I haven't seen much mention of the Leatherman Juice line here, so I thought that I'd put in a plug for my favorite carry everywhere tool. I have the XE6, which is the big enchillada of the Juice line but it's compact, nicely rounded, and fits easily in a pocket, which is essential for a city dweller like me. For comparison, it weighs in at 6.8 ounces, whereas the PST and the Wave are 5 and 8 ounces respectively.

The XE6 comes with: Needlenose Pliers, Straight Knife, Wire Cutters, Hard-Wire Cutters, Extra-Small Screwdriver, Small Screwdriver, Med/Lrg Screwdriver, Phillips Screwdriver, Lanyard Attachment, Can/Bottle Opener, Corkscrew with Assist, Scissors, Saw, Awl, Serrated Knife, and Diamond File. It also has a small set of pull out tweezers (very similar to standard Victorinix), which for some reason Leatherman doesn't list on their website.

Mine has the gun metal gray finish, which has noticably rubbed off in places over the past year and a half, but I guess that's what I get for keeping it in a pocket with keys. It comes standard with a belt sheath which unfortunately has a letterman logo sewed onto it. The sheath is the clip-on kind, something I have no faith in -- it could easily be lifted off a belt going through brush and be lost forever.

The main plus of the Juice line for me is that the tools are shorter and have rounded contours, making them far more comfortable to pocket than the rest of the Leatherman line. (E.g., the XE6 is 3.2in long, compared with the much longer Wave at 4in.) The needlenose portion of the pliers are well designed, open wide, and align perfectly flat when closed, although other reviewers around the web don't always seem to echo this. (The integrated wire cutters, on the other hand, are unfortunately standard Leatherman quality, meaning use them a few times and they're chewed up. Too bad they can't get this right.) Otherwise, the assortment of tools on the XE6 is simply great.

Down sides of the XE6? Nothing locks. I know for many here that's a fatal flaw, but it's one I'm willing to overlook. I spend most of my time in cities and always having a small toolkit in my pocket is far more important to me than having locking blades. If I'm trapped in an elevator in midtown Manhattan, I'll take my Juice with pliers and screwdrivers over a boatload of Sebenzas. Yeah, of course I realize that there are many other alternatives worth considering, e.g, a Wave, but I'm not aware of anything else so compact, functional, and pocket-friendly. Wearing a sheath during the week just doesn't work for many of us and if I can't carry a tool comfortably in my pocket, I'm going to end up leaving it at home. The Juices are great because they're tiny and so easy to carry.

Other issues with the XE6? It needs breaking in. When brand new, getting the screwdrivers out is impossible without prying them out with some other tool. However, after some use and a little WD40, the screwdrivers became far more user friendly. Also, the corkscrew and assist are useless, the assist being so thin it can split bottles just as easily as pulling out the cork. If I were recommending the Juice line, I'd go with the KF4, which skips the corkscrew, adds a ruler, and manages to shave 1.3 ounces off the total weight. Also, the lanyard attachment is difficult to pull out -- it's implemented as a foldout tool -- but I simply leave mine out all the time with a Photon Microlight III attached to it. (Just curious -- does anyone still use a Mini Maglite???)

So, all in all, I'm very happy with my Juice and am very interested in what other people have to say about them. For urbanites, I think they're a very practical alternative to the rest of the Leatherman line.