PowerLitre (PL1001-CP)

It's a great little multi tool, I'm giving 5 stars BUT there was one very frustrating element that took a solid 15 minutes to figure out. When I opened the knife tool I couldn't close it and didn't see any mechanism to press to unlock it, after 10 minutes using ChatGpt (and it didn't have the correct answer) I went in YouTube and found if you open another tool it will unlock the blade. Rotated open another tool and it worked like charm, blade closed easily. This is not intuitive or obvious and if someone doesn't know it can be very dangerous to force a blade closed. Maybe it said something on package, not sure, but I do recall scanning the package once or twice and the unlock mechanism didn't jump out, and who reads a package of a multitool anyway. In any case it's a 5 start multi tool if you understand that to close any open tool, you need to open another tool. SOG please make this clear to your customers.

Original Review (3 stars): I got this for Christmas and really loved it! Size is perfect for a fifth pocket and I always had it on me. The tools are pretty good except the flat screwdriver is a very thin one and bent when I turned a screw with pretty light pressure. The pliers were nice and smooth, and worked very well until I sheared the rivets that hold them together (see pic). Great while it lasted, but the bottom line is that it broke after two and a half months. Edit (5 stars): after the above review, Promark contacted me and not only sent a replacement, but partially refunded me for the trouble. That’s an easy 5 stars and I would absolutely buy from them again.

I have the Leatherman Skeleton before and while it was beautifully crafted, it's not that useful for DIY around the house. For anything larger than that it's probably too large to carry around everyday. This SOG is a perfect balance between usability and compact size. It's not as pretty or have that nice click compare with Leatherman. But I ends up carrying this everyday and actually use it around the house. I also got a leather pocket to carry it along with the hex drivers. So this is my minimal set of tool that can do most of the task.

I had several small multitools before like the Gerber Dime, Leatherman Style PS and others. I accidentally broke the Dime pliers before using very little force and I feel like the Style PS is also not robust enough for my daily routine. On the other hand, I also don't want to carry a full blown multitool on my pockets or belt, because of its size & weight. PROS: - SOG PowerLite is a multitool that is right in the middle of these 2 categories: its not small enough that it might break if you need to use a little bit of force and it's not large/heavy enough that is uncomfortable to carry in a pocket; - It has a variety of decent tools that are very useful including knife, scissors, pliers, a magnetic hex bit holder, a corkscrew, among others. CONS: - Poor quality control: I had to order a replacement for SOG PowerLite as the tool would display a gap when closed. The replacement also has this problem but the gap is smaller. As I don't have the patience required to ask for a replacement of the replacement, I'll keep it. - Did I mentioned poor quality control? Both tools were very greasy when taken out of the package. I had to clean them up to remove the oil that was all over the place. Not sure if this was intentional to prevent the tool from rust, but I didn't had to clean any of my Leatherman's and Gerber's. - The Awl: the needs of a Swiss Army soldier in 1890 are very different from a modern urban person that might carry this tool as part of their EDC. No one is carrying canvas, leather and cord on their person everyday for emergency repairs of let's say, a backpack or a shoe. Also, anyone considering a multitool for outdoor activities should carry a more robust and reliable full-sized multitool. The Awl should be replaced by something more useful based on modern urban needs;

I've searched, and bought no telling how many small my multitools, only to have them break or bend within the first month. This SOG powerlitre is the exception. If you want a usable multitool that's small, but has lots of features, this is what you want. I tried to SOG switch plier, and it was junk. Buy this, and you won't regret it

About a year ago I got a SOG Powerpint. I really liked the compound leverage pliers AND the really smooth operation of deploying them; one could buy the tool just for that feature alone. But as time went on and I was looking for a way to upgrade and "smooth out' my EDC kit, I came across this SOG Powerlitre with a corkscrew. Well, I still have my Leatherman Juice that I bought years ago with its terrible corkscrew implementation (which with its undersized corkscrew, tore the centers out of corks without removing them), and which was one of the reasons for me buying it. The Powerlitre also has a corkscrew function, but on the one I just got, it had a few problems. 1) the corkscrew itself was bent in the center causing to not nest properly in the provided space (this was probably a return), and 2) the corkscrew would not enter the cork no matter how much pressure was applied. Upon closer examination, I found the tip of the corkscrew was parallel with the top surface of the cork. So, I straightened the bend in the corkscrew and then bent the tip so instead of being parallel with the cork surface, it was at about a 45-degree angle allowing it to penetrate the cork surface, and now it works more or less as designed. So, it your interest is in the corkscrew function, pls. note the above. Furthermore, in order to integrate the corkscrew function, apparently a tool or two needed to be removed and the serrated knife was removed. I, and many other reviewers, have found the newer package opener tool to be very desirable and in fact even though the PowerPint didn't have a dedicated package opener, I used the serrated blade for that function. So that brings us back to the tool set on the PowerLitre. In order to include the corkscrew function, I'm assuming something had to go, and we end up with no serrated blade, but we do have a hooked seat belt cutter. I don't know about all of you, but in my 60+ years of driving, I've never had the need to cut my seat belt to escape my car, but I open packages on average of one a day. I would certainly prefer a package opener tool over the hooked seat belt cutter. And finally, SOG has addressed the issue of hex bits, and or extensions, tending to work their way out of the very nice holder with the weak magnet between the handles when opened fully. In the Powerlitre, they did this by incorporating a curved metal piece with micro notches in it which can be swung over and hooked to the other side handle and keep the handles together so the 1/4" bit is securely retained. Well, I can testify that this thing is there, and if you can break it loose and swing it over, and push it down to engage, it will hold the bit more securely. Due to the stiffness of the installed retainer, this took me about 15 minutes to do, with a few abraded fingers and thumbs... but I did do it. These "nits" are something I would expect from some off-shore company just trying to get into the multi-tool business, not a well-established company like SOG.

Will only order this brand now. Best multi tool. All tools lock open, easy unlock to shut

i own about 25 multitools some dating back to the 1980's and this tool is one of the best ones not only as a small one but it competes with some of the larger multitools. i wish it had a tweezer but i will add one myself. i saw somewhere that there is one that fits perfect but i forgot where i saw it. sorry. if u seek it out u will find. lastly, i added a flint and tinder to the corkscrew and it has worked out pretty well. u have to bend the corkscrew a bit and also fanagel the flint and tinder but once its in it will be there when/if u need it. it does not interfere with putting in your 5th pocket or using the tool.

tools provided and small size makes it a useful EDC ( every day carry) pocket item.

This thing is great! I wanted a power pint for a while, but I wanted the wine bottle opener. Then I found out the surge file and saw blades fit well in the bit driver! Game over! This is my go too mini multitool The small screwdrivers are so useful, and Big tip with the tiny scissors. Open half way and pull the spring to the outside. They open way bigger. Still feel a bit sandy but a big improvement This is a good, all around , small jobs tool! And with a couple sets of bits, and the file and saw blades, I have everything on me I’ll need

Una herramienta, excelente si bien es lo que algunos denominan económica, la verdad es que cumple lo que promete. La uso todos los días, y con una pequeña modificación en la hoja de la navaja para poder desplegarla con una sola mano, es excelente para portar como EDC. Cómoda, muy ligera, no creo que soporte trabajos pesados, pero el día a día, en casa, para fijar, atornillar hacer pequeños ajustes en la bicicleta, es perfecta.

This multitool.is a great design except the scissors which are subpar. The best qualities of this tool are the size and plier. All the other tools are good but the scissors are not ground correctly. The clip quickly opened up so it cap pop out of your pocket. SOG used the wrong steel for the clip. I like it but with better scissors and clip I would love it for EDC. I believe, despite the few flaws that it is the best small EDC tool.