If I do not have "equipment" that requires pliers (locking caribiners for one), I carry a pair of hemostats in my FAK for porcupine quills and cactus spines. Lots lighter than most pairs of pliers. I have never needed anything larger for just woods loafing. Often when I have other purposes for going in the bush. Then I carry a pair of pliers best suited to the equipment I carry. I have yet to be sold on the MUT for most things in the bush.

I also carry a pair of bandage scissors (or more recently sometimes EMT shears) in my FAK.

Respectfully,

Jerry