Who the Heck is Capri Tools?
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2024
- This is part two of our series of TTA's (Tool Truck Alternatives). Our effort is to help you stay off the tool truck and keep some money back in your pocket while getting quality tools and often even better service. We are taking a look at Capri tools based in Pomona CA if you like this series comment down below and let us know who you think we should cover next.
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I'm glad they're not making pants anymore.
They made drinks not pants 😅
They are, but unfortunately men are wearing them.
LOL !!
This comment should have more likes
Ha ha ha
Their Capri Sun drink pouches are pretty good...
😅😅😅😅😅
That long tapered dead blow is for setting the piston into the cylinder. Gets past the compression flange so you don't have to use the butt of a hammer
I bought the SAE/Metric 3.8" Master Impact socket set back in the fall of 2020. It was my primary set for a LONG time while I was doing a frame-off on my 1980 CJ7. If I had unlimited funding, I would buy Capri before Snap-On. Yep. I said it.
I have the complete set of comfort grips and flex head by Capri. They've become my favorite ratchets so far. Very smooth with low back drag and hefty build quality.
I have a Capri wire stripper I've used for years, and I love it. HF now sells one that looks exactly the same, and seems to work as well.
I bet you there’s a small
Hand full of Taiwan factories that just pump out stuff with mini differences is metallurgy design and engrave 5 different brand names onto one style of something
Not saying it’s bad but I’m noticing A LOT of wrenches, sockets and ratchets from various well know mid level brands and they look 95% the same. Chrome might be different but not much more
I admire your research methodology, Red. Keep on!
Corporate Colonoscopy....... We're gonna climb up in there. 😆😅🤣
I own a few Capri tools, and they are definitely Pro-Sumer/Tool Truck killers. I have been impressed with their line expansion over the last few year as well.
Very interesting! I’ve got a few of their socket sets and they are very nice for the money. No complaints. Thanks for sharing!
I really like Capri. I have their extended ratchets and xl wrenches, and they're beefy! Good quality for the price for sure and good customer service!
Thank you for the introduction to and deep dive on Capri, Jeff.You went to some trouble to do that and I appreciate it! I don't own any of their products but I would consider them if I needed better than homeowner quality. And again, I applaud and enjoy your content! 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Great job Jeff...I have had their stubby impacts sockets a while now and have no complaints.Maybe you would consider titan tools next.Not quite capri but a lot like them..
@ The Den of Tools Great video as always! The two tool brands I have several tools from (mostly all good stuff) but have never done a deep dive on is Astro Pneumatic and Neiko.
I have two of their 90t comfort grip ratchets I just used one to change the oil in my wife's Matrix. I like the handle design and they work great. I also have two ratcheting 10mm wrenches I use in the shed for the batteries on my power equipment.
Love Capri Tools! Have their impact sockets, flex head ratchets, and my favorite the six point reversible ratcheting wrenches!
I like capri, they have a whole bunch of weird sizes that help out a lot, and easy to get through Amazon so even if it’s not a traditional company, I’ll still go for them
I got Capri's master hex socket set because my Craftsman set was missing some of the bigger sizes and I really like it, definitely quality hex bit sockets. I really like the color of the Capri carrying case the master hex socket set came with!!
Ive been looking at getting the set for same reasons! Ive had the gear wrench set in mind for a while, but ive wanted to try out the brand capri! What have your thoughts about them been til now?
I have had Capri torque wrenches for many years. No complaints at all. I didn't know Capri had so many other tools. It's likely I'll buy more from them. Great video!
Been using em for years. No complaints
Cool video !!! Thanks for your time making it
I have a set of the double box long pattern zero offset wrenches, bought specifically for serpentine belt nonsense. They are very nice looking, zero defects, no chrome missing. No skips. I like having a built in cheater pipe.
I'm almost convinced it's just a subsidiary of Tekton and the website just has a different theme
Nah, their warranty is nowhere close to Tekton’s. Capri gave me a hard time about warrantying a tool that is a gift. They insisted they would need a receipt for the purchase of the tool.
Yeah, they are very very different companies and are in no way affiliated. Tekton will warranty something you found on the side of the road whether you have a receipt or not. Capri would never!!
Different brands altogether.
Tekton is Tekton, and Capri is Capri.
...Even if the use the same taiwan manufacture on some of their products. Because almost everyone is buying from the same few manufacturers.
All the brands are buying a product from a manufacture. They choose the manufacturer Like choosing a car brand. (And there’s only a couple of them to choose from) Then once you have the right one. the same way you order a car with certain features, they choose the tools features.
Every once in a while a brand will wants to stand out and look different from the other ones coming down the same line. (Only Limited by what the manufacturers tooling can do.)
The brand is basically like a car dealership. they already ordered the car with its features.
Then we browse the different brands until you find the combination that you like the most.
I just hope they keep supplying us with these affordable toll truck alternatives. And I hope they don’t jack the price later for profit. Or if people actually keep record of their receipts for warranties. (And lastly I hope that all the company profits are going to the right places)
looks like Vata tools to me
I bought a few Capri tools and used them for a while then I bought more and then more yet. So I have a pretty good collection and now they are 4 to six years old. I haven’t returned any so I don’t know first hand about returns.
I really enjoy the standard ratchets and their wrench sets.
Thanks for your in-depth dive into the history of companies in general. This is important it matters . Checks and balances ! Unfortunately is more necessary than ever in today’s shinny pretty marketing. Supporting companies that have shown consistent integrity in their product and marketing and pricing keeping those companies healthy long enough to influence future business models to adopt higher standards. Appreciate ya bud , thanks 😎
I like the few Capri tools I have. They are good.
I've purchased a number of tools from Capri Tools over the past few years and have zero complaints. The Capri 90 tooth ratchets appear to be made by the same company that makes the 90 tooth ratchets for Milwaukee. The design of the heads of the Capri and Milwaukee ratchets are very similar, and the internals are identical to one another. That said, I'm hoping that Capri will eventually offer a flex head version.
I bought they’re chrome wobble + extension sets and they are great, (I’ve had their 3/8 extensions on impacts and they will handle anything after daily driving for 3 weeks now and no damage) I also bought their 1/4 set, amazing sets for the price
Just bought the 1/4 metric set, was happy it was deep and shallow with no skips. Good price to fill in the gaps in the tool chest.
I have the extra long 1/4 ratchet, Very nice and one of the few extra long ratchets in 1/4. Capri has the normal combination wrench and the "wave drive" line that are for rounded off bolt/nuts. They would likely be very aggressive, but you would be likely planing to replace the Nut/Bolt at that point. They do offer single Wrench/Sockets to be ordered. I finished out another brands missing size impact sockets with Capri. I think a lot of the manufacturing is Twain. They also partnered with Westling USA for socket trays that are very high quality.
I was introduced to them at work the purchasing department got the shop guys Air Blowguns, they had some real nice adjustable flow rate plus multiple tips.
I used several capri tools including impact sockets in an automotive shop. 3 years later theyre still going strong.
They only want to sell the best Taiwan manufactures.
It appears to me that they wait to see the tool prove itself, then they move in and make a few alterations and improvements if possible.
And they take advantage of less flooded markets, like mid length impact, slim impact sockets, and longer extended reach ratchets.
I just hope they stick around long enough for everyone’s warranty claims for the 30+ years.
But until the end of this ride, Just keep your receipt, and a digital back up as well. They don’t really like warranty work, it’s extremely very unprofitable..well, unprofitable for the brand.
the brand has to pay the USA government import tax. they pay the shipping industries for all stages from the time they take over the manufacturers product. And then of the brand has to of course pay for the tools from the actual manufacturers.
Lifetime warranty it definitely a selling point....however there’s a lot of hurt to a brand with warranty tools or parts.
So if it’s really hard to get warrantied out. Then the company will see a lot less losses from replacement tools...so I get it.
Keep records of all tool receipts for more than just taxes.
I have there angle wrenches that I use on hydraulic lines a lot. They work pretty good and saved me a lot of money not having to buy them off a truck.
Excellent video. Thanks!
I've been an apprenticing Volvo auto tech and have been using the Capri double-box zero-offset wrench set for drain plugs and toe eccentrics during alignments. If the fasteners are in good shape they handle it no issue, but if the drain plug has any damage or the toe eccentrics' hexes are rusty, it will round them off. I have built a jig to measure the slop versus my mentor's Snap-Ons and there is a 10-15% difference. (Capri is looser than SO) Most of the socketry in my box is Tekton, Astro, and Sunex, power tools are HF fpr pneumatic and Milwaukee for cordless, but for the line wrenches and stuff I foresee using on rusty stuff, I do have a tab started on the red and white truck.
I have to add an addendum. My mentor's SO wrenches are several years old. I went ahead and bought the three wrenches I needed off the red and white truck. These new SO wrenches had the exact same amount of play as my Capri wrenches, and theres no refunds off the tool truck so I'm SOL there. So I guess at least as far as the industry as a whole Capris is about the same?
Oh as a retired truck driver most of our buildings in So Cal have no names on buildings 85 percent I don’t know if they have codes but they do have numbers and they even make them harder to locate. In other states also can be similar I think they believe truck drivers have a sixth sense ,and we all know that’s not the case
All of my metric deep and shallow sockets are capri and I love them the quality is great especially for the money will definitely be buying more from them
I bought there 4 inch vise it’s fantastic I got some magnetic jaw covers you and really crank it down by hand best vise over 3 yrs old and a beautiful work of art no BS
I love these informative videos
What’s great about the points is you can use them to replace sockets it you loose them. I have experience doing that. lol great sockets.
There customer service seems legit , I ordered another set of impact sockets on a 20% Memorial Day discount, quickly after ordering I received an email saying we apologize something went with your shipping address wanting to verify it , while reading the email customer service called to verify my address for my order and they explained somehow it didn’t go through on my order and wanted to make it was correct, the rep was very polite and helpful, after confirming address I received my order within 2 days and received another 20 % discount for my inconvenience, I was not inconvenienced at all but thank you for the the discount
Great post, so important to see who your dealing with. I will say, their choice of socket trays, the Wrestling Machine company, are insane! I've been wanting to reach out to you, suggesting you check them out. I promise you won't be disappointed. I came across them by accident. Now, service cart top compartment is fill with them! Along with some of the Capri impact sockets!!
As a former tech, and now a welder/fabricater building old bronco's/blazers i use some capri tools. Snapon hands down makes the best ratchets though and it's all ill use and trust. Good review.
I love that they still make drinks sun drinks.
Picked up a set of 1/4 sockets. Daily use haven't broke one yet.
They have the closest handle to a snap on that I've held. I like the ratchets and the impacts on the wrestling machine trays are a very good deal
Awesome video! Would love to see a toughbuilt deep dive!
Thank you for doing the background check on the company. I’d like to see more of this on any brand you review.
Good info. I’ve often wondered who they were . Now I know.
I've been in automotive for 3 years now. Icon, gearwrench, and capris have been my go to. The only capris tool I've been disappointed with was their 1/4 and 3/8 drive flex head ratchets. The 1/4 had the most backdrag of any ratchet I've ever had. Looking it up online other people complained of the same thing. The 3/8 seemed fine but I had it lock up on me. The 1/2 was good but kinda loud. None of them had more than a drop of grease in them. But I really like they're 90t ratchets. Leagues better than the 72 tooth and actually feel professional grade
I bought a little set of stubby 3/8 sockets just to see and they're awesome
I got their automatic wire strippers amd they are fantastic.
Would be interesting to have you do one of these for Lisle Corporation. They've been around for a long time but most people don't know much about who they are, including me.
A little quiet outside of the manufacturing and trade jobs. however they are one of the most important pieces to the backbone of America.
Thanks for the all the work. Your comments are well taken however they did not change my opinion on these tools. I was ambivalent when i first saw them and I still am. Pretty tools don’t equal longevity.. I really don’t like replacing worn out or broken tools (still have my Powercraft sockets and wrenches from the 1960’s. I’ve bought others over the years and i still have them….
What about a video on Titan tools? They are kind of low key. I see them in smaller hardware stores. Just an idea! Thanks!
It would beca short video
I like convenience for replacement. So, either quick online or local immediate replacement is important. Tekton ships asap and shows up in a few days.
I have the slim double open end wrench set. They aren't the highest quality and flex a bit. But man when you need them they are super handy
Oh, they are in Pomona. That is just up the freeway from me. It is near where I feed some kitty clouders . I may stop by to poke around
I never heard of Capri Tools is everything great Tools? Have been in market for years? Great video's keep up good work thanks again for answering my questions.
Well I like this, when I was a young man I purchased craftsman tools, and I found the price to be good in comparison to the warranty that I got. Looking at the sets they offered I feel the price is some where about the price I payed in 1978 during my tool buying . I would buy my tools from capri tools. If I needed to buy a new tool.
Hey yes Capri tools certainly a go to brand
The bear has been deceiving us all this time. He's not actually a bear but rather a Bearcat 🤣
They are just selling tools from the same tools manufacturers as everyone does from Taiwan. The big Give away is they are based in CA, where one of the biggest shipping ports is. Same as Harbor Freight does. They buy from their catalog at the manufacturer and have their brands slapped on it. They are a rebranding company, not a tool maker.
Enjoyed the video. Have you ever done a review like this on Wilde tools?
The only thing I don’t like about Capri is they discontinue some products after a year or two and there are no replacements. A good example is the 100 tooth ratcheting wrench set. Great set.
Ive got a few of there tools. Seem decent for the money. No complaints so far.
I only heard about them because I was searching for a torque screwdriver set on Amazon and a nice looking Capri set came up so it looks like they sell on Amazon. It was by no means cheap, pretty comparable to the Wiha that I was looking at
Only ratchets I’ll use are snap on but carpi is good for everything else. I also like Astro
Perhaps I missed it but I didn't see you go over some of the fine print of their warranty, a couple points from there, It applies to the original purchaser only and only if you buy from an authorized dealer/seller. The biggest issue with that second point is that I could not find anywhere on their site where they have a list of authorized dealers so it looks to me like their warranty is only good if you buy direct from them on their site
Also it’s a good idea to have a copy or digital copy of the receipt put aside for later. And if things keep going this way with all these companies making warranty alterations. Well, keeping digital copies is going to be the thing to do.
Don’t forget guys, they have to clear their systems eventually. So it’s possible they won’t have any evidence of your purchase, or you might not be able to access your old accounts someday. So keep a physical copy and a digital one as well.
You need more lighting when you hold the tools up in front of the camera.
Great information.
Hello again, Jeff and Mrs. Bear 🐻
Thank you for another Great Video 👍 I would have never thought of doing a background check on the Tool Company. I don't currently own any Capri tools. But I have known others who talk very positively about them. If I had to match them up to another tool company, I would think Wright Tools. And I thinking about us the customer service base. How the tool quality. Does it have a warranty program/process, how does it work. Is it like Tekton or is it a pain in neck ? Most of my tools are old school Craftsman. So there about twenty plus years old. While I am thinking about this add Tekton tools to the list. Sorry, Jeff, I just realized how much I wrote. Again thank you 👍
All of their stuff looks remarkably like Harbor Freight tools. So much so I’d be interested to see them side by side. The sockets in foam look exactly like the Quinn ones. And even the ratchets and screwdrivers look like different harbor freight ones.
Just bought the Quinn's and they appear identical
It's all rebranded, probably made at the same factory.
🤫nobody wants to see the similarities in the chief die grinders either.
And they definitely don’t use the some of the same manufactures as some Astro Pneumatic products.
And they definitely don’t press sockets on the same machinery as gear wrench and HarborFreight too. With the only difference being in the finishing coat, quality control checks over number of them produced.
(Because with their number of locations HarborFreight places some big orders.)
Nope... not at all. This definitely isn’t happening.
and the 1/4” drive impacts are definitely not a dead giveaway. being thin walled just like gear wrench but cheaper. (Sunex also comes to mind there)
And the Capri comfort grip ratchets definitely ain’t made in the same press and cnc machines as icon.
using the very similar if not the exact same kind of steel.
Nothing to see here. Please move along, and pay no attention to what you’ve thought you saw. You definitely didn’t see it.
(Must be that damn Mandela effect going around again, I hear it’s contagious)
Good video Bear Man.
I love there super short sockets
Side note. My primary address has been at a UPS Store for 20 years. It gives you a physical address, copy fax and other services, and they receive packages. And when the church people come calling they give up quickly. And it’s a deductible business expense.
I'm a big fan of Capri tools wish I had more of them.
I work on Very heavy Equipment like 930-E and 994s . I wish they would send me some tools to try out on heavy Equipment.
Mayhew tools would be great to have a history of
They make awesome tools and a lot are made in America and are top notch quality
Those shallow impact sockets look just like my Quinn set.
You were correct. They are the same. Except for having the 6point hex for a wrench on the drive end. Same manufacturer though.
I wish they still had a portable kit for road trips
Question.....let's say you bought Capri's ½ inch chrome socket set a few years ago. What would happen if you need to warranty one and they don't offer it anymore? How do smaller tool companies honour their warranty?
Capri’s supper thin wrench set is a decent set of wrenches
When will they have a locking flex head ratchet? Or at least the comfort grip 90t, in flex
Man that camera is clean
The foam trays are a nice touch - wish more US tool providers would make those available. Edit: it's possible that the founder is part of a family that owns tool making companies in Taiwan. That sort of secrecy is not unusual in that culture, neither is sons/daughters starting subsidiaries companies in foreign countries.
Would love to see a review on this drill press. I can't find anything on UA-cam, Grizzly Industrial
12 in. Variable-Speed Benchtop Drill Press with 1/32 in.-5/8 in. Chuck
I have a few sets of Capri triple square , star and hex sockets. they are top teir quality IMO. See if you can do a video on SONIC tools sometime.. very poplar in Europe I think.
Sonic is expensive....tool trucks are Sonic alternatives 🤣(I'm joking....I've only seen them online and they look great)!
How do you think they compare with the Icon brand at Harbor Freight?
Do a deep dive on Performance Tool!
I want a Den of Tools flex head ratchet please. A locking flex head
i swear the short capri sockets are the exact same thing as the quin low profile sockets
Not really, the Quinn low pros are the same as Astro Pneumatic, Ares, Sunex and Husky low profile sockets. The Capris do not have the external hex drive on the back like the others. They look like they could be manufactured by the same company Tien-I out of Taiwan though.
@@Ratchet313 true, and i agree, i do know they have the hex on them, and the capris don’t. another thing i noticed is how the quinn sockets have the color band on the bottom of there chrome sockets, similar to lowes kobalt brand, its kind of crazy when you think about alot of these tools are all made in the same factory
@@Ratchet313 Correct.
I really liked my capri long handle flex head 1/2 inch but the ratchet broke after 4 years and capri wants proof of purchase to warranty it.....tekton/icon for the win in my opinion
Great vid. Early spoiler alert per Capri rep. Flex Head Comfort grip Ratchets coming in Late October early November '24.
I bought my 14 ratchet wrenches one at a time for 8-20$ each from eBay. Best kinda Snap-On is somebody else's 😆
But I've wanted an extended socket wrench for a while & dont wanna pay for Snap-On. I'll probably go with Capri. The one I want is only 35$ but is even over 100$ on eBay used from Snap-On
i think i have some less common bit sets from them (triple square, i think, from before they started proliferating). can't say i have any complaints out of the quality so far.
While I would still wonder at how Mr. Cheung got to be president of the company based on his experience, I would say with LinkedIn, it's entirely plausible that he's been working his way up, and just changed the title *without* jumping through the hoops to make LinkedIn show it as a different position than before.
The cushion grip capri ratchet looks very similar to quinn?
Those stubby's are identical to the ones at Harbor Freight, right down to the foam
Not really, they don’t have the external hex drive on the back like the Quinn low pros do.
That’s the difference. The similarities are the manufacturer and birthplace.
Go into the scan to the better ones the mediocre ones and the cheap ones that would be greatly appreciated
Been interesting in these guys vs Tekton.
Hey bear, Let’s see some wrench and socket comparisons with Tekton
They need to team up with a supplier in the U.K. I've got some of their stuff from eBay and Amazon but I'm not sure how the warranty would work as Capri doesn't ship to the U.K. I really like their tools though, some of their stuff in better than Snap-On, in my opinion.
Come and get some of that pound note in the U.K, Capri.
The prices are not bad.
But lifetime warranty via shipping
You might tell them making the size stand out would help, I can look at a 10mm and know its 10mm but I've got to read whats on the tool to be sure i picked up the right tool.
Also a 6.5mm socket is an oddball size to come by but Ford likes to use it. I've got a 40 year old one from a cheap set i bought years ago from monkey wards if that tells you anything. The sets should start
At 6mm and up. 21 mm is not a size you often look for doing interior work. 18mm down