Cracking review that mate Love that little torch, looks right up my alley.
Great read mate. The sheath is a lot more compact than I thought it might be.
Aesthetically I quite like it but tool wise not what I want.Good review Al, thanks
Nice write up, Al. I'm a fan of the Strata, one of the few around here it seems.....While not a tool that would be my first choice in a life-or-death situation, I have used the Strata pretty hard with no problems at all. It's got the best Phillips on any of the Gerbers I own... The flat driver actually does work well as a pry tool. Not as well as the dedicated one on the Spirit, perhaps, but I've used it way too many times in that role to complain.
The file has a fire symbol to remind you that's the striker ...(Image removed from quote.)... and the actual striking part is the notch you can just see in the open position on this pic ...(Image removed from quote.)I would imagine that one of the proprietary bit driver which fit a Philips would be compatible, but to be honest I don't know which one or how well. It's not something I tend to need so I haven't got any to try for you
Thanks fo the review, I have this tool and complete agree with your comments...
Thanks for the review. I put this thing on my Amazon wish list some time back, and have heard some good things about it. While the tool itself seems okay, I think the overall package is pretty darn good. It looks like a really nice outdoor kit.
I really like this one. Regardless of your feelings on the BG thing I think the grippiness and the high visibility handles make this better than the regular Strata, which I feel is one of the great unsung multitools out there.Def
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 25, 2012, 03:16:51 AMI really like this one. Regardless of your feelings on the BG thing I think the grippiness and the high visibility handles make this better than the regular Strata, which I feel is one of the great unsung multitools out there.DefWell, if Gerber's UK agent ever gets back to me there's a chance I may be seeing a standard Strata as replacement for a MP700 which bit the dust a while back (never did get that pliers spring fixed, despite buying old beaters for parts ) It'll be nice to see how the two tools compare
I got to have a good look at this on the way down to the last meet-up and have to say I was broadly impressed. It didn't yell "buy me, buy me" to me, but if someone was planning on getting one I wouldn't do anything to put them off either.