Leatherman Signal vs Surge
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 17 of 29 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
213 g
354 g
Closed length
114.3 mm
114.3 mm
Width
38.1 mm
43.2 mm
Thickness
16 mm
20.3 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
19
21
Blade steel
420HC stainless steel
420HC stainless steel
Blade length
69.3 mm
78.7 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$149.95
$159.95
Cost per tool
$7.89
$7.62
Manufacturer
Leatherman
Leatherman
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Regular pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
—
✓
Serrated knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
—
✓
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
Scissors
—
✓
Saw
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Ruler
—
✓
Buy if it saves 141 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $149.95, and it works out at $7.89 per tool.
Buy if it carries 2 more tools than the other; it works out at $7.62 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.