Gerber Prybid Utility Clip review
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Reviewing Gerber's new version of the Prybid. Be sure to read this and other reviews on our main site multitool.org
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I suppose the reason for combining a pry tool and a utility knife in the same tool is so that it can be used to open large packages which are both stapled and taped shut. Some other people mentioned that the locking button fell off their older Prybid Utility tool. I hope that won't happen with this updated version. Thanks for the review. MTO is a great forum.
The button issue doesn't seem to be a problem on the new model. I can see how the tool is aimed at being a multipurpose for boxes and large packages. Thanks for supporting us ☺️
You should check out a TPT slide. Price will blow your mind but I’ve carried the same one everyday for 5 years and it’s never failed.
I'll be sure to check it out, thank you
I am unhappy with the changes. They downgraded the G-10 scales to glass filled Nylon. The texture is downgraded. The lock button has been down graded from stainless to plastic as well. All just to add a pocket clip. As a solution. Maybe they should have gone with a wire clip and made it deep carry tip up. So that the pry bar end is in the pocket. The chamfer in the pocket clip they added is nice. Helps it slide into the pocket easy. Retention is a little weak though. Shame they couldn't give us a nice tight pocket clip like they gave the Flat Iron.
Yeah G10 would have been nicer than the plastic, and what little issues it has could have been solved during R&D. The locking tab on mine is metal and looks to be stamped, is yours plastic?
@@DavidB-MTO So I have one of the early Prybrids made after launch and I have a bunch of Prybrids in black from Wal-Mart. I have looked them all over since I was concerned with Wal-Mart downgrading to hit a price point. Which is very common. The Wal-Mart Prybrids appear to be identical to the one I bought online. Recently I saw one with a pocket clip. So I bought it. The packaging looks similar. So I looked everything over. The new 2024 Prybrids have a different finish on the stainless steel. Darker black, I suspect it's paint and not black oxide. The scales are glass filled nylon and not G-10. Which makes the 2024 Prybrid feel cheaper. The texture not as grippy. The lock button is also not metal. It is a plastic. Most people would probably only notice the pocket clip and not the other changes. The price is still the same despite the downgrades to the 2024 model. I am just glad that I bought up the older version so I have spares. The prybrid is one of my favorite EDC utility knives. I like the simplicity and robust build. The G-10 really holds up well. I doubt the nylon is going to perform as well.
@@mackjones7688 gotcha, thanks for clarifying. Sucks that cheaped out in the end, it's common when companies are trying to hit a price point
so on Gerber’s website, they have the nylon Glass filled for $20 and $30 for od green g-10