What Your Tool Brand Says About You

Every tool brand has a fanbase, and every fanbase has a guy you can picture instantly — the Milwaukee guy who calls his batteries an "investment," the Ryobi homeowner who bought one weed whacker and woke up in a 47-tool ecosystem, the Snap-on guy making $85K and owing $120K on the truck. Today we're not ranking the tools — we're ranking the people who worship them. We draft the stereotypes, put each other on trial for our own brand sins, and then tier every fanbase from S to F. Somebody at this table is about to find out their whole personality is a marketing campaign. Got a take, a story, or a question for John, Sam, and Joe? Drop us a voicemail and you might hear yourself on the Slightly Above Average Podcast. Record up to 60 seconds — no app needed: https://whatayarn.com/saa-pod Get your supplements + FREE 5-pack of Protein Sticks: https://www.1stphorm.com/SlightlyAbov... @1stphorm #1stphormpartner WANT THE PODCAST BEFORE IT IS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC? Join THE BUILDER BUNKER - https://bit.ly/Bunker26 ⚫️ Become part of our exclusive online community of people just like you who love tools, building, and being awesome! Get access to behind-the-scenes videos, early PODCAST RELEASES, cooking, booze reviews, and more! 🧢 Buy Some Merch! - https://bit.ly/SlightlyAbove2026 😎 Support the Team and get some Shop shades! - https://bit.ly/SlightlyAbove2026 Check us out on other platforms! Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0l0zAdK... IHeartRadio - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-sl... Other Podcast Platforms- https://slightlyaboveaveragepodcast.b... Follow us on INSTAGRAM! ⚡️John - https://www.instagram.com/john_maleck... ⚡️Sam - https://www.instagram.com/sam_poola?i... ⚡️Joe - https://www.instagram.com/joemeinert_... 0:00 - Tool Brand Loyalty Gets Weird 3:00 - Milwaukee Superfans And The M18 Life 13:48 - Festool Status Precision And Quiet Judgement 15:14 - Sponsor Break 27:08 - Snap-on Exclusivity And Financing Reality 35:47 - Bosch Defenders And Underrated German Tools 45:15 - DeWalt As The Jobsite Default 55:14 - TikTok Tool Gamble And Snack Break 55:37 - The Hot Dog Argument Nobody Needed 1:06:33 - Harbor Freight Then Versus Now 1:11:51 - Makita Takes And Japan Dreaming 1:14:42 - Tier List Rankings And Final Verdicts 1:26:29 - Voicemails Listener Topics And Wrap #podcast #slightlyaboveaveragepodcast #tools #tierlist #dewalt #milwaukee #ryobi