Any word on the Leatherman OHT ??

BR101

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Anyone have an idea when the OHT will hit the shelves? :thinking:
 

StarHalo

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Looks pretty clever, I dig that the whole thing truly is one-hand-operable, and the spring-open is a nice feature on the pliers. Would prefer bare finish though, and where's the scissors..
 

lifeissomething

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Played with one at Cablelas. Like the idea but it doesn't feel nice in your hand, which is a dealbreaker for an EDC multitool for me. I put it down before I got the chance to truly investigate it. Which is a testament to how bad it actually felt. If you depend on the tools in an instant that are not one handed on the other outside-opening Leathermens, I think something is wrong about the way you are working, in my opinion. The pliers should be used in situations when you don't have a pair of standard pliers around. Maybe I buy EDC tools for the satisfaction of owning them and having them on me. A lot of that comes from the way it feels. And a lot of the way it feels comes from how well they work. I'm running myself in circles now. Guess I better go back over to Cabelas and have a spirtual debate about the functionality of a EDC multitool.
 

ypsifly

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I'm seriously considering one of these for fishing at night, which I do a lot. I have spoken with a couple of fellow anglers who use them and they have nothing but good things to say about it.

Being able to use one hand to open the tool and remove a hook from a big, flopping fish's mouth while holding it in the other hand sounds appealing to me. Without bragging too much, I regularly catch fish in the 25-30lb range and being able to steady my catch with one hand while operating my multi with the other and getting the job done sounds like a good idea.

I've heard of some folks not liking the black oxide finish models because it leaves a dark grit on their hands but a poster on edcf recommends buffing it with a cloth and some oil, IIRC.
 
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