Leatherman multi tool tarkov free#
The entire operation can be accomplished quickly and with only one hand.Īnd that’s not the end of the Free story. While two or more tools may still roll up at once, selecting the right one and closing the others is much faster than on previous models. This is a very smooth operation and has the advantage of not ripping your fingernails apart.
Leatherman multi tool tarkov series#
Whereas on previous Leathermans you accessed the in-handle tools by picking and prying awkwardly at fingernail tabs, only to have all the tools raise up in one clump, the Free series offers the ability to individually roll each tool open from a raised lever at its base. This is what holds the entire contraption closed when it’s not in use and what keeps the small tools in the handle. Leatherman says it designed the magnets to have just enough power to perform their job without interfering with cell phones, demagnetizing credit cards, or disrupting the function of pacemakers. A single, plastic-shrouded neodymium magnet rides on the end of each handle. With the Free series, Leatherman has solved both problems with magnets. And packing the other tools tightly into a handle has traditionally limited your ability to access them. There have always been two main obstacles for creating a true one-handed, pliers-based multitool: The tool needs some kind of slick retention method to keep both the handles closed and the pliers open. You can see that the new Free P4 (center) and the Sidekick (right) are about the same size, even though the P4 packs 21 tools to the Sidekick’s 14. The Gerber Center-Drive (left) has ten tools. That the P4 also offers faster, one-handed access to all those tools just puts another nail in the legacy model’s coffin.īut if that’s still too big or too expensive for you, there are seven other models in the Free lineup, the most basic of which is a simple $80 pocketknife that has a couple screwdrivers in its handle. The P4 is less than half an inch longer than my old Sidekick but is pretty much the same thickness, while packing seven more tools. The superior tool packaging alone renders most other Leatherman multitools obsolete. But there’s now no reason to buy any of those when the Free offers so much more, at pretty much the same price.
Leatherman hasn’t stated that the Free line will replace its other multitools, and the company will likely continue producing megapopular models like the Surge, Charge, and Wave. There’s no sharp, exposed edges, plastic components, or clunky execution here. Unlike multitools produced by Leatherman’s many imitators, all of the movements described above take place with fluid grace and impressive precision, and everything is packed into a body that’s comfortable to hold and use in any position you want. With a little practice, you can do all of the above without even looking at the thing. You can close the pliers and handles with one hand just as easily as you can open them. You can access all the in-handle tools, opening, closing, locking, and unlocking them with ease. It works just as well in your left hand as it does in your right. But reduced bulk is just a welcome side effect of Leatherman’s main design goal: one-handed operation.Īnd that one-handed operation comes without qualifiers. That’s because Leatherman has completely reengineered the way it packs tools into the handles, reducing overall thickness in the process. And despite its massive utility, it doesn’t feel like a full-size multitool. With 21 tools and a $140 price tag, it’s the largest and most expensive multitool in the new Free lineup. With these tools, Leatherman has completely rethought the category it invented.
Know that feeling you get the first time you pick up a new tool and it’s perfect? Not only does it enable you to perform the task in question, but it’s just a pleasure to use, inspiring joy with its clever design and slick execution. Well, maybe you’re not as big of a nerd as I am, but that’s how I felt the first time I handled a multitool from Leatherman’s new Free series.
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