In November 2016, intrepid Zen team members Evan Blake and Simon Hammer joined up with somelocal adventurer bloggers for a journey into NSW's beautiful Blue Mountains.Their goal - to see how many ways a Leatherman tool could be used to aid you on a weekend hiking trip.
Early on a Thursday morning the four young men started their way down into the Blue Mountains valleys with the essentials for an overnight camping adventure on their backs and a bunch of Leathermans on their belts. Also with them - a long list of tasks from the social community that included some usual (removing a hot billy stove from a campfire) and unusual (brushing your teeth?!) suggestions they had to attempt.
During the two day trip, they used their Leathermans for a number of different purposes such as measuring distances on the map, opening food containers, adjusting the camera gear and getting the campfire started using only the Leatherman Signal's ferro rod and some tinder. At one point they even used the Leatherman pliers to remove a hungry leech from one of the guy's toes!
For Simon, who is visiting Australia from Germany on a six-month internship as our social-media coordinator, it was an excellent way to experience the Australian outdoors and also get some first-hand experience on the versatility of a Leatherman tool.
LEATHERMAN X WE ARE EXPLORERS - Hitting the trail with Leatherman