I don’t leave home without my signal,bit kits and bit extension. I’m the two years I’ve owned them, they’ve served me very, very well. I may not use the whistle/fero rod, but it’s nice knowing I have them, if ever needed. My all time favorite multitool right here

I love the Signal. I've been carrying it for over a year and have even gone out and survived for a weekend using nothing but the Signal

I've been carrying mine every day since I got it. It's quickly become my favorite Leatherman. The combo edge is a big plus on this tool. When I get an opportunity to shoot my video review of it I'll demonstrate precisely why.

I wish they had maintained the MUT design by replacing the removable punch with a removable 3/16" ferro rod and then replacing the carbon scraper with with a removable round aluminum whistle embedded with medium grit diamond powder for sharpening, could even be sized optimally for the serrations, though I don't care for them much. Doing it this way leaves us with a sweet survival aid that also has bonus rescue and weapon maintenance/sight/optics capabilities.

Used leatherman multi tools for years they are great,reliable strong and practical. The after service is fantastic even in UK had a saw blade break on me,my fault,was replaced no questions asked free of charge.Just recently broke eye glass screwdriver,rang service in UK,Whitby and Co, explained the problem they sent me three free. Can't get better service than that,keep up the good work leatherman..

Love the Signal. I'd been watching very closely for the release ever since it was announced and got one about 6 or 7 weeks ago. Very happy with it thus far. This combination of tools will allow me to save several ounces on my canoe trips going forward.

I think it's funny you are saying it's about time, I have one of the first leather man tools ever made the Pocket survival tool.

That package is brilliant. Not quite a primary anything (save maybe the pliers), but a backup to everything. I love it.

Thanks. Great review. ABOUT TIME LEATHERMAN! Just bought one to test from Optics Planet - sold it to me for $93.93 with free shipping. If I like it, I'll be adding to all my survival bags/kits.

they should include a pocket clip with every tool they got. I like it better than having an extra pouch on my belt or having it sliding to the bottom of my pocket horizontally.

The wire strippers on Leatherman multitools (on the can opener) are EXCELLENT for striking a ferro rod, especially thinner ferro rods.

Agreed; saw on my Leatherman Wave is amazing. I use it all the time.

Thanks for doing such a nice review. I've been carrying an original Leatherman Multi-tool in my flight bag for years primarily because of the way the screw drivers worked and due to the built in wire cutter. Fixing mechanical issues is necessary once in a while with a plane and carrying around a tool box filled with all the things you need is ridiculous when a single tool will do the job. The combination of those critical repair tools with better survival tools is definitely worth any backwoods pilot taking a serious look. Now... I just have to figure out what to do with the original Leatherman. BTW - I love the PS4 too. Fantastic for every day carry.

Very first time I saw this multi-tool, I thought it was a gimmick. Looking at it again, I think I would be a good multi-tool for the outdoors. Though the whistle, flint, and sharpener I'd classify as emergency backups to dedicated versions of those three items mentioned above. I hope the whistle/flint combo can be purchased separately if lost or if the flint gets used up over time.

Okay, ended up buying it. The hard wire cutters, sharpener, and the whistle/flint tools are replaceable on Leatherman's site. Is it a bit gimmicky? Yes. I'm sorry, but yes. Not so much the sharpener, but the whistle/flint combo. Honestly, I like it overall. But there are a couple of issues. Practice, practice, practice, and then practice some more blowing that whistle because otherwise it won't work for you 100% of the time. The opening for your mouth is too tiny The sewing awl fits into a groove on the side of the built-in carabiner. So, yes, you can use it with the handles closed up. Not so the can-opener or the drivers. With the drivers, it's the same issue as on the Skeletool. You can use the drivers, but that arm will have to remain extended. Thankfully the can-opener along with the other tools locks into place because you're going to be using that tool with the extended arm as well. The one-hand opening hole for the knife blade is rather rough cut. If you don't absolutely need to open it one-handed, yeah; use two hands. The saw is a pain in the butt to open. It really is. Would have been much better if Leatherman had cut a hole in the saw along with the knife blade. And get used to using the latch to constantly lock and unlock the handles because they simply will not stay closed on their own. Plus side being, for those who own a SOG multi-tool you'll understand this next part, yes; you can flip the Signal open with one hand to get to the pliers. That last bit of take-up being satisfyingly stiff though. Weight is spot on. You can carry it clipped to a pants pocket without any huge sag (except a pair of thin dress-pants. But that's to be expected). Speaking of the clip though, it slips in and out the pocket a bit too easily. But not surprising with a nearly straight clip. Needs a bit more tension. Overall, I like mine despite all the minor issues. Perhaps Leatherman will release a Signal 2.0 in which all those nagging details are fixed. As an outdoor specific multi-tool, it's a good one. Not great. But quite good. Ironically, it also makes a better-than-average EDC full-size multi-tool. Especially if you don't like wearing belt pouches on your person and getting mistaken for Batman. Yes, it is a bit over-priced for what you ultimately get. But no one else out there literally makes a multi-tool for the outdoors. I don't regret buying mine.

interesting build. I'm with you, it's about time. I need to pick up the squirt.

Just ordered one of these...for camping it looks like one tool does all...thanks for the review.

I like the Signal, and agree it's about time they add a survival multi-tool for camping. However my multi-tool of choice for camping is the Leatherman Wave, with a small mod adding the serrated knife with gut-hook from TxToolCrafters and an extra $4 Magnesium Fire Starter ferrous strip from amazon that fits nicely in the leather case that came with my Wave. Its the ultimate tool for me and my camping/hunting situations.

I didnt know my leatherman juice had a lanyard hole until I seen in it this video. I had to stop the video and put a lanyard on my juice lol...... great review. it is about time leatherman made something more suited to the outdoors.

It has some good points. The fact that is that light has a weight advantage. But it is not a ''heavy duty'' survival tool. It has some ''survival'' features, but they are so small that they have ''small'' function too. Our survival bags are so full of everything that it is strange that you might need a silly whistle or a tiny sharpening rod. If you found yourself in a desert with just this tool and nothing else, then yes it might do something. We buy a lot of survival stuff, but i don't think that this life or death situation happens so often... If this leatherman was at the price point of a skeletool, then it would worth a shot. But as it is, it is just a marketing trick...

Been waiting since shot show also. Thanks for the look

Im a charge TTI guy myself. I hate combo edges and the s30v blade rocks. I use the bits almost every day and have the extra bits and extension. I do wish they had the 154cm wire cutters though. The signal seems a little gimmicky to me. I have a go bag in my trunk with a good ferro rod and sharpening kit.

I usually carry a wingman for edc and after getting used to using it I wish they would incorporate the spring loaded pliers into more models in the future. Looks like a great new model though!

If they want the ultimate survival tool they should just ad the rebar head to a charge AL and replace the mini bit driver with an awl!! That would be awesome :D

I have a cheap multi tool I got for $10 and it works just as well as a leatherman.

Now there is a cool mutlitool. I am not much into most multitools but that one looks pretty neat. Thanks for showing it to us.

I will go with Surge and add some of the extras. Bigger is better here.

Update: Okay, been EDCing this tool since I first got it just over 6 months ago. And I mean everyday. Only today did it get displaced from my pants pocket. I still stand behind my earlier comments when I initially got it. So why is it now no longer in the pocket of my cargo pants?.... Weight! I'm sorry, but 7.5 ounces is just too heavy for a clip-carried multi-tool, with such an inferior clip. For a first effort, it was very good. (And I mean the multi-tool overall.) But for a Leatherman tool costing a C-note, you'd expect the clip to be better (stronger) than what you get on a Leatherman Rev ($30 budget model). Ironically, it's not! I can live with the 420 steel used on the knife blade. (Let's be honest, really should be 154CM at that price.) But a flimsy clip that is clearly inferior to their budget offering?? Come on, Leatherman. You're better than this. So over the course of the last couple of weeks, the clip on my Signal has loosened a bit. Not a lot. Not remotely that much. It doesn't wobble. But loosened enough that the tool now sometimes tumbles out of my pocket, onto the concrete ground when I get out of my car. Something it NEVER did before. And since I wear it on my right side, no; it's not snagging or getting caught on anything. I've decided I need something with a better clip and lighter weight. It's far from ideal, but for now I'm going with the Leatherman Rev based on its superior clip, lighter weight (Yes, 1.5 ounces really makes a significant difference when it's a clip-carried multi-tool and it's 7.5 ounces vs. 6.) I still recommend the Signal as a dedicated outdoor multi-tool or one to toss in your BOB. But daily EDC, Leatherman needs to improve the clip; and find some way to lighten the design. Perhaps eliminating the carabiner/bottle-opener/far-from-ideal-hammer-for-pounding-in-tent-stakes.

I rely like the single. It is a very helpful tool. in fact, just resantly I helped my Scout master with the toten chip class with it. like all the tools it has it basikly coverd the whol toten chep class thanks to the single

Great camera-work! The sharpener and ferro rod are good ideas, but implementation is iffy. The can opener has always opened bottles just fine. There's no need for the large pommel (do you really want to be banging away with your only survival tool? Use the saw and cut yourself a baton or look for a rock), or carabiner, since there's already a clip. This could be lighter still. Main large smooth blade, saw, file, awl, can/bottle opener, and bit driver, or possibly a full serrated blade. They know well what we want, they just don't want to offer it in one package for the sake of selling multiple tools.

I love and hate my old signal. I love the tool set. I'm not a fan of the combi blade although I do see its value if you need to cut through textiles or rope quick. 😅 I've been looking around for something new (cause I'm stupid for collecting Leathermans for some reason) and I see the Signal now comes in a Varity of colors. Which I love cause I'm getting so tired of black knives. I'm also not really a fan of the new Leatherman magnetic opening knives/tools like I thought I would. I just looked this review up randomly in my search seeing if there was something else out there. And It reminded me of why I like my Signal and Skeletool. So I think I'm going to donate my old Signal and my MUT to my brother who is an RCMP officer and thinks his 40 buck gerber is the cats ass. Maybe it is but maybe I can convert him too. 😂 Especial since Colt? Ar-15 are in allot of the trunks of their squad cars now. The Mut needs some parts replaced (I broke the punch and scraper). So I think I'll get a Signal in red with blacked out hardware but mod the knife since I'll probably be getting parts anyways. 😅 I think I'll pick up a blacked out regular Leatherman knife "blank" on ebay and replace that combi blade. Its the only thing I don't like on the MUT and Signal but my brother likes combi blades for the same reasons I mentioned above. So in a weird way thanks for the review!😅

haha i just got a squirt ps4 intending on it being my backup. i got it confused with the juice! i didnt think it was going to be so small! im trying it out, hopefully i end up liking it. ive been looking at the mut for a long time but maybe the signal is right for me. i do have an old surge so who knows. hopefully ill have them both by the end of the year, and a juice too! my favorite to edc has been the skeletool.

Might be time to replace my Leatherman Wave. Thanks for sharing, bro.

Charge for the win

6.17 minute the 45N , 122N is a location, they are putting different locations on each Signal.

I like that it has a hammer. For me, that's the most attractive feature. I'm curious if the weight is too much for edc.

Great review as usual, really like the 1080p @ 60fps looks great. Thanks for the great quality video.

can't wait to get the signal

Id rather a wave/surge with solid fire steel rod like gobspark over this thing. I doubt that stupid whistle could scare a deer away. Besides in a survival situation we know that detachable thing would get lost in the weeds. Surge is huge compared to the wave but it includes real scissors on the outside deployment.

Pretty sweet, but kinda strange they didn't put tweezers on there... Splinters, thorns, bee stingers... I can see many uses for something as tiny and easy to include as tweezers. Unless that's just more of a Victorinox thing.

So they are finally selling these? I saw them at shot last year as well, I always make a point to stop by the leatherman booth, and these looked like exactly what I was looking for. Oh and BTW their Saws on all their tools, at least the backs of them, make for excellent strikers on ferro rods

The only negative I see is the Hex drive would be hard to actually use. It needs to be an in-line tool and not one that is just added on. thanks

the video quality is awesome.

this is not about the knife but you should really fallow leave no trace while camping. if you have brush hiting your hammock raise or move it instead of cutting/killing the brush

You really look like the dude from demolition ranch

This looks like a good option as far as multitools go. Thanks for the review :) - Martin

Way cool! Thanks for reviewing this!

I live in Australia and i would love this tool, and i know its $99 in US Dollars and that calculates to $135 AUD but ive been looking for this leatherman for 135 bucks, but it is at least over $250 and im annoyed cause im keen to get it.

Thank you.

Leatherman, make an Urban Survival tool WITH a glass breaker/seat belt cutter and a bit adapter

One thing you didn't go over was being able to take out the bit driver and not being able to close up the leatherman due to the hammer. I find that's the only down fall to this design.

At first glace it looks like the MUT, but more tools and lighter & cheaper. 2nd look the fire rod, whistle & sharpener are are jokingly small.

Ok now that’s a left handed knife 👍

great tool and great report

i dig it!!! would be a nice to find in my stocking

My wave+ works just fine in a outdoor/survival situation, also i tried the signal...but theres something wrong with the locking system of the saw, tried 3 signals and each just got off their lock after a little tap on the saw with your finger, shame good idea terrible quallity tbh

Thank you for your great review!

Good review. You need to do an update on the new Juice line.

Great review, as usual. Ty.

Fantastic review...very well done from beginning to end. The tool looks great, but at $100 , I think They are $20-25 USD higher on price than they should be.

Good review Scout...per your input and favorable info from Chris at Preparedmind101 and Ben at Livingsurvival I've decided to order my own Leatherman Signal...think it will make a very capable EDC...

This has to be the first Leatherman that I'd have absolutely no interest in owning. Combo edge chisel ground main blade, no secondary blade, ferro rod too small for regular use, diamond sharpener too small to use effectively, and personally I don't care for plastic on my Leathermans. Different strokes for different folks. I'll stick with my C2 Juice, Supertool 200 and Supertool 300.

Seems gimmicky. I'm surprised they didn't add a compass, para-chord and a fishing hook to go with the handy-dandy rape-whistle. Leatherman Supertool 300 FTW!

I just got the wingman in a gaw :)

Seems like a pretty good MT, but I hate serrated blades. I have a couple knives with partially serrated blades and I think they're a waste of steel. Somebody tell me what they're good for.

Dang man great tool wish I could get my hands on one would be great and great vid man keep it up

wat pants r u waring

Great review, but it still is missing a few critical tools, like scissors, and a few others.

I like how he has nothing negative to say about this leatherman. If you want to get a unbiased review then check out Nick Shabazz's review of this.

My "problem" with multitools when camping is that I already usually have proper tools with me anyway: an axe/machete for cutting trees and bushes, a saw for sawing, fire tools etc. This is too much of a toy. I could put a multitool in my car for "just in case", for longer hikes when I wan't to keep my gear light or in my messenger bag when I'm at work.

That's a nice ring. Where did you get it

well I was not sure what leatherman I wanted. SOLD

I buy it if it was a plain edge blade. i just dont do combo. how evr i like the rest of the signal

Seems like scissors are missing from the package. Think I prefer the Surge.

Great review!

Great video!!!

Great video 👍👍👌

oooo i like! Great review as usual!

i dont have this multitool but I am considering buying it. however, is it just me or do the wire cutter inserts stick up too far in the area I would use for loosening/tightening nuts? has anybody found that tightening a nut has ruined the wire cutters?

Trying to start my own channel can you give me some advice how to start?

whats with the 45N 122W coordinates just under the pocket clip? is it some feature to help you navigate or something?

overall seems nice...

For our purposes I kind of wish they made it smaller, like juice size. Love Leatherman but disappointed in this 'car camper multi-tool'. Thanks for the look.

I feel the cork screw on a multi tool is a waste of space. i am sure some people may take wine out camping but they are probably few and far between.

Am I crazy for carrying the wave as an everyday carry? :D I rather have a good size of tools rather than what the little ps4 has on it.

Such a cool tool. Too bad it doesn't have scissors. That is a deal breaker for me.

Any plans on doing the SOG Reactor? I'm very curious about it for EDC.

What pants do you use? There's a lot of pockets!

Does anyone know what the "45oN 122oW" under the Leatherman clip means/symbolises? Thanks!

Yo. I'm looking everywhere for an answer here. HOW DO YOU CLOSE THE CAN OPENER? I just got one and it's stuck in the open position.

Who won the blitz?

Yeah I think i'm going to pass on this one. Neat for a backup in a get home bag or something but if you are hiking you are going to want a real knife and if you need a saw one of those big, super light, fold out saws.. those things will rip through anything in seconds and are probably lighter than this knife.

i would like to see a 3 sided file instead of the can opener. (a can , can be opened with a blade)

I hate serrated blades... especially the half-n-half hybrids. Too difficult to maintain.

I spy a paramilitary 2!

Not real impressed. They don't have a way to replace the striker rod after its wore out. I'll stick with the other multitools.

Leatherman Gimmick..i mean Signal

i know nothing about survival except for the fact this would be crap for it. Really, as a gardener this truelly has the right tools for me, but as survival tool the loose parts are way to gimmicky, it should all be steel and not have plastic at all, it should have a regular knife and it could instead rather use overall more steel to have a sturdier design. Really, even among leatherman options in the multitool department, there are better options for survival then this.

It is smaller than the Mut but cheap plastik parts. When you open the pliers in the woods you will lose the fire steel and the pipe. Don't bet your life on this.

Not good enough for the prize. The whistle isn't good enough if you need it and too hard to get out. Just try to blow in it while in the water. Also looks like a cheap plastic, easy to lost and no way to attach it to the tool with a string. The rod might come in handy, but other than that I just cannot see how this is better than any other multitool in outdoor survival situation. Bush crafters might like this, dunno.