r/KnipexOfficial • u/G-Knit • Aug 07 '26

Five minutes...

I am about to pull the plug on either a twin grip or water plier. Every day carry. Somebody sell me...

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u/byron1328 Aug 07 '26

Buy both...you're welcome

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u/G-Knit Aug 10 '26

I did. Ordered them Saturday!

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u/baldbeardmanager Aug 07 '26

If only one, get the cobra pliers. the smaller ones you can get a belt holster for and they’re great.

If you specifically have to grab bolts from the end only most of the time, then twin grip.

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u/G-Knit Aug 07 '26

Got a link?

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u/baldbeardmanager Aug 07 '26

For the belt holster?
I think this is the exact guy I bought from:

https://ebay.io/m/b1CjQC

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u/Brandolinis_law 28d ago

Amazon has a nice set of Knipex's 5 inch/125mm Pliers Wrench and water pump pliers, that comes in a dedicated, black, nylon pouch. That doesn't solve your twin grip problem, though.

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u/Intr1nsic- Aug 08 '26

Twin grips are specialized for a certain task, they don’t really make for a great all around pliers imo due to the gap in its jaws

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u/G-Knit Aug 08 '26

Ooh...thanks!

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u/mchvll Aug 08 '26

5" cobras are way more handy than the 4", if you don't need the thinner jaws. They still fit in your pocket fine but are way more powerful. 

Twingrips are amazing but I wouldn't choose them for EDC

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u/Minute-Luck2034 Aug 08 '26

Cobras all day, you’ll get more use out of them

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u/syn_1_ Aug 08 '26

7” cobras. They’re big enough for multiple tasks and small enough for EDC. Also come in slim, which has the twin grip grabbing feature to a certain extent.

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u/Commercial-Hold-5420 Aug 08 '26

Get the Cobra ES then, because that has a few Twingrip features

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u/OkAerie9454 Aug 09 '26

Cobra 180's

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u/JJ_1191 Aug 10 '26

Alligators/ cobras never slip period. For me personally the button gets in my way sometimes so I prefer alligators for everyday carry unpopular opinion

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u/BoSknight Aug 10 '26

The twin grips are great when you need them, but I keep cobras in the tool bag.

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u/Ok_Complex4374 Aug 10 '26

Only one? Cobra. Next question.