SOG Paratool vs Pocket PowerPlier
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 19 of 25 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
176 g
156 g
Closed length
109.2 mm
101.6 mm
Width
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—
Thickness
—
—
Tools & blade
Tool count
14
13
Blade steel
420 stainless steel
420 stainless steel
Blade length
—
—
Ownership
MSRP
—
—
Cost per tool
—
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Manufacturer
SOG
SOG
Availability
Discontinued
Discontinued
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
—
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
—
Serrated knife
✓
—
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Ruler
✓
✓
Buy if it carries 1 more tool than the other.
Buy if it saves 20 g over the other.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.