I have the Nextool flagship pro large size and mini. The mini had a metal piece snap off, like the poster above had, the piece that keeps the pliers taut. Been waiting for a replacement from them which they finally responded to on nextorch website. It’s nice, but I have to say the Squirt PS4 is the way to go. You can find one really cheap used on ebay because TSA takes them away all the time and people buy them and resell. Very durable.
Maybe I'll just stick with the Squirt PS4 then.
I'm not interested in a multi-tool that is going to easily break.
I don't usually buy used items, but maybe I'll make an exception if I need to replace my current Squirt PS4.
I ended up with this:
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I haven't heard of Gerber Mini Suspension.
Looks like it isn't available on Amazon.com anymore, but there are a few customer reviews there.
https://www.amazon.com/Gerber-G30000872-Mini-Suspension-Tool/dp/B00H42RUBY
I got it from KnifeCountry. Listed under-Gerber 3604 4 Inch Mini Suspension ES PDQ with Stainless Handle.
I think i wrote this in another thread, My Gerber Dime has the worse scissors they are so blunt and are hard sharpen because if the size. I bought a mini victorinox for the scissors.
Gerber dime sucks. I bought 4 on an amazon flash sale. The scissors are a joke and so is the blade. Leatherman is the way to go.
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I carried 1 of 2 micra’s for over 10 years as my go to tool finding i used them more than the squirt and juice. That’s probably what led to them being stolen. I still have both micras today on my person, and they fit nicely in an altoids tin alongside the lumintop tool
NexTool Mini Flagship (10-In-1) is real good mini tool.
Gerber Dime, indeed.
Leatherman vs. Gerber is a no-brainer anytime. Leatherman all the way.
Yep, I agree.
I've never owned a Gerber multitool, but I have researched them, and they aren't made nearly as well as Leatherman.
For a full-sized multitool, some of the Nextool ones are practically as good as a Leatherman.
Take a look at the leatherman bond also. I love my squirts and micras, but a convenient delivery of a gift card withe the exact amount of the bond on it is a sign from heaven for me
i carry and use multitools for decades at work, tried Gerber, Leatherman Victorinox, and few other brands. i think either Gerber or Leatherman will do the job just fine, but you have to be careful around salt water, do not fold and stow before you wipe them dry, they WILL rust, even thou they are stainless steel. it wont rust as deep or as fast as carbon steel, but it does so nonetheless. However as far as warranty, Leatherman is awesome, they fix or replace with no questions asked, no receipt needed.
Generally speaking, Leatherman is the Cadillac, Gerber is the Chevrolet. Gerber is ok at best but should not be used in the same sentence as Leatherman. My opinion of course. I have had dozens of each.
Gerber was a US brand at one time and was of a higher quality. Now they manufacture a fraction of their merchandise in the US—it allows them to say that “Gerber is made in the US!” True, I guess, but rather deceiving.
For full sized, I own lots of multitools. (don’t ask why as I don’t often carry them). In my mind the best price-performance is the Schrade. I’ve got the Leatherman Titanium Charge, but given it’s @$160 replacement cost, it makes me nervous to use them -fearful of losing them.
When Scrade made them in New York, they were the most expensive multi-tool made at that time in the $90 range. I was picking the current Chinese one up for $14 off Amazon and gifting friends and their kids just last Christmas (or the xmas before?). Scrade when bankrupt a while back, someone bought the tooling and moved it all over to china. I own both the $14 (now $20) dollar tool is the $90 USA version and in my view they are equal. The only 2 negatives are the unusual lock system which you can forget how to manipulate if you don’t use it often, and lack of the most essential tool of all: a corkscrew.
PS, agree that Victorinox scissors are awesome.
The Schrade looks ok but there are hundreds of multitools in the $20 price range.
I know this was not the question but the absolute king of multitools is the Leatherman Surge. The things is a beast.