Gerber Shard Keychain Multitool vs RIDGID Model 10 Heavy-Duty Pipe Wrench

The Gerber Shard is the kind of tool you forget you have until the exact moment you need it. It packs seven functions, a pry bar, bottle opener, two flathead drivers, a cross driver, a wire stripper, and a lanyard hole, into a single flat piece of stainless steel with nothing to break, hinge, or lose over time.

It weighs under an ounce and is airline safe, so it lives on your keychain through airport security without a second thought, which is rare for anything actually useful in a pinch. The titanium nitride coating adds a bit of extra corrosion resistance for a tool that rides in your pocket every day.

It will not replace a real toolbox, and the small drivers limit how much torque you can put behind a stubborn screw, so do not expect it for serious work. For nine dollars and everyday fixes, though, it is hard to beat.

When you need to break loose a stuck pipe fitting, this is the tool. The RIDGID Model 10 is built on a sturdy ductile-iron housing and an I-beam handle for strength that shrugs off the kind of hard use that would bend a cheaper wrench.

The full floating forged hook jaw bites down for superior grip and quick adjustments as you work, and self-cleaning threads keep the adjustment mechanism working even when things get dirty on the job. The hook jaw, heel jaw, and spring are all replaceable, so this is genuinely a wrench you buy once and rebuild over the years rather than toss when a part wears out.

It is a single-purpose plumbing tool, so it will not pull double duty on other jobs the way the Klein driver does, and it is both the heaviest and priciest pick here. For actual plumbing work, though, nothing else in this lineup comes close.