MUT vs Surge
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 11 of 28 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
318 g
354 g
Closed length
—
114.3 mm
Width
—
43.2 mm
Thickness
—
20.3 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
—
21
Blade steel
420HC Stainless Steel
420HC stainless steel
Blade length
—
78.7 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$229.95
$159.95
Cost per tool
—
$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
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
—
✓
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
—
✓
Scissors
—
✓
Saw
✓
✓
File
—
✓
Awl
—
✓
Ruler
—
✓
Buy if it saves 37 g over the other.
Buy if it is the cheaper of the two at $159.95; 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.