I just got the new Leatherman Skeleton

My March issue of Backpacker magazine was all about gear. The folks at Backpacker reviewed hundreds of items and ranging from tents to socks and made recommendations fro the best in each category.

In the ‘essentials’ category they rated knives/tools and gave their best rating to the new Leatherman Skeleton. Since reading about it I’ve wanted one. I just bought one last night while shmying around Target with my girlfriend and I’m deeply enamered of it.

First and foremost it looks friggin cool as hell. Second it’s light weight compared to my Gerber – the Skeleton weighs only 5 ounces – and it has only the tools one really needs. There’s a very sharp drop point knife blade, a pliers combo with wire cutters, a screwdriver with a dual Phillips and dual flathead bit and, perhaps coolest of all, a nifty little carabiner clip that doubles as a bottle opener.