I recently got my hands on a gerber suspension. I was looking for something to replaced my leatherman juice s2. i love that little thing and i've used the heck out of it over the last year or two, but its starting to hinder me because the lack of a serrated blade and there is no saw. Well, anyways, I was looking for a replacement when I came across the Suspension. it was on sale at target and it looked interesting to say the least.
when i first opened the package, i noticed the fact that the full size multitool weighed a tremendous amount more than my leatherman. but it came with a sheath, so it wasn't all bad.
i've been using the suspension all week and its pretty nice, but i still dont think it will compare to a full size leatherman like the kick or maybe pst and it wouldn't put it in the working class multitool like the charge or wave. (not saying the suspenion isn't worthy of being used).
so far the pros of the tool are: comes with a very nice saw! i like the spring loaded pliers are a dream come true. the screwdrivers are a tid bit longer than any of the leatherman series screwdrivers
but the cons vastly outweigh the pros IN MY OPINION.
the blade steel is way to soft and doesn't hold an edge through out the day, the locking mechanism wears and hurts your fingers after using the tool for 8 hours. the handles are bulky and make it hard to really grip down on anything larger than 5/8", the pliers are made out of some type of cast iron or fairly weak powered steel which will break under to much pressure. kind've scares me because i have to crank down on somethings and when im in a pinch, the multi tool might be the only thing to come to my rescue. the Juice has no problem handling anything i throw at it. i just need that saw >_>, but i dont see investing to much into a more expensive multi right now. i got the juice for $6+tax at kmart which is the only reason i could get it.
as soon as i get my camera working, ill post some pictures up of the used leatherman and the gerber.
btw, im thinking about giving the gerber to my mom as an early valentine's day gift. (she works in construction too)
when i first opened the package, i noticed the fact that the full size multitool weighed a tremendous amount more than my leatherman. but it came with a sheath, so it wasn't all bad.
i've been using the suspension all week and its pretty nice, but i still dont think it will compare to a full size leatherman like the kick or maybe pst and it wouldn't put it in the working class multitool like the charge or wave. (not saying the suspenion isn't worthy of being used).
so far the pros of the tool are: comes with a very nice saw! i like the spring loaded pliers are a dream come true. the screwdrivers are a tid bit longer than any of the leatherman series screwdrivers
but the cons vastly outweigh the pros IN MY OPINION.
the blade steel is way to soft and doesn't hold an edge through out the day, the locking mechanism wears and hurts your fingers after using the tool for 8 hours. the handles are bulky and make it hard to really grip down on anything larger than 5/8", the pliers are made out of some type of cast iron or fairly weak powered steel which will break under to much pressure. kind've scares me because i have to crank down on somethings and when im in a pinch, the multi tool might be the only thing to come to my rescue. the Juice has no problem handling anything i throw at it. i just need that saw >_>, but i dont see investing to much into a more expensive multi right now. i got the juice for $6+tax at kmart which is the only reason i could get it.
as soon as i get my camera working, ill post some pictures up of the used leatherman and the gerber.
btw, im thinking about giving the gerber to my mom as an early valentine's day gift. (she works in construction too)
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