The Worst Multitool Ever (Gerber Lockdown Pry)
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The era of sisal rope cut tests is over. The era of smashing with a post test has begun
I never knew "good" Gerber. My first serious knife, a plain edge KISS got lost on a hike in the Rockies. I loved it so much I've never quite been able to justify the $40 to replace it. Smash cut to me buying a $600 Cheburkov mere years later. Your reviews are spot-on.
Witnessing the fall of Gerber has been sad and painful. They were actually a great company when I was a kid 40 years ago, and they are local to me so I really want to like them. But even today they still have a place in the market when it comes to innovation and new designs they're constantly pushing the envelope and trying to come up with new stuff. If they could just nail down the QC and maybe start upgrading the steels a little bit, I can see them climbing to the upper echelons again.
If you're lucky enough to get any of their stuff in the 80's 2nd hand they made some great knives. When Fiskars bought them out back in the late 80's everything went semi-rapidly downhill until reaching the complete dogshit levels it is today. But in a way, a lot of people want cheap, they don't necessarily want quality so its sort of ended up currently just meeting that need
I feel like Gerber still is sort of ok by the early-nineties standard where multitools are exotic and 440C is an entry level premium steel. And I still have quite a few cheap sub-$20 liner lock pocket knives that I've bought from them and liked fine for that level of fundamentally disposable beater pocket knife in 420 or 8cr13mov or something.
But then there's shit like this at $99.95... and it's not worth it.
@@joshuabrown4030 they're still capable of making decent stuff. The fastball was pretty good especially for the price.
One heck of a satisfying "TING" when you bonked it with the metal pole!
If the comments section of the newest Project Farm video proves anything, it's that a lot of people definitely do (unironically) say Gerber is their favorite knife company.
That comment section was hilarious......
A lot of people like Gerber because they haven't tried anything else.
Gerber's made in USA MP's are pretty good.
I've never seen a Gerber that was made in USA
I guess they do exist, but only vintage ones on the internet. Do they make any knives in America now a days?
I dig this dude. I have no idea what this channel even is anymore but I'm more a fan now than ever. Keep on keeping on.
I demand your second channel :D. Running around in the forest sounds epic. I won't lie though - I would choose a no name Bunnings product over a Gerber anything. The only company I shy away from harder is probably Winchester.
"it's shitful." thank you for introducing me to my new favorite word!
I actually love this tool! Use it almost everyday, it doesnt leave my pocket.
Smooth one handed opening, easy to clean and maintain.
I havent had any issues with the opening or locking of the tool.
Always automatically hit the like button, before even viewing
Best garbage bin take-down footage yet. Love it
that was one hell of an analogy toward the end there bravo sir LOL
I wish more multitools came with replaceable craft/utility/scalpel knife blades. It's one of the biggest reasons I backed GOAT multitool on Kickstarter right away. The craft knife on the Gerber almost made me buy one of these, but it always seemed too bulky and too flawed in the rest of the tools to justify it. Thanks for the review, I'm really glad I never bought one now.
I concur. Love to see a serrated blade delete & maybe the saw too and/or can opener on the Leatherman Rebar for a replaceable craft knife.
I do carpentry construction & replaceable utility blades are indispensable.
@Ice_Berg I've never used/owned a multitool. This GOAT multitool looks very interesting. Especially the 3rd option with all of the extras. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Now i need to find jobs around the house to justify the purchase!
ILEAF Daily Mini Pocket Folding Utility Knife with Key Ring and 10 Replaceable Quick Change Blades, Ultra Compact and Lightweight (Blue) on amazon well worth it
Havalon makes a pretty decent one. With scalpel blades as you would expect from Havalon, which is great as it gives you a wide variety of options including a saw.
Gerber make one, it called prybird
All multi-tools should be worth the incurred abstinence that comes with carrying such an implement. This one is not a worthy replacement for the company of women.
Hahaha well said
Ha! I was so pleased to see the well-deserved slow motion binning, but then when you slapped that hash for a 6... and it improved the function... I can't even! Well done!
Gerber actually makes a functioning version of this, the prybrid x. It only features a slimmer pry bar, a bottle opener and the craft knife. It's one of my fave edc items.
My favorite knife for opening paint cans: Kershaw Barge ❤️
My God he didn't just bin it, he binned it with full beans!
I have an old school Gerber from the 70s or 80s made out of M2 hss. It's a really nice knife that's ground thin, holds a nice edge, comfortable in hand and pretty much indestructible. The coating/finish they used on hss makes it not rust which is a nice touch. The Gerber of today is mostly cheap Sal Mart knives with a few decent designs here and there. Its sad how the company has declined.
M2 with a titanium nitride coating would probably make a fairly good blade even by today's standards, it would have decent edge retention and the coating would be durable enough to prevent rust for a very long time.
@@garethbaus5471 M2 is nice but M4 has it beat in pretty much everything. It's a powder steel, better wear resistance, higher toughness, higher max hardness. Like you said, M2 is still a good steel that can give a pretty good performance. But there's a reason why its not being used anymore, why use it when there's M4? Just to be different?
If you can find it a at decent price I'd recommend it(I bought a couple Gerber paring knives in it as well for about $15 a piece) but it's not something to look out for or have a maker use it instead.
@@D00MTR33 CPM Magnacut seems to have toughness and edge retention that is similar to M4 and it is stainless too boot, so if you are going to go pay the premium for powder steel Magnacut might be an even better choice.
@@garethbaus5471 I'm a fan of Magnacut. Have a custom in it at about 65hrc and ground pretty thin at 0.008. Its only been a few months but so far I am really liking how it's performing. Larrin did an amazing job coming up with this steel, it can be a game changer.
I have never owned a Gerber product that impressed me. I learned my lesson back in the mid 1990’s. Don’t ever waste your money on Gerber garbage!
In the '90s Gerber was still making a decent product. You're either just making stuff up to try and prove a point or your misremembering the timeline.
@@Pharto_Stinkus sorry bro, you are wrong. Do you remember the Gator grip folder from Gerber? Try to cut more than cardboard with it! Just except the truth dude. Gerber has been junk from the beginning! Now just go back to your little hole and continue to fester.
Awesome bin toss. Best hit yet.
That wan't a bin toss!! That was one of the Gerber opening improvement tools in action. 😉
i got spoiled at 10 years old with my first leatherman and ever since i CANT use any other brand multitool.
The Trashcan Cometh...
I like my gerber prybrid, both versions (box cutter and hobby knife version) and they passed the paint can test. I usually need a little pry bar and a box cutter and the prybrid satisfies those needs. I've seen people complain about these but hopefully mine won't fail on me.
Thanks, Pete, for a nice review!
You deserve an Oscar just for that ending!!! Well done, it made me laugh!
The Leatherman skeletool CX remains the best multitool. It's got everything you could ever need and nothing extra. pliers, a blade with a good steel and a bit driver.
A nod goes to the Juice S2 as well - the version with both panels anodized. By far their best small tool they've ever made. Leatherman ought to rerelease it with a pocket clip
I'd argue in favor of the Rebar. I like the file, 2 flat heads & Phillips, and the reamer/awl drills decent holes... don't much need the saw and serrated blade, but they can be occasionally put to use. Also replaceable cutters. That's a must for me.
@@adamjames1375 I agree with your assessment on the Rebar - an underrated tool. I prefer it to the Wave, though people seem to ooze over it. The blade is better on the Wave, but that's all. Honestly, does any of us not carry a knife as well for those tasks?
@@benmacdhui To tell you the truth I'm a knife guy, but very rarely carry a folder. I do carpentry/construction work and typically edc a folding utility razor, which for my uses, and I'd argue most peoples' uses is hard to beat in utility factor. If I'm camping it'd be a Mora or my nostalgic old Buck 119.
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The Wave is very good too, opening the primary tools from the "outside" is preferable, but the interior tools do not appeal to me at all, mini scissors, bit driver, mini screwdriver e.t.c...
I'd buy tomorrow a setup similiar to the Rebar, delete the serrated blade and bottle/can opener for an X-acto replaceable craft knife.
I guess if I could have the primary bladed tools on the exterior/" accesable while closed position", like the wave, with the components of the Rebar in addition to my aforementioned deletes/addition I'd be fresh out of things to complain about.
@@adamjames1375 love the Rebar, just wish they'd add a pocket clip for it and change the outside screws for normal tork screws.
I have one and I love it, sturdy, useful prybar with some useful tools...
Love the old Alvey Sidecast reel in the background Pete.
Do you go fishing much? Would love your opinion on some good fishing tools if so!
Literally my first multitool was a Gerber suspension or whatever it was called... 3 weeks in and the main pivot screw heads literally exploded off of it and flew across the room while I was trying to snip a paperclip in half. I didn't bother with a warranty claim, I just went and bought a Victorinox Swiss Tool and it's been kicking ass for 6 years now.
I worked as an entertainment tech for 3 years, I’ve see so many broken jaws on Gerber Suspensions. Never saw a broken jaw on a leatherman Wave during that time.
This review is f*^king GOLD! The only knife review channel I watch anymore.
I lost it at the channel analogy 💀💀
I had an original Gerber Multiplier in the 90's and loved it. After I started working I thought I could replace the Gerber and my pocket knife with the easier to access blade on the Leatherman Wave. Fast forward a few years and Gerber was bought out by Fiskars, but I started to miss the old plier flick of the Gerber so I got the new (at the time) Flik and Freehand models. They were horrible; Overly complicated opening mechanism, stiff main tools, and tiny useless drivers and opener. They have spent the last 15 years or so in a drawer for the most part. Turned me off Gerber ever since.
To be fair, I did buy a Dime on sale more recently. It has been fine for what it is for me, a tertiary keychain tool that sees little actual use. I like the outboard bottle opener and tweezers though.
I have a Gerber suspension multi tool... It sucks.
WHen I saw the thumbnail I was like - is that you … Uncle Roger?
My phone exploded when you were sitting in front of your green screen with a clip of you sitting in front of your green screen playing behind you
I had a Gerber paraframe mini tanto, detent was horribly stiff.
Out of all the Gerber products, I only have a few that I would recommend. The Gator knives are pretty good as camping knives and the Strongarm knives as robust utilitarian knives... that's about it! Their multi-tools and other knives, not so good.
the best binning footage to date
The twist ending made me laugh embarrassing loud at 10:38pm in a house full of sleeping kids. Thanks. 😂
I’m cracking up, thanks for another hilarious review!
Great video, thanks.
I just bought this knife because of this great review.
I did not buy it because it is a Gerber. I have never bought, owned, or even used a Gerber before.
The first thing I will do is smash the tool to loosen the tools so they come out easy enough.
Then, take the stupid thumb tabs off the main blade as long as that does not prevent the blade from staying closed.
Then, if needed, attach something new that can open the blade, but make sure it is easily removable when I use the blade if it is in the way of proper full blade use.
The only real reason I ordered this knife is for the chisel that folds out. Having a folding chisel knife and folding X-Acto blade pocket knife is hard to find online. & also I was able to buy this knife for $25.00. With free shipping from BladeHQ on sale, when I added it to my Silky Saw, I ordered to get up to $99.00 to qualify for free shipping.
The chisel thumb stud is going to also be removed even if I need to smash it off.
Plan to take a file and sharpen the pry bar edge until it works properly and fix the nail puller if needed to work.
I do not mind it being heavy and chunky as I will figure out how to add a lanyard to this hunk of metal to hang into my pocket from my belt.
Id like to see Civi make something like this.
I actually like mine. One hand opening is no problem. Closing the tools is also jo problem. For what I use tools for, it is pretty good.
I got this one and a slim one in the way, I’m excited to carry the slimmer one
This might be my favorite video. Thanks!
Thank you!!
In my opinion, Gerber should take the basic Prybrid and develop it into a true companion to a Victorinox or Leatherman: a better prybar, utility blade, bit driver, all one-handed and lockable plus a pocket clip. Nothing else, except maybe a chisel or serrated blade. Prybrid X could be developed into a smaller sibling to the more capable one by sacrificing some functions to keep the size down, for those people that don't carry multitools of any kind but enjoy having a small prybar, for instance. But... i felt that the most recent models were wasted opportunities.
Would have been fun to hear your suggestion for a legitimate, vastly superior alternative to the Gerber Pry.
Thanks for the Warning ! ✔👍
Not sure if I keep coming to hear Pete shit on the Gerber Lockdown Pry or if I keep coming to see his ruggedly handsome stubbly face
Dude I’m starting my own channel now. Thanks for the idea 🤤🤤🤤
Maybe fiskars makes a tool to push the liner locks lol
That made a nice sound when you hit with a pipe 👌
WHen I saw the thumbnail I was like - Uncle Roger reviews multitools now?
That second channel sounds like a great idea for your tiktok.
Your shit product reviews are hand downs my favourite. You sarcasm and bottled up diplomacy occasionally broken up with you loosing ya shit gets me each time. Your stratco review was the cake. Fk I laughed.
Please please please keep the low hanging fruit reviews coming because it was pretty funny at least
"product is generally well received"
*glances at potatoes*
Loving the update to the video production! A shame about the Gerber as a tool and Gerber as a brand.
My first glance I said that pry bar looks thick, guess that proved so. Gerber can't make a file, they're always shitty and have been that way for years going back at least to their Center Drive.
I do have a Gerber Prybrid and that's not too bad. I do still find the pry portion a little thicker than I'd like but I have used it around the homestead for a number of things and have found it generally useful. That one uses replaceable standard utility blades you can get from any hardware store, so they're always sharp and very easy to replace. The sliding action on deploying it is grainy and terrible as per Gerber overseas standards though but I'm not regularly deploying it so much that it's necessarily a big deal.
Green screen. Lovin' it
I quite like the chisel feature I admit. But I think a hultafors chisel knife would be a much better option that could also pry
I'm curious. Having never used/owned a multitool, do most people carrying a multitool also carry a separate knife? Or is the blade/blades in the multitool sufficient? Thanks for you help.
I think MOST people just carry the multi tool, but in the edc realm a lot of people carry both (including me)
@@Ajaxykins Thank you!
That knife looked worse than an Ozark trail holiday gift box knife.
Commenting to help the algorithm. Awesome video Pete!
Pertisapation medal for the pocket clip lmao
Cast Iron Pry Bar. „What?“ „what?“
I heard the smash bros launching sound when you smashed it with your pole hahahaha, I completely agree with all statements made o have an old Gerber yari2 that was one of my first high quality fixed blades and that thing is fantastic, and I compare it to even the Portland stuff now and I just don’t see the gerber of old any more.
Enjoyed- thanks!
like my gerber clutch was $35 cant find new one. love me leatherman wave
WOW! I thot that this was totally worthless until the last minute of the video. Great job!
Came for the garbage can. It never disappoints.
More like a “Cry” bar
Seems like the better option would be to just buy the little prybar/craft knife holder keychain that Gerber sells. I believe it's called the Prybrid.
Pair that with literally any leatherman full size multitool and you've got far better capability and way less headache.
But how’s the bottle opener?
The pry bar is what the tool is built around and it can’t even open a paint can!? LOOOL can’t wait to see what else is crap about this in your review.
WOW 100 bucks, def worthy of having a trash can thrown at it 🤣
Gerber is most certainly hit-or-miss.
I have few of them, but only one of those I have enjoyed and used a lot, MP600 bluntnose. At start it felt weak, I broke every single tool inside except the file and the mediocre serrated blade. But the pliers are just fantastic. There is a lot of free play in them, but they can really do the job and the action is super smooth. They really grip and can take twisting unlike Leatherman Wave for example. All these newer ones really feel like toys more than tools.
I'm going to get two!
So you're saying Gerber is the Bear Grylls of multi tools ? What a surprise they sell junk with his name on it eh ? 😆
I do love a well-deserved accurate trashcan.
I gave one of these as a gift and the bugger has survived 2 incidents with my mate where my tools were confiscated.
I told him I had opened it and didn't like it when I gifted it and he is rubbing it in that a "pry" tool on you is a better tool than a confiscated tool.
This is the ONE benefit of hard to open tool in areas with harsh knife/tool laws these tools that don't look like knives and the blades are HARD to open can fool modern authorities. That modern authorities are overly feminised/useless and clueless to tools weird as their not even in touch with positive feminine perceptions but that is a seperate can of rant worms
I'm on the email list for the Gerber Dual Force, I hope it's quality is better than their pry bar.
Did it loosen up the liner locks lol
I liked Gerber in the 90's and owned a couple of their knives... but as you said, about 20 years ago the name became unreliable. I didn't realize it's cause they were bought and half their products are now made over-seas, though.
I want to like Benchmade, but their knives are always too bulky for my tastes. Luckily, Kershaw and CRKT (though, mostly Kershaw) have been reliable for me over the years for my pocketknife needs. With mostly smaller brands based in the US filling my needs for fixed blade knives. I've yet to get a multi-tool just because I don't see a need for most of what they include often enough to justify either the purchase or their bulkiness in my pocket or hanging from my belt... plus, every one I've ever handled takes too much effort to deploy and have locking mechanisms that scare me when I go to fold them back up.
Only owned one Gerber, the saw back gator machete. It was so crappy in so many ways I never bought another one again. There are so many better options at the same prices.
Your feces covered CZcams creator analogy of Gerber was spot on. Unfortunately, sadly they won’t listen.
Gerber should pay you for solving the non-opening problem! Gerber sucks! For much less money, you could get a Stanley prybar, a Buck 110, and a roll of duct tape. Duct tape the 110 to the prybar and you have a fully functional mutitool thats better than that "SHITILY (Pete's word) made Gerber. This video also proves you have excellent eye-hand coordination (trash can and metal pole hits). Good video Pete!! HOLD ON....duct tape won't work. Can't open the blade. Get a small C-clamp instead of the tape. Doubles as a pocket clip.
My Rebar cost 95 bucks. About the cheapest Leatherman you can buy and is streets ahead of this nightmare.
Gerber has never grabbed me with the quality I have seen at stores.
I actually have the gerber prybrid and again that one is SO close to being good but those idiots HAD to put a bottle opener on it which creates an unbearable hot spot. Can we all get together and sign a petition saying a bottleopener is not a tool? So that companies stop hastily adding it to every tool last minute just so they can say it is a multitool.
Sounds like a deal to me, $100, ya well sening off for one now. Thx for the good info, can't wait till mine arrives! :>) Will be selling my Leatherman Charge soon!
Thank you.
Chuckled when he said 100, I was thinking 25-30.
This sounds about right with Gerber - I had the centre drive however it was rubbish out of the box, i took it back and bunnings opened 2 others for a replacement for me however they were of shit enough quality that the guy didn't want to give it to me. Refund.
If it says "Made In USA Portland Oregon" on the box, Gerber is still making some good quality tools. If it doesn't I won't spend any money on it.
Gerber gater and sumo are great budget knifes for guys who don’t hard use there knives I own one if you need a hard use knife then I would say buy the spyderco shaman
Their Gator in 154 steel blade is a relative bargain (as low as 28$...maybe year-year and a half ago).
The file is absolutely ridiculous, I like the overall idea of a pry bar based multitool that actually has other tools.
Never had a gerber with a functional file
I really hope cold steel doesn't go this path
When I saw this, the image in my head was a 4 max with pliers and screw driver bits.
You must have read my comment on your previous video from today. 😅🤣🤣