Gerber suspension

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3wolves

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Im thinking of buying a gerber suspension multitool. is it quality or crap? It wont be used for any extremely heavy jobs but i might give it a few hardish jworkouts. If it sucks, can you reccomend me a good one in this price range?
Thanks.
 
Leatherman Micra, similar price, huge difference in quality.
Gerber is Crap now
Used to be one of the finest production cutlery companies in the world, now they suck the dimples off a golfball...

THANK YOU FISKARS!
 
I wouldn't buy anything from Gerber.

In the last issue of SMKW's catalog, I saw a Gerber boot knife that was nearly identical to a S&W boot knife. The Smith was $17 and the Gerber was $48. Both are the same size with the same type of grind (double-edged, but one side is false on both). The handles on both were rubber, with the same shapes, but slightly different. The Gerber was billed as "stainless" and the Smith as "440C". Both had the same black baked on finish. In short, Gerber still believes its name means something in the knife world and sets its prices accordingly.

But they've got some rethinking to do.

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The Gerber looks very much like the S&W, yet it's priced at
more than twice the price. Not much of a deal!
 
I was thinking of the leatherman p4 but i need a set of functional pliers. I wanted the juice Cs4 but it costs about 90 dollars here. (Damn Canadian prices) The suspension has everything I need. Is There any multitool with similar functions for under $50? Or will the suspension do.
 
I work at a Sportsman's Warehouse and have had some time to look at the suspension. In my opinion it is hard to beat at the price (30ish US) I don't like that all of the ones I have played with have had very stiff tool sets. I had to pry open the knife on one! The tools are also very small compared to other makes of multi tools, but that applies to a lot of Gerber multi tools in general.(Opinion) If I were in your shoes I might give the more expensive Victorinox Swiss Spirits a look. Every single one I have seen has been built to some very impressive tolerances and gives me the feeling that will last quite some time. I don't get the same feeling from the suspension. If I remember correctly the swiss spirits were retailing for approx 45 dollars (US). Just an idea.
 
dont waste your money on junk! save up and buy a sog or leatherman. if you can come up with 30 dollars or so surely you can add 30 or so more and get something nice! :)
 
I'm just curious. Who has actually put this tool through its paces? I picked one up a couple of weeks ago and just have not had a chance to use it. It has all the tools I need, feels good in my hand, and seems to be pretty solid. But, without saying it is cheap or a waste of $$$, where does it actually fall short? Performance wise.

Of course I have my eye on a Leatherman Blast or Wave. :D

BTW: I am a complete Multi0tool newbie so this really is a question and not some sort of challenge.

Thanks guys. :)
 
I'm actually quite impressed by the value of the Gerber Suspension. It has a titanium finish, one-hand opening blades, locking tools, and spring loaded pliers. The only way I think it falls short (no pun intended) is that the blades and tools are rather short (esp. a saw that short is of dubious use). If you're buying retail, $30 for all those features (plus a hex bit adapter and bits) is a pretty good deal. I don't think there's any shame for owning or using a Gerber Suspension.

Don't be too hard on Gerber multi-pliers. In some instances Gerber actually beats most of the competition in quality. For example... For cutting stranded wire, the wire cutters on the Gerber Diesel are second only to the wire cutters on the new SOG PowerLock 2.0 and the Paladin PowerPlay PT-525.
 
Confederate said:
I wouldn't buy anything from Gerber.

In the last issue of SMKW's catalog, I saw a Gerber boot knife that was nearly identical to a S&W boot knife. The Smith was $17 and the Gerber was $48. Both are the same size with the same type of grind (double-edged, but one side is false on both). The handles on both were rubber, with the same shapes, but slightly different. The Gerber was billed as "stainless" and the Smith as "440C". Both had the same black baked on finish. In short, Gerber still believes its name means something in the knife world and sets its prices accordingly.

But they've got some rethinking to do.

G5803.jpg

The Gerber looks very much like the S&W, yet it's priced at
more than twice the price. Not much of a deal!
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I believe that model Gerber is made in their Portland, Oregon factory-so the people making it are paid much more than the people in China making the Smith&Wesson. That would have everything to do with the higher price. There's about 5 Gerber products in my house (out of over 80 knives) and all but one is marked USA.
 
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