Gerber crucial tool is multi tool designed for a really compact space. As the product description says, “It functions like a multi tool and carries like a pocket knife” Gerber multi tool is designed exclusively for this purpose. The whole concept is to maintain a small shape by excluding all the unnecessary tools and making it lighter. The crucial include pliers with wire cutter, a flat nose knife, bottle opener, flat head screw driver and a Philips head screwdriver. There is a long belt clip included to carry the tool just like a knife.
The most amazing fact of crucial tool is its cleverly designed shape. It seems there is no unutilized space in it and the safety is great too! The blade works just fine with a safety lock. It is sharp and the length is just enough to provide enough mechanical force with clearance. However the most fantastic part is its pliers. All complexity is avoided to design it. Just fold the tool and the pliers are ready to use! In fact it seems the pliers are the core of this tool and who doesn’t know that pliers are the most useful tool at any mechanical work? The flat screw driver is usable though not that much effective as a standard one but much better than any multi tool available. The Philip screw driver is a little rounded which makes it difficult to use sometimes but works great on bigger screw. You know what bottle opener does and so does the opener included in this tool. The shape is perfect to open a bottle and the latch is quite strong to withstand pressure.
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Most of the multi tool out there is heavy and filled with unnecessary tool that you rarely use. From this point of view the Gerber is great for its light weight. People usually prefer to carry a multi tool with them most of the time of the day and as for the light weight of crucial tool it’s certainly a plus point. Although it has some downsides (the Phillip screwdriver and the flat screw is a bit too thick) but still it’s a multi tool right? If you want something perfect then use a standard one! With its awesome design Gerber crucial tool is definitely a great multi tool to carry with you.
