10 Awesome Items Under $10 @harborfreight

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[mvanalst]

Fun fact. The Bremen locking pliers from Harbor Freight are made by the same manufacturer as the Milwaukee locking pliers. They are pretty decent.

[tecnotrog]

Harbor freight is like a giant toy store for us guys and gals 🦉

[Kleiner_Lutz]

They measured from tip to backside of flipper tap, so their blade length means the whole piece of metal that is the blade

[T-Mo_]

All the Gordon knives seem like good buys. I bought two of the Gordon 8" survival "Rambo" knives a couple years ago. They were on sale for $5 somehow. Modded them by grinding/cutting out the saw part and adding JB weld to the handle to blade joint to strengthen. They work great for batoning on small logs or split wood for making kindling.

[shamuscollins]

The Klein stubby driver with the same bit combo is one of my most used drivers. The ratcheting function of this one is very impressive.

[censusgary]

I’ve tried out that HF firestarter with magnesium and a ferro rod, and it works quite well. If you can get it for about $2, that’s a bargain price.

[srmackin]

I think someone from corporate watched this: the Gordon 3.6 knife. Though it is still advertised at 3.6 inches on the site, the package has been changed to 2.6 in store.

[Spanky]

The other day those 12 inch clamps were 2.99. I bought 2. I am always cutting wood by myself and I am always wishing I had some clamps. Now I have 2.

[dfporkchop]

I work in industrial maintenance. That lil doyle stubby has come in several times for me. It was a good buy. 👍

[Sirjhon]

Yes I bought the Doyle ratchet and I absolutely love it I carry it everyday in bag it’s perfect

[kingoftweaks]

The ICON ratchet set is a must have, but the $2.99 Ratcheting Right Angle Multi-Bit Screwdriver Set is an incredible deal ever.

[masonr]

@3:00

Personally, a Power Bank with a built in stand is what I prefer. That way you can charge your phone, while using it. More expensive than this option, but also more of a permanent solution.

[jtsdeals]

I have the original version of the Gordon knife. The blade was longer, it had a serrated edge for the 1/3 closest to the handle, and the texture of the handle was much rougher. Harbor freight often updates designs or changes manufacturers and keeps the same item name so that is most likely what happened here. There is a video a guy on here made about the differences in the two versions. I've been using this knife for a few years, best under $10 knife I've ever bought. Harbor freight often has a sale where they let you buy items under $10 at 30% off. Your list is perfect for that sale.

[jerichojoe]

3 cr13 steel actually isn't that bad for a knife. Corrosion-resistant, fairly wear resistant, easy to sharpen, retains an edge, not prone to chipping, it's a budget steel but still pretty darn good. I actually bought that knife for an EDC merely for self-defense just because of the price. Out-of-the-box it was pretty darn Sharp but I still used my waterstones and took it up to ten thousand grit and stropped at 0.5 microns that's roughly 49000 grit. It was actually able to take an edge that fine and retain it without an issue. Actually one of the sharpest knives I carry 🤷. I wouldn't go using it for Bushcraft or anything like that but for a utility knife or self-defense this knife will take a scalpel like Edge. I bought one just to check it out but after seeing how well it took that edge and how well it has kept it, I was thoroughly impressed. Next time I go into harbor freight they're going to need to pull stock from the back cuz I'm going to take all they have on the rack. My favorite feature of that knife is the backflip. With a single flip of my index finger it's open and ready. Pretty decent little knife for $10 I actually got mine on sale for 6.99 🤷 I was actually really impressed with that little guy. The fire starters I agree I've also found them easier to light over the premium brands. I'm kind of a survivalist so I pick up cheap things like that whenever I can and pretty much every time I go into harbor freight I don't leave without one of those things I have like 20 of them 🤣. But as far as a Walmart pocket knife that does well try the HART folding utility knife. I'm not sure what steel it is but that is another knife that I was very impressed with on its ability to take and retain an edge. Second sharpest knife that I carry that is not carbon steel. With the same sharpening process, I can cut curves in newspaper with both the hart and the harbor freight. And I use them regularly for household tasks and even cutting apart cardboard for recycling and we all know cardboard is harsh on an edge; yet only ever had to sharpen each one once since the initial.

[hunterbock]

Really enjoyed this video, looking forward to Walmart and I hope you do others! Doesn’t have to be $10 I think $25 is a great price point also.

[cgolf]

First off, thank you for recognizing a good product despite the price point. Other youtubers seem to go out of there way to trash bargain products. I picked up the Gordon knife and utility knife today. Saved me 30$ over a spiderco Astute I saw on clearance and the knife is great. Wish I had the utility knife when I was cutting paneling, as that second locking position would have saved a lot of wrist pain. Great finds, thanks!

[jimtownsend]

Well, for somebody who likes to haunt HF, you sure showed me some items I didn’t realize they had or that I now really want! Thank You!

[LarryGarfieldCrell]

I have a decent collection of knives of various kinds and prices. The one I use most often is a bargain bin, under $10, might have been about $6. You can tell the build quality isn't the best (the grinds are visibly inconsistent), but it cuts great, has double studs and back flip (great for we lefties), opens smooth... Yeah, it is everything I need from a knife to sit on my desk and open letters. Which, as a desk bound worker, is what I use a knife for primarily.

[josh]

That Gordon flipper is by far better than any gas station knife. They are measuring the total blade length from the tip to the back of the flipper tab. I got a couple just for tool box knives.

[DefrostedNeanderthal]

Harbor freights $4 feeler gauge tool makes an awesome key organizer and the metal feeler gauges are super simple to mod into other tools, lock picks, flat heads, prys, bottle openers etc.