Leatherman or Gerber?

[hiho]

Auto Express magazine did a review on multi tools, might be worth having a look as it might put a different angle on things. From memory they really rated the Leatherman but the Gerber's (suspension & 800) came out top based on VFM.

I guess if money isnt a problem then the Leatherman is probably the way to go?

Out of interest, B&Q do the Gerber suspension for £30 if you wanted to have a look at it. I personally think it looks pretty good for the money - probably even cheaper on line.

ATB, Jon.

which issue of auto express was it? as ive looked through a few
and they wouldn't take the Gerber out of its blister pack at the local b&q

 

[preacherman]

I've had a leatherman supertool on my belt every day for past 15 years or so. I work in maintenance and it gets used every day, sometimes as a hammer!!. I recently bought the Surge, only because I thought that I had lost the supertool.

I always try and buy the best tools that I can afford and reckon that the supertool has outlived alot of the quality specialist tools that I have bought over the years. So over its lifetime it was not that expensive. Probably no more than the price of a pint every year.

 

[clcuckow]

I am a big fan of Leatherman I have got three.

Juice Xe6 is my EDC (just a shame about the colour )
an 7 year old Wave with bit driver
and a Charge with an additional 2 card bit pouch which is my EDC went I can carry a locking knife.

My Charge was a Costco special. Charge + a LM lock knife of £70! The 2 card bit pouch was a separate buy.

The gadget show did a group test with a Charge AL, Gerber Legend 800 and a Swiss Army Champ.

http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsma...eid=474&pageid=966&show=s7e3&section=Features

The Charge won and the Gerber came last, failing the test.

 

[JDO330]

which issue of auto express was it? as ive looked through a few
and they wouldn't take the Gerber out of its blister pack at the local b&q

Hi HiHo,

Here you go:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/210961/multitool_test.html

ATB, Jon.

 

[hiho]

just thought you had the article,,, i have it somewhere but i can't find it. i also thought that it may be different... thanks jdo330

 

[DocBlade]

I've had both. I broke my Leatherman Supertool cutting through a fence (it was a lot of years old). My friend then broke his Gerber Suspension on the same fence. In the end I managed to cut through it was my Leatherman Juice. I'll always be a LM fan...

 

[JDO330]

From memory, doesnt the Gerber 800 have interchangeable saw blades? A pretty nifty feature I think (if you use a saw a lot of course).

 

[clcuckow]

From memory, doesnt the Gerber 800 have interchangeable saw blades? A pretty nifty feature I think (if you use a saw a lot of course).

From memory it was that interchangeable saw that had the Gerber failing the gadget shop test! I cannot remember if it broke, or dropped out. I will do some digging.

 

[preacherman]

The leatherman Surge has an interchangeable blade feature. It came with a wood cutting blade and double sided file. One side of the file is diamond coated, handy for sharpening knives etc.

I have added a metal cutting blade to mine aswell. I just used a blade that is designed to fit in my jig saw and it fits well enough to be functional. This makes it a very versatile saw.

 

[Hoodoo]

I have a big pile of different leathermans and they are all good tools but the only multitool I have carried since 2005 is the SAK Spirit.

 

[ArkAngel]

Another vote for Victorinox, mines bulletproof