Brands know, we are aware of and did not know we were from Europe, North America, Asia there are many variables. The use of knives 4 case is more than a collection of hard work or field, so I must confess that I always carry 3 knives:. 1 the collection with an elegant, some exclusive materials, we can teach it or use it in meetings where it may not fit the typical large knife, crude thousand and one uses. 2 the multi-position is necessary for this one in my bag, can be defined as that knife with sturdy materials suitable for rough work, which Given that there is interest lately Led Lenser flashlights with we have to make a small model of analysis to another brand. T5 is the model and in my opinion is a great option to consider for those who need a flashlight with good performance but without being a beacon to guide ships through the fog. In the case, thanks to two small side compartments (similar to those of sanity covers Leatherman) can carry two spare batteries. Now for a small test light. Tin fund about 10 meters from the flashlight. The exposure time was the same in all the pictures so as not to distort the results. This makes the T5 on the left and right image of 200 lumens T7 (saying that the latter batteries are no longer in his prime). As an anecdote to tell you once and for reasons I shall not be long story as much, a couple of local police pequenino wind is illuminated much more than their endowment billets I borrowed it for a while, to return it praised the two the benefits of Rounds Rounds This article is a comparison of the tools of the trade marks, because they are different concepts. It is a separate critique of both tools, designed for those who want to buy just one of the two and do not know what to decide. Either is recommended, its limitations and defects are compensable, just use them to know them. Each is designed for different functions, making it easy to decide what you want knowing what you're going to ask your tool: the Swiss is a knife, the U.S. is a multitool. The Victorinox knife is designed to cover much, so while it is very versatile and it becomes useful in almost any site, has the limitation of being low-skilled for some tasks it offers, although usually perform satisfactorily. In general, it is a tool to get by on a rare occasion, not a comfortable solution. Your best bet is that it is virtually indestructible and perfectly support tools wear of decades. Tolerant to tasks not suitable for it in the instructions. You can even have it dirty and oil-free: no rust or damaged. – Due to cram as many functions together, some are not in the right place of the knife. With the corkscrew happens that is not centered on the blade, which does not distribute to throw carelessly balanced tension and makes it possible to twist it. – The springs of scissors and pliers are fragile and some accessories that are not fixed to be missed, although spare parts are all easy to find in stores. The leatherman spares Charge is a multi-tool, do not take on a camping trip, because as much going to use your can opener and knife. No one can get by on that occasion when you have nothing else available, even in your home will save you trips to the toolbox, because she herself is a laptop, with which you are comfortable. – Excellent design as a tool, strong and comfortable, with good ideas like pliers or leaves can be opened with one hand free and even blind (has marks on the sheets to recognize by touch). Facilities are very grateful when you find that you need with one hand occupied, which is quite common. – The leaves. It gives the impression of being an accessory pliers with blades, such as razors, is comfortable, strong and of good size. – With a fairly cheap upgrade kit, screwdrivers interchangeable heads cover almost everything you can find: normal, Philips, Pozi, Allen, Torx and Robertson. – Although titanium and stainless steel, some parts of the multitool rust if neglected. If you have sweaty hands when you use dirty or opening a can or a beer, you'd better clean it before storing it, or you will find rust spots to catch it next time. 'You could retire redundant tools to incorporate some that are missing, like an awl. It has a fixed and a small screwdriver for glasses or electronic screwdriver a bit absurd, since they are already in the heads interchangeable or could be incorporated into them (Thankfully, they fixed a flaw that had, in the new model combining TTi features were compatible inexplicably separated into two different tools, although they persist in the error of their two new models of aluminum). – Interchangeable screwdrivers are very short, which sometimes causes that can not be used with screws that are difficult to access. It accepts standard heads and there are no loose parts, if you lose a head, you have to buy the whole game for a replacement. Two problems can be solved with accessories extend the bit driver extends the reach of screwdrivers and universal tool adapter lets you use any standard clamp. – Leatherman have lowered the quality control? The one I bought years ago was flawless, but a few weeks ago I participated in the purchase of a Charge with defects. Although they have a warranty service is impeccable and fast asserted even without submitting proof of purchase, no longer a nuisance. Tiny and briconsejo update: If you remove your Charge for some reason (although I notice that voids the warranty) is very easy to get the two screwdrivers are needed to achieve this without causing damage to the environment by making a cut to a point Torx, with a cutting tool Dremmel type fine. In the military is common to see members with a Leatherman pinned the sash, however few have used a typical Swiss Army knife. Personally I prefer the robustness of the Leatherman multitool, but I am not quite big hands or a party bag or another. Asked to choose, I stay with the Swiss Army knife. Is a classic and cute. As a fan, no wonder she is part of the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Leatherman think they use it, do not know if officially in the army of the USA (there are versions in black burnished to not reflect light and do not know if cutting hook is designed for skydivers) and so there is quite related to something of macho. I did not know who is also Spanish military thing. I hope they buy on Ebay or through contacts, because here I have seen the prices are crazy. Yes, I have seen the Leatherman blued and I like more than others, not so avoid reflections, but even by aesthetics. The Spanish army guys usually buy the Leatherman when international mission through the PX (these bazaars tax-free basis for the UN or other international organizations), there pulled out all price, and it is common for a buy several Leatherman to give or sell to colleagues in Spain. And of course, we will always Ebay. A vibrant history, with the Victorinox pocket knife as the protagonist, comes from Oregon. A man was trapped in the lift and release the smoke and tight thanks to a Swiss Army knife was an adventure. The result was a boom in sales of Victorinox knives throughout the city. The person in question described the whole event in a long letter to Victorinox. And the particular accident: MacIver called bran. "I am an engineer of 31 years, residing in Portland, Oregon (USA), and I have a story to tell superexcitante. The protagonists are a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife <Champ> and myself. I write this letter, not to earn honors or fame, but rather to please my family and friends, who promised not to leave me alone until I sent this story. For many years I've been with me all the arts a kind <Champ> Victorinox knife. Its usefulness has been proven countless times but never more so on the afternoon of December 3, 1992. That day, my wife took part in a bizarre celebration of Christmas art (strange was the right word for it). Tenants of the building Mattox (1231 NY Hoyt St.) were the hosts of that party. This building houses various art workshops for photographers, designers, architects, etc.. I went to the fourth and top floor where the meeting was held, and remained there about an hour. Needless to say that after an hour's visit, became bored and decided to find something more fun. There are three ways up and down the building Mattox: a ladder, hoist and lift. The elevator is as old as the same building Mattox, which do not lie if I say that is a Methuselah among the buildings. The elevator has an approximate height of 2.5 m. The inner door is a sliding grille and exterior door is completely normal. It has no phone or skylight leak. When you start the descent, the elevator suddenly began to slow down and fill with smoke. ome seconds later there was an abrupt halt. I was alone and trapped. The elevator was filled with smoke. Tucked in the box, had to breathe the air inside black and sticky. Meanwhile, the speaker installed in the elevator gave my ears a wonderful violin concerto. The elevator had stopped on the mezzanine, just above the first floor. I could see about ten inches from the door of the elevator on the second floor and almost the entire ground floor door. People gathered on the second floor. They began to talk me through the elevator door. But we could not see each other. Once they realized that the elevator had been arrested and that I was slowly but surely threatened with suffocation, called the emergency center. Meanwhile, my friends on the fourth floor was discovered that producing smoke. Quickly realized that someone was trapped in the elevator and the elevator shaft had been declared a fire. Shortly after they tried to rip the door on the second floor to release me. At that time, appeared a large number of firefighters in Portland. The biggest problem was that my savior had been convicted mezzanine over the years. There was no way to reach the mezzanine elevator door, my only escape. Since no one came to where I was, I started looking for means to get me to where they were. The operation of the mechanism to open the door of the mezzanine was also useless, since not long ago the plant was used. Someone had removed the button on the elevator door. If not, just would have had to press the button and go. But a moment I had with me my trusty Swiss Army knife, which belonged also a clamp. Three minutes later he had removed the nut from the door and, finally, was outside the elevator. However, I was still in a dead space: trapped in the mezzanine. Meanwhile, the battalion fire (fire four big cars, two ambulances and two control) had put out the fire in the elevator shaft and still trying to get to my site. Doors with hammers had sunk to reach the floor of the elevator shaft, and had climbed to the roof of the building to get to me. The police had cordoned off the entire block, which was already crowded with onlookers. We heard the alarm bells and sirens wailing. But in the mezzanine was a window and was finally picked up there, ending martyrdom. Naturally, before the end of everything, once again used my Swiss Army knife to remove the hinge of the window. Unfortunately, with the ardor of the effort, my dear <Champ> Swiss Army knife I was on the mezzanine. While the fireman came with me down the stairs, the audience clapped and I waved. Below friends and journalists were waiting for me. Luckily, a firefighter found my knife and handed it back. The next morning I called a radio station and had to make a statement live. It turns out that they had read the newspaper article about me and found it amusing that not only would have been trapped in an elevator and fire would have saved me, but my name was MacIver (MacGiver is a hero to American television and achieves again to escape desperate situations, often with the help of his Swiss Army knife). Although I was still sleepy, <me forzaron> to relate my adventure on the radio. In the following weeks, the Swiss Army knife became one of the items most requested Christmas gift: <one knife as the one with the guy who broke free of ascensor>. I bought in a store the last Swiss Champ was left for a friend, and noticed that the article was exposed in the window. The shop owner told me that after the event, there had been a real boom in sales of the Swiss Champ. My in-laws were in another shop and told the owner that I knew. He will. then showed the article on the event, which was stored in the wallet. He said that every child who entered the shop wanted one of those blades of the ascensor> <liberación. Life is really exciting. Yours, Douglas MacIver.. " Pufff. I was quite fond of these trastejos until I was forced to use tools for real. The effectiveness of each of the two (Leatherman and Swiss) is greatly deteriorated in comparison. Tell me they are to an extreme and unexpected, but I'll answer that if the result to be given under extreme and unexpected will be the same as when it is neither extreme nor unexpected, if you ever decide to do something which may involve extreme and unexpected situations, I take my bag of tools, which never leave you nor pulled so heavy. I can not believe my eyes. We know the joy you have given me this entry: physical esudié mainly what I liked McGiver and knife. I'm a fan of these multi-purpose tools, do not use them all, but I love it. I personally have always used Victorinix. I have a "Pioneer rancher" they gave me in 81 and even keep, but the tip of the large piece broke from misuse, still works perfectly. My wife gave me a "SwissChamp" in 1999 and even keep, not saved my life, but I found it useful on many occasions. Give a "Spartan" in 2005 to an employee of an airport, do not save time in the luggage and my flight was to leave. In 2004 buy a "Classic SD" I always carry with me. As you will see, I've always been a fan of Victorinox, because you can do many things with them. However, despite that Victorinox has a multitool, I decided to buy a "Leatherman Wave." The reason? I think that as a "tool" for hard work, the better. I have friends who have the Victorinox multi-tools and in my opinion, the Leatherman is better, the concept is really useful to put it together with one hand. Widely share the initial view of this blog. Both are good and have different applications. Soon, I'll make a trip to the Venezuelan Andes and I'll take the SwissChamp and Wave. With the "SwissChamp" I can resolve issues of Camping and the "Leatherman Wave" a possible fault I can repair my car. My recommendation is to have both and depending on the requirement, decide which to leave home and what to carry in their purse or, as in my case, bring two. I had Victorinox and Leatherman and no doubt but the former is better known I prefer the Leatherman. I use it is to catch and hold my Leatherman salt water like a queen. In the military is common to see members with a Leatherman pinned the sash, however few have used a typical Swiss Army knife. Personally I prefer the robustness of the Leatherman multitool, but I am not quite big hands or a party bag or another. Asked to choose, I stay with the Swiss Army knife. Is a classic and cute. As a fan, no wonder she is part of the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Leatherman think they use it, do not know if officially in the army of the USA (there are versions in black burnished to not reflect light and do not know if cutting hook is designed for skydivers) and so there is quite related to something of macho. I did not know who is also Spanish military thing. I hope they buy on Ebay or through contacts, because here I have seen the prices are crazy. Yes, I have seen the Leatherman blued and I like more than others, not so avoid reflections, but even by aesthetics. The Spanish army guys usually buy the Leatherman when international mission through the PX (these bazaars tax-free basis for the UN or other international organizations), there pulled out all price, and it is common for a buy several Leatherman to give or sell to colleagues in Spain. And of course, we will always Ebay. A vibrant history, with the Victorinox pocket knife as the protagonist, comes from Oregon. A man was trapped in the lift and release the smoke and tight thanks to a Swiss Army knife was an adventure. The result was a boom in sales of Victorinox knives throughout the city. The person in question described the whole event in a long letter to Victorinox. And the particular accident: MacIver called bran. "I am an engineer of 31 years, residing in Portland, Oregon (USA), and I have a story to tell superexcitante. The protagonists are a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife <Champ> and myself. I write this letter, not to earn honors or fame, but rather to please my family and friends, who promised not to leave me alone until I sent this story. For many years I've been with me all the arts a kind <Champ> Victorinox knife. Its usefulness has been proven countless times but never more so on the afternoon of December 3, 1992. That day, my wife took part in a bizarre celebration of Christmas art (strange was the right word for it). Tenants of the building Mattox (1231 NY Hoyt St.) were the hosts of that party. This building houses various art workshops for photographers, designers, architects, etc.. I went to the fourth and top floor where the meeting was held, and remained there about an hour. Needless to say that after an hour's visit, became bored and decided to find something more fun. There are three ways up and down the building Mattox: a ladder, hoist and lift. The elevator is as old as the same building Mattox, which do not lie if I say that is a Methuselah among the buildings. The elevator has an approximate height of 2.5 m. The inner door is a sliding grille and exterior door is completely normal. It has no phone or skylight leak. When you start the descent, the elevator suddenly began to slow down and fill with smoke. ome seconds later there was an abrupt halt. I was alone and trapped. The elevator was filled with smoke. Tucked in the box, had to breathe the air inside black and sticky. Meanwhile, the speaker installed in the elevator gave my ears a wonderful violin concerto. The elevator had stopped on the mezzanine, just above the first floor. I could see about ten inches from the door of the elevator on the second floor and almost the entire ground floor door. People gathered on the second floor. They began to talk me through the elevator door. But we could not see each other. Once they realized that the elevator had been arrested and that I was slowly but surely threatened with suffocation, called the emergency center. Meanwhile, my friends on the fourth floor was discovered that producing smoke. Quickly realized that someone was trapped in the elevator and the elevator shaft had been declared a fire. Shortly after they tried to rip the door on the second floor to release me. At that time, appeared a large number of firefighters in Portland. The biggest problem was that my savior had been convicted mezzanine over the years. There was no way to reach the mezzanine elevator door, my only escape. Since no one came to where I was, I started looking for means to get me to where they were. The operation of the mechanism to open the door of the mezzanine was also useless, since not long ago the plant was used. Someone had removed the button on the elevator door. If not, just would have had to press the button and go. But a moment I had with me my trusty Swiss Army knife, which belonged also a clamp. Three minutes later he had removed the nut from the door and, finally, was outside the elevator. However, I was still in a dead space: trapped in the mezzanine. Meanwhile, the battalion fire (fire four big cars, two ambulances and two control) had put out the fire in the elevator shaft and still trying to get to my site. Doors with hammers had sunk to reach the floor of the elevator shaft, and had climbed to the roof of the building to get to me. The police had cordoned off the entire block, which was already crowded with onlookers. We heard the alarm bells and sirens wailing. But in the mezzanine was a window and was finally picked up there, ending martyrdom. Naturally, before the end of everything, once again used my Swiss Army knife to remove the hinge of the window. Unfortunately, with the ardor of the effort, my dear <Champ> Swiss Army knife I was on the mezzanine. While the fireman came with me down the stairs, the audience clapped and I waved. Below friends and journalists were waiting for me. Luckily, a firefighter found my knife and handed it back. The next morning I called a radio station and had to make a statement live. It turns out that they had read the newspaper article about me and found it amusing that not only would have been trapped in an elevator and fire would have saved me, but my name was MacIver (MacGiver is a hero to American television and achieves again to escape desperate situations, often with the help of his Swiss Army knife). Although I was still sleepy, <me forzaron> to relate my adventure on the radio. In the following weeks, the Swiss Army knife became one of the items most requested Christmas gift: <one knife as the one with the guy who broke free of ascensor>. I bought in a store the last Swiss Champ was left for a friend, and noticed that the article was exposed in the window. The shop owner told me that after the event, there had been a real boom in sales of the Swiss Champ. My in-laws were in another shop and told the owner that I knew. He will. then showed the article on the event, which was stored in the wallet. He said that every child who entered the shop wanted one of those blades of the ascensor> <liberación. Life is really exciting. Yours, Douglas MacIver.. " Pufff. I was quite fond of these trastejos until I was forced to use tools for real. The effectiveness of each of the two (Leatherman and Swiss) is greatly deteriorated in comparison. Tell me they are to an extreme and unexpected, but I'll answer that if the result to be given under extreme and unexpected will be the same as when it is neither extreme nor unexpected, if you ever decide to do something which may involve extreme and unexpected situations, I take my bag of tools, which never leave you nor pulled so heavy. I can not believe my eyes. We know the joy you have given me this entry: physical esudié mainly what I liked McGiver and knife. I'm a fan of these multi-purpose tools, do not use them all, but I love it. I personally have always used Victorinix. I have a "Pioneer rancher" they gave me in 81 and even keep, but the tip of the large piece broke from misuse, still works perfectly. My wife gave me a "SwissChamp" in 1999 and even keep, not saved my life, but I found it useful on many occasions. Give a "Spartan" in 2005 to an employee of an airport, do not save time in the luggage and my flight was to leave. In 2004 buy a "Classic SD" I always carry with me. As you will see, I've always been a fan of Victorinox, because you can do many things with them. However, despite that Victorinox has a multitool, I decided to buy a "Leatherman Wave." The reason? I think that as a "tool" for hard work, the better. I have friends who have the Victorinox multi-tools and in my opinion, the Leatherman is better, the concept is really useful to put it together with one hand. Widely share the initial view of this blog. Both are good and have different applications. Soon, I'll make a trip to the Venezuelan Andes and I'll take the SwissChamp and Wave. With the "SwissChamp" I can resolve issues of Camping and the "Leatherman Wave" a possible fault I can repair my car. My recommendation is to have both and depending on the requirement, decide which to leave home and what to carry in their purse or, as in my case, bring two. I had Victorinox and Leatherman and no doubt but the former is better known I prefer the Leatherman. I use it is to catch and hold my Leatherman salt water like a queen. Contents © 2003 – 2011 Gerardo García-San Martin Trio unless otherwise indicated. I am not responsible for the opinions expressed in the comments of others. This page looks as it is, it works without errors (except bungling of Blogger) and has several amenities by Pedro Gimeno and Dolores Cardenas, computer services company Formauri, SL