Suspension-NXT vs Rebar
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 15 of 28 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
190 g
190 g
Closed length
108 mm
101.6 mm
Width
—
30 mm
Thickness
—
16.5 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
15
17
Blade steel
Stainless steel
420HC stainless steel
Blade length
57.2 mm
73.7 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$54.99
$99.95
Cost per tool
$3.67
$5.88
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
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
Scissors
✓
—
Saw
—
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Ruler
✓
✓
Buy if it is the cheaper of the two at $54.99; it works out at $3.67 per tool.
Buy if it carries 2 more tools than the other; it works out at $5.88 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.