Thanks for great video. Little silly story: I have three leathermans (charge tti, free p4 and rebar) and I really liked them and didn't want scratch them up or damage them so I kept them at home. One day my buddy asked me to help him change his car battery. We got the battery, drove to his house, open the hood of his car and realized we don't have a single tool to do it with.... Now I keep rebar at home, charge tti in my car and carry free p4 at work. And I truly enjoy using my tools! Because I realized that these are tools, they are not meant to sit on shelf collecting dust. Leatherman gives you 25 year warranty too. In your case, however these are some really rare and expensive collectibles. So it's different story
DROOOL...!! Lovely collection there, Ben! I have 'only' my orange G10 that was a must have to replace a trusty Gerber that passed on intact to my grandson! Not a wealthy man, I've just got room for the one, so it's an EDC treasure in my man bag. Thanks for the show & tell, especially love the rare pieces! Regards, RRC
I bought the original Leatherman many years ago at a store called Tool Crib of the North in Grand Forks North Dakota. I bought the tool cuz I never seen anything else like it. I shopped Cabelas frequently but don't recall seeing any Leatherman products until much later when I already owned mine. Perhaps there were smaller dealers who peaked the tool interest to Cabela's. Thanks for the interesting info that helps those of us with a limited budget to explore what is available.
Thanks for sharing. Since your first review of the orange g10 version, it was on top of my wishlist, but I ended up buying the titanium version because it had a temporary price drop, nearly down to 110 dollars range in the local online market and g10 was still in the 200 dollars range. Now Wave plus is more expensive than the price I got charge plus TTI when I got it. Charge plus TTI had a sharp edge on the plier jaws and I got a small cut by the edge while opening it like a butterfly knife. It’ got my blood and I feel a strong bond with it now.
Great collection! Really wish they just implemented the scale tools in a production Charge instead of wasting the idea in the Darkside. I can't imagine anyone NOT wanting the scale tools in a production model Charge (call it the Charge 2 or Charge ++ or whatever Leatherman wants), so I don't know why they had to use a limited Garage release to test out the scale tools AGAIN.
You're missing the Costco edition, bro. Nice collection 👌 UPDATE: I've also seen a third winter cammo cabelas exclusive, the 30th anniversary with gold color accents, the year of the monkey edition, etc. Very expensive hobby. I need to stop 😆 🤣 😂
Definitely like the idea of the added pen and pin… hope we see those in future pieces. Still an awesome collection, and I appreciate you sharing it with us all!
I too prefer the 154... I could sharpen it with a few passes on the ceramic and I agree on the crimper too...I've had the blacked out plus for 4 yrs and it's been serving me well
Wish the nasa version was standard... it really irks me that they can easily do it but don't! It's why i keep going back to Victorinox... the plus scales and tools can be purchased for less than $15... and its an upgrade i can do my self! This concept has a proven track record in the market place it seems like an obvious business move! Can't understand why they don't pursue it! Great video of your collection, thanks for sharing!
leathermans leadership doesn't make much sense like when they discontinued the juice lineup and ever since then never made a tool to fill that role mostly now it feels like leatherman has gone to far into gimmicky features and sprint runs cause not gonna lie the free series tools is the single most gimmicky disappointing set i've seen. Plus being realistic when you compare fit and finish victorinox is on another level especially with their swiss tool series leathermans new ideas look like an intern who forgot that in order for a tool to be useful it needs a useful tool set...not 4 flat head drivers and no bit exchanger and sub par blade steel.
The NASA one is probably the only special edition tool not in my collection, aside from the Gold PST. Having a hard time convincing myself to spend what it’d take to get each of them on my shelf
Awesome collection! I have a Charge AL and it works flawlessly. Sadly, its production was discontinued. I chose it because, for me, that hook on the serrated blade is unnecessary.
You've got more Leatherman Charges than I've got watches in my watch collection ! LoL The wood and brass model would make a beautiful gift for Grandad 👍 I really hate that they used tamper proof heads on so many models 😠
Nice collection. Bought Charge to work, nontheless got multiple sclerosis, so I am not able to work and the knife neither. Had Juice cs4 for couple years before. Like those.
So far the best collection I know I will never have. I want to have a charge as well. Wave charge and surge. I believe the charge is like Lexus for Toyota.
I sent my gen 1 in for warrantee due to a broken flat driver and the new titanium one they sent back is significantly thicker than the gen one I sent and seems to weigh more. It also seems to weigh more than a wave +. I didn’t realize they changed this. I’m quite disappointed.
I still don't get why after all these years, Leatherman still has to use their proprietary screws on some of the Charge's pivots, which easily gets damaged and can't be removed for basic servicing... really love that wood model though!
Hi Ben. Not sure if it’s the model you are missing, but there is a Damascus one for sale on Lamnia website in finland. Pretty expensive though at over £600, not sure what that would be in US dollars. Cheers
I owned one a very long time ago, I ended up gifting it to my cousin. I ultimately found the double driver to be redundant and I didn't care for the crimper in the pliers. That crimper seemed to get in my way more often than not.
Just curious Ben, but have you ever considered modding any of your Charges? I added an awl to my G10 Earth & Titanium Charge models. My next project is to mod the G10 red model. Love your vids man.
You’re also missing the sterling silver 30th anniversary edition of the Charge TTI. And I think there’s a Year of the Monkey limited edition. Not sure if there are others you need to make the collection complete.
Nice collection. I m a big fan Spyderco knife like Shaman or Manix. I was affraid that the blade length will be too small in multitool. A few month ago i bought Charge + black aluminum sklills, and the blade length is acceptable. I am using this multitool every day, its really heavy duty tool and pocket friendly. Leatherman did great job. I wish you collect rest version of Charge +👍
I’m sure I have. Check my Leatherman playlist. I might have a couple of different videos on the first generation. I know for certain that I have a video comparing the three generations together.
Can someone show me how to open the bottle with the official bottle opener, I still can't (of course there are 1000 different ways to open the bottle, I'm only interested in the official way)
@@txtoolcrib according to a Leatherman interview, the reason for the adjustment screw was that with that particular coating, they had to coat the jaws separately then assemble. Might have been the essential craftsman channel.
Why is it not real Damascus? And how can you tell its not real Damascus? What steel is it then if its not real Damascus? I thought the dark side is DLC coating not oxide.
Uh oh, now you need the new TTi without the cap crimper:)
Thanks for great video.
Little silly story: I have three leathermans (charge tti, free p4 and rebar) and I really liked them and didn't want scratch them up or damage them so I kept them at home.
One day my buddy asked me to help him change his car battery. We got the battery, drove to his house, open the hood of his car and realized we don't have a single tool to do it with....
Now I keep rebar at home, charge tti in my car and carry free p4 at work. And I truly enjoy using my tools! Because I realized that these are tools, they are not meant to sit on shelf collecting dust. Leatherman gives you 25 year warranty too.
In your case, however these are some really rare and expensive collectibles. So it's different story
DROOOL...!! Lovely collection there, Ben! I have 'only' my orange G10 that was a must have to replace a trusty Gerber that passed on intact to my grandson! Not a wealthy man, I've just got room for the one, so it's an EDC treasure in my man bag. Thanks for the show & tell, especially love the rare pieces! Regards, RRC
I bought the original Leatherman many years ago at a store called Tool Crib of the North in Grand Forks North Dakota. I bought the tool cuz I never seen anything else like it. I shopped Cabelas frequently but don't recall seeing any Leatherman products until much later when I already owned mine. Perhaps there were smaller dealers who peaked the tool interest to Cabela's. Thanks for the interesting info that helps those of us with a limited budget to explore what is available.
Thanks for sharing. Since your first review of the orange g10 version, it was on top of my wishlist, but I ended up buying the titanium version because it had a temporary price drop, nearly down to 110 dollars range in the local online market and g10 was still in the 200 dollars range. Now Wave plus is more expensive than the price I got charge plus TTI when I got it.
Charge plus TTI had a sharp edge on the plier jaws and I got a small cut by the edge while opening it like a butterfly knife. It’ got my blood and I feel a strong bond with it now.
Definitely a blood brother now.
You have 10 multitools to take out that piece 😂
I don’t think he wanted to risk scratching it 😬🤔😄.
Great collection!
Really wish they just implemented the scale tools in a production Charge instead of wasting the idea in the Darkside. I can't imagine anyone NOT wanting the scale tools in a production model Charge (call it the Charge 2 or Charge ++ or whatever Leatherman wants), so I don't know why they had to use a limited Garage release to test out the scale tools AGAIN.
You're missing the Costco edition, bro. Nice collection 👌
UPDATE: I've also seen a third winter cammo cabelas exclusive, the 30th anniversary with gold color accents, the year of the monkey edition, etc. Very expensive hobby. I need to stop 😆 🤣 😂
Definitely like the idea of the added pen and pin… hope we see those in future pieces. Still an awesome collection, and I appreciate you sharing it with us all!
Great collection !
Thank you for sharing your experience!
Respect !
I too prefer the 154... I could sharpen it with a few passes on the ceramic and I agree on the crimper too...I've had the blacked out plus for 4 yrs and it's been serving me well
Lovely collection. The hipster in me is in love with the wood version of it! 😍
Waow crazy !!! I just bought my first Charge leatherman !! And i m so fan!!!
Awesome collection man!
Thank you.
Wish the nasa version was standard... it really irks me that they can easily do it but don't! It's why i keep going back to Victorinox... the plus scales and tools can be purchased for less than $15... and its an upgrade i can do my self! This concept has a proven track record in the market place it seems like an obvious business move! Can't understand why they don't pursue it! Great video of your collection, thanks for sharing!
leathermans leadership doesn't make much sense like when they discontinued the juice lineup and ever since then never made a tool to fill that role mostly now it feels like leatherman has gone to far into gimmicky features and sprint runs cause not gonna lie the free series tools is the single most gimmicky disappointing set i've seen. Plus being realistic when you compare fit and finish victorinox is on another level especially with their swiss tool series leathermans new ideas look like an intern who forgot that in order for a tool to be useful it needs a useful tool set...not 4 flat head drivers and no bit exchanger and sub par blade steel.
The NASA one is probably the only special edition tool not in my collection, aside from the Gold PST. Having a hard time convincing myself to spend what it’d take to get each of them on my shelf
I have a Ti Titanium from 2005. I use it every day. Only the small eyeglass screwdrivers have had to be replaced. And the case a few times
This collection is very nice. It looks as an investment to sell after years. None of these tools were ever used :)
Awesome collection! I have a Charge AL and it works flawlessly. Sadly, its production was discontinued. I chose it because, for me, that hook on the serrated blade is unnecessary.
Beautiful collection!
Thank you very much.
You've got more Leatherman Charges than I've got watches in my watch collection ! LoL
The wood and brass model would make a beautiful gift for Grandad 👍
I really hate that they used tamper proof heads on so many models 😠
The newer 2022 TTi Charge did away with the plier crimper.
Nice collection. Bought Charge to work, nontheless got multiple sclerosis, so I am not able to work and the knife neither. Had Juice cs4 for couple years before. Like those.
I agree leatherman should make these tools available
Thank you Ben for another great video. 👍🏻 Question: I don’t hunt or fish but could you use a gut hook to open a clam-shell package? Cheers.
Absolutely, I used it for that purpose many times.
So far the best collection I know I will never have. I want to have a charge as well. Wave charge and surge. I believe the charge is like Lexus for Toyota.
I sent my gen 1 in for warrantee due to a broken flat driver and the new titanium one they sent back is significantly thicker than the gen one I sent and seems to weigh more. It also seems to weigh more than a wave +. I didn’t realize they changed this. I’m quite disappointed.
You can add Charge Tti (Year-of-Monkey edition) to your collection.
The camo ones are technically special editions also because they are hard to get and go for a premium price nowadays
And I thought I was cool with one Ti version... Like DANG! I really like the camo models, never seen one before...
I still don't get why after all these years, Leatherman still has to use their proprietary screws on some of the Charge's pivots, which easily gets damaged and can't be removed for basic servicing...
really love that wood model though!
Hi Ben. Not sure if it’s the model you are missing, but there is a Damascus one for sale on Lamnia website in finland. Pretty expensive though at over £600, not sure what that would be in US dollars. Cheers
Neat!!!
Thats a nice collection you got there.
Do you have any opinions on the charge alx?
I owned one a very long time ago, I ended up gifting it to my cousin. I ultimately found the double driver to be redundant and I didn't care for the crimper in the pliers. That crimper seemed to get in my way more often than not.
Leatheman surge must be on your collection bro 😳
Just curious Ben, but have you ever considered modding any of your Charges? I added an awl to my G10 Earth & Titanium Charge models. My next project is to mod the G10 red model. Love your vids man.
What tool did you replace with it?
@@tawmifm I removed the flathead but. Felt redundant to me since there's already a flathead with the bit driver.
I just got a Charge TTi yesterday and there’s no crimper on the front of the pliers. I did a search and found they stopped doing that last year.
Where can I find limited edition leatherman’s? I have seen the Orange Charge + on the Leatherman website, but that’s it.
Any reasonable source for cano on top…second from top right? very nice collection.
I wish I did. These are getting hard to come by.
I’m jealous.
You’re also missing the sterling silver 30th anniversary edition of the Charge TTI. And I think there’s a Year of the Monkey limited edition. Not sure if there are others you need to make the collection complete.
Nice collection. I m a big fan Spyderco knife like Shaman or Manix. I was affraid that the blade length will be too small in multitool. A few month ago i bought Charge + black aluminum sklills, and the blade length is acceptable. I am using this multitool every day, its really heavy duty tool and pocket friendly. Leatherman did great job. I wish you collect rest version of Charge +👍
👍👍👍👍👍 ❤
Did they delay the release of the NASA version?
Would you ever consider selling the Charge+ carbon fiber?
You haven't done a video for the 1st gen wave right?
I’m sure I have. Check my Leatherman playlist. I might have a couple of different videos on the first generation. I know for certain that I have a video comparing the three generations together.
@@txtoolcrib I've checked and only saw the comparison between the three generations
@@sextuspompeius1266 : you don’t think that’s adequate? 😂 It’s like a multi-video for multi-tool(s)!
I wish mine had a pin someone would use at work i dont care for hook i use that blade for plastic ties
Bummed to find out the REI one is discontinued.
For your information, I picked up the red G10 scaled (REI) version a month ago on Amazon. The item is authentic as the vendor is Leatherman.
@@Kekaula100 thanks I'll look.
@@Kekaula100 I just bought it. Thanks again.
@@maxford27 Fantastic! Glad to have helped.
Can someone show me how to open the bottle with the official bottle opener, I still can't (of course there are 1000 different ways to open the bottle, I'm only interested in the official way)
I’m not seeing the real tree charge model. I just sold mine unfortunately 😂
i have a real gem(s) of knives here to trade possibly ? great collection , would love a black one indeed , let me know , thanks > tom !
Good review, one side not. G10 and titanium models has different pivots from tools. It's obvious but I just want to say.
You didnt mention the adjustable plierhead of the darkside
You are correct. Forgot to mention that very important feature.
@@txtoolcrib according to a Leatherman interview, the reason for the adjustment screw was that with that particular coating, they had to coat the jaws separately then assemble. Might have been the essential craftsman channel.
@@txtoolcrib the Darkside is actually a DLC coating, not black oxide.
Why is it not real Damascus? And how can you tell its not real Damascus? What steel is it then if its not real Damascus? I thought the dark side is DLC coating not oxide.
Your collection of 10 as you say is 12?
كم سعر الواحدة❤❤❤
Why.....
12 tools. Just saying
Yeah I don't know what I was thinking there.
awesome collection man i like the carbon fiber best but if you had any in your pocket you are better off for it. ty
wow