Surge Review on ATVTV.com

[Grant Lamontagne]

Kind of neat, but with no real information:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdsdmOhb5qM&feature=related

ATV Television Product Review - We review and evaluate the mid-sized Surge multi-tool from Leatherman.

I wonder what they consider a large tool?   

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[Rodion]

Oh wow. Look, I know I'm negative most of the time (I love apple juice! Victorinox FTW!) but that video sucked. The ads were plentiful and horrible, the narrator had no idea what they're talking about and the "review" itself looks like it was just thrown together at the last minute to get with the "hip" multitool crowd.

God, that was just awful. It looked more like a review of "multitools" in general and frankly, it still failed to deliver. It's almost as if the guy googled "multitool" and read the top search result out loud without entering. Rawr, I'm so angry. 

[Leatherman123]

I've seen that numerous times and I like it. BTW Rodion, he is not a multitool fanatic like we are.. He is a normal guy who bought one for simple repairs! 

[jzmtl]

Literally half of the video is ads and credits... 

[Rodion]

I've seen that numerous times and I like it. BTW Rodion, he is not a multitool fanatic like we are.. He is a normal guy who bought one for simple repairs! 

I realize that. Not everyone has to do in-depth market research and compare different models.

Not everyone has to put up reviews (and cram them with ads) either. Yes, they want to make money off of hits. Very admirable.

I just think if you're unwilling to familiarize yourself with the field, or hell, at least try the tool out and say how it went, you shouldn't make money off of talking about it. There was literally nothing original said in that video.

[Grant Lamontagne]

I kind of agree... if you are going to talk about something, at least have the decency to learn a little bit about what you are talking about.  The Surge is not a "mid sized" tool, by any stretch of the imagination.  I am not saying they have to be as in depth as we are, just have an idea of what you are talking about before you do.

I don't know much about ATV's.  I have some off roading experience, and I have ridden a few ATV's, but I really don't know much beyond the basics, so I don't make any ATV reviews.  Maybe that's a policy I should reconsider?

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[NeitherExtreme]

Hehe, a bit picky... but I thought it was kinda funny that they were so positive about the 100% SS construction... but there is that tiny bit of plastic on the scissor handle. Not that big of a deal, of course, but if you're only going to tell me like 5 things about a tool, it seems they ought to at least be accurate.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Would you believe 99.6% stainless steel?

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