Leatherman Skeletool CX $195 + $11.95 Shipping @ NSW Rural Fire Service

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Leatherman Skeletool CX $195 + $11.95 Shipping @ NSW Rural Fire Service
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Pdts2956m on 14/12/2024 - 19:06 rfsa.org.au (2493 clicks)

Having my Leatherman just stolen from my car forced me to look for a replacement multi-tool. I had not realised just how expensive these things had got, as my Leatherman Charge+ replacement was going to cost me $400+ from Leatherman Australia with the extras.

Following advice from a fellow OzB member, I am downgrading to the Skeletool CX. I feel that I would get more value than the Charge+.
Retail price from Leatherman Australia is $240.

Anyway here is the blurb….

Every tool, every part, every component on the Skeletool has been analyzed and designed to actually make your day to day life easier. Double-purposes tools that actually work, intelligent weight reduction, multiple carry options, a real knife, high end materials. The Skeletool makes a solid case for a single-tool solution to everyday carry.
This multi tool has almost everything you’ll ever need in a light-weight (93 grams lighter than the Charge) compact multi tool. Comes with a nylon sheath.
Plus being a Leatherman you’ll have a 25 year warranty.
Regular pliers
Wire cutters
Knife in 154CM steel
Karabiner belt clip
Bottle opener
Screwdriver tool bits
Locking knife Blade
Pocket Clip

review here: https://knifeinformer.com/leatherman-skeletool-cx-review/

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Comments

  • dts2956m on 14/12/2024 - 19:14
    +11

    Just had to share this review from Knife Informer..

    "If Multitools are trucks, and a Leatherman Surge is an F-250 Super Duty FX4 6.7 PowerStroke Diesel, then the Skeletool CX is a Toyota Tacoma SR5 4 cylinder with a 5-speed. Everyone wants a diesel ¾ ton truck for the two days a year they tow a boat, even though that’s about ¼ of the truck’s towing capacity. What everyone actually needs based on their usage is a four-cylinder Tacoma. But I don’t hear a lot of country songs about midsize pickup trucks (Russell Dickerson excluded). Still, if people are honest about what they actually do with their tools, a Skeletool CX will fulfill 99% of their needs 99% of the time. It’s a fantastic product, and I find myself recommending it to a lot of people all the time."

    • Corgsta on 14/12/2024 - 19:57
      +4

      100% agree. Love the analogy.

      I’ve got a Skeletool and use it a lot. I pretty much never feel like it’s missing something. It’s light as well but still very solid and strong. Doesn’t give an impression it’s flimsy. I reckon it’s kind of ideal. You can open and retract the knife one handed.

      I used to own the Wave but lost it at some stage. It was heavy. Looking back, I’d easily choose the Skeletool over it. The Wave has a scissors, a file, the cerrated fish knife, some other bits like toothpicks etc. These things I don’t miss because I either didn’t use them or I make do without.

      That’s why that analogy is so true. You might want to use scissors one day in a blue moon but if you don’t have it, in a pinch you can get by with the knife to achieve the same thing.

      Edit: I have this a +1 because it was RFS, and supporting them is good. But Bogong have this for $179:
      https://www.bogong.com.au/leatherman-skeletool.html

      Is it just CX vs non CX?

      • Mostly Fanless on 14/12/2024 - 20:34

        That's the regular one, apart from the label you can tell by the half serrated blade, CX has a straight blade.

      • OZKap on 14/12/2024 - 20:53
        +1

        Cx has the non-serrated blade and uses a better steel for the blade, 154CM vs 420HC.

        In my opinion, having used both, the blade on the skeletool is too short to have the half-serrated blade of the regular skeletool be useful. Either go for the CX plain blade, or RX for fully serrated with a glass breaker bit.

  • psyphon11 on 14/12/2024 - 19:24
    +3

    Dont know if its made the same way, but mine has been going strong a decade. Good quality tool, and lightweight for the materials.

  • OZKap on 14/12/2024 - 19:25
    +2

    Leatherman really has gotten extremely expensive. I bought this for au$125 off Amazon US at the end of 2020.

    Great little tool, if I'm not carrying my OHT for work I'll often slip the skeletool in my pocket. It's small enough that it will clip in to the change pocket of jeans.

    The OHT is bulky and needs a belt pouch but I find the one-handed access to all the tools (including the plier) invaluable at work. The skeletool has the better screwdriver, and while the bits are proprietary you can buy bit sets from Leatherman

  • HarleyQuinn888 on 14/12/2024 - 19:29

    $200 lol
    Also are u allowed to carry knives? What if Chief Wigham and his SS soldiers find out you are carrying this?

    btw I want a Wakizashi let me know if any 50% off ;))

    Praise the Empire and Emperor!

    • OZKap on 14/12/2024 - 19:38

      This is not legal advice.

      Last I checked Qld is the only state where you're allowed to carry a pen knife or multitool for general "utility purposes", the other states you need an exact reason for carrying a knife.

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 14/12/2024 - 19:46

        Can confirm 2 qps officers pulled me over and asked for pockets to be emptied and found my leatherman wave and did not even bat an eye.

        • Switchblade88 on 14/12/2024 - 20:09

          Wait, why would the QPS be executing a roadside search without a warrant?

          Surely you weren't acting shifty to give them reasonable suspicion??

          • besttechadvisor on 14/12/2024 - 20:12

            @Switchblade88: They don't need a warrant to ask.

            Any looney on the street can ask you to empty your pockets.

            • Switchblade88 on 14/12/2024 - 20:27

              @besttechadvisor:

              Any looney on the street can ask you to empty your pockets

              Yeah, but that's not what I queried

              Most bogans don't coerce you into emptying your pockets under unspoken threat of arrest for not complying with police instructions…

              • besttechadvisor on 14/12/2024 - 20:33

                @Switchblade88: Cops will just ask if they don't like the look of you or if they're having a bad day. They're human, after all (I'm not having a go at cops).

                Once I was RBT'd, nothing wrong. They asked to take a look in my car, I said no. So they RDT'd me, nothing wrong. Let me go, no threat of arrest.

    • Bread Pitt on 14/12/2024 - 21:36

      If you use it for work then it's fine but I think technically you have to be travelling to or from work if you get caught with it outside of your workplace and they'll likely judge you based on if you're wearing work clothes or not because otherwise everyone would just say they're coming from work. Fishing as well but it'd have to be with other fishing gear.

  • besttechadvisor on 14/12/2024 - 19:29
    +1
    • profits obviously go to the RFSA's initiatives
  • Broden on 14/12/2024 - 19:34
    +1

    Bought this for $75 in 2014

    • OZKap on 14/12/2024 - 19:35
      +4

      Should have bought 10.

      • eug on 14/12/2024 - 20:01
        +2

        He was too busy buying PS3s.

    • besttechadvisor on 14/12/2024 - 20:21
      +1

      Who knew Bitcoin and Leatherman would be the best investments of 2014.

    • dts2956m on 14/12/2024 - 20:44

      The closing price for Bitcoin (BTC) in December 2014 was US$320.19

      • besttechadvisor on 14/12/2024 - 21:24

        I almost bought one in 2012. Now it's $100,000. Kicking myself.

        • Bread Pitt on 14/12/2024 - 21:39

          You likely wouldn't have held onto it for long though and probably would have sold when it was at like USD$3000 or something.

  • ruddj on 14/12/2024 - 20:14
    +3

    If the blade is 154cm long (1.5m) as described I’d more classify this as a two handed sword or one of those massive swords from final fantasy.

    • dts2956m on 14/12/2024 - 20:46
      +3

      154CM is a grade of knife steel (apparently)
      not the length of the blade

      • ruddj on 14/12/2024 - 21:15

        Thanks. Even 15.4cm seemed very long for a pocket knife.

  • djsweet on 14/12/2024 - 20:18
    +1

    RX available on Amazon for $164 if you are happy with a serrated blade. https://amzn.asia/d/8KCdiH7

  • dangerdanger on 14/12/2024 - 20:18
    +1

    $99.95 in 2017 from Aussie Disposals. Inflation is crazy

    • dts2956m on 14/12/2024 - 20:48

      Bitcoins started 2017 at US$998 and grew 14x to finish the year at US$14,156.
      Inflation IS crazy!

  • Ocepina on 14/12/2024 - 21:18

    I had this since 2016 and have loved how versatile this thing is. But if you try building IKEA furniture with this, your hand may be sore. Good product!

  • stenchlord on 14/12/2024 - 21:30

    I love my leatherman tools but they're so overpriced nowadays that I find it super hard to recommend them specially when 90% of people don't need 90% of the tools on a multitool.

    I personally keep a Victorinox Classic SD (scissors, file/flathead screwdriver, toothpick, tweezers and 1.5" blade) on my keyring that I mostly use for keeping my fingernails in check.

    If people want a decent multitool, I'd recommend checking out the Roxon line of tools on Amazon. I own the Roxon M3 ( $30 https://www.amazon.com.au/M3-Scissors-Toothpick-Practical-Ex… ) which I keep at my desk for basic uses. If you want something more robust or require something with pliers the Roxon S803E is a solid choice for $50-$60 you'd spend on it ( I keep one at work for general tasks and maintenance ) and then I'd recommending picking up a knife sharpener to go with it.

  • DMFD on 14/12/2024 - 21:38

    That price and no toothpick. Pass.

  • Hornpub on 14/12/2024 - 21:40

    got the topo version basically a combo blade and i replaced the bit with a glass breaker perfect for cutting seatbelt and break window.
    after using TTi and spiritX, i still keep the skeletool as my main EDC tool just due to its weight. and blade+pliers are just mainly what i need anyway.

  • slimpickings on 14/12/2024 - 21:46

    If somebody in perth wants a lower price per unit and can figure out what to do with 10 of the things, there's some skeletools in the airport surrendered items auction: https://auctions.com.au/auctions/2024/12/11/perth-airport-su…

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