This is my preferred tape measure. I have used them all. Dewalt , Lufkin, Kobalt and Milwaukee, 25 and 30 ft. Stanley FatMax is the alpha. I am a residential plumber. So I don’t need any more than 16ft if you do something else then maybe you need more that 16 but I don’t. It’s lite and the auto lock feature is my favorite thing. I usually don’t need more than 2ft of tape out any one time so not having to use my finger to hold it out or having to push the button down and lock it out makes my life so much easier.