I did get a Yeti tumbler for our wedding anniversary. Thing is sick. Only complaint is that liquid often gets stuck in the breather hole which leads to gulping hot coffee. Needs a better design. Other than that it's great.
Not Yeti Coolers
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Ya I wonder how old the Chinese kids are that make snap on tools. Then they get shipped back to the states and get polished by a Mexican kid.
Rediculous is good right?
What about those Engel dry box/cooler things? They don't seem like they have a ton of insulation. Are they useful for anything?
SK almost all the way, with added GearWrench flexible combos.
Well, aside from my Snap-On TechAngle Flex torque wrench. I immediately turned to Team Red for that one.
Cheers,
Kennith
Most of my 1/2" drive impact sockets are SK. They are okay, but I have worn out a lot of them. I don't have problems with them break, just not fitting well. Its a bigger issue when using an impact with a swivel socket as it will fly off if it doesn't fit well. I have no complaints with any of my GearWrench stuff. I only buy Snap On because it is convenient. I generally take pretty good care of my tools and use the right tool for the job, so I really don't break much of anything.
They look like they are built for a different purpose; sort of an insulated Pelican-type solution, primarily suited for keeping things dry, rather than keeping things cool for six years.
Probably near as good at keeping things cool, when it comes down to it. You're splitting hairs on that last day once you step past a halfway decent conventional cooler.
I had an uninsulated (minus the air, naturally) Coleman five day that would indeed hold slushy ice water for five days. I never bothered to test it beyond that, because I had a proper Engel. Bought it for twenty bucks.
Never really used it, aside from letting nearby family borrow it so they'd stop asking to share my storm supplies. I ended up selling it to one of them for fifty dollars just to shut them up. At least I made a profit.
I don't fucking share unless I've got leftovers from improving my own equipment. Prepare yourself or live without cold drinks. Not my problem.
Cheers,
Kennith
SK had a bit of a hiccup period. They'll take returns just like Snap-On. Swap it out for the good stuff they are making again.
I think Snap-On is all about convenience in shops. Beyond that, I don't consider their normal hand tools to be very special, and certainly not worth the price if you don't have a truck running by once or twice a week. I love that torque wrench, though.
As for GearWrench, they make really good stuff, and at the time, they had the only flexible head ratcheting wrench on the market. Those are an absolute must-have. It makes so many things much easier.
Their screwdriver kits really kick ass.
Another wonder-tool is the HEXtension by Logica Tool. Just fucking buy a set. It's an answer to a question nobody ever thought to ask, and worth every fucking penny.
Cheers,
Kennith
I would, but I've never seen a SK truck come to any of the three Land Rover dealerships I've worked at. Snap On is the only one that came to all three dealers. It is the only one that comes to Land Rover Manhattan. I don't know if this is still the case, but Land Rover had a deal with SK where technicians could get tools for about 40% off.
It's possible that they offered something thru the apprentice program they ran before. It was kind of like the ASEP program with GM. A dealer had to sponsor the kids.
I don't think SK tools can deal with the abuse of day to day constant use. I don't care if I get a new one or not its a hassle. The best gear wrenches for me are the matco box end on one end and ratcheting box on the other. It survives cause of its design.I break the fastener loose with the regular box end, then use the ratcheting part of it. If you have just the regular old gear wrench with the open end you always end up destroying the thing.
I do like those long ass sk ratcheting wrenches that have the swivel end on it. So you don't have to be 0 offset all the time. But I break the shit out of that thing all the time. I only have the one I need to put sway bar bushings in the back of LR3 and Sport.
You just mail it back to them if there's no truck around. Their service is great. I know that's inconvenient, but they don't have as much exposure in this realm as they do in more industrial sectors. They're trying, though.
It's worth the wait if you have problems with your sockets, and if you can get away without them for a while.
Cheers,
Kennith
Oh, you can beat the immortal fuck out of the good ones. You see them out in the middle of nowhere all the time, and in more remote industrial outposts, such as oil and mining operations. Honestly, I'd say they're tougher than Snap-On. Not as elegant, but tougher.
That said, you can't beat the comfort of their ratchets. I don't care how much ergonomic research you do, you'll never improve on a round, knurled, cylinder-shaped handle. They don't look as sexy, and they're a bit more bulky, but damn they're comfortable.
They did have that shit period, though, which damaged their reputation a bit.
If a Snap-On truck is driving by all the time, though... You may as well go with them. Even so, it's worth patting SK on the back if you can every now and again, if they've got something that will work just as well for you.
They really are pushing to be a more friendly, supportive tool manufacturer; which is a bit in contrast to Snap-On, a company with what nearly amounts to a banking business model. I consider them a financial institution first; manufacturer second.
Cheers,
Kennith
Mac tools are junk, I wouldn't be surprised if they were the same. I would 100% buy Craftsman over Mac or Matco.
Depends on what it is I guess. I buy a lot of Matco tools but hate the set of wrenches I have. The open end spreads really easy and lets go. So I have to use a pipe wrench for tight tie rod ends. I really don't buy many tools anymore. I have a set at home and a set at work, kind of a toss up of what set is better. I think I have more shit at home cause theres nobody to borrow from there.
I got this AWESOME thing!
It's the BEST EVER!
Unless you try to use it for the intended purpose, then it doesn't work very well at all.
But other than that, IT'S FUCKING GREAT!