CLC Custom LeatherCraft 5-Pocket Cell Phone/Tool Holder - 1105

Very well made.

Excelente calidad del producto

I bought this item to store all my common pocket-tools in one easy to find spot. For work I usually carry my Leatherman Wave, an electricians knife, a flashlight, two accessory bit cards for the Leatherman, as well as a bit extension. I also carry a regular switchblade pocketknife and several pens and makers but my storage problem was really only pertaining to the first six items.I recently ordered a replacement leather belt sheath for my Leatherman to replace the nylon one which was slowly getting destroyed. Upon finding out that the leather alternative (sold by Leatherman itself) was too small to fit my accessories (the bit cards and extension) I decided to venture out to find a carry-all solution. This pouch by CLC seemed to fit the bill. I have been using it for several months now it's fallen short of what I was hoping to get out of it, but through no fault of the design or function of the item. The items I carry simply dont fit well in the provided pouches. My Leatherman and electricians knife share a pocket since they are too small by themselves to be in a compartment alone without slipping out. My bit cards stay in the inner spandex slip and the bit extension in the forward slip. Overall there's a lot of wasted space here but cramming it full makes removing any one tool a hassle.The innermost compartment has elastic sides to allow it to expand. It's just big enough to fit a Motorola Razr smartphone (without a case), but since I was using this for work I was afraid to carry the phone without my Otterbox around it so I never really utilized this pouch as I could have. The cover flap is shaped to allow the handles of a pair of pliers or cutters to stick out, however, there is no provision to let the ends of said pliers/cutters poke through the bottom. I've never used this item to hold these tools, but I suspect if you did after several months of use you'd have a nice frayed hole at the bottom of your pouch where the pliers or cutters were rubbing on the material.The belt loop/clip is a good idea but there is a problem with the design. If you use it as a belt loop (either in vertical or horizontal positions) the belt clip tends to dig into your side (unless you have a heavy leather belt like I do). The clip does work well but I'm not sure how much I trust it from slipping while loaded with the tools I have in it. It's not overloaded, but if placed at a severe angle the weight of the tools inside can overcome the friction of the clip on my belt causing it potentially to fall off (I'm talking nearly hanging upside down here though, nothing you'd experience day-to-day. The flashlight loop on the exterior is also a great idea, and it is just the right size to fit a AA size Maglite. I actually would prefer carrying the pouch horizontal (with the flap opening forward rather than up) but I found that if i leaned over things the flashlight would tend to slip out of its loop (as well as the contents of the pouch trying to escape).This leads me to the biggest complaint about this item. I really wish someone would have had the foresight to include a bigger "fuzzy" square of velcro on the flap. The "scratchy" side on the pouch body is well placed and of a decent size, but if you dont have super tall items in your pouch (like a pair of pliers or bulky cell phone), there is no way to pull the flap down tight over the compartments to keep things from falling out. This is the only reason I subtracted a star from my rating.I'm not real sure what the built in clip is supposed to do but I removed it immediately after unboxing the pouch. The clip head is just too small to be able to snap anything but a jump ring for keys into .The materials and crafsmanship that went into this are clearly of high quality. All the seams are well-stitched and it feels like this pouch will stand up to a good amount of abuse. I have used it for over a year and it's still in great shape.

This thing is great. Is is a tad on the bulky side but no larger than it needs to be in order to hold a few usefully sized tools. An excellent balance of size and functionality I think.The sides of the cell phone pocket are elastic, and the pocket is deeper than most modern phones are thick, so the pocket nicely conformed to snugly fit my phone despite it being wider than the CLC spec of that pocket. CLC site says approx 2.5"W, my phone case is 2.875"W, and it looks like the pocket would still expand to slightly higher than 3"W. My phone is a HTC EVO 4G LTE w/ 4.7"diag screen which was big before the Note showed up. The pocket would hold my phone with a bulkier case, but maybe not a Note. The height of the pocket is such that the edge of my phone sticks out just enough to not muffle the speaker. My phone is 5.375"H. With the flap closed there is still room for a slightly taller phone. It is also enough room for a headphone cable to easily fit with a right angle plug. A straight plug fits too because of the way the flap is cut narrower at the top but it is marginal on my phone as the flap puts pressure on the plug in a bad way but other phones may fit better. The inside front and back of the pocket have a little padding with a nice soft fabric to go against the screen.The front pocket does not have any elastic, but it is just wide enough to hold side-by-side both a multitool and a 8-pc folding hex key set (with metal frame only, plastic frames were all too bulky to fit). The front pocket is deep enough that I put a stubby bit holder on the bottom of it and the multitool and hex keys fit on top. Total dimensions of what I fit in the front pocket are 2.25"W x 5.5"H x 0.625"D. Either my Leatherman Wave or original SwissTool fit well.In the middle pockets fit a small screw driver, 0.625dia handle 5" total length, could fit up to a 6" length. The other middle pocket I fit a sharpie and a pen, you can fit a third writing utensil in that pocket if you really try but its tight. There is a gap between the two middle pockets, that while not an actual pocket, can also fit a pen or pencil.With my phone and all the tools in there the flap closes to halfway between the minimum and maximum that the Velcro allows, so there is nice adjustability for longer or shorter tools while still keeping the flap snug.The flashlight loop is pretty self-explanatory and tight at the 0.75"dia of my flashlight. Anything wider wouldn't fit. The keyring clip is plastic and probably will break eventually but the fabric loop it attaches at seems solid so that could be easily replaced by a metal keyring clip.The initial reaction from those who have commented on it has been something like "is that an 80s vintage cell phone?" but they are nonetheless impressed when they see inside. I am told it also looks great next to my CLC impact driver holster, I just wish that holster had the belt clip too.A nice product that I am very happy with. If you think it is too big or small there are certainly other options for different phones and more or less tools. For my needs it turned out perfect. Goldilocks likes it tooSummary of my kit, loaded pouch is 1 lb 13 ozPhone (HTC EVO 4G LTE)Multitool (Leatherman Wave or SwissTool)8pc folding hex key set (1"W x 4"H x 0.875"D)Stubby bit holder (1"dia x 1.5"L, in bottom of front pocket)Screwdriver (0.625dia handle 5" total length)SharpiePenPencilFlashlight (0.75"dia)I hope this helps you make a well informed decision on the product either way. Enjoy. Or not.