Gerber Suspension Multi-Plier 18

I was given this little gerber for my birthday. It has seen some hard action and still goes fine. Ok the saw isn't the best but its gets the job done alright. I do agree that its not exactly the best for extremely hardcore jobs due to its size. I go out to the forest a lot, and i use it for cutting branches and then whittling it into a spoon or something like that... I also use it at archery for extracting arrows out of wood, because we shoot is a forest. Its perfect for me. Also I read in the comments that someone said the pliers snapped, what did you do? Use a pneumatic drill on it? Cos trust me thats what you would need to break a gerber! Highly recommended

I bought my suspension multi tool from heinnie about 18 months ago and seem to use it weekly, great value for money. A friend of mine aquired one a fortnight ago, but it turned out to be a cheap copy and lasted about a week, he is very heavy handed, so that probably didn't help!!

Made of poor stainless. Screwdrivers, saw, can opener are useless. All blades have to be useful on this kind of handtool. Too fat for blade use. Looks nice, hardly works. Not for outdoor use, for boasting in th e city. I will go leatherman or victorinox.

this is a nice bit of kit for the money,i have not found any major flaws in construction yet however im yet to test it, my only real gripe so far is that when its in the open position with the pliers out you need far bigger hands than mine to get any real grip on the tool.

Looks great value for money but doesn't seem to do any job very well. Saw is hopeless for cutting a floorboard.

The best part of this multitool are the sprung pliers, they are really good for one handed use. I think where Gerbers let down sligtly is the satin finish they coat the components in, it makes the product feel soft and not as hard edged as other multitools. Feel the saw blade on a Leatherman then a Gerber saw and you can feel the difference. However, for the price this is a decent little multitool and worth considering.

The pliers are good and the knives are sharp and have a good feel about them. On the other hand the screwdrivers don't have a quality feel about them the flathead is too big for conventional screws and i had to file it down. The bottle opener isn't very effective and the can opener isn't very good either and needs a lot of effort to open a simple can.

Excellent for the price point, not indestructable or made to the tolerances of higher end multi's, but definate value for the money. Bought them as gifts for a few folks and carry one in my glovebox.