I had the need for a pair of pliers and a knife blade whilst out with my wife on Sunday. Rather than carrying my pen-knife and a pair of pliers to complement my allen key and screwdriver set I was wondering about getting another multi-tool. The Leatherman tools looked quite nice but seemed a bit pricy for what will hopefully be once in a blue-moon use. Has anyone any experience with the various 'clones' - how bad are they? Whilst I don't expect to get the service out of a cheap one, are they good enough to warrant carrying around?

Richard