used to carry swiss army knives. But all the tools are small time and tend to not be that useful in the real world.
The scossors always lose their spring very quickly and just won't cut the stuff the scossors on my gerber will cut through: Everything from thin wire to network cable to fuel pipe one interesting afternoon.
Been carrying a gerber plierman 600 for about 20 years.
Best multitool on the planet.
Plus if you live in the states you can get them custom made with the sets of tools you want !
They don't offer that service in the uk
The other multitool I carry is my mantiss buzzard. Just the 2 tools a 1 inch hooked blade and a bottle opener/multi use screwdriver.
Between that and the gerber I rarely need anything else.
The things that sets the gerber apart from all the competitors is the one handed opening and proper heavy duty practical usage.
Face it you need pliers most when you've already got one hand occupied, being able to deploy the left handed is brilliant. With practice you can also open every single tool and lock it with one hand as well.
I'd say both the gerber and buzzard get used pretty much every single day.
This is my ideal model:
https://www.gerbergear.com/Multi-Tools/One-Hand-Opening/Diesel-Tool_22-01470That toolser with the replaceable carbide wire cutters would be the perfect gerber. Can't find that option.