GerberGear Prybrid X Multitool Pocket Razor Knife - EDC Utility Knife with Retractable Blade and Pry Bar for Everyday Carry - Urban Blue

I have very sharp too nice knives that I can’t use in the real world. Sometimes I want to pry something or turn a screw. Best pocket tool yet. Dull the heck out of it and replace the tip easily. I use this without hesitation

After a lot of deliberation, trial and error, I decided to check out this solution for a box cutter. I enjoy the "tactical" look it has and the feeling it takes in my hand. Another criteria for me was that it fit within my Skinth OG pouch, which it does.I find the size of this tool to be perfect. Small enough to pocket, large enough to handle properly while cutting. Speaking of cutting, it slices through tape and cardboard easily, letting me do my job every day. The blade is a standard X-Acto #11 blade, so replacing it when it dulls or chips will be easy, no sourcing special blades. The mechanism has 3 positions: closed, open and service (to replace the blade). Replacing the blade requires no tools as well.The other side of the tool features a few tools. The prybar has come in handy opening shipping crates or getting stuck things apart and I did test the bottle opener a few times. The flat ends are supposed to function as screwdrivers and I feel that in a pinch, that's fine but I also carry a screw driver.I love the splash of color with the navy paracord and it is functional as well. Keeping it in the pouch which rests on my right hip, I can easily and often without looking just tug on the paracord to grab the tool from the pouch. This makes it a lot easier to get things done without fumbling for the right tool.Last, I'd like to comment on the fit and finish of the tool. While the overall two-tone look is quite nice, the silver finish on the main body is quick to be marred up by the Leatherman sitting aside it. This isn't an issue for me, but if you're trying to keep it looking nice, it's not going to play well against other hard materials. Another note is the thumb press for raising and lowering the blade. Mine is slightly crooked. It does not impact functionality but it does look a bit funny. I'll still rate this 5 stars as I genuinely love this tool but I think those parts could be addressed to better the product.

Relationship status: it’s complicated.The killer feature of this tool for me is the exacto knife style blade that allows precise cutting. It’s easy to over look the usefulness of this when it seems like every other edc tool out there has some kind of blade. But few blades match the agility and ease of fine manipulation that this thing provides. And it’s an excellent box cutter too, which lets face it for most people is what you will use your knife for frequently. Zero time spent sharpening it, just easily replace the blade and you are good to go. So that “super steel” folding blade in your pocket that is next to impossible impossible to sharpen can be saved for the tougher tasks that truly need it rather than dulling it up on boxes.The prybar feature is a necessary tool to have. If you don’t carry a good pry tool already you may one day find yourself in a pinch where you are tempted to use a knife or other delicate tool to pry something. And that’s a costly mistake that wrecks tools and blades. This is quite a nice pry bar because it’s long enough to get a fair amount of leverage, with a good grip and it has a notch to help with nails. This is why I bought the prybrid x, but I do already have another pry tool in my edc (the everwratchet). So for me this is just an upgrade to a more competent pry tool for the times you need to pry something tougher than the lid of a paint can. If you don’t already have an edc tool for prying then just go ahead and get this right now. It checks that box well.So it’s love right? Well not really. This thing has some shortcomings that aren’t deal breakers but… things could be better. First, there’s no clip for this thing. So are you supposed to just have this thing floating around in your pocket? Putting it in that 5th pocket of jeans seems like the solution but the prybrid is too long. It will end up poking at you when you bend and you have that cord that’s going to stick out. The next disappointment is the button to advance the blade is kind of janky. It’s hard to depress and it doesn’t slide until you get it just right. It’s not the slick smooth experience it should be, and at the risk of losing my man card I will confide to you it kind of hurts my thumb sometimes. The final gripe is just that it’s not more. In a day and age when there are so many tools with genius level engineering this thing is just a cutter and a prybar in a tool that’s not flashy or compact. It just seems like there should be more to it especially in a tool this big. What’s that Gerber? Oh you have two screw drivers built in? At this point the reality sets in…it’s probably never going to be true love. It might not be the right tool, but it’s good enough for right now. And who knows, maybe in time it will be love.Updated to add one additional star. Despite my misgivings about aspects of this tool it has surprisingly enough become my most used edc tool lately. The lack of a good carry option continues to be frustrating, and I’ve almost lost it when it fell out of my gym shorts pocket in the back seat of a car. Also I find the cord gets in the way of the pry bar when using it, and honestly I don’t think the cord is really useful for much.

I've got an outdoor edge slidewinder knife on my other set of keys, and wanted something different for my main set of keys. After a bit of searching and watching reviews, I got the prybrid. I knew I wanted at least a replaceable blade knife, and the utility of a pry bar seemed nice to have as well.Fit and finish is really good on this tool, and it feels solid. The retractable blade is an exacto #11, a standard hobby knife blade that we buy by the 100 pack for crafts. Deploying the knife is a simple slide operation, and replacing the blade requires you to slide just a bit further past the first stop. I added a carabiner so the tool was easily removable from my keyring. One nice advantage over the slidewinder is that I haven't been stabbed in the leg by any sharp corners. The slidewinder's screwdriver tips would always poke me through my pants and I ended up sanding them down to avoid the pain (thus removing that practical touch). The prybrid doesn't have that shortcoming and I have full functionality of the tool.Overall, I'd highly recommend this tool. The slidewinder is great, but kind of a one trick pony with the knife blade. This adds functionality and usefulness that the slidewinder lacked.

Works well I like the size. Only complaint if it is one is replacing the blade I have to carefully use pliers to move the catch then remove blade I feel I may cut my self but I haven’t yet.