Grand Harvest 17 in 1 Multitool

Hey guys, welcome back to Whitty's Gear Reviews and welcome back to the Gear Bunker. Today we're going to look at another multi-tool. This one had piqued my interest. I'd seen a couple of bigger YouTube channels do a review on this and I thought, you know what, that's intriguing. When we look at this guys, I'm going to do a comparison, but when I do that comparison, don't think I'm saying one's better than the other. I'm not saying that. I just want to show the way that multi-tools are evolving and this one probably a little bit more than maybe some of the others to a certain degree with some of the functions, but we'll also talk about what could have made it better. Let's go ahead and unbox it and take a look. So this is a Grand Harvest multi-tool and you can see it's a pretty big pack, right? And then you get your instructions. Other than that, just a brown box. Now when we get into this thing, that's where it's going to get interesting because let's go ahead and put it out there, right? So several years ago, many years ago, the top kind of top tools on the market were your Leatherman Wave, Surge, so on and so forth. And a lot of companies have come out and said, you know what, if that's the benchmark, let's try to make some stuff like that. And as time has evolved, a lot of these companies send out their gear to YouTubers and YouTubers tell them what could be better and they do it. That's what's crazy. They're actually doing and I hear YouTuber after YouTuber say that they've had some of these other brands of multi-tools reach out and said, what can we do? And then they've actually watched some of their stuff, their suggestions be put on the tool, which I think is kind of smart business, right? Put it in the hands of the people that are going to use it and then let those people tell you what they like and what they don't like. This is going to get better because I've already seen some people say they've talked to them about a couple ways they can make this one better. Now it may not be a brand that you're used to. This is Grand Harvest, but we've reviewed some of their stuff before, which is JHK. I've done quite a few JHK multi-tools. Same company, they just spelled their name out here. It's Grand, I think it's Grand Harvest Knives and most of the time when you see it on Amazon, it's JHK, but they're actually Grand Harvest. Now we're going to take this guy out and this is a competitor to the Surge. So it's going to be similar in size and kind of tool layout and stuff like that. It is bigger than the Wave and it's about equivalent to a Surge. Now this, don't get me wrong, this is not a copy. This is totally different and we'll get over some of the ways that it is and just some of the things they put into this thing to kind of, you can see where the development's going and where they're changing and where they're almost getting it right. Now one thing I do like about this, and this is one thing that I've seen a lot of people suggest, let's flip this open. There are no tools on the inside of this knife, right? So basically, none of these tools are useful if you're using the pliers. If you're using the pliers, none of the other tools are useful no matter what side they're on, right? So now, spring-loaded, really nice pliers. They've beefened up their pliers, the needle nose, standard pliers, and then of course you have your soft and hard wire cutters and still your crimper at the end. But now these are spring-loaded, which I do like that. Sometimes when your tool gets grit and grime and you've been out there and it gets dirty, you kind of got to put your fingers in there and pry it back open. This, not so much. It just makes it a little easier to use, in my opinion. But keep in mind, it also has something that could fail in time. So we got to add that in there. Now again, no tools on this inside. All the tool selection is on the outside of the knife where you would need it. I think that's a really good, smart use of your knife. Now, they didn't skimp on a lot of stuff. You would think, all right, there's no internal tool, so they've got rid of a lot. Not really. If you can tell, they're there. They're just laid out really well. Now, when you look at this side, this is your main thing on this side, right? There's a couple other tools, but it's your quarter-inch bit driver. What they did here was better than what they've done before. These bits always had a ball detent. Well, what happened? A lot of people were saying, man, we took that out and we put magnets in the end. So they did. So there's a magnet down in there, even though they're still using a double-sided bit. And guys, there's a coating on these bits, and it doesn't really make them stick that well, and plus you're trying to stick the magnet to that very small point there because the magnet's down in the bottom. Does it have retention? Yes, but I think you still have the ability for that tool to fall out. We're going to get a standard bit and we're going to see what that looks like. All right, I know there's some in the stash tool. Let's grab one of these out of here. Now, this is the problem that some of their other tools had. When you had double-sided bits and you tried to stick a regular size quarter inch in there, it got lost. It would slide way down there and you could barely use it. Now they've designed it to accept standard quarter inch bits, and that fits in there perfectly. And I think that is a big plus and a win. That's a solid setup on this tool. Clear those out. And I really think that they're listening, right? What are people actually saying that they don't like about these tools? I'll be honest, with their first lineups that they came out with of the Wave, I think they just kind of listened to what everybody said they wish they would have changed about the Wave and they did that. Now, I'm not saying that in the beginning were the materials they used and how well they made the tool was better, but they are getting, they have come a long way, trust me. We've shown a lot of multi-tools here. I have a Wave, don't have a Surge. I'm not paying $170 to $200 depending what material you get it out of for a Surge. That's just me. I'm not going to do it. But good move here. And if you'll notice, there's no liner lock and there's no button back here to press. They went ahead and added them down here, right? So now when the tool's closed, some of them you had to open and press a button right here to get that, to get this to close. You can do everything as it sits right now. You just press, press here. You can see that, press there, fold your tool down. I'll show you a hack on the other side. Then they've improved this, which is your T-shank adapter, which is where you can add any, any T-shank bit or saw blade. As long as it's a T-shank, and I've showed it in another video. And matter of fact, it was on one of the JHK multi-tools where I first saw this setup. So this is your saw. I have got seven inch saw blades that are T-shank that I've shoved in this thing. So if you want a good do-it-all saw, you can just carry the bits that you would want with you. Now in this pack, you're going to get some extras, right? So if you don't want the saw blade, then you can add your, let me get it out of the pack here, your file. That name, this stuff's like shrink wrap. But really nice diamond carbide file, pretty good crosscut file. And this is a on the end as well. And it actually has teeth. So some of their early tools, people complained about that. It kind of was like, why you could barely feel it. Now you can actually use that there. Then you just shove that right in there and you've got your tool. Okay. We're going to go ahead and put the saw blade back in there. Cause that's how I prefer to carry it. And you still can store this in the pouch. Now this one does have a liner lock, but look how easy that is for one hand deployment. So I do like that. We go to this side and you have this large serrated blade. I mean, that's a big blade, right? So it's a big, useful blade. I do like that. And that's all that's on this side. So you got your saw, your bit driver, and your serrated blade. Now you come over this side and let's look at the standard tools, right? The kind of like every multi-tool has, right? So you have a regular file here. You have a small fillet or a small flathead or a pry bar crosshatch file here. So there's two files if you choose to add this one. But what I do like about this guys, another point, right? Can't sharpen your knife if this is on the tool. But if you have this and your blade's dull or whatever, you have a diamond carbide file right there that you could actually pull your blade. We're going to just simulate that this was a standard blade and you could sit there and sharpen your blade, right? So nice having it in the kit. Now, when you look right here, you're going to have your small little flathead. You're going to have your can opener, and then you're going to have your wire stripper. The next one, you're going to have your awl with a threader. Then you're going to have your bigger Phillips. And then again, like I said, more of a scraper because that comes to a finer tip. And then file. Now, when you lock open the tool here, that tool's locked open, right? You can just press this down here and shut it. But like the SOG PowerPint, just pull a couple other tools out. Then it gets to a point of no return where it kind of pushes back this when you're folding it. Then you can close them all and don't have to mess with it. So basically pull a tool out. It's locked into place. Take another tool, get it past the point of no return, and boom, you can close them. Now, when you come to this side, now you're going to have this. This is more of like a SAK type blade, but I like it. It's a good sized blade. We'll see how sharp they come. But I think that's great on a multi-tool. Nothing wrong with it, of course, liner lock here. And then you have, oops, wrong side. Then you have these scissors, which are pretty big scissors instead of them small little tiny ones. And we'll see how good those cut. But that's the lineup on this tool, guys. I think it's well-made and it's pretty sturdy of a tool. Then you got your pocket clip on there, which it's neither here or there. I like the ones that come all the way to the top here to the bolt hole. That's a smaller pocket clip, but will it work? Absolutely. Now, the materials on this thing. Let's talk about that for a minute. The plier heads here are 3CRMOV. The knife is 5CR15MOV. And all the other tools on here are 420 stainless. I think as they move that up, 440, if they went 440C, that would be fine on a lot of the tools. But as they're moving them up, a lot of companies are put in VG10, DC53, D2 for their blade steels. I guarantee you their next version of this is going to be insane because this is their first one. Their next one is going to be, in my opinion, really, really nice as far as they've moved with this tool. Let's go ahead and, oh, there's one more thing. Look at the sheath, right? You have this little side or right? Sorry, this one doesn't have the side piece. You have this back pocket that fits your extra blades, but it also fits this. And I talked about sharpening your knife. Well, they came out with this little, if I can hold it, this little gadget here. Look at all the extra bits you get in your selection. All held nice in place. Then you have these two different sharpeners, little diamond file, diamond sharpener, and these things come out. They slide in the top. This was really well thought out for a small thing, a bit holder. And if you can't tell, that's a whistle. Try it out. It's a pretty good whistle. That's a solid little tool in its own that would be great to have with any multi-tool, but it comes with this one. And it just slides in this little back compartment here. Boom. Then you slide your little saw blade in there, or your little file in there with it, and there's your case. I do like the fact that it could be on a belt. They've set it up to be on MOLLE. It's not just a belt loop. So, several different ways you can carry it if you want to carry it in the case. It is a bigger, heavier tool. This thing's pretty beefy. Let's go ahead and check and see what we got out of the knife here. I would say the knife's sharp. Let's see what will happen. Let's go ahead and get our little cutting board here. I want to see. Look how much we just carved through. It didn't seem like I was cutting that long, did it? Because it was just slicing. Look at that. We just cut that far down in that piece of wood with this little knife. See if we did anything to the blade other than making it dirty. No glinting, no nothing there. Still is sharp. Look at the size. I was just digging in. Look at the size of how deep it dug in and what it cut through. Just almost like it did the paper. I mean, that's a good three-eighths of an inch that we went down from here to there just that quick. We probably could have cut through this whole thing in no time. We're gonna save all this stuff. I'm actually pretty impressed with the knife and I do like the 5Cr15MoV. It's gonna make it real easy to sharpen out in the field, but it held up well in that. We did a video not too long ago and we kind of folded the blade back on a knife. Not bad here. Let's go ahead and see what the scissors will do. Got some paracord. Got a zip tie. Move this stuff out of the way so we can get to stuff. Just see something real quick. Yeah, I was just gonna try it just for fun. Well, that shot across the room, but yeah, cut through both of those. That's a good knife. That's a useful knife and it'll take you a while to get used to what all your tools are here, but I like how big, like, you can get your whole hand on the handle and that's a good feeling tip on the end as far as for ergonomics. See what we do with some paracord. Yeah, it's gonna make a mess because it's just slicing right through this. Well, it did. Oh, okay. All right, user error. Yeah, when I opened it back up, I got a small little strand that was stuck in there, but other than that, it cuts right through this. You know, no problems there. Good scissors. See what it does with this. Yeah, not too bad. Now, this is more expensive than a lot of the multi-tools I showed so far, but I think it's worth it, right? Right now, compared to other tools out there, right now on Amazon, these things are going for $49.99. You're looking at a surge being about $160 plus. I'm not, guys, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying this is a better option than a Leatherman Surge. I'm saying this is an option if you don't want to spend $160 plus and want a good quality multi-tool in that size. That's what I'm saying. Anyways, guys, let me know. What do you think about the Grand Harvest tool here? What do you think about the tools that come in the little case? And what do you think about the tools that come on the knife? I will tell you, I love having all the tools on the outside. Once you get used to the pattern of what's on what side, it's so much better to where you're not going in and out, in and out. Everything's on the outside of the tool. The only time you open the tool is if you want to get to your pliers. I love that about the tool. I think it's a solid tool, well-made, and I will tell everybody that they need to try one for $49. I can say that. I bought this with my own money. They did not send it to me and said, do an infomercial. And even if somebody does send me something, I tell the truth. If I don't like it, I don't like it. If there's things that could be fixed about it, I say that. This tool right here is a pretty nice tool for the money. And I think if you're looking for a good solid multi-tool that's Surge type, this might be it. Three ways support the channel. Woody's Gear, Buy Me A Coffee Memberships. You want to help us out, three great ways. If you're new here, do me a favor, go down and hit that subscribe button. 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