What's your favourite..

Gareth · **on:** November 21, 2010, 12:19:57 AM

..sliding head Gerber, and why? I'm thinking about getting something Gerber and am interested as to what MT's you guys like.

crls1 · **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2010, 01:52:56 AM

Diesel for me, IMO the best of the series.

Carlos

ducttapetech · **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2010, 02:10:59 AM

i always liked the flik. not to big, not to small. the only thing i dont like is the can opener.

Mike 208 · **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2010, 07:58:36 AM

Octane (it's the only Gerber multitool I have).

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2010, 10:41:57 AM

I liked the Diesel a lot, but prefer the blunt nosed MP600

EZ822 · **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2010, 05:01:55 PM

The MP400 Compact. It was the first Gerber I owned. Light weight and very useful for it's size.

sawman · **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2010, 05:15:11 PM

There's so many to choose from it's hard to say without knowing what you'll be using it for.

On the compact side, you have:

Octane - limited tool selection but very thin and the part serrated knife blade is one of the best Gerber has done IMO.
MP400 - smaller version of the 600 with scissors
MP450 - same as the 400 but with a file instead of scissors

On the full-size side:

Diesel - the most comprehensive tool selection with one possible drawback: 2d Phillips driver
MP600 - all the basic tools you need in a needlenose and bluntnose

Any of the above is excellent, just a matter of what you're using it for. I'd view pics of each before deciding

Gareth · **Reply #7 on:** November 21, 2010, 05:27:51 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions chaps. As for pics I've been looking at Chako's round-up here:
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,13557.msg255409.html#msg255409

The Octane looks nice but as a leftie (handed that is

) the OHO is kinda in the wrong place. The 400 only seems to come with a combo edge blade that I'm really not that keen on (though perhaps not a deal breaker).

The basic MP600 seems to be the most appealing to me ATM.
http://www.multitool.org/Gerber/Medium-Tools/2006/12/06/multiplier-600.html

sawman · **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2010, 09:24:00 PM

You can't go wrong with the MP600, and just so you know, that is available with and without replaceable tungsten carbide cutters (the triangular ones that can be rotated).