers work well, no spring action, though maybe a little wide at the tip. This likely adds strength, so I'm not complaining, but a more needle like profile would be nice (I might try grinding down the tip a bit). TAKE NOTE: The plyer head is NOT stainless, and if get it wet with salt water it will rust QUICKLY. I accidentally took in into the ocean while fishing, and the next day it was difficult to open. The blade also became very difficult to flick open and for a couple days I had to use two hands to open the blade. This was solved however by a little gun oil and loosening the torq screws ever so slightly, then working the pivots back and forth repeatedly. Everything opens fine now, however there are still rust spots on the plyer head in the coarse ground areas. This was my stupidity however, and not the tools fault. Steel and salt water don't mix.
It would have gotten 5 stars except that I felt it lacked one useful feature; A file. I can see several places they could have incorporated a file, even if in the outer handle structure. Maybe even on the side of the blade. If it had a file, it would have gotten 5 stars.
SUMMARY:
A very good BASIC multi-tool. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of larger tools, so if you want saws and scissors and a fold-out BBQ grill, go with something else. If you want a bare bones, light weight EDC tool that fits in your pocket (relatively comfortably) this is it. Highly Recommended.
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