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Originally Posted by dfkrug
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Just got one, haven't tried it. I liked their $49 helmet, but with bifocals it was agony to hold my head just right then have a tiny sliver in focus. Hopefully the big window on this will allow a normal view looking down.
I haven't seen anyone mention the driving gloves or heavier Roping Gloves. Both are great for pulling on blackberry vines and handling rough lumber. They also improve grip and prevent blisters when shoveling. I like them better than canvas-back gloves.
The latex gloves are ok for some things but oil and grease destroy them immediately. If that's all you have, put on doubles. The blue gloves are perfect for replacing a grease gun cartridge or cleaning a hydraulic filter.
$2.99 for the
multi-tester (volt meter etc) is the best bargain anywhere. I have them all over the place. And the little
$6.99 laser thermometer is a great toy. I aim it up at the a/c vent at home for a remote reading. On the tractor the lower block shows 150 degrees, head 185, water outlet and top radiator tank 190. I expect it would diagnose a plugged radiator core ok.
I've bought some duds there. One was the flatbar
(16" prybar) that bent. Another was $10 "Vivitar Binoculars" that were so bad I laughed. Horrible weird colors and worse optics than a kid's toy opera glasses. Ponder & Best obviously no longer owns that trademark. The clerk just grinned when I took them back. Their brass 'surveyor compass' from a couple of years ago wasn't much better, just a toy replica of a real working tool. And the suction cup lifters for handling glass are marginal. I wouldn't trust them where safety is an issue, but they were better than nothing the one time I needed them.
The
self leveling laser level w/tripod is good enough to run drainage away from the house. So far as I can tell its measurements are repeatable to something like 1/4" in 10 ft, good enough for what I'm using it for. Wait for the sale.
I built their tiny 40x48 trailer
to use as a Jeep trailer for camping; something small enough to unhitch and get out of the way by hand if I've gotten into an impassible spot on the way down to a creek. It worked fine for that. Its too small for any other application.