A list of things I've actually for real used the hook for, no fooling:1.) Needle and thread storage (as per my earlier post)2.) Tightening my old climbing shoes3.) Clothes hanger (I don't know where I got this idea from, but it wasn't mine)4.) Pulling a seriously dirty bike chain from the rear derailleur5.) A shocking amount of miscellaneous knot tying6.) More? Probably.I also cut a nail nick into the side of the hook to make it easier to get out. I did so delicately. Or, rather, as delicately as one can do anything with an angle grinder.
On many occasions I've hooked it to a loop halfway up my tent fly, and used the body of the tool as a sort of hanger to keep wet clothes from sliding off. it increases the number of things I can drape on my tent. I am going to try right now to see if the same trick can be used with the clothes dangling with no tent to support some of their weight.EDIT: Yes, but I can't imagine any situation in which you would need to use it that way.
Ahhh.....alright that makes sense. Thanks.
If you find a short enough sewimg needle (easy!), and wrap it all over with thread until you have a bundle just big enough to keep it from falling out when the hook is opened, it fits under the hook without affecting any of your tools. This has been a minor life-saver on more than one occasion.
Off topic but useful. I stopped carrying the thread and needle under the hook, because I realized that it is far better to keep a sewing kit (from a hotel) under the belt strap of my SAK's seath. I never put the seath in my belt, I only use the seath for protection. In fact I keep 2 pieces of thread (black and white), two jumbo needles (one straight and one with curved tip, useful for SAK joint cleaning on the go among other things, such as knot untying and ecig hole cleaning), three curved surgical needles (better handling in the field than the usual tiny needles) and two hansaplast strips (where is a knife there are cuts).So my hook is free again to fulfill its many tasks.
New to the forum, and this is my first post. I carry a Champ with me everywhere, and by attaching a line to the keyring and opening the hook all the way, it becomes a decent grappling hook. For bowhunting, I have a paracord loop tied to my bow, so I can snag it and pull it up to my treestand rather than climb up a tree carrying it.
I have used my hook to hold onto a plastic shopping bag - the SAK makes a comfortable handle.
I saw some pictures...was it on SOSAK?..of a hook with a sharpened side for firesteel striking.Ah, it was on SOSAK, written by Tom Whisenhunt, but I don't think it's made it over to Swiss Army Knights yet. Here's the (unfortunately) picture-free Wayback Machine version:http://web.archive.org/web/20090213080650/http://www.sosakonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=415&Itemid=35A small section of the hook was ground to a 45 degree angle, or close to it, so the newly sharpened edge could be used on ferro rods, saving the main blade for other pursuits. Reportedly, it worked well.My Google Image-Fu is usually pretty strong, but I can't find this one. Sorry.
Quote from: Jothra on May 27, 2013, 09:51:46 PMIf you find a short enough sewimg needle (easy!), and wrap it all over with thread until you have a bundle just big enough to keep it from falling out when the hook is opened, it fits under the hook without affecting any of your tools. This has been a minor life-saver on more than one occasion.Off topic but useful. I stopped carrying the thread and needle under the hook, because I realized that it is far better to keep a sewing kit (from a hotel) under the belt strap of my SAK's seath. I never put the seath in my belt, I only use the seath for protection. In fact I keep 2 pieces of thread (black and white), two jumbo needles (one straight and one with curved tip, useful for SAK joint cleaning on the go among other things, such as knot untying and ecig hole cleaning), three curved surgical needles (better handling in the field than the usual tiny needles) and two hansaplast strips (where is a knife there are cuts).So my hook is free again to fulfill its many tasks.
I have a couple of SAKs with the corkscrew. In these models, the scale beneath the corkscrew has a little hole. In the Compact, it comes with a pin inserted. In other models, you can put a needle inside with some thread wrapped around its end (creating sort of a pin-head). It gives you a safe way of transporting it, it's harder to lose than just having the same needle under the hook.
Quote from: pfrsantos on August 27, 2013, 12:39:04 PMI have a couple of SAKs with the corkscrew. In these models, the scale beneath the corkscrew has a little hole. In the Compact, it comes with a pin inserted. In other models, you can put a needle inside with some thread wrapped around its end (creating sort of a pin-head). It gives you a safe way of transporting it, it's harder to lose than just having the same needle under the hook.If you wrap the right amount of thread, the needle won't fall out, and you get both a needle and thread and a straight pin. I like having both. I also can't usually easily remove a needle and thread from under an open hook even by turning the whole tool upside-down and shaking it. Instead, I'll have to pry an end out with the toothpick or tweezers (or the straight pin!) The only thing to remember is to stop wrapping thread before you add too much bulk for the hook to close properly.
Which all seems fine until you actually use it, and then there's not enough thread to hold it in again afterwards Just being an arse
My SAK also has a small firesteel, tinder, a sharpening rod, and several glasses screws secreted throughout. I may be a tad biased about cramming stuff into weird places in SAKs.
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