CRAFTSMAN Tape Measure, 25 ft, Retraction Control and Self-Lock, Rubber Grip (CMHT37225)

This thing stopped working after 90 days of limited use. I opened it up and found the metal was covered in rust and the mechanism for recoil had cracked and broken from the oxidation. We live in a dry climate near the desert, and never left it outside and never used it for long length measurements.

This thing is cheap and flimsy.

This is a well built and study item, though I am honestly surprised theres NO metric measurement at all. For a US-units item, its fine.

Would buy again!

I don’t know why I waited so long to get a good tape measurer. This Craftsman is excellent with a lock and unlock function so I can extend the tape when measuring and lock it in place and easily unlock it when I want it to retract. It retracts quickly and smoothly with a press of a button. The outer casing is plastic but feels thick and sturdy. It has a clip to hook it on my pants (or elsewhere) for convenience. This one I bought extends to 16 feet and has writing and markings that are large and easy to read. It’s great for measuring everything from smaller items like boxes to larger items and spaces such as door widths and windows openings. Love it. 5 stars.

You cant go wrong with that tape measure. It has inches and centimeters, so it can attend both systems. Its well constructed. Rubbers to give a good grasp. It has a switch with 3 positions:

The locking mechanism lets you lightly lock the tape by default so it can be pulled in or out a little by hand, completely lock it so it cant move or reel it in. Its so much easier to use then most tape measures which only let you lock or reel in the tape.

Screw kept on threading out of the snap while on belt or tape measure snap on tool belt

Very rugged and easy to read.

This item broke on me on the first day of use