GerberGear Vise Pocket Tool, Black [31-000021]

Always been a Leatherman fan and have carried a Leatherman Squirt in my pocket. They quit making them so I went to the Micra, but needed the small pliers and not scissors. Enter Gerber vise. Love it!

This is a lot smaller than I anticipated it would be. It's got some cool features but the build quality is about a 7 out of 10. This is OK for a backup tool to keep in a backpack for use in a pinch but this will never be a daily tool or one you depend on all the time.

This is better for more rural use as opposed to the Gerber dime, which more suited for urban, personal grooming. The Vice lacks the scissors & tweezers. But the Vice has an extra serrated blade along with the regular slip joint spey/pen type blade. It's thicker than the Gerber dime but gets rid of the annoying protruding bottle opener the Dime has. They both have the same tiny file with the 2 dimensional Phillips, which is better used at a 45° angle than fully deployed. I wish Gerber would have placed the keyring/lanyard hole on the other end, away from the blade use end. Use a Nitize lil S beaner to attach it to your keys or whatever, so you can take whatever off before deploying the blades for use. Light duty pliers, not designed for big nuts.

Purchased 8 months ago. Its purpose is to live on a keychain until needed. The tool itself works well but the key chain has broken after 8 months of living on a keychain.

Quality is excellent. Just the right size and tools for everyday carry.

Pliers broke after just a few weeks of very light use. I didn't bother with a return, so I can't say whether this indicative of the quality of this product as a whole. I'll stick with the Gerber Dime. I have two of them and love them.

It is very versatile, fits in my pocket without being bulky. Not as rugged as a larger multi-tool. I have owned 3

Got this as an add-on item for under $10 to replace a small Victorinox Classic I lost a while back. I keep it on my keychain and it doesn't take too much room.I found that both blades were very sharp right out of the box and easy to get to without needing to open you the pliers. The other tools were very stiff and hard to deploy at first, especially the almost too small to be useful nail file/screwdriver. With some usage they have loosened up a little and are much easier to deploy.The pliers are really too small to be of great use, but nice to have in a pinch and although this doesn't have a pair of tweezers, I find that I can use the pliers as a substitute (actually was able to get a splinter out with them).I use it most often to open packages and have used the screwdrivers for replacing batteries in electronics and small toys.