I can't help it, I love Snap-On. I'm one of those guys, sorry haha. I will burn myself out for weeks to get the cash for a ridiculously priced, brand new shiny for my toolbox. I don't trash other brands though, I really love Klein screwdrivers though. My snappy stuff will last forever, or be replaced, it just stinks that I don't work at a shop, I work at my garage so I need to find a truck to shop, or call a truck guy and go meet him.
I had some Husky stuff when I was a kid, it seemed to last just fine. There is just something about a big fat drawer full of Snap-On sockets and ratchets that makes me feel at home.
Pliers are just whatever to me. I have all the Snap-On stuff but I mostly use channel lock, vice-grip, Klein, Crafsthole, anything that looks like I can slam the handles shut on a bolt with a sledge hammer and they wont bend. (I don't really do that, but I imagine tools going through hell before buying them lol).
My 3/8 snap-on impact gun out guns my 1/2 central pneumatic gun. Both were new around the same time too, but im unsure of the cp model number and stuff, and I know there are different gun strengths in each size.
Precision measuring - Starret, mitutoyo.
I have a bunch of craftsman odds and ends from over the years of "I need this tool now" situations, they ROCK.
The more teeth a ratchet has, the smaller the teeth are, so strength is a trade off if they are both made of the same steel. I like fine tooth ratchets but I won't put all my might into a long handle 3/8 or bigger if there is a knuckle shredding situation, which is usually the time that need the fine tooth, when your in a tight spot.
Just a few of my choice brands there, but at-home mechanics, just doing your own stuff, Husky is a quality tool.
Kobalt has always pissed me off.