Leatherman finally listened to the commenters, and the result is a multitool that swaps the pliers for a corkscrew. The new Picnic tool, born from the company's Garage experimental line, is a limited-edition gadget that replaces the usual wire-cutters with a proper waiter-style leveraged corkscrew and five other tools aimed squarely at outdoor dining. This is not the multitool you carry to fix a bike on a trail; this is the one you bring to a park bench with a baguette and a bottle of something red. It's a narrow, specific answer to a question that this tiny house sleeps eight and still feels like a real apartment answers in a completely different way, both are about making a confined space work for a crowd, but one folds into your pocket and the other folds into a campsite. The Picnic is also a direct cousin to the kind of specialized gear Spoot's not shelving this Kojima collab: it's checking if the gear holds up examines: a piece of equipment designed for a specific ritual, not for universal utility.
Here is our plain opinion: this is the best idea Leatherman has had in years, and it is also a gamble that might not pay off for anyone who doesn't actually picnic. The corkscrew is the razor clam in this spec sheet. Everyone else scrolls past the bottle opener and the knife blade, but the corkscrew is the detail that reveals the whole design philosophy. Leatherman built a tool for a single, social activity rather than for survival or repair. The five additional tools, a knife, a bottle opener, a can opener, a flathead screwdriver, and a nylon sheath, are all secondary to the core promise of opening wine away from a kitchen counter. That is a radical narrowing of purpose for a company whose flagship product is a pair of pliers with seventeen other things bolted on.
But here is the practical question for every reader who is already reaching for their wallet: when can you actually get one? The Garage series is limited-edition by design. These tools drop in small batches, sell out fast, and do not always return. Leatherman has not announced a price or a release date for the Picnic beyond "coming soon," which means the window to buy one might be narrow and the secondary market might be brutal. If you are the kind of person who packs a corkscrew for a tailgate, you should set an alert. If you are the kind of person who buys a multitool to keep in a glovebox forever, this one might not be for you, unless you really, really like wine on the go.
The specific detail to watch is whether this tool actually ships before the summer picnic season ends. Leatherman has a habit of teasing Garage projects and then delivering them in trickles. The Picnic is a delightful, weird little pivot for a brand that usually builds tools for fixing things, not for enjoying them. The open question is whether enough people want a pocket-sized wine opener with a knife attached, or whether the commenters who asked for it will be the only ones buying. Stay spooty, and keep a tab open.