Decent Squirt replacements that I've found so far Leatherman Style PS (best competitor) bit.ly/43CPqnt Leatherman Micra (not my favorite) bit.ly/3olIhYU Leatherman Skeletool amzn.to/3obPXfX Gerber Dime amzn.to/40cbQcj Nextool Flagship Mini amzn.to/3GP7txf Nextool Mini Sailor amzn.to/3L3CIXP Victorinox Deluxe Tinker amzn.to/3L0tVG1 SOG Powerpint amzn.to/3L3Jk8F SOG Powerlitre amzn.to/3ofUEpk SOG Snippet amzn.to/3okqqRL SOG Sync 1 amzn.to/3oiFnEb Have a Multitool or EDC Question? Leave a comment and I may make a video on it! Website: maxlvledc.com Amazon Shop: amzn.to/3B5kJvr Instagram: bit.ly/3zndlKR Facebook: bit.ly/3ITwKWD Email: mle.collab@gmail.com (no links plz, wont click them) Maxlvledc is a channel dedicated to exploring the tools we carry every day. I will be discussing bags, flashlights, knives, multitools, pen, wallets, key organizers, pry tools, functional clothing, watches, electronics, and much more. Because I also love to modify these items, there will be videos on tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, scissor, wrenches, and power tools. I try to read every comment so pls feel free to ask any questions below! Thanks for stopping in! _______________________ Disclaimer I will use affiliate links whenever possible. Using these links allows me to continue to make content for this channel. Thanks so much for your help! #everydaycarry #edc #maxlvledc

I feel like if Victorinox wasn’t so conservative in their business approach they could sit down and easily design a small pliers based tool that would dominate the market.

This is exactly the kind of video that I wish more people would do. One of the reasons that I have so many multitools and knives is because I wanted to compare them and not very many people had direct comparisons. Thank you!!

I'm an airline pilot... Travel with the Style PS every day. Never had an issue, even when I'm randomly selected for full TSA screening. Love the channel!

While the description says "tool only" it does come with one each of a bi-metal kzfaq.infoUgkx0vyBwjtx9GGOuiqUVT2sRoYqmDoNT_RI and HCS blade plus an adaptor plate for non-DeWalt blades. Wish I had known that before I bought the blade kit, but oh well. Since I already have a DeWalt drill, charger and batteries there was no need to buy more of those so this was a great deal.There is one other consideration. DeWalt does't sell the depth guide separately so you need to buy the three parts which make it up -- the N275350 block assy, the N275341 metal rod and the N278801 knob. Amazon does sell all three.

I have had a squirt for almost 10 years, amazing how time goes. My wife got me a super tinker and clip so that it hangs up in my pocket, almost 3 years ago. Has been in my pocket everyday since. Great tool

I am south Korean and I asked the official importer of Leatherman in Korea if PS4 was confirmed to be discontinued. And they said that Leatherman's side answered like this. Keychain products cannot be sustained under current conditions, and if they continue to be released, the price will have to increase significantly due to various environmental changes related to production. That brings us closer to the consumer price of the lower-priced product of the traditional generic model. However, the answer was that as a result, it was judged that it was not marketable. Therefore, Leatherman has decided to discontinue the current keychain models. However, as always, if market demands or variables occur, the price will rise a lot, and there is a possibility of resuming, but that is also a low probability. The sentence can be awkward using a translator.

I have a Flagship Mini and those scissors are a beast. I have cup zip ties, 1/2” tubing, cardboard… just incredible for the size.

I loved the Roxon M2 so much, I bought two of them. The size and giant scissors of this tool is my favorite feature.

Got the SOG Snippet and Powerpint (2 of these). They're hands down the best I've used. Pliers have incredibly strength and rigidity for the size and I often prefer them over full size for the power. The Snippet scissors cut better than some of my full size scissors. Both are a little pricey, but so so worth it. SOG makes some quality tools. I also have the Gerber Dime and the pliers on it are VERY light duty. I have that on my keys as a backup only. I have a Leatherman Skeletool and carry that for its knife. It's a heavier duty pliers but I prefer the Powerpint for the precision and grip strength.

I have a Dime and my wife has the Nextool Mini Flagship. Both great little pocket tools. The dime definitely could have used some upgrades. If the blade was replaced with a full length file/flathead and the screwdriver section had a steel plate on the scale side for extra support I'd be extremely happy.

Thanks for another great video! I ran across a tiny little multi tool at a flea market. It reads Sheffield stainless steel on the body of the tool & weighs in at 1.86 ounces. I opened up all of the tools & they are solid strong. The scissors work great, there's also 2 small flat drivers, small Phillips, awl, blade, can opener & file. The spring loaded plier & wire cutter are solid. It looks like a tiny Leatherman with those same knurled screws that you need a special tool or vicegrips for. It's seems like the same quality you'd get with a Leatherman too. I gave the guy $5 for it. It needs work though as the side with the blade, file, larger flat head & awl are so difficult to take out it's almost unusable. I'm going to try flushing with oil & cleaning it up before I try loosening those screws.

Squirt S4 is KING! My edc since many years together with the stainless Maratac aaa. Fits perfectly in the coin pocket! 😊👌 Might add that I've also had a couple of Micras, P4:s and one PS4 but the S4 is the only one left... 😍

I have tons of mini multi tools but the squirt is by far my favorite. It's a shame they've been discontinued I wish I would've known so I would've picked up a few more . SOG is supposed to be releasing a new mini tool , hope you review that one soon .

Just the fact that you are doing this program shows the LTG effect of leaving a crack in the door to allow competition & new ideas to flood in...if they cannot supply customer's needs the customer will look elsewhere for alternatives....good job!!

On workdays I always carry a Leatherman Style PS + Leatherman Style CS combo. Petty awe!

Never had a Squirt so we don't really know what we're missing but always have the Gerber Vise in the 5th pocket. It still rocks after decades of use.

Really well done video! Thank you for putting this together. I’ve been looking for a multitool smaller than the Leatherman Surge. I like the Surge but it can be a bit heavy and want something with similar tools, definitely as reliable as a Leatherman, but not some cheaply made knockoff from China/India junk. It’s also good to learn that there are “tsa friendly” multi tools out there, when traveling. What is most important to me as I’m searching for the “right” multitool, is how it fits in my hands, do the tools lock, and how well they are made.

I have a Leatherman Squirt with the wire strippers instead of the pliers and I love them. I have a free p4 on my hip so the pliers aren’t a necessity for me. I do a lot of small wiring repairs and installation so always having the strippers is nice to have on my person at all times.

I love the squirt too; keep mine in my desk drawer at work, but I think you nailed why they're discontinuing it. The spring on the scissors fails constantly (and on the style as well, since they're the same). Hopefully they're designing a replacement tool.

Just flew to Thailand and back with a stylePS and a PT-2 in my carry on. TSA didn't bat an eye on multiple airport entries state side and never said anything. Flying through Incheon (S Korea), they asked to take it out and checked it that it didn't have a blade, then let me through with it as well. Obviously anecdotal and everyone's trip may be different but that has been my first hand experience very recently (March)

I have the mini. Replaced my leatherman. I think I have a good one. Works like a charm.

VERY informative video with good metrics of comparison. Much good to choose from - there will likely never be a dearth of tools to suit our purposes despite the unavailability of the great Leatherman Squirt. I have had several Nextool Mini-flagships. While the scissors cut wonderfully, they are not at all comfortable to use for my hands. Bordering on painful. Too thin, a vestige of the design of the tool to make everything fit.

I still don't understand why they decided to stop production of the Leatherman Squirt PS4. It was the perfect little multi-tool in every way. I lost a Leatherman Squirt PS4 a couple of months ago (still hoping it's at home somewhere) and when I tried to buy a new one, Leatherman no longer makes it.. I looked on ebay and saw that new Leatherman Squirt PS4s from various sellers are on sale now at speculative prices... I wrote a letter to Leatherman to explain why they stopped making the best mini multitool, but I did not receive a coherent answer. It seems to me that they have some kind of serious problem, maybe with some kind of supplies ... I don’t know. So I started looking at the Leatherman Micra. It looks interesting, but all the tools are available only after opening, plus this stupid nail file ... I don’t understand why it’s there .. Therefore, I’m already looking at Leatherman FREE T4 and now I’m choosing between T4 and Micra. Both are compromise options for me. The rest of the multitools are NOT made in the USA, and therefore do not interest me. Maybe Victorinox has a little chance...

Well done. Excellent demonstration. But now i want a Leatherman squirt.

The Leatherman PS is travel friendly. I used to carry one on my keys before I got into larger multitools, and I took it on planes multiple times. TSA never said anything and they definitely looked at it everytime.

I don’t think Leatherman discontinued the Squirt, there’s just none available (which is peculiar). It’s still listed as one of their offerings on their website and it’s not on their discontinued page. I’ll be excited for them to release a bunch of new colors.

Leatherman Style PS is discontinued as well.

My leatherman skeletool is the most used gift I've ever got. Thanks Dad

Love my skeletool with my olight baton 3 pro. I'm my front right pocket. Use them both everyday.

I love my Squirt! I use the blade, file, and the dikes almost every day. I also use the plyers and scissors fairly regularly.

Nextool just announced a sailor mini model with scissors as the main tool and a sak style pair of pliers. Can't wait to get my hands on a pair.

Victorinox Compact and SOG Powerpint are my favorites

I still love the dime travel, I actually use the hook on that so freaking often for small wires that I need to pull from machinery. Funny enough I carry it more than the squirt, it's a shame they discontinued it.

I recently bought blue scales and the pocket clip to put on my Victorinox hunter that I love it will be even better with the mods installed

So glad I own 4 LM Squirt PS4 s. I ice had for years and 3 backups.

The Squirt discontinued?! Heresy! It's my favorite EDC multitool by far. Good thing I have 3.

I’d love a Skeletool with beefier pliers. I have been carrying my CX daily for years and love it. It has everything I need and nothing more. I carry a Free P2 on the weekends and would be happy to keep the bigger pliers and trade some thickness and weight for most of the other tools other than the knife blade (I’d rather non-serrated like the P4), Philips and flat drivers. I’d be happy to swap both combined with a Wave style bit holder.

Gerber Dime has very poor quality control. Mine was so hard to open that I lost a chunk of my fingernail. When I loosened the screws a tiny bit, it didn’t work as intended. Trash if you ask me.

Or go the Victorinox 58mm of choice paired with the knipex cobras if you need pliers.

Victorinox Midnight Minichamp. All in one EDC. It’s what I carry when I only want to carry phone, keys and wallet.

That was an informative clip and well done. I’m 75 and have never owned a multi tool. A little slow on the uptake, you say? So……in an effort to make my life complete and close the circle on my Smart Watch, I recently ordered two Leatherman PS models from Blades Canada. One was for my son-in-law. However, he may never get it. That’s because the tweezers on the PS are nearly impossible to remove. So one actually requires a second PS to remove the tweezers from the first. You have to hand it to the genius marketing people at Leatherman who came up with that requirement. But it’s a cute tool and I like it. And BTW……once you get the tweezers removed, the Victorinox tweezers are almost a fit, protruding only slightly………which I can live with. Now this is all rather silly, because I almost NEVER use tweezers. Go figure. Thanks for the great clip.

Every tool on my Dime had to be sharpened. I love having the package opener.

I just ordered a couple of the gerber dimes - I really need the bottle opener and my wife wants it for the rest of the tools

Great video, as always.

I travel with my Style PS and Victorinox Jetsetter. I've never had an issue except when I grabbed the Rambler on accident. Just expect the tsa agent to open each implement, so it does add time.

Hi, I had to use twice the warranty on my wife's squirt, scissors spring broke(surprise, surprise). Great tool though. Me personally, have classic sd victorinox, my favourite, combined with light and small (£10 bill) container, and my keys are always in my pocket. Dime looks like a good bargain. I don't remember seeing a Gerber Crucial on your channel, also a great tool, light and compact, checkit out, it's worthit. Cheers 👍

yeah ive been carrying weatherman's for 30 years. the Juice series was the BEST EDC pocket friendly model they had. Not sure why they discontinued such a good thing. Stuff they have now is over-complicated, busy and heavy. Ha!! My thoughts exactly. The SOG power pint could be perfect if it was smoother in the pocket and they ditch the seatbelt cutter, awl and jewlers screw drivers and useless scissors and needless fingernail file Use the free-ed up space to add a proper no. 2 phillips and a decent snipper. It doesnt have a flat slot driver. So i Had to grind the file to make one out of it. :(

Victorinox Alox Rambler is by far the best utility to size/weight. All the tools are surprisingly good for how small they are, seriously, have a good look. Shame it’s not available any more but I modded a Cellidor scaled Manager with titanium scales.

I want the Leatherman Skeletool to simply NOT have the giant waste of space carabiner and then make the overall size 25% smaller. All I need is a pocket knife with some pliers and a phillips/flat head screw driver. Although, I also wish ALL multitools had a glass breaker because when you finally need one you need it immediately.

I feel the exact same way about the Dime.. that package opener is awesome, I use it wayyy more than the blade. I would trade the blade for a full size file or a philips with some reach. I do like the bottle opener simply because the type of venue I would carry the Dime at often happens to be the type of venue where I might have to open a fancy craft beer or three. Gerber Dime + bic lighter make a great combination for a watch pocket when you're out on the town and don't want a full size MT drawing attention. I've been carrying the Dime as my "fancy clothes" or "sensitive area" multitool for like 10 years. Never had a complaint about it. I work in the trades so I usually carry a heavier LM, but on days when I'm in and out of union meetings or whatnot, I often watch pocket a Dime + Supertinker combo.

I think they "discontinued" it to push the sale of the new micra colors that came out. I wish they would come out with new squirter colors!

About 6 years ago there was a Christmas sale on the Gerber Dime for $10. I bought 6. 4 for gifts and I kept two. Since then I bought 2 more so I have one for each car. I really like the Dime. The package opener is the best. I've used all kinds of knives and cutting utensils, but this one is kinda perfect. And when I let my kid use it to open a box, it's one of those angled blades so it won't cut the item in the box. It's always in my pocket. The scissors are the weak point. They are fine for light use, but not much more. No worse than most other pocket multi tools.

I've carried my Style PS through airport security dozens of times without issue. I had a TSA agent ask me to take it out of my bag and put it loose in a bin with all the tools deployed, so that is how I've taken it through security ever since. I did have the scissor spring break while traveling at Christmas. Leatherman fixed it under warranty with no hassle, other than having to pay to ship it to them.

Just the video i needed!

I thought it was pretty funny that you look at the Roxon M2 and talk about the scissors being absurd then look at the mini flagship and sing its praises for the large scissors and the execution of the both is nearly identical.

New subscriber. Great content. Recently lost my SOG PowerLite Mini at TSA. (Didn't realize it had fallen deep into a crevice of my carry on). TSA was great and simply confiscated and I went on my way. Looking for a replacement that is TSA friendly.

I've been very happy with my Nextool Mini Sailor as a replacement for the Squirt I misplaced Noticed that they now do a Sailor Scissors model (which I would've preferred had it been available when I bought mine)

I have the Squirt E4 which they replaced with the ES4 then quit in 2019 the E4 was a wire stripper with a bit of needle nose pliers, knife... sad that they are quitting this line but things are CRAZY in the Cootie Age 🤪 have an old SOG Crossgrip, a mini power plier but it too has gone away

Nice informative video. Thank you.

I agree I don't need the bottle opener on the "Dime" and I wish the file was a little longer when I have a torn fingernail at work. I also like the package opener.

I have been able to pass through TSA security with my PS. I open it up and show it to them. That prevents them from opening and closing it and breaking the scissor spring.

Its so strange that they discontinued it! Now they go used for up to 70$! 4 Months after the release of this video, there is still no replacement.

Powerpint for the win

That flagship is on my keys, awesome tool!

I've been carrying Swiss Army Knives and all the multi tools for nearly 40 years now. I can't think of a single time I've ever needed scissors. 🤷 Matter of fact, I'm pretty sure the only time I EVER use scissors is when I'm wrapping presents. I'd much rather have a different tool like an awl or file that would actually be useful. If I need to cut something, I just use the knife blade.

I pair up the SAK manager with the style ps works really well for me!

I want a multi-tool for my son, who's not quite ready for blades, so the Style PS is perfect. 😅

Some of my favorite tools are jusy great quality ones. Knipex flat jaw plierswrench, and their pliers.

that solar casio is awesome i really love it

The Gerber 'vice' is a good alternative for the squirt. Thx for the review 👍

I had the same issue with scissors breaking on the Style PS. Leatherman has not been impressing me with quality or design for some time. My go-to tools have been the Juice (discontinued) and the Squirt (discontinued). They're lucky they still have the Wave+ and Rebar in their lineup otherwise they would be dead.

I wonder what the US Military will replace it with for the under seat pilot survival kit

Entire Squirt and Juice lines discontinued. What the hell was leatherman thinking. Oh well, I picked up a nextool flagship mini pro to replace my squirt ps4. And it's better in every way.

3+ years on my Gerber Dime. Awesome little tool. Hope to get a SOG Power Pint when my Dime dies.

I have the squirt ps4 but for some reason I always grab the flagship mini or the classic sd. I carry the handymen and the spirit x for bigger tasks (with the deepcarryclip you forget about it right away, I love it). So the squirt has the right toolset but I hardly use it. I usually need the scissor maybe that's why 😄

All of the tools shown here are perfectly serviceable but it somehow makes me pine even more for the Squirt. I own a single, now very well used example and wish I had bought a few more when I had the chance. Leatherman should really take note of what is said here and also on other platforms and consider reintroducing the Squirt. It would be very popular.

I have had two squirts, both of them broke so yeah maybe that heat treatment is an issue. I'd be willing to try the style PS as having a blade is not an issue, it is the pliers I want.

For a future video idea how about which two light mts to make a sensible combo. I. e.: A Skeletool and Sog s Snippet.

And now sog has the Aegis MT, that for me is going to be perfect for electronics. I hope I can find a way to get it in Spain

I bought three Leatherman Squirts on Ebay when I found out the Squirt was discontinued (to back up the one I carry everyday).

If you do want a bottle opener the Dime's is amazing. But makes an awkward shape that can catch when carrying. The package opener is great both for its inclusion and execution. The knife blade is relatively sturdy being sheepsfoot, but a point would be more useful. Flat driver is good, and the Phillips is ok but they should ditch the excuse for a file that comes with it. I do miss the full size good file of the squirt. The dime is not as well made as the squirt, but then it is much cheaper, at least in the UK.

Now the Style PS is discontinued too. Is Leatherman about to abolish themselves, discontinuing all of these absolutely successful products? Now if you want a lightweight EDC multitool, you can't buy from them anymore 'cause they don't have nothing to offer in that range. 🤷‍♂

Still carrying a Juice S2. S2 sits between the Squirt and Skeletool in size though it has pliers, scissors, blade, etc. Unfortunately, it is another "fifth pocket" tool leatherman discontinued.

My favorite color is blue so I really like the blue colored steel scales on the nextool

Great video! Would be awesome if you could do some tools one size smaller Not necessarily tiny swiss army knife, but for example the Nextool one hand pocket knife multitool, Gerber prybrid, niteize doohickey, the super generic carabiner knife with bottle opener flat/philips Smaller in the sese of no pliers so only half the handle size at 1 instead of 2, or less blades/flipouts so its flatter and thinner. Idk if the term is still multitool for some of these but theres alot of different cool products out there without any comparisons on quality and you got some good points on quality

So I've been looking for the right multitool for my wife. She has a gerber drive and loves it. Plus it fits in her small pockets. But she still asks for my leatherman from time to time. That first tool looks a lot shorter than my wave and might just work with her pockets. She won't wear anything on her belt though

As a keychain tool, I feel the dime is the only one similar. Which is sad as it's a step down.

First the juice and now the squirt. I really hope they come out with something comparable for both.

This sucks so bad, I love my Squirt which is still in pristine condition for now, luckily. I don't even know what I would replace it with in case of damage - maybe I would just go back to an Alox Minichamp. No pliers (which sucks) but the rest of the tool is just amazing. At least it wouldn't feel like a shittier version of a Squirt unlike my Dime or the Flagship Mini. But that's just me.

Yup, I am one of the unlucky ones who got a lemon Nextool Mini Flagship. The tab on the scissors handle popped off when I opened the tool for the fifth time. Not even using it. It did not even last two hours out of the box. The replacement could not even cut paper. I've stayed away from off-brand tools ever since.

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I actually like the Gerber mini suspension. I just wish it had scissors instead of the tweezers and small flat driver.

Flagship mini is a great 5th pocket carry. Great light duty toolset at half the cost.

Took my beloved Style CS accidentally to the airport and was stopped by TSA. I tried to argue that the blade on it was smaller than the max size that TSA has on their website but the supervisor refused to budge. And now I gotta pay almost $100 for a new one on eBay.

I did get a couple of the Kershaw cinders though

I have both the Flagship Mini, and the NextTool Sailor (I think you called it a Captain, marketed differently I guess). I really like both, but the Sailor gets more pocket time. I'd like a Powerpint, but living in the UK EDC stuff needs to have a non-locking blade. I often carry a Leatherman Bond for this reason.

Regarding Nextool Flagship Mini and quality control: my scissors don't cut anything at all. Really a shame for the size is quite nice. Victorinox though hasn't disappointed me in that regard and my keychain tool is the Manager (though that one got discontinued as well).

I just traveled by plane with my Leatherman Squirt Ps4 and Victorinox Signature Lite in a hand luggage. I usually use it as a keychain tools. I think, the TSA even don't knows what is this small piece of metal at my keys- the Leatherman Squirt? 😀 No problem with airport security. Their blade is shorter as 6cm and it allowed in European Union airports.

They discontinued it, so you would have to buy one of their more expensive, bigger models.

The flagship is perfect. I own most of the others, but the flagship is just great. Saying it's too heavy? Come on man, no e of these are too heavy. Every time I change out the flagship i always come back to it. Never knew there were QC issues but my one is bulletproof. Has seen decent usage for some heavy (for the size) tasks. Zero issues. And at the price it's a no brainer.