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my Offline invitus

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Which one should I buy 1st
on: March 04, 2013, 05:28:39 PM
Hi guys...Pioneer farmer or Mini Champ II should I buy 1st?
Price is the same if money is all about and it cost around usd40 here in my local dealer...A bit expansive huh?please give me some input will ya? :gimme:

Last but not close to last....please don't ask me to buy both :climber:  :climber:

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #1 on: March 04, 2013, 05:31:23 PM
Are you talking Pioneer, Pioneer Harvester, Pioneer Rancher or Farmer?  If Farmer, I say Farmer.  :D

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #2 on: March 04, 2013, 05:37:41 PM
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #3 on: March 04, 2013, 05:41:14 PM
Huhu....more farmer vote please guys :pok:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #4 on: March 04, 2013, 05:48:02 PM
Definitely Farmer!  :salute:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #5 on: March 04, 2013, 05:55:26 PM
 :assimilate: +1 on Farmer my friend. It's a great choice IMO.
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #6 on: March 04, 2013, 06:10:16 PM
Is this your first SAK  :think: I vote farmer but the tinker gets my vote and I would take a champ over them all   :D
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #7 on: March 04, 2013, 06:17:44 PM
I would get the Farmer.  :tu:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #8 on: March 04, 2013, 06:19:29 PM
For 1st alox..get the Farmer..its a kind of initiation to alox... :D then there will be more :whistle:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #9 on: March 04, 2013, 06:20:36 PM
Quote from: Zed on March 04, 2013, 06:10:16 PM
Is this your first SAK  :think: I vote farmer but the tinker gets my vote and I would take a champ over them all   :D

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #10 on: March 04, 2013, 06:40:33 PM
Not my 1st actually,if it is happen on tomorrow it will be my 3rd SAK of the month after being playing with them last 4week past :facepalm:...don't know what happen to me lately,I now in SAK division after about a two decades looking and seeing this tool around me...it race me like crazy,lol

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Is this your first SAK  :think: I vote farmer but the tinker gets my vote and I would take a champ over them all   :D
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #11 on: March 04, 2013, 06:52:50 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on March 04, 2013, 06:20:36 PM
Quote from: Zed on March 04, 2013, 06:10:16 PM
Is this your first SAK  :think: I vote farmer but the tinker gets my vote and I would take a champ over them all   :D

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #12 on: March 04, 2013, 07:15:29 PM
+1 on Farmer!
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #13 on: March 04, 2013, 07:52:21 PM
MiniChamp! But only because I feel sorry for it... with everyone preferring the Farmer :)
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #14 on: March 04, 2013, 07:53:52 PM
You can't go wrong with a Pioneer or Farmer  :tu:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #15 on: March 04, 2013, 08:39:08 PM



old red farmer.   But even a new one will do...

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #16 on: March 04, 2013, 09:36:26 PM
Farmer - just such a great SAK  :tu: (PTRSAK's post had no bearing on my decision  :whistle:)

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #17 on: March 04, 2013, 09:37:19 PM
+1 farmer.


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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #18 on: March 04, 2013, 10:26:40 PM
Harvester. :whistle: I love mine.

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #19 on: March 04, 2013, 10:35:38 PM
I've been lurking around the forum and I was unsure what tool I wanted.  At first I was going to get a Leatherman, like a Wingman but the reviews were not the greatest.  I finally bought a Farmer on ebay.

I have to say, it is a remarkable little knife.

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #20 on: March 04, 2013, 10:45:28 PM
I would go with the farmer or whichever alox model you're considering. They're great SAKs :tu:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #21 on: March 04, 2013, 10:51:03 PM
Get a Pioneer and a Rambler for your keychain. :angel:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #22 on: March 05, 2013, 12:13:48 AM
Quote from: crackout on March 04, 2013, 10:51:03 PM
Get a Yeoman and a Rambler for your keychain. :angel:

Fixed  :whistle:

... THEN get a Cybertool 41, and a Pioneer or Pioneer Harvester, a Spirit X, Wenger Rangergrip 90, Tool Chest, Pocket Tool Chest, and a Gerber Dime  :whistle:



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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #23 on: March 05, 2013, 12:34:31 AM
  Victorinox Swiss Army Farmer, or ...



   ... would be my vote.  :D


     Although if you want a standard SAK, Climber or Explorer.  :tu:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #24 on: March 05, 2013, 01:04:04 AM
Farmer...the one that started it all for me...before the farmer, a sak was just a sak.

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #26 on: March 05, 2013, 05:06:25 AM
The Explorer is a good option as well.  It's one of my favorites :tu:
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #27 on: March 05, 2013, 05:30:17 AM
  Two good ways in determining what knife to get:

• Use the SAK Selector. Check which items you want the most (don't get carried away), then whittle the list down from there.
• Next, make a poll. This forum likes polls.  :tu:


  Been there.  :D
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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #28 on: March 05, 2013, 09:22:34 AM
Harvester! It's got the pruning bladed instead of the useless can opener, and no keyring!

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Re: Which one should I buy 1st
Reply #29 on: March 05, 2013, 10:12:32 AM
The minichamp is more novelty at times.. too complicated and small. The Rambler is a much better for EDC.. but yeah, an Alox Minichamp collection is awesome.

Cant go wrong with the Farmer, Collectability and usefulness is tops.
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