Customer Reviews

Gerber 05200 Multi-Plier Tool Kit

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I purchased this multi tool while still working as a police officer. I can't tell you how many times it came in handy while working. Nothing earth-shattering, no great rescue stories, just something that was there every time I needed it, and did exactly what I wanted. Now that I'm retired, I still carry the tool around on my belt in the cordura case that came with the extra add-on tool kit. While I don't carry the extra tools anymore, I have found that a Swiss Army knife fits extremely well into the outer pocket of the double carry case and makes this an even more versatile tool.

Whichever way you buy it, with or without the add-on tool kit, it is worth the money and is definately something to have.

This item is way over priced and totally useless. You do not need to even attach this product to your multi tool to use it.Basically you are buying three standard bits and three phillips bits for [about] three dollars each.Gerber should be ashamed.

This is a cool idea - allowing you to extend your tool usage immensely by adding any 1/4" bit to your tool. You can use torx bits, different phillips bits, slotted bits, star, square - you name it.

The carrier is really a nicely done piece.

The only problem is that my favorite Gerber multitool is the Legend 800. THis case included will only fit the pro scout and similiar tools. So, how do I carry it with my legend 800?

Also would be nice if there was an adaptor for sockets so that you could use small 1/4" sockets too.

I purchased this tool kit as an addition to my Gerber Pro-Scout and was dissapointed. Some of the tools repeated or were simply slight modifications of the tools contained within the Gerber.

One thing I like about my Gerber is how slim and unobtrusive the tool/pouch is on my belt. However, this pouch is a modification of the one included with a Gerber multi-tool, with a seperate area for the bits. When the bits are inserted it bulges out too much, making it seem like the pouch is not closed.

If you don't need odd-sized bits with you, you won't care for this. If you do, then you won't know how you got on without it.

The real value of this accessory is a coupler that attaches to the end of the phillips part of your Gerber. The accessory comes with various bits, but if they're not what you need, the coupler holds standard bits. So, if you use odd bits in your line of work (say if you put laptops together) this can be endlessly useful. The little black rubbery bit holder keeps them all in line. The coupler also serves as a short extension to help you reach a little further.

Just like with anything on a multi-tool, if you are doing heavy duty work you probably want to use a full size tool. However if you are a roving technician or need to have an odd bit with you for that unexpected problem, buy this. My tool kit has gotten plenty of use. The slight added bulk does not bother me.

This is a really great add-on to get, I've had a couple of times when I needed it came in real handy since I carry it with me at all times.

I guess I wouldn't give it that bad of a rap, when you buy it at the sale price. I do agree that ($) is a little much to spend on this accessory kit, but it does come in handy for those little jobs. It's not meant to be a replacement for your normal tools, just something to help out in a desperate situation.

My multi-tool: Gerber Diesel
This tool-kit: junk

Remember when your friend's girlfriend set you up on a blind date with her friend from out of town? She was from the East Coast, like Jersey of something, and you thought that might make her more interesting.

You friend's girlfriend told you all about her, how she was a Psych major in college, she liked computers guys that could cook. "Wow" you thought "I actually cant wait to meet this girl, she sounds really interesting."

You build up your expectations, to the point where you really want to like this girl.

Then you see her. You realize you had been tricked. No amount of interestingness could save this night. Sure you try to go with the flow, but jebus, this will never happen again. You take her back to the hotel, tell her you had a good time, then go home as fast as possible, and never speak of it again until writing a review for a stupid product.

The Gerber Tool Kit is very much like this girl you had high hopes for, which disappointed you tremendously when you actually saw it/her.

First off, the coupler that is supposed to make the additional bits fit on the Philips screw driver, does not fit on the Diesel multi-tool whatsoever. There is no amount of Euclidian geometry that will make it fit.

The coupler expects a thin barrel shaft to fit over. The Diesel's Philips driver is a flat rectangular bar. Flat rectangle will not fit in round barrel. I can sort of fit the coupler over the can opener tool, but it's all crooked looking, and will most likely dull the sharp edge on the opener.

Secondly, the bits you get in the tool kit look pretty much exactly like the standard generic bits you can but at the impulse counter at your local auto parts store, or in the `tool' section at the grocery store. I have tons of these little bits floating around. Having more buys me nothing at all.

If you don't have a Diesel Multi-Tool, this product may be interesting to you I suppose. Don't expect something more than the most generic bits you already have 3 dozen of in your junk drawer.

Gerber should just sell the coupler on its own, and they should not say it will fit ALL of their multi-tools. The Diesel is one of their high end tools, and this tool-kit is absolutely useless for that model.

The pouch the tool-kit comes with seems to be of lower quality than the pouch that comes with the Diesel, so not only do you have a product that wont work, you have to put your fancy Diesel in a cheaper pouch.

I am glad this only cost me $11 + $9 shipping... but I still feel I got ripped off.

Btw, that girl, gave my friend herpes a few weeks later. I will not give this tool-kit the opportunity to do the same.