Vic MountaineerBecause urban carry is more likely to bring the need for a metal file/saw instead of a wood saw.
Quote from: Mechanickal on January 15, 2018, 10:49:53 PMVic MountaineerBecause urban carry is more likely to bring the need for a metal file/saw instead of a wood saw.I keep hearing this, and... I kind of have to admit it's true.
The Classic is a close second--I think it's the most versatile small knife there is.
I nominate the Vic Handyman. Everything you need in a pocketable package.
For me it's a toss-up between the Blunt Fieldmaster (AKA the Fisherman) and the Intergalactic Communicator (AKA the Mountaineer Lite)The Blunt Fieldmaster's unique feature is its fish-scaler - clearly a misnomer because nobody has ever used it for scaling fish. Its real raison-d'etre is as a multi-purpose massage tool. According to legend, when the great Mongol leader Ghengis Khan wished to please his wife Börte he would stroke the arches of her feet with a Victorinox fish-scaler; it was remarked that during the siege of Samarkand delighted giggles and moans of pleasure resounded from the royal gur, causing great unease among the garrison of that doomed city.The Mountaineer Lite's super-power is its ability to generate a powerful stream of photons, brighter than a thousand suns, capable of illuminating entire rainforests and oceans. Strap one of these on a sub and they'd find that plane that went down in the Indian Ocean in no time. Recently, great bursts of energy have been detected from deep space. One theory favoured by astronomers is that extra-terrestrials are blinking Mountaineer Lites at each other, thus communicating across vast distances of space. Executives at Ibach have rejected this theory on the grounds that their Lite, powered by two tiddly 3 volt batteries, is barely capable of illuminating a shoe box. But what do they know.All things considered, I'd have to pick the Mountaineer Lite. It's pretty rare - especially because Victorinox, erroneously thinking that there were no mountains in North America, never sold it on that continent. It's kind of a chunky SAK, coming in a few mm narrower than the Craftsman (another candidate) but there is nothing useless on it. Except perhaps on the back-side, where a Barbie size chisel resides.
Quote from: cody6268 on January 16, 2018, 02:08:14 AM The Classic is a close second--I think it's the most versatile small knife there is.I think, gram for gram, it might be the most useful multitool in existence. I think we tend to gloss over how great it is because they're so cheap and easy to come by. I, however, am a BIG fan.
Ambassador.Blade and scissors in a flat package but for adult hands unlike Classic.
Quote from: Barry Rowland on January 16, 2018, 12:21:58 AMI nominate the Vic Handyman. Everything you need in a pocketable package.I have to admit kind of gloss over the Handyman in the Vic catalogue, but then I've never been quite sold on the pliers.
Quote from: Gareth on January 16, 2018, 09:46:33 AMQuote from: Barry Rowland on January 16, 2018, 12:21:58 AMI nominate the Vic Handyman. Everything you need in a pocketable package.I have to admit kind of gloss over the Handyman in the Vic catalogue, but then I've never been quite sold on the pliers. The pliers are SUPERB for holding small nuts while you screw from the other side, and equally SUPERB uber-tweezers! When I was shopping for a knife to replace the SC, it had to have pliers.
Quote from: Sawl Goodman on January 16, 2018, 10:05:16 AMQuote from: Gareth on January 16, 2018, 09:46:33 AMQuote from: Barry Rowland on January 16, 2018, 12:21:58 AMI nominate the Vic Handyman. Everything you need in a pocketable package.I have to admit kind of gloss over the Handyman in the Vic catalogue, but then I've never been quite sold on the pliers. The pliers are SUPERB for holding small nuts while you screw from the other side, and equally SUPERB uber-tweezers! When I was shopping for a knife to replace the SC, it had to have pliers. When I read this my mind was in the gutter.
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Quote from: Barry Rowland on January 16, 2018, 12:21:58 AMI nominate the Vic Handyman. Everything you need in a pocketable package.TeoricallyBut 6 layers are too manyTry to cut an apple with itNot comfortable at all
Wenger Pocket Tool Chest. In my opinion the best tool set on any keying size SAK.