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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.