Dual-Force vs Surge
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 12 of 29 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
340 g
354 g
Closed length
118.1 mm
114.3 mm
Width
21.3 mm
43.2 mm
Thickness
—
20.3 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
—
21
Blade steel
Stainless steel
420HC stainless steel
Blade length
82.6 mm
78.7 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$124.99
$159.95
Cost per tool
—
$7.62
Manufacturer
Gerber
Leatherman
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
—
✓
Regular pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
✓
Serrated knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
—
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
—
✓
Can opener
—
✓
Scissors
—
✓
Saw
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
—
✓
Ruler
✓
✓
Buy if it saves 14 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $124.99.
Buy if it works out at $7.62 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.