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Leatherman Pocket Survival Tool (PST)
by Leatherman
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6 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Jan 2025
The original Leatherman multitool, first sold in 1984, folding pliers, knife blades, and other tools into a single pocket-sized body.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 5, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Owners report decades of heavy use with no failures; Leatherman still offers free cleaning and sharpening at their Portland HQ for the original PST, even though replacement parts for it no longer exist.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as February 2025
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I have 2 of these somewhere, one was covered in fish guts and rust for years... cleaned it up and good as new!
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multitool pliers vintage family-heirloom made-in-usa
Found in my grandfathers tool chest and refurbished by me! ... not the original 1984 version with the U.S. patent #.
I've still got mine too! Love it. Use it all the time... Thankfully it's so well built that it's never had issues despite heavy use.
I've got two of those. Horrifically uncomfortable when in plier mode... but otherwise decently made
My dad has had the same one for as long as I can remember. He still carries it on his belt
I had one like this and lost it... I wish they still made them this way.
Inherited the same one from my father, he got it in the US back in the 90s