Komelon 9901 Gripper Closed Case Long Steel Tape Measure, 100-Feet

I think that others have already said it all. It's a good tape and easy to read for an inexpensive price. However, it does not have a spring-loaded rewind, so you have to rewind by hand. Because the handle on the rewind crank is short, it's a little bit uncomfortable. For occasional use, no problem. For repeated use, spend the extra money to get one with an automatic rewind.

I needed a longer measuring tape to build an extension to my fence. Works well and the metal loop at the end made it easy to measure by myself since I could hook it in the ground with a stake. Seems like it'll last a very long time.

When buying a relatively inexpensive item, I have found that customer service is not easy to contact. Not so with Komelon. Got to them about a simple issue and they spent time with me to diagnose the problem. I would definitely buy products from a firm that respects its customers and stands behind its products. Kudos to Komelon!

Hubby loves it! He can measure by himself!

Works good

This flexible tape measure is exactly what I expected. It is properly marked and is well built for the price paid. Great for home use and handyman projects, less so if you're earning your living from it...though at $10 you could break a couple before moving up the price scale to other models.It always seems like I need one of these but never bought one even though my dad always had one of the fancy brands of these that's lasted him forty years or more. I finally bought to help me more accurately measure the cabling I'll need when I move my TV stuff...everything but the TV that is.All of you who want a different scale, I'd just mark up this ten dollar measure with a paint marker. Do the math once. But then again if you're writing down your measures...it's a measure now, calculate later process anyway. For $10 I can use my enfeebled brain to remember that three feet is 36 inches. They taught us the tables up to 12 and even in my math-challegned mind I can get to 144.The lesson here from this product is teach your kids fundamental math. The times tables are important to the higher maths and used in life everyday. I fought it in gradeschool and paid a price. Should have memorized up to at least the fifteens.Bottom line, if you need a flexible measure this a great buy for $10.

I initially got this before getting my Spencer tape because of the price. However, the manual rewind got old very fast, especially with gloves on. If you're mulling between this and the Spencer, I'd recommend just saving money elsewhere to get the Spencer.However, if you won't be using it often, this will get the job done. To be fair, the tape on this is much better quality than the Spencer. Since it doesn't have autowind, you won't curl the tape as easily. Additionally, the print quality on the tape is much easier to read compared with the Spencer. The colors are more pronounced and so are the 16" center diamonds.

I feel like this measuring tape has more pros than cons , but for me the one con almost outweighs all the pros. Here is my breakdown.PROS:+ Affordable - very reasonably priced for 100 feett of tape+ 100 feet of tape is probably the max I would ever need and the size is very compact and easily carried /stored+ Good tape measure pull to pull out the tape+ Easy to read numbers+ Seems to be durable so far- I have used this in the rain and mud and I have not had any issues with it winding or the crankCON: (yes, there is only one)- The numbers do not continue in inches. So you get to 11 then it's the next foot and so on. At first, I thought, okay, the price is right it's not that big of a deal, but after using it more and more , I am truly getting tired of having to do the math to get exact inches. Even though its not 'hard' math, it's one more step and it's frustrating. Every time I am in the middle of the project, I have to stop and do some quick calculations instead of just writing down the numbers I need. I plan on replacing this tape with one that will continue the numbers in inches and leave this tape in my back up drawer.As you can see the pros outweigh the cons, but for me the one CON is just too irritating and cumbersome. I truly hope the company changes this because it really could be a good product.

Specifically bought this tape for doing wheel alignments on heavy duty trailers and when I got to use it the first time it felt great, it was super smooth and rewinding is effortless due to the recoil spring and the nylon coated steel blade has a good strong feel to it. Highly recommended !

Product seems decent quality but does not have metric measurement markings. Unacceptable to sell a product in Canada that doesn't have metric. Sending it back for a refund.Edit: OK I see they sell a similar model that also has the metric measures. I have amended my rating of this one up to 4 stars.

50 feet measuring tape is more than adequate for most work. The only minor problem I have is that it doesn’t have metric measurements. You can always use the calculator.

It works great. Its little too light duty for professional use. Great for occasional and home use.

Perfect for my husband's work. Looks really good in the toolbox