SOG PowerLitre Mini Utility Multi-Tool w/ 19 Lightweight Tools, Compact 5 Inch Long Utility Tool with Knife, Screwdriver, Hex Bit Holder, Stone Wash

i own about 25 multitools some dating back to the 1980's and this tool is one of the best ones not only as a small one but it competes with some of the larger multitools. i wish it had a tweezer but i will add one myself. i saw somewhere that there is one that fits perfect but i forgot where i saw it. sorry. if u seek it out u will find. lastly, i added a flint and tinder to the corkscrew and it has worked out pretty well. u have to bend the corkscrew a bit and also fanagel the flint and tinder but once its in it will be there when/if u need it. it does not interfere with putting in your 5th pocket or using the tool.

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This multi-tool feels like quality when you operate it. It is smaller than I thought (giggity) but it is perfect for your keychain which is exactly what I need. I tested the corkscrew but it's a bit uncomfortable to use, had to put a lot of elbow grease to open the bottle and as a result, it bent a little at the base and wont close flush anymore.I also had to loosen the hex screws a bit that hold the tools because it was tough to get them out with your fingernail. The knife is sharp and the scissors cut but only good for thin paper or other thin stuff.Overall, this multi-tool feels sturdy, well-built and lightweight which is great for your keychain.

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About a year ago I got a SOG Powerpint. I really liked the compound leverage pliers AND the really smooth operation of deploying them; one could buy the tool just for that feature alone. But as time went on and I was looking for a way to upgrade and "smooth out' my EDC kit, I came across this SOG Powerlitre with a corkscrew. Well, I still have my Leatherman Juice that I bought years ago with its terrible corkscrew implementation (which with its undersized corkscrew, tore the centers out of corks without removing them), and which was one of the reasons for me buying it. The Powerlitre also has a corkscrew function, but on the one I just got, it had a few problems. 1) the corkscrew itself was bent in the center causing to not nest properly in the provided space (this was probably a return), and 2) the corkscrew would not enter the cork no matter how much pressure was applied. Upon closer examination, I found the tip of the corkscrew was parallel with the top surface of the cork. So, I straightened the bend in the corkscrew and then bent the tip so instead of being parallel with the cork surface, it was at about a 45-degree angle allowing it to penetrate the cork surface, and now it works more or less as designed. So, it your interest is in the corkscrew function, pls. note the above.Furthermore, in order to integrate the corkscrew function, apparently a tool or two needed to be removed and the serrated knife was removed. I, and many other reviewers, have found the newer package opener tool to be very desirable and in fact even though the PowerPint didn't have a dedicated package opener, I used the serrated blade for that function. So that brings us back to the tool set on the PowerLitre. In order to include the corkscrew function, I'm assuming something had to go, and we end up with no serrated blade, but we do have a hooked seat belt cutter. I don't know about all of you, but in my 60+ years of driving, I've never had the need to cut my seat belt to escape my car, but I open packages on average of one a day. I would certainly prefer a package opener tool over the hooked seat belt cutter.And finally, SOG has addressed the issue of hex bits, and or extensions, tending to work their way out of the very nice holder with the weak magnet between the handles when opened fully. In the Powerlitre, they did this by incorporating a curved metal piece with micro notches in it which can be swung over and hooked to the other side handle and keep the handles together so the 1/4" bit is securely retained. Well, I can testify that this thing is there, and if you can break it loose and swing it over, and push it down to engage, it will hold the bit more securely. Due to the stiffness of the installed retainer, this took me about 15 minutes to do, with a few abraded fingers and thumbs... but I did do it.These "nits" are something I would expect from some off-shore company just trying to get into the multi-tool business, not a well-established company like SOG.

First of all, there is another Internet store that offers this product for all most half the $$$, But after much digging into the low price offered, In a hard to find notice, that company does admit that what it is selling are actually factory seconds that cannot be sold retail, and are intended as a source of replacement 'spare parts', so you get what you pay for...For the price, the SOG Price Liter does offer a good selection of tools, which in some comparison, is even better then the Leatherman's products in the similar size/weight range. (They include the itty, bitty Straight/Philips Jeweler's/Eyeglass screw bits that the less expensive small Leatherman products lack...) However, the product is not manufactured in the US like the Leatherman products, and the production quality is not up to the Leatherman standards. I have found that out of the box, the locking knife blade is somewhat dull and needed to be sharpened. Fortunately, I already had a pen knife sharpener that with just 2 strokes made the blade as sharp as a Leatherman knife blade. Reading other reviews on the SOG Power liter product, they say that the other sharp edged tools on the SOG product (e.g. Gut Hock, Scissor, Can Opener. And the Cork Screw, which is what I bought this SOG product for is a fantastic design !!!) which I have not tried yet, may need to be sharpened as well. I don't blame SOG for having these edged tools on the dull side, as regardless, with regular use these tools must be rehappened regardless. You just need to know the tools required to do this. Leatherman does sell a multi-tool sharpener that can handle all but that Can Opener fine. And that embedded diamond dust file on the more expensive multi-tool products can do that thing just fine....

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