I have both a SAK and a Gerber Multitool that I carry with me everywhere.

In the 'bush', I have used the multitool for taking thorns out of my shins(pliers).
The plyers make wonderful clamps for situations that you need one, a rubber band helps!
My hands don't always work right, so I use the plyers for grabbing and threading rope through grommets.
... Cooking handle when the old one broke, definately helped save my hands, and food...
had to move a dead skunk once - had a stick, but the back end kept moving around and spreading nasties, so I used the plyers to hold the tail until it was off the trail. I hate ATV's in marked no vehicle areas.

I have found, along with the lanyard loop maker on my SAK(the actual name escapes me right now), the plyers are very useful in outdoor situations. Besides the knives.