I picked up a Leatherman Wingman for $25 in Canada over a decade ago. It’s less portable than a Swiss Army knife (about twice as big) but If I had to pick a one tool, it would be the Leatherman.
Victorinox also make Leatherman style multitools. That must mean Leatherman are on to something though.
Personally I prefer a SAK because it’s small and doesn’t have a locking blade.
In many parts of the world simply having a locking blade in your pocket “without good reason”[2] will get you in trouble, whereas a SAK like a Swiss Champ is ok.
1. https://www.swissarmy.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/M...
He said my reason of "I need it to cut the tomatoes for my sandwich" was good enough.
There's also the comment David Cameron made about that aspect of the law:
"Police must exercise common sense. This is about kitchen knives being stuffed down the front of tracksuits" [1]
But it does feel a bit like one of those laws that can be applied selectively to get people if the police really want to.
https://police.community/topic/272735-jail-knife-carriers-sa...
The way it was explained to me was, you take lock knife to and from a fishing trip but you can't divert to the local super market on the way. Interestingly your car counts as a public place so you can't just leave a Leatherman in the glovebox (either locker or unlocked) for emergencies.
A Swiss Army knife with a sub 3" friction folding blade won't break that rule. I think the only places you can't really take one are the airport or a football match.
You still can't wave one about like a nob but that's a different set of laws.
https://www.swissarmy.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/S...
Also it seems like higher-end Leathermans (similar to the price point of your SwissTool) have more comfortable grips.
https://www.leatherman.com/surge-3.html?dwvar_3_color=10&cgi...