Anyone know if Gerber makes a good one? Had a leatheman some years ago and it fell apart, thinking about Christmas gift ideas for my son.
Anyone know if Gerber makes a good one? Had a leatheman some years ago and it fell apart, thinking about Christmas gift ideas for my son.
Im on my 2nd leatherman. I snapped the first one using the screwdriver as a prybar. Bad idea. Lol i have had this current one for about 5 years of hard use. Im an electrician but i was an industrial mechanic before and since i got out of the corps. I trust my leatherman. Although the gerber ihave borrowed was nice.
I used to carry Gerbers because my occupation and hobbys called for pliars more than the internal tools when I had one hand free and everyone I associated with back then did too. The 400 series are light enough it's harder to flick the pliars out. 600's fine, 800's more like a leatherman, fold open to get the pliars. They work and did what I expected them too. That was also when leatherman only had the classic.
I carry a leatherman now, used to be a wave, recently picked up a surge. Like it a lot but my work and hobbies have changed.
Gerber's expanded into the cheap knives line in a bad way, assuming you're looking at the better tools, both are great tools, both will break if used improperly. I think leatherman are much more refined (bright, finished, polished) while gerbers finish is a bit more industrial (cut them out, bend the flats to the right shape, assemble, ship) and the demographics I see carrying them kind of reflect that too. When I worked in theatre and in the auto shop, gerbers were the thing to have (course back then leatherman was just starting to get anything but the classic). Around engineers and clean shops (like cabinetmakers), I see a lot more leatherman tools.