I have the first gen surge and it’s never let me down. These days I’m more in an office atmosphere and use my Leatherman Skeletool and it does everything I need it to do! 👍
Have a Surge for about 6 years. Really good tool. Im a retired attorney so I am not in thr field beating it up, but it has served me well doing everything when I needed a tool for my guns, removing windshield wipers to replace the blades, house hold repairs, etc. Perfectly sa t isfied.
Very good! Yes I agree, it has all the tools you would need say to day when you don’t have access to your toolbox. This is probably the last Leatherman I’ll ever need 🤠
Been carrying a surge for 7 years and has never let me down. I've beat the crap out of it too and it's held up just fine. I've even used it as a hammer when i needed to hit the top of a pry bar to get a part off my friend's car. It's freaking awesome and indestructible
I am a big Surge man myself. I do hardscape brickwork for 21 years and carpentry even longer. I am very happy with the big Surge, I have big hands and do big tasks. Good video bruh.
Just happen to stumble on to your channel because of the Surge. I too have just recently purchased one, really love the tool set. I pocket carry mine, not a fan of sheaths. I have scrolled through your videos, and highlighted many to watch later. Right now, I'm really just a fixed blade knife person, with the Leatherman. Keeping up with folders is dizzying! When I was into the heyday of folders, it was in the 2010's and it seemed the selection was really just to a handful of US companies. I really love Emerson's (I know I can feel the virtual tomatoes being thrown), but I am not really connecting with anything they do today. I kind of feel that way about other US makers, but fixed blades...now that is another story. Thanks for sharing, keep up the updates about your gear, and I look forward to the videos in my playlist.
Right on man, welcome to the channel! Good to have you. Yeah the Surge is a fantastic tool! Im not much of a fixed blade guy, but I do have a few I like very much. One is a Bradford Guardian 3 that I ground into a sheepsfoot. Great knife, and I love the horizontal carry sheath. I am interested in trying an Emerson, probably the A100 to start with
I carry a Wingman with me in my pouch. It’s very useful (buddy at work was looking for some pliers becuase the skid steer key broke off in the ignition.) bam! They have a nice spring to the pliers and the blade is accessible from the outside. Perfect for when I need them
@@doodysdaggers I take 2 with me to work everyday. It made organization so much easier and I won’t lose anything now. I carry a Wynex tactical emt pouch WYNEX Tactical Admin Molle Pouch, Medical EDC EMT Utility Bag Shell Design Attachment Pouches 1000D Nylon Hiking Belt Bags Waterproof a.co/d/gNxcv4V It is great quality with molle attachments if you want, velcro on the front if you want patches. The zippers are great and it holds a ton of shit. I also have a Maxpedition Fatty that holds all of my earbud containers, wires, charges and what not. I always had a problem with keeping my electronics dry and away from my lunch in the lunchbox. Problem solved!
Nothing negative against the Surge but how can a bit ratchet attachment cost $199 while the Surge goes for $149? Instead I picked up a 1/4” Craftsman ratchet with some bits for $13 that fit in the nylon Molly case.
I've had that brown leather sheath and the belt loop stitches came out shortly after I got it. I since got a black leather one and hit seems to be holding up
Same here,took me a day walking around with it on my belt,I found a really good robust pocket clip for it on Amazon, so if I need it quickly like if I forgot my pouch I could simply pocket carry I know it's heavy, but it'd be temporary until I got back,or carry it under my seat of my bike,I ride a motorcycle to work mostly unless it's storming,the pocket clip doesn't come with an external lanyard loop like Leatherman does when you purchase the clip,but I'm ok with it,surge has one tucked away in itself secretly, you'll see it if you haven't already found it,look at the end where the clip goes, on the end opposite handle,end of where the t-shank adapter is,you'll have to use like a small pin or nail to push it out,it's small but big enough to run paranoid or some kind of cordage throug it or how ever you want,I just thought with all these options it's pretty cool for how people prefer to chose to do for their tool depending on their situation or job.
Do you know that the surge has a built in lanyard loop ? Very hard to spot and deploy , but it is there, you've got to push it out, it's on the same side as the saw/file and you push out from the hinge, it can be a bit of a bugger when the surge is brand new.
i learn 1 thing yesterday don't service your PM2 when you HIGH AS FCK i was 3 hours spent 2 hours on the floor looking for list screws and pivot after 3 hours blade was together but not functional i fixed it in 5 min when i woke up!
Commercial photographer and this thing saves my ass every day, been in my pocket for 9 years now.
I have the first gen surge and it’s never let me down. These days I’m more in an office atmosphere and use my Leatherman Skeletool and it does everything I need it to do! 👍
There better then the new ones
Have a Surge for about 6 years. Really good tool. Im a retired attorney so I am not in thr field beating it up, but it has served me well doing everything when I needed a tool for my guns, removing windshield wipers to replace the blades, house hold repairs, etc. Perfectly sa t isfied.
Very good! Yes I agree, it has all the tools you would need say to day when you don’t have access to your toolbox.
This is probably the last Leatherman I’ll ever need 🤠
Been carrying a surge for 7 years and has never let me down. I've beat the crap out of it too and it's held up just fine. I've even used it as a hammer when i needed to hit the top of a pry bar to get a part off my friend's car. It's freaking awesome and indestructible
Haha yeah man I’ve used mine as a hammer too 😂
It’s amazing!
Yeah just don’t twist something with the pliers. Snaps clear off the tool.
carrying the Surge most days. I change it up with the ST300 and always have a Skeletool in the backpack.
I am a big Surge man myself. I do hardscape brickwork for 21 years and carpentry even longer. I am very happy with the big Surge, I have big hands and do big tasks. Good video bruh.
Hell yeah man! 🤘🤠🤘
I have just bought Surge. Very bulky and heavy, also quality is superb. So far I'm super satisfied.
Yeah it’s a heavy sumbitch! I love it
Very nice! May you find your bit safe and sound 🙏
It’s gone 😢
@@doodysdaggers Noooooooo
When are you going to do the Full Review ?
Thanks for the reminder! I’ll do it this week
My surge is the black one. I've had it for about 2yrs now. I swear by it!
Nice!! Yeah man so freakin heavy duty it’s crazy
Just happen to stumble on to your channel because of the Surge. I too have just recently purchased one, really love the tool set. I pocket carry mine, not a fan of sheaths. I have scrolled through your videos, and highlighted many to watch later. Right now, I'm really just a fixed blade knife person, with the Leatherman. Keeping up with folders is dizzying! When I was into the heyday of folders, it was in the 2010's and it seemed the selection was really just to a handful of US companies. I really love Emerson's (I know I can feel the virtual tomatoes being thrown), but I am not really connecting with anything they do today. I kind of feel that way about other US makers, but fixed blades...now that is another story. Thanks for sharing, keep up the updates about your gear, and I look forward to the videos in my playlist.
Right on man, welcome to the channel! Good to have you.
Yeah the Surge is a fantastic tool!
Im not much of a fixed blade guy, but I do have a few I like very much. One is a Bradford Guardian 3 that I ground into a sheepsfoot. Great knife, and I love the horizontal carry sheath.
I am interested in trying an Emerson, probably the A100 to start with
The black oxide doesn’t open as easily as the stainless steel one, people recommend diamond paste to loosen it up a bit.
I've done one handed opening an closing, I live the handle when open for working with pliers, grest tool.
I carry a Wingman with me in my pouch. It’s very useful (buddy at work was looking for some pliers becuase the skid steer key broke off in the ignition.) bam! They have a nice spring to the pliers and the blade is accessible from the outside. Perfect for when I need them
That is a great lighter tool! I carry one in my truck center console too
You have the pouch on you or in your vehicle or what?
@@doodysdaggers I take 2 with me to work everyday. It made organization so much easier and I won’t lose anything now.
I carry a Wynex tactical emt pouch WYNEX Tactical Admin Molle Pouch, Medical EDC EMT Utility Bag Shell Design Attachment Pouches 1000D Nylon Hiking Belt Bags Waterproof a.co/d/gNxcv4V
It is great quality with molle attachments if you want, velcro on the front if you want patches. The zippers are great and it holds a ton of shit.
I also have a Maxpedition Fatty that holds all of my earbud containers, wires, charges and what not. I always had a problem with keeping my electronics dry and away from my lunch in the lunchbox. Problem solved!
@@Mysmi what a badass setup! I wish I could see a video with all your stuff. Ever consider it?
@@doodysdaggers I could throw some pics up through Reddit. If you’re interested I could do that easy enough and show it off that way?
@@Mysmi I mean I’m curious but don’t worry about it if it’s a hassle 😉
Blackened Surge here. Glad that I bought it before Leatherman changed to default nylon sheaths. I always prefer leather sheaths.
They should have never switched to nylon!
I do like the nylon sheaths...
Best way to brake it in any lubricant or just use it to break it in
Nothing negative against the Surge but how can a bit ratchet attachment cost $199 while the Surge goes for $149? Instead I picked up a 1/4” Craftsman ratchet with some bits for $13 that fit in the nylon Molly case.
That’s a lot
I've had that brown leather sheath and the belt loop stitches came out shortly after I got it. I since got a black leather one and hit seems to be holding up
Ah that sucks. Mine came out on my Rebar sheath after a couple years. I stitched it back together with better thread so it’ll never happen again
I think you misplaced the Philips bit, it didn't cone off from my Wave for the last 7 years my Wave with me everyday.
It’s very possible! I actually just got my replacement in the mail, and I was looking at the mechanism. I don’t think it can slip out by itself
The igrrberum pocket clip is awesome for the surge an better than the Leatherman one.
... I have the Surge, Wave+, Juice XE6, Squirt ES4 and the Micra. The XE6 is always on the belt and the Micra is always in the pocket.
Nice collection! I had the Juice for a while too
Been carrying my wave for about 5 years, looking for an upgrade thinking of getting the surge set for $220
I love it. It’ll seem really big and heavy at first but you get used to it. It’s nice having a full size pliers with you all the time
Was carrying a black oxide wave + now carrying the arc
I'm on 8 years with my surge that poor thing has been beat on so many times its been run over a few times too never has it quit on me
Hell yes! Probably will last a lifetime
I have a leatherman super tool 300 ive had over 10 years only thing ive had to do in the time ive had it is replace the sheath and wire cutter teeth
Awesome! They are very tough and well built tools 🤠
It's a good tradesman tool for the money, honestly I don't mind the weight.
Same here. It felt super heavy at first because I was used to a smaller tool, but I’m used to it now
Same here,took me a day walking around with it on my belt,I found a really good robust pocket clip for it on Amazon, so if I need it quickly like if I forgot my pouch I could simply pocket carry I know it's heavy, but it'd be temporary until I got back,or carry it under my seat of my bike,I ride a motorcycle to work mostly unless it's storming,the pocket clip doesn't come with an external lanyard loop like Leatherman does when you purchase the clip,but I'm ok with it,surge has one tucked away in itself secretly, you'll see it if you haven't already found it,look at the end where the clip goes, on the end opposite handle,end of where the t-shank adapter is,you'll have to use like a small pin or nail to push it out,it's small but big enough to run paranoid or some kind of cordage throug it or how ever you want,I just thought with all these options it's pretty cool for how people prefer to chose to do for their tool depending on their situation or job.
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There's also a pocket clip you can buy
True, I prefer the belt sheath though
I misspelled it,it's called iguerburm pocket clip for the surge, doesn't come with a lanyard loop though,but I'm ok with that
Do you know that the surge has a built in lanyard loop ? Very hard to spot and deploy , but it is there, you've got to push it out, it's on the same side as the saw/file and you push out from the hinge, it can be a bit of a bugger when the surge is brand new.
i learn 1 thing yesterday don't service your PM2 when you HIGH AS FCK i was 3 hours spent 2 hours on the floor looking for list screws and pivot after 3 hours blade was together but not functional i fixed it in 5 min when i woke up!
😂😂 glad you found it and fixed it! Amazing what a clear head can accomplish 😁
Was it next to that half bud that launched itself during the last bowl?
@@facial210 Yup there it was after all that time xD
I got a sidekick that rides in my lunchbox. One handed operation is what I'll look for in my next leatherman.
That’s a great one! For one handed operation id go with a Free P4 or P2. Completely one hand, even all the tools! Pretty sweet
I see you have the alphabet on your fingers sorry you have learning disability ,sven so you did pretty good on your review dude.
😂
The fact that the players are not spring loaded bugs me a bit.