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I used to carry a leatherman wave, but that was so big and bulky. I downsized to a leatherman juice, but even that got annoying to carry after a while.

Now I carry a Gerber Dime. I hardly know it's there, but when I need a knife or a pair of pliers it's almost always enough. If it's not enough, then I'm fine to go find something bigger.

https://www.gerbergear.com/Multi-Tools/Butterfly-Opening/Dim...

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Smaller is way better. I carry a tiny red cross knife with foldup scissors, as well as a Gerber. I've pulled out the Gerber twice, and only to point out how I never pull out the Gerber anymore because tiny knife is all that's needed. Should probably stop bringing it...

Those scissors on the Gerber suck, but you don't know how badly they suck until getting a knife that has good, sharp ones. The scissors were somehow sharper than the knife, with sharp points, and it turned out perfect for almost every situation.

But yeah, it's satisfying to have pliers just in case. I think I used them once to get a piece of metal unstuck.

I'm split on getting a Dime or one of the SOG batons (q1 and q2 are available near me) for a small edc multitool. The batons have less features, but there's something irresistibly cool about them.

https://www.sogknives.com/baton

this sog is soo good,they make excelent stuff

gerber dime has to be the Worst I've had,and I've had a ton.

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