Best Supplemental SAK?

Leatherman123 · **on:** May 12, 2009, 01:41:15 AM

Hey guys, I was wondering, what SAK do you think the best is to pair with a multi-tool?

For me, it has to be the Victorinox Explorer Plus. It has a number of features that aren't duplicated such as a corkscrew, pen, parcel hook, straight pin, and a magnifying glass. Another advantage is that I can save the large blade for food prep and such. A standard SwissTool/Explorer, LM Charge XTi-ALX/Explorer, Spirit S/Explorer, or even other tools with puny scissors can be supplemented by such a SAK!

The Explorer Plus has to be one of their best models, IMO!

duckman1975 · **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2009, 01:48:36 AM

Yup have one myself its always in my EDC bag, plier based multitool always with me.

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:31:53 AM

I pair mine with an Outrider,and so far it's a combo,regardless of multi-tool,that hasn't let me down

Bill.H · **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:47:32 AM

I find my Spirit can do most anything, so all I carry with it is a OH Sentinel w/clip, cause it's so much easier to grab that from my pocket one handed than try to get out the knife blade on any multitool; and I use a single blade more than anything else.

Tinnie · **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:55:49 AM

+1 on the Victorinox Explorer Plus

Poncho65 · **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2009, 05:18:11 AM

I have 1 and I think it is a very nice SAK as well but I don't find that it gets carried much $:-\$ I just usually don't think about it much

It is a very capable SAK though

Abstraction · **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2009, 07:49:55 AM

The Climber on my keys with works great with the Spirit S I usually keep in my bag

Makes up for the lack of Scissors and the corkscrew is obviously invaluable

Styerman · **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2009, 03:58:10 PM

For me it's either a Huntsman or a Farmer . There is also a classic on the keys .

Chris

Gareth · **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:10:17 PM

As most of you know my main carry is a SAK anyway, but the supplemental one I have is the 58mm Rambler. The scissors are fine but it's the tiny Phillips driver you just don't find on many other SAKs that makes it stand out.

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:24:08 PM

I only carry a SAK backup at work. It's a Wenger Clipper. I did carry the Timekeeper as a backup, but when I modified the Cybertool 41 with Timekeeper scales, I went back to the Clipper, (Cybertimer being the primary tool).

On the farm, the Guppie is my backup to my MT.

ducktapehero · **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:31:38 PM

I thought a SAK WAS a multi-tool. $:-\$

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2009, 04:40:03 PM

Quote from: ducktapehero on May 12, 2009, 04:31:38 PM

I thought a SAK WAS a multi-tool. $:-\$

Yes, but it's a special multitool

Really, all SAKs are MTs, but not all MTs are SAKs.

Buzzbait · **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2009, 05:12:49 PM

Quote from: ducktapehero on May 12, 2009, 04:31:38 PM

I thought a SAK WAS a multi-tool. $:-\$

I don't like to think of the SAK as a multitool. That just says that the SAK has a bunch of tools, which denigrates the SAK. The SAK is so much more than a bunch of tools. The SAK is an accoutrement to living. The SAK is the mantra by which I troubleshoot the everyday problems of life. The SAK is a friend that sticks with me through my darkest days.

Multitool? The SAK is so much more.

Zack · **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2009, 06:37:33 PM

Timekeeper for me. Takes the perfect combo of the Compact and adds a very stylish watch.

turbov21 · **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2009, 08:59:47 PM

VIC Super Tinker.

Nikos · **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2009, 09:18:36 PM

The Explorer Plus is my favorite too but for me its too much to carry along a medium- or full-size multitool. In those cases I tend to go with a Minichamp or Manager.

Bill.H · **Reply #16 on:** May 13, 2009, 03:54:07 AM

Quote from: Buzzbait on May 12, 2009, 05:12:49 PM

Quote from: ducktapehero on May 12, 2009, 04:31:38 PM
I thought a SAK WAS a multi-tool. $:-\$

I don't like to think of the SAK as a multitool. That just says that the SAK has a bunch of tools, which denigrates the SAK. The SAK is so much more than a bunch of tools. The SAK is an accoutrement to living. The SAK is the mantra by which I troubleshoot the everyday problems of life. The SAK is a friend that sticks with me through my darkest days.

Multitool? The SAK is so much more.

(of course there's the Swisstool and the Spirit which are a whole class unto themselves, beyond mere MTs

)

gafftapegreenia · **Reply #17 on:** May 14, 2009, 09:21:33 AM

Some of my favorite combos are

Blast + Electrician

Core + Spartan

S4 + Rally

sardauker · **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2009, 10:18:55 AM

I'm Vic based

Cybertool lite

Tinnie · **Reply #19 on:** May 14, 2009, 12:28:38 PM

I would also recommend the Huntsman, it was great today when i paired it up with a Sideclip

Saw in handy when I wanted to chop some branches of a little tree

jock1 · **Reply #20 on:** May 14, 2009, 06:53:03 PM

Quote from: ducktapehero on May 12, 2009, 04:31:38 PM

I thought a SAK WAS a multi-tool. $:-\$

+1 on that I don't have any other tools than my Champ which lives on my belt and a climber which lives on work belt

skydan · **Reply #21 on:** May 14, 2009, 09:13:34 PM

Humm, an Explorer keeps a Swisstool company in the kitchen. A Mountaineer is companion to a Swisstool RS in the car and makes up for missing corkscrew and file. The camp kitchen now has a Spartan, Solo and Soldier (no fiddly tools to clean food off). Backpacking it's just the Vic Ranger...

Poncho65 · **Reply #22 on:** May 15, 2009, 04:02:57 AM

For a 58mm don't forget the Vagabond

great SAK that has everything that I like about the Minichamp and takes out what I don't need from it

bren10man · **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2009, 01:14:50 AM

I just got back from the field yesterday. What did I carry?

1. OHT in my rucksack

2. Champion on my trousers belt

3. SOG PowerPlier EOD on my rucksack as well

Most folks in the Army it seems carry a "Gerber tool" (universal term that replaced "Leatherman tool") or a "tacticool" folder One of the pilots I work with showed me his large Gerber automatic knife he got before he shipped out to Iraq a few years back.

Benner · **Reply #24 on:** May 28, 2009, 02:45:33 PM

I think the Safari Hunter is a good supplement SAK. It's always good to have 2 blades IMO so a second PE is a bonus. It has a serrated blade which isn't on all MT's, an awl that some manufacturers don't always put on, a decent saw and a decent bottle opener (again lacking on some) and of course a corkscrew which is pretty rare on anything plier based.

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