My Leatherman Wave didn't broke in over a decade and I sent it in because one tool got broken and the pliers were loose and they sent me a brand new one. Latest model of Leatherman Wave. All sorts of amazing updates same tools and a brand new fresh diamond file.

My Gerber multi tools had a lifespan of only a year or two before they would fail and then of course the horrible customer service of Gerber made getting things fixed and impossibility and they just laughed and said buy another one.

Leatherman has fixed multiple multi-tools for me even some that I've gotten on extreme discount and or broken. They absolutely stand by their product. And on top of it I've got phenomenal amounts of quality control as well as quality materials. And it's all manufactured right here in Portland Oregon.

So absolutely pain a little more extra for the reliability and the quality of your tool. Because the last thing you need in a situation is for your important tools to fail or break when you need them the most.

Sog? That once was the highest end of multi-tools and they didn't exceptional geared multi-tool plier.

However after they outsourced manufacturing to China quality control nose dived. Absolutely warranty says they will replace defective tools however you have to mail them to the factory which sometimes is more of a cost by double than it is to just go buy a brand new one. Absolutely I would get one of their older knives. However anything new is shockingly bad quality. The SOG SEAL pup was a favorite of mine for a long time until a knife maker friend of mine got upset and showed me how the steel wasn't even heat treated and the edge would never stay.

It is really difficult trying to track down a quality blade.

A proper tool most times is a lifesaver and the improper tool most times is the reason why most people don't survive.