Mike77, own a legend and love it but I also agree with the negatives raised by everyone in this discussion. Yes the pliers don't open as far but they work fine for me short of being channel-locks which is what you need to get a really great grip on anything bigger that 3/4".

The versatility of the legend in what drew me to it. Get one! they are cheap through Wal-mart online and just a few bucks more in the store. Yes the sheaths suck so I modified it on my sewing machine to carry a small flashlight and extra saw blades and also made a custom one out of leather to do the same.

In my opinion, part of having a tool is messing with it- getting to know it and learning to fit it to your lifestyle.

I think the analogy of gerber being the Ruger of the multi-tool world is a good one. I have to state that I have owned a Ruger and some rather "knock-offish" chinese made guns and all have performed well, given their weaknesses. You just have to know what you have. The gerber isn't the Glock of the Multitool world, I really don't think there is a glock of the multitool world yet. Leatherman has been close and Gerber wants to be and Sog thinks it's all in the mechanical advantage.

Well, enough said! Merry Christmas!!