Thread: Advice on multi tools

Had a Leatherman wave for work. It got a thrashing, and didn't miss a beat. Liked it so much, I bought one for personal use.
Only thing that broke was the screwdriver bits (especially the jewelry sized one) because I was using the wrong tool for the prescribed job. I bought a set of correct bits, and there were a lot less breakages after that.
Mine is one of the ones finished in matte black, but is S/S underneath the coating. Turns out the coating is quite tough, and the whole tool handles immersion in sea water. After sea water immersion, it really needs a fresh water bath, otherwise everything gums up with dried out salt.
The only thing that is showing any corrosion is the rivet on the belt pouch.
After 10 years, I'm still happy with it's performance and longevity.
Have a sheffield stainless I leave in the boat just to undo shackles. Every other function on it has failed after a couple of years.
The Leatherman works out cheaper per year than the competition.