Harbor Freight Gordon Multi Tool: Overview and Comparison With the Wave Plus

I picked up the new Gordon multi tool from Harbor Freight do to it being modeled after the Wave Plus. What do you think of it?

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  • @jamesyoung7382
    @jamesyoung7382Ай бұрын

    I got one 3 days ago very impressed. Basically the wave with few differences but fraction of the cost. Wave I bought years ago took over a month to be smooth so I'm giving the gordon benefit of a doubt. Leatherman needs to stop going crazy high on prices. 20 price increase in a year and a half. This tool only has a 90 day warranty but you could buy 2 more for price of a Wave. The gordon tool once in hand will impress you. Great review for potential buyers 2 thumbs up in my humble opinion.

  • @stevesgear

    @stevesgear

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the info! I agree you could buy a couple for the price of the wave if one broke. I think I’ll put this one in the fishing bag, so I’ll see if it smooths out over time.

  • @vlatraveler9673

    @vlatraveler9673

    Ай бұрын

    If you mail order the tool, you get lifetime warranty. I did yesterday.

  • @ChuckisOutside
    @ChuckisOutsideАй бұрын

    I picked one up Saturday 20% off. Very good price especially with a lifetime warranty.

  • @stevesgear

    @stevesgear

    Ай бұрын

    20% off is a great deal!

  • @wildbill23c

    @wildbill23c

    Ай бұрын

    Only if you got it online. if you bought in store it only has the standard 90 day warranty from what I've found.

  • @jspr_edc
    @jspr_edcАй бұрын

    I plan on getting one myself. Thanks for the review! Subbed btw

  • @stevesgear

    @stevesgear

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the sub! For the price it is worth checking out.

  • @jcn115
    @jcn115Ай бұрын

    Did you notice that there is a lanyard loop on the opposite corner(same side) of the belt hook? it is retracted and you have to push it out

  • @wildbill23c
    @wildbill23cАй бұрын

    The Gordon version is more closely based off the original Leatherman Wave as the Gordon multi-tool doesn't have the replaceable wire cutters like the Wave Plus has. I just picked up the Gordon Multi-Tool this past weekend while they had the 20% off deal going on so I got mine for $31.99. The serrated blade isn't quite as aggressive as the serrated blade on the Leatherman. For $30-40 depending on sales, it would be a good cheap alternative to a Leatherman that you can throw in your camping gear, hunting gear, car, etc. The dimensions are slightly different, where the Gordon Multi-Tool does not fit in my custom metal belt holster that I carry my Leatherman Wave+ in.

  • @conniedean5427

    @conniedean5427

    17 күн бұрын

    Its a little wider because the Gordon has brass bushings in between every tool , something else I don't think the Wave has.

  • @ihikefar
    @ihikefarАй бұрын

    I picked up one and it was smooth right out of the box. It’s a keeper. The HF I go to didn’t have it on the shelf and had to look for it in the back. No one there even knew it existed. Once exposed it was the talk of the store. Took me an extra 20 minutes to leave since everyone was drooling over it. Too funny.

  • @gregloy5790

    @gregloy5790

    Ай бұрын

    Drooling...... really?

  • @TBEDC
    @TBEDCАй бұрын

    Great video..I may get this..since i detest Letherman lol I still have my Gerber Suspension..I’ve had it close to 10 years no issue

  • @stevesgear

    @stevesgear

    Ай бұрын

    For the price I don’t think you can go wrong. Thanks for taking a look bud!

  • @neal6473
    @neal6473Ай бұрын

    Gordon multi tool right now is the best in the market but if the pliers are stiff all you have to do is put a little bit of WD 40 and that will fix the issue 😉👍💯.

  • @billybunter3753

    @billybunter3753

    11 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @ryantheodorevillareal9457
    @ryantheodorevillareal9457Ай бұрын

    I hope this Clone will arrive the Philippine stores soon. Leatherman is expensive but tested on time.

  • @Errcyco
    @ErrcycoАй бұрын

    I saw a review from a well respected guy that in I used the $5-$10 Ozark Trail MT and it’s blade and tools scored way higher than they should have. Where it sucked was zero hand comfort and the tools were tight and really hard to open.. but for $5? I could get over that.

  • @charger19691
    @charger1969116 күн бұрын

    I have one of these Gordon Multitools and while it is a nicely made tool, I really don’t like the magnetic Phillips / straight edge bit. Almost every time I use it, the bit falls out of its holder. It’s just begging to fall into a place that I can’t retrieve the bit and be lost forever. If I was Harbor Freight, I’d change the design of the bit system to regular 1/4 inch ball detent driver bits.

  • @madtownangler
    @madtownanglerАй бұрын

    If you break a tool on the harbor freight one they will just give you a new one if you got the warranty. I wonder if you can take it apart like a Leatherman tool?

  • @daviddarlingauthor
    @daviddarlingauthor24 күн бұрын

    Some other reviews are starting to come in after use. The main report of the pliers breaking, seems common. Hope that isn't the case... I've just ordered one.

  • @conniedean5427

    @conniedean5427

    17 күн бұрын

    Lifetime Warren tee so what are you out ?

  • @billybunter3753

    @billybunter3753

    11 күн бұрын

    Yeah it's common already. The Gordon multi tool is just a fad.

  • @johnny56g
    @johnny56gАй бұрын

    I can get four Gordons for the price of one Leatherman, pretty vain to pick a Leatherman.

  • @wildbill23c

    @wildbill23c

    Ай бұрын

    HAHA, yeah. The Leatherman Wave+ is now $120. So 3 of the Gordon tools for the price of one Leatherman Wave+. Don't get me wrong I love the Leatherman tools, but their prices are getting way out of hand. Their cheapest useful multi-tool is $50. The Leatherman Bond, and the Leatherman Curl are now well over $50...Leatherman has a 25 year warranty, the problem is once they "retire"/discontinue a tool most likely you won't get it fixed they'll want you to buy a new one. I still have my Leatherman Original Multi-Tool, I don't use it anymore due to that issue. I have quite a few different Leatherman Multi-Tools most are discontinued/retired models though.

  • @madtownangler

    @madtownangler

    Ай бұрын

    I have a Leatherman from the mid-nineties that I have on a strap I use it for fishing and camping. My dad has one from the early nineties that I bought for Father's Day once

  • @KevinCook370

    @KevinCook370

    28 күн бұрын

    I bought a Gordon becasue I am afraid of loosing my Leatherman!😅

  • @TBEDC
    @TBEDCАй бұрын

    5CR is basically Chinese 420 HC

  • @rangerbravo

    @rangerbravo

    Ай бұрын

    5CrMov15 has actually a little better quality than 420hc. The edge retention, ease of sharpening, and corrosion resistance are better in 5CrMov15

  • @TBEDC

    @TBEDC

    Ай бұрын

    @@rangerbravo definitely easier to sharpen..420HC is a pain at times for no good reason lol

  • @isreal111982
    @isreal111982Ай бұрын

    Wave came out in 1998. 26 years later HF comes out with Gordon. Wonder if their patent came to an end? China makes good copies these days, they even copy the mistakes. The original will always be better, and you are supporting your home country.

  • @joannezimmerman4294
    @joannezimmerman4294Ай бұрын

    Little difference in price too

  • @kathleensmith370
    @kathleensmith370Ай бұрын

    too bad it doesn't have a bit kit available

  • @stevesgear

    @stevesgear

    Ай бұрын

    If you didn’t want to buy the Leatherman branded ones, there could possibly be a less expensive bit kit available online I’ve never looked for them before.

  • @wildbill23c

    @wildbill23c

    Ай бұрын

    I have a feeling that'll be coming really soon, although the sheath doesn't have the provisions to carry them, so who knows at this point.

  • @TBEDC
    @TBEDCАй бұрын

    No calipers? No micrometer? Jesus man do you even electron microscope?! This is KZread dammit!!

  • @stevesgear

    @stevesgear

    Ай бұрын

    Hahaha! I’m one of those cut twice measure once guys.

  • @TBEDC

    @TBEDC

    Ай бұрын

    @@stevesgear lol

  • @edc4fun
    @edc4funАй бұрын

    I’d still go Leatherman.

  • @stevesgear

    @stevesgear

    Ай бұрын

    Me too, I’m going to stick with the Wave.

  • @nitric75

    @nitric75

    Ай бұрын

    will never buy a clone. the company who made this clone even copied the sheath. lol.

  • @wildbill23c

    @wildbill23c

    Ай бұрын

    @@nitric75 Not completely, the Leatherman Wave+ sheath has provisions for the bit kit, or at least the sheath I have does. It has a slot where you can slide one of those bit kit holders into. Thing is it gets pretty bulky adding the bit kit.

  • @nitric75

    @nitric75

    Ай бұрын

    @@wildbill23c leatherman some other versions of the sheath. The one that came with my P4 is pretty simple (without the slots for accessories if im not mistaken) but of the same design. Surge's sheath is probably similar to the one u decribed.

  • @neal6473

    @neal6473

    Ай бұрын

    Gordon all the way for me. Times are hard right now and you cannot beat a great tool with a excellent price 😉👍💯

  • @scottp.2995
    @scottp.2995Ай бұрын

    The Gordon has a lifetime warranty, lol...

  • @914Rocky
    @914Rocky29 күн бұрын

    Isn’t this really a Charge clone. Identical tool set.