A new Stanley tool - FUBAR

mycroftt said:
Gee, if I were a manufacturer I'm not sure I would have named my product FUBAR.

Why , it's a great marketing gimmick , I'm betting they sell hundreds of thousands of them.
 
I bought one ! did not see fubar on mine, just fatmax.

I thought it would make a great tool for my use on the job. I'm a LT. on an engine company . I always go in with a haligan bar, yet often it gets set down to hump hose, move furniture,open windows etc. This makes a good bar i can carry on my waist strap so i ALAWYS have a bar i can smash, pry with etc.

Some folks think its a fine choice for their b.o.b.
 
Thats what I'm talkin about!! A stanely tool of mass destruction. I gotta have one!!
 
Lone Hunter said:
I bought one ! did not see fubar on mine, just fatmax.

I thought it would make a great tool for my use on the job. I'm a LT. on an engine company . I always go in with a haligan bar, yet often it gets set down to hump hose, move furniture,open windows etc. This makes a good bar i can carry on my waist strap so i ALAWYS have a bar i can smash, pry with etc.

Some folks think its a fine choice for their b.o.b.

my son is a volunteer fireman - would you say that the manufacturing quality and ruggedness of this tool is the equivalent of tools made specifically for the use of firemen?
 
Lone Hunter said:
I bought one ! did not see fubar on mine, just fatmax.

I thought it would make a great tool for my use on the job. I'm a LT. on an engine company . I always go in with a haligan bar, yet often it gets set down to hump hose, move furniture,open windows etc. This makes a good bar i can carry on my waist strap so i ALAWYS have a bar i can smash, pry with etc.

Some folks think its a fine choice for their b.o.b.

I'm on the Rescue and always carry a haligan, but I still thought that this would be a useful tool for a lot of situations. Give an update in a while and let everybody, particularly us firemen know how it stands up.
 
Lone Hunter said:
I bought one ! did not see fubar on mine, just fatmax.

I thought it would make a great tool for my use on the job. I'm a LT. on an engine company . I always go in with a haligan bar, yet often it gets set down to hump hose, move furniture,open windows etc. This makes a good bar i can carry on my waist strap so i ALAWYS have a bar i can smash, pry with etc.

Some folks think its a fine choice for their b.o.b.

i second or third the request for a field report, i'm a captain on an engine company and it looks handy as a pocket on a shirt. let us know, thanks,ahgar
yep i could tear up lots of stuff with that.
 
i know a guy who named that his knife (carambit)
it must be tempting
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$39.99 at Dixieline(a local hardware store)

Seems very solid, make in Taiwan.

I am very curious about the plastic sheathing....would that not automatically eliminate it from use for firefighting?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
mycroftt said:
Gee, if I were a manufacturer I'm not sure I would have named my product FUBAR.
rebeltf said:
Why , it's a great marketing gimmick , I'm betting they sell hundreds of thousands of them.

I've been thinking about that and I think you're right. It definitely grabs your attention and sticks in your mind (especially for those who know what it means). Good call - you should be a marketing guy.
 
OK gang. I bought one a Lowes on Weds. $40.00. This is one very stout piece of nuclear destructive steel. This will handle any thing you can through at it.

It is a bit heavy for belt or back pack carry.

I think the rubber sheath on the grip would be no good in a fire situation. Good news is it can easily be removed without changing the characteristics of the FUBAR.

It is a great name since anything it comes in contact with will definatley be FUBAR.
 
Kohai999 said:
$39.99 at Dixieline(a local hardware store)

Seems very solid, make in Taiwan.

I am very curious about the plastic sheathing....would that not automatically eliminate it from use for firefighting?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

thanks for the info on country of origin, not very happy about that but oh well. as far as the plastic sheathing goes i don't plan on being anywhere that it's hot enough to melt plastic at waist level while crawling. if it's melting you've done something wrong. thanks again, if you get a chance take it out and try to break it, later,ahgar
 
ahgar said:
if you get a chance take it out and try to break it, later,ahgar

I am a tool guy, there is no way in the world, unless you stick this thing in a glass/metal furnace that it will break. If you put your hands on it, you will see what I mean. I have no doubt that you could smash a brick house down with it and it would be fine.

What sort of destructive tests did you have in mind?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
nothing specific just a good all around test of the quality of the steel and its resistance to bending. later,ahgar
 
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