How Addictive are SAKs?

[enki_ck]

But it's 2mm bigger, and different, and red.


I understand completely.

[detron]

me ---->  <---- also me

Nice!  like that   me ---->  <---- also me     

we need another smiley that is self twak'ing   just one face hitting it's self with the club

[basilio]

Yes, was quite impressed by the sale as well... at the end I was like "Jimmy, I love you!" 

[CanadianLMfan]

SAKs are very addictive indeed.

[Goatlord666]

Hmm.  I have stopped taking crystal Meth a long time ago... but I am still love buying SAKs to this day

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[ColoSwiss]

I collect SAKs and I have a problem. There are a lot of old rare SAKs I can't get my hands on at a reasonable price. 

How addictive are SAKs? There are a number of serious collectors here with hundreds of knives. If you can afford it and it doesn't interfere with family or health or other more important issues then collecting something is not a problem. If it does have a negative effect on your life you need to step back and take a hard look at what you're doing.

[Aloha]

hmm....... how addictive are SAKs??

id say they can be very addictive since there are so many different ways to collect them.  there are so many different varieties that can become carried daily. there are the MTs by Vic that can be paired with SAKs.  there are SAKs that go great with other SAKs.  i think most here that have other MTs pair them with SAKs. 

i have 3 of the EXACT same swisstool and have a Spirit on the way.  i have carried my explorer plus since i got it and while this is the best fit for me SAK wise, i will continue to buy more. 

how addictive are SAKs??? 

id say not addictive rather than more of a necessity in my everyday life.   

[williu]

This is my first post here, and I must say that the SAK is not just addictive, it is like a spirit that takes you over. My first contact with the SAK was when I was a little boy and got a cheap chinese knockoff when my family was on vacation in Spain. It cost 300 pesetas, which today would have been around 2 US Dollars. I was as fascinated as any young boy could be, but didn't really have much use for it.

Some years later, still a boy but not as young, I got a Victorinox Mountaineer (although I didn't know it was called that), and I used it quite a lot. But somehow, over the years, it got lost in my drawers... waiting for the resurrection

Less than a decade ago I received a Swiss Card from my dad when we were visiting my grandmother's grave. I used it in so many ways that I found life unbearable when it finally broke down completely last year. Luckily, my mom had received a small Rally as a promotion for a clothes company, and it replaced the Swiss card fairly well.

And then it happened. I was in London with my girlfriend two weeks ago, and stumbled upon the Victorinox store. "We have to go in there", I told her. She was reluctant at first, but agreed, and I knew I had to get a new Swiss Card. And I did get a new one, the Lite version. Black. Very nice. But since we were there, I had to check out the pocket knives too. I told my girlfriend I had one - somewhere. She was getting fascinated with the different tools on each knife and just how smart they were. And the guy who worked there showed me every knife with patience and passion for the products.

So we bought a Huntsman Lite as a christmas present for my girlfriend's uncle, who is a farmer here in cold Sweden. It would be perfect for him. But I was awestruck and knew I needed a new Swiss Army Knife. A real one. A massive one. One that had everything. So I chose between the CyberTool 41 and the SwissChamp, and ended up with the CT41 because of the bits and the fact that I never go fishing.

With my purchase I got a notebook from Victorinox, with lots of nice stories in it, and I thought the brand – and the company – was simply brilliant. When I came back home to Sweden I turned my apartment upside down until I found my old Swiss Army Knife, and checked online to find out that it was the Mountaineer. It became my EDC, together with my Swiss Card Lite, and I felt complete again.

That is, until I saw the 44 minute documentary on Victorinox and the SAK on Youtube, and I started browsing the net on more knives. I came up with the idea that everyone I know should get something from Victorinox from me and my girlfriend for Christmas. So I ended up shopping a few more, and of course my girlfriend wanted a Swiss Card Lite too, so I ordered a red one that I took and gave her the black one. She wanted black, and I wanted red, so it worked out perfectly. Everything was good, until I lazily checked ebay for Swiss Army Knives.

Oh. My. God.

That was yesterday evening.

Now I am awaiting the following items to be shipped to me:

6 x Huntsman and 1 Explorer (they were in one batch)

The new Soldier with locking blade, a pouch and a sharpener

Spartan Limited edition from 2012

Rescue Tool

Tinker with small sharpener

Hardwood Huntsman with pouch

Rambler with Matrioschka design as a Christmas present for my mom

Champion

Climber with matte scale

2 x Classic

Wenger Spartan

Wenger EVO 14

(Yes, I have officially gone crazy  )

So are Swiss Army Knives addictive? Sugar might be addictive. This is something more... 

[Monrogue]

Welcome Williu   I'd say you got it bad  

[detron]

williu,

welcome and you should fit in just fine!

one of us,... one of us.

[sticktodrum]

You need some alox in your life sir.

[williu]

Thanks guys!

You need some alox in your life sir.

I sure wouldn't mind! Already have my eye on a few on ebay... 

[bmot]

See? Not addictive -at all- 

[kkokkolis]

You can do it, just for today.
I am clean for the moment.
Now I spend my money for other stuff that cost more and have more restricted use.
Not much clever!
The mice thing with SAKs and good Multitools is that they serve you well even if you have just one. The problem is to find the right one.


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[Aloha]

now that is just awesome WILLIU just awesome   .  SAKs addictive?? maybe just a little bit. 

[Smaug]

I'll hold my hands up and admit I too am addicted to SAK's. My addiction though isn't to do with getting more and more (I have 5 and unless I come across a Champ or a CT41, I don't think I want/need any more), but I find the quality, robustness and useability a real anchor in a world I find getting increasingly crazy. My EDC (Explorer) is a totem for me. Always on my person and when I'm not using it or working, I'll hold it in my hand for comfort. Don't judge me - I know I'm not alone!

+1

In this case, I have to admit I'm a nutter too. I was just playing with my Climber while I was reading this thread. You know it's bad when you know all the tools by FEEL, even before they're open. We know the narrow end of the SAK has the can opener and big blade hinges, while the wide end has the small blade and bottle opener. Scissors has that distinctive lump. Corkscrew is of course unmistakable. Reamer and hook have their own distinctive feels.

You know what it is is that a SAK represents the absolute highest quality of a handy tool that one can buy, and at a value price. I think I paid $35 for my brother's Christmas present, the Emerald-scaled Explorer Plus. The price has come down over the years. The tool load has gone up. The quality has remained the same. Amazing! The Swiss have not lost the touch, it's just that they're narrowly focused:

• Pocket knives
• Watches
• Banking
• Tourism
• Roger Federer

That's all they contribute to the outside world, but that's all they NEED to contribute, since they do it so well!

Monrogue, I bet your wife does stupid things too. Does she watch reality shows that are NOT reality? Or buy many shoes or handbags she doesn't need? They usually have SOMETHING stupid.

How about it, guys? What does your wife/girlfriend do that is equivalently stupid to collecting SAKs?

[Monrogue]

She has been through more than a few purses, and shoes.  That's probably pretty typical though.  Believe me, I can spend some money when it's available, and I know I've spent much more than her.  She's actually pretty responsible when it comes to frivolous purchases.  I'm the bad one, but I partially blame this place and all the Personal Shopping Assistants

[detron]

She has been through more than a few purses, and shoes.  That's probably pretty typical though.  Believe me, I can spend some money when it's available, and I know I've spent much more than her.  She's actually pretty responsible when it comes to frivolous purchases.  I'm the bad one, but I partially blame this place and all the Personal Shopping Assistants

My wife is great at saving money and not wasting it,  which is great!  ...  until you see a new shiny tool and have to wait until a side job comes around, or until your next payday hobby budget funds becomes available.

if it were not for her, I would have a load of awesome stuff, and no money!  so I cannot complain, it just makes me happy with beater SAKs from ebay. (which works out great!)

[AlephZero]

This is my first post here, and I must say that the SAK is not just addictive, it is like a spirit that takes you over. My first contact with the SAK was when I was a little boy and got a cheap chinese knockoff when my family was on vacation in Spain. It cost 300 pesetas, which today would have been around 2 US Dollars. I was as fascinated as any young boy could be, but didn't really have much use for it.
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That is, until I saw the 44 minute documentary on Victorinox and the SAK on Youtube, and I started browsing the net on more knives. I came up with the idea that everyone I know should get something from Victorinox from me and my girlfriend for Christmas. So I ended up shopping a few more, and of course my girlfriend wanted a Swiss Card Lite too, so I ordered a red one that I took and gave her the black one. She wanted black, and I wanted red, so it worked out perfectly. Everything was good, until I lazily checked ebay for Swiss Army Knives.

Oh. My. God.

That was yesterday evening.

Now I am awaiting the following items to be shipped to me:

6 x Huntsman and 1 Explorer (they were in one batch)

The new Soldier with locking blade, a pouch and a sharpener

Spartan Limited edition from 2012

Rescue Tool

Tinker with small sharpener

Hardwood Huntsman with pouch

Rambler with Matrioschka design as a Christmas present for my mom

Champion

Climber with matte scale

2 x Classic

Wenger Spartan

Wenger EVO 14

(Yes, I have officially gone crazy  )

So are Swiss Army Knives addictive? Sugar might be addictive. This is something more... 

Addicted?`No... Possessed 

Welcome to the Nuthouse of SAKaholics!   

[williu]

On a whim, I just bid on and won a Fisherman.

Does that mean I have to start fishing now? 

[Chako]

All I can say is you know your doomed when your avatar is the Victorinox symbol. 

[knifecoop]

I think I'm in trouble, did a quick count today and have over 300 Victorinox knives in my collection and it's still growing.

[microbe]

If only they where crap... Unfortunately they are just such perfect engineered little pieces of quality. How can one resist that?

[singleshot03]

extremely addictive.  I look forward to checking the mail or incoming knives.  I actually find satisaction in tracking down a desired knife.   The downside is one can spend a lot of money without realizing it.  A classic can be bought used from a couple of dollars or new for 12+.  It adds up quick

[kkokkolis]

My addiction is obvious but not in collecting manner. I can't do without a SAK. If I leave it behind I will come back to grab it. After dropping my luggage to the airport I feel peculiar. After the baggage claim I check if they are in the position I put them. In Sarajevo the Security Check called me from the megaphones. They asked me to show them the "tools" I had in my bag (after checking in). For the next hours I worried that somebody might steal them (that didn't happen of course, it's just addictive behavior). I use a SAK for about 30 years (and I had a Camilus Demo Knife another 10 before) so I rely on them heavily. I just need a Swisschamp but usually I carry a Minichamp and a Swisstool besides my XLT, just for fun and just in case. And a few in the drawer, thanks to you MTO enablers.

[SAK Guy]

Hardly at all.....

[colt 1911]

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