On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:55:15 -0800, ransley wrote:
Get a kit that has both, he will need both, you can get 50-100 piece
kits cheap. I just got a 70 piece at HD for 50$a husky which is just ok.

I'd second that - I got a Husky one three years ago when I first moved
over to the US and I've thrown lots of stuff at it and not busted
anything yet. The two ratchets are starting to get a little sloppy now,
but that's not really a big deal as I can replace those and still have
all the sockets from the original kit.

Downsides to the kit I got were that it didn't include any adapters
between 1/4" and 3/8" parts, and the largest part is something like
7/8" (where some of the bits on my truck need a little larger) so I've
had to get those separately - but for the price I paid I can't really
complain. The socket bits themselves seem to be of good enough quality.

If as you say he uses it alot be sure it has a lifetime warranty

Yeah, someone mentioned that to me the other day, too; I'm not sure that
my set did/does - but then maybe they wouldn't replace a worn ratchet
under warranty anyway and I'd have to wait until it outright broke (at
which point I can't hang around waiting for a replacement in the mail)

cheers

Jules