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Brand:Gerber
Located in:DSP Collections,
The Gerber® Method multi-tool contains a full set of tool components and features stylized spring-action pliers and aluminum handles. It operates with the Saf.T.Plus™ component locking system.
Is it really a bargain?
By Brandon the Backpacker
from Chicago, IL on 6/27/2008
from Chicago, IL on 6/27/2008
Pros:
Budget Price, Comfortable Grip, Variety Of Tools
Cons:
Hinges Extremely Stiff, Poor Craftsmanship
Best Uses:
Camping, Home
Describe Yourself:
Avid Adventurer
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
I bought the Gerber Method at my local Di?k's store a few weeks back. Compared with the Leatherman, the Gerber seemed like a bargain. I could get more tools for about half the price of the Leatherman plus a lifetime warranty. But I soon began to notice the difference in quality. First, the tools on one side of the set were impossible to unfold without using another tool to pry them open. I understand that I could have loosened the hinges with a hex screwdriver, but I expected it to work properly from the beginning. Then after just a few uses, the spring mechanism on the scissors bent so that the blades get stuck in the closed position and have to be manually pried open.
I'm going to Di?k's today to exchange for a Leatherman.