As far as SAKs go, I think I have you pretty good- I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 200, give or take.
Of course, if you are talking about Swiss Army Multitools, the collection isn't complete without an AutoTool, a SportRatchet, a Swiss Grip and a Pocket Grip, all of which I also have!
I know that indestructable ever ready type mentality. That is exactly the reason I won't buy a SwissBeat or SwissMemory model.
Of course, the battery in the AutoTool is just for the flashlight, which really doesn't work very well anyways.
I'm not certain about the tire guage. You have an interesting point on that, but mine all work fine and I doubt the battery has ever been changed on either of them.
Does your SwissChamp have pliers? If not, then it's an older model Champion, not a SwissChamp.
...one must own to start worrying about being Obsessive Compulsive? At the moment I own 4 different Swisstools (CS Plus, X Plus, RS, Black Oxidised) and 4 Spirits (Plus Ratchet, S, standard Leather, standard Nylon). Not to mention the various SwissChamps and numerous SAK's. So, is there anyone in a worst medical coondition than myself? Would definitely make me feel less worried HAHA. Dunc?
Yep you have a problem But there is a cure Send half your Swisstool collection to me :grin: then you wont feel guilty
However, everytime I tell my wife/ show her a new SAK she looks at me like "are you kidding me?" She can't understand why I would need another knife.
I only have one SwissTool (standard) but I have 50-60 Victorinox Classics and Classic SDs. I also have about 30 large models, including a SwissChamp, and, my baby, a SwissChamp XLT. I also have around 100 non-Swiss knives. I've also had more than my fair share of strange knives, such as hobo-tools, lighters, and knives concealed in pens.I also have a Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Swiss-Style knife with a small serrated blade, scizzors, a can-opener/screwdriver, and a large blade with Indiana Jones' signature on it. On one side of the grip there is a picture of a hat and a whip, and on the other is international morse code.
............In the second to last pic, the XLT is being compared to the regular SwissChamp.
There should be a Spirit in everyone's near future