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

This cell phone/tool holder is sturdier than I expected, and has two secure options for attaching to belt or waistband. I use the sturdy metal clip, but there is a wide belt loop available as well. I use this mainly to carry small items I like to keep close at hand while gardening or working around our property, that I used to carry with limited success in pockets. Aside from my iPhone 6, I keep my leatherman, a stylus pen, a small cutting tool, and a small pair of scissors that I find handy, within easy reach, and I use the the loop at the side for a marking pen. I am not using the plastic key clip on the front...yet. My only concern is the durability of the clip over time, as it is plastic, but so far it appears that it would work well. I think that if there is a weakness at all, it would be with the clip, as I haven't had much luck with plastic clips, but it is low profile and since I probably won't use it, it will be fine for me. I love the design of the flap that holds everything securely in place. It is tapered in over the top of my cell phone so that it doesn't block the microphone or speaker which is handy as I like to listen to music or audiobooks and there is easy access to the earphone port if I need it. My stylus pen is roughly the length of a long gel pen, and while the case holds it snugly so I don't lose it, I can grab it quickly without having to lift the flap. The inside of the cell phone pocket and the underside of the flap is lined with a soft material that has a suede feel to it, but I assume is microfiber, an unexpected and nice touch for the price, and is paired with sturdy stitching all round so it should last a long time. The velcro closure is larger than I expected, and it won't easily come undone accidentally. The overall profile is compact and unobtrusive. It gets the job it was meant to do done, and does it very well. I give this compact belt phone/tool holder a solid five stars and I highly recommend it.

Took me forever to write this but I have used this thing like crazy! Dropped it, tossed it, its been stepped on, everything practically.I Love it! Bought another one! One for work, one for home.It holds my iPhone XR perfectly snug in the wide section. It has a flap with velcro there but I tuck it in and slide my phone down in it. You can put more tools if you don’t want your phone in it of course. I have pencils, utility knife, tape measure, screw drivers whatever. I clip it to my pocket with the “METAL” not plastic yuk, clip on the back.You CAN hook it to your belt or work belt if you want also but, this thing is great for carrying a few things to get some stuff done with when you don’t need your whole rig of a tool belt and pouches.I got one for home too so when I do small projects around I have just what I need on me.I usually just leave it loaded with the regular things and grab it, slide it onto my pocket and off I go!I’m a tall 5’2 & most “mens” smaller work pouches are even too big & sag or hit my leg when I climb the ladder so this was ideal. Its sturdy material.5 stars!

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.