30 day Climber Challenge

[CanadianLMfan]

Ok, got my new climber last week and am into it for a few days now, had to add a pin , small screwdriver and lanyard...(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)

She's a beauty isn't she!  That's one of my favorite SAKs 

 

[jerseydevil]

I was doing well with carrying the Climber, but this morning without thinking I grabbed my usual carry SAK and put it in my pocket as I was going out the door.  It's an Evo16 day today I guess..... 

[firiki]

Note on Climber vs. Super Tinker:

I wear glasses long enough to know the mini SD will be greatly appreciated every two years more or less. 

The CS works very well at loosening a knot, especially on strings you can't replace immediately.

I carry a Climber as my light-weight EDC though not often enough to partake in this challenge. I think the Climber makes a perfect gift for non-knife/tool people  (well, not only them).

[firiki]

All around it's a hard decision for me to make as it would be tough to stick to one MT or SAK.  I have very little doubt that one is all I would really need, I just like having the options available (also for tinkering ). 

I know that's a hard decision, it's why I thought I'd chime in. I enjoy reading your detailed reflections on MT's, very much reminds me of myself with my swiss delights. It's why I think it would be a good exercise for you.  

[Monrogue]

All around it's a hard decision for me to make as it would be tough to stick to one MT or SAK.  I have very little doubt that one is all I would really need, I just like having the options available (also for tinkering ). 

I know that's a hard decision, it's why I thought I'd chime in. I enjoy reading your detailed reflections on MT's, very much reminds me of myself with my swiss delights. It's why I think it would be a good exercise for you.  

Haha, I'm glad someone enjoys my over-analytical madman ramblings   This stuff is bouncing around in my head off and on throughout the day most days.  I think it would be a good and interesting exercise for me.  I can't attempt it yet though.  I have my options, and will have to mull it over.  I have a few more weeks before our wreathing season is done, and after that, I will think about attempting my own 30 day challenge

[kmanct3]

Nothing new to report on my end, just another day of the usual box opening and lunch cutting ,   

[Smaug]

not much new here either. I opened another bottle of wine and picked my teeth a little. I also removed a sliver that was somehow in my glove. Thank goodness for the T&T

[Smaug]

Today, I used the Climber's can opener to open a stubborn pistachio, which was not open quite wide enough to get a fingernail in.

Also, I used the scissors to open a bag of nice loose leaf, high mountain green tea from China.

[Lynn LeFey]

Today, I used the Climber's can opener to open a stubborn pistachio, which was not open quite wide enough to get a fingernail in.

That right there is reason enough in my mind to keep the can opener on VICs. 

2 more beer bottles fell to the might of my Silvertech Climber last night. A tyvec/bubblewrap package was dispatched with the scissors.

[kmanct3]

I used mine to open up 2 packages ( evo 14 and wenger Nomad )

[burnside]

I tried the challenge, but I failed after a few days because I grabbed my explorer instead of the climber without noticing it. Hanging on a key chain fob in my right front pants pocket, I cannot tell the difference between both the climber and explorer. I might have to try this challenge one more time as I really like the Climber, but the Explorer has been winning more pocket time lately. Both my Climber and Explorer are older models with the screw in the scissors and no hook on the back side. I also noticed that the liners on these older models seem to look more clean or polished than the newer vics.

I might have to try this challenge one more time, but it's going to be hard to do with the explorer being my preferred choice of carry when it comes to 91mm SAKs.

[Smaug]

So far today, I picked my teeth and used the Climber's tweezers to take the back off of a sticky corner protector and cut up an old tee shirt for cleaning rags.

[kmanct3]

Used mine to adjust the wick on my dads kerosene heater

[Lynn LeFey]

The small blade opened a package of Hershey's Kisses.

Used the blade edge of the can opener to pull a nail slightly out of the wall that a calendar was hanging by.

Cap lifter still doing daily beer duty.

[Smaug]

Hehe, Lynn is putting the HURT on our nation's beer supply!

OK, I have another daily use to report, at the risk of being TMI. consider yourself warned, if you decide to read on.

I'm wearing these North Face cargo pants today. Gray cotton, very well made and comfortable. But they have this one stupid feature: a fob on the zipper pull for the fly.

I have to remember to push it out of the way when I go to pee. Today, I forgot. So I peed on it, and didn't notice until it was soaked.

I always thought that fob on the fly was stupid. What is the point? The only thing I could come up with was that I could unzip my fly with gloves on, in case I were in Siberia when the call of nature came through. But then, I would either be wearing insulated pants, or snow pants on top of them, and again, it would be a moot point. Also, if it were THAT cold, would I want to expose my ding-dong to the elements? 

So I cut off that stupid fob on the zipper pull with my small blade on the Climber. Rinsed the fob thoroughly before throwing it in the trash, then washed the knife and my hads. Good riddance! I'm not tactical enough for a fob on my fly, it seems.

I discovered that the zipper pull itself is PLENTY long to grab ahold of.

I bet that is the first time in history that a SAK was used to cut the fob off of a fly zipper.

[Monrogue]

That is the first time I've heard of such a use Smaug, but it's a good one I'd say

[Smaug]

This morning, I took the second-to-last banana to work. I have this banana tree, so I don't have to lay them on their side and let them get all bruised up. The problem is that when one takes the second-to-last banana, the other one is left to lay on its side, because there's no fork on which to hang.

My solution is to cut the second-to-last banana off kind of close to the body, so there's a fork left for the poor last banana.

When I get to work, I make a shallow incision near the cut-off "handle" so I can easily peel it. I'm one of those guys who keeps the large blade clean and razor-sharp for food duty, so this was a breeze.

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Getting on in the month now, it's getting harder to resist the allure of some variety in my EDC SAK. I'm itchin' to try the Wenger Traveler. Will I make it through November with the challenge intact?

[Smaug]

I don't know about y'all, but I think de-tagging missions are in my Top 3 uses for the scissors on any SAK.

Today, it was a sheet. Tomorrow, maybe a toddler shirt.

[Lynn LeFey]

The scissors got a bit of a task yesterday, trimming a bunch of loose threads around the frayed cuff of my old jeans.

Also, another beer cap bites the dust.

And, for the record, I had thought that caramel was the worst stuff to get stuck in your back teeth. It turns out that it's actually freeze dried strawberries. Caramel will eventually dissolve. Strawberries are fibrous. So, toothpick to the rescue!

[Ross]

So I am 12 days late but am I to late to join in this :-)

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[Lynn LeFey]

So I am 12 days late but am I to late to join in this :-)

It's NEVER too late! 

[Smaug]

So I am 12 days late but am I to late to join in this :-)

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Not too late, but you just can't end with the calendar month. Have to keep going into December. ;-)

[Ross]

So I am 12 days late but am I to late to join in this :-)

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Not too late, but you just can't end with the calendar month. Have to keep going into December. ;-)

Challenge accepted and will take me nicely to the weekend when I take a nice long trip to NZ for Christmas (oh what SAK to take  ) -

My Climber has never been used so I am excited - This was my second Vic and only bought because after buying my Camper I decided I need scissors - now I have 17 pairs of scissors 

On with the Challenge - and will try and get some good snaps

[Smaug]

My Climber has never been used so I am excited - This was my second Vic and only bought because after buying my Camper I decided I need scissors - now I have 17 pairs of scissors 

On with the Challenge - and will try and get some good snaps

I look forward to seeing your "action shots" Ross.

I think you'll find the Climber is a good choice for pocket carry on the large side. One thing I like about a 3-layer, 91mm SAK is that it is big enough that one knows it is there, so that when it falls out of the pocket in a couch or car seat, one misses it right away, instead of at the end of the day, like with a Classic. When one starts to leave the house without a SAK, and one is used to a 3-layer, 91mm model, one "feels" that something is missing from one's pocket load. Small enough that it rarely feels obtrusive. (maybe in really dressy pants pockets...)

I think I will do continual "challenges" from now on, just to mix things up and keep myself thinking. My ideas for the future:

• Executive Month - This is all I really need, as a desk pilot, may as well give 'er an honest try.
• Murse Month - I'll carry a "murse", (like a purse for men) like the guys in China often do, then I can carry a full size SwissTool or CyberTool 34 without protest.
• Sportsman Month - Can I really go without scissors and a small blade, if I'm regimented enough to keep that large blade really clean and sharp?
  
• Traveler Month - In case the answer to ^ is 'no.' But then, can I go without a #2 Phillips?
• Trekker Month - This one's not too thick, but it is long. Can I manage that in my business casual pants without feeling uncomfortable? Will the saw EVER get used? (why don't they make a Trekker with Scissors instead of a saw, for us urban or suburban guys?)

[Ross]

So day 12 (day 1) for me.

I have been decorating my dinning room and got myself some nice light switches and sockets. 

Out come the Climber for the first time and I deploy the large flat head screwdriver to remove the old and replace with the new. (if only Vic could work a little magic and add an electricians screwdriver)



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[Smaug]

Out come the Climber for the first time and I deploy the large flat head screwdriver to remove the old and replace with the new. (if only Vic could work a little magic and add an electricians screwdriver)

Nice. What do you mean by 'electrician's screwdriver?'

[Ross]

Out come the Climber for the first time and I deploy the large flat head screwdriver to remove the old and replace with the new. (if only Vic could work a little magic and add an electricians screwdriver)

Nice. What do you mean by 'electrician's screwdriver?'

So its an insulated screwdriver for working with electrics and has a small light at the end that will on when there is a live current running through the wire. Good to make sure you have turned the power off - We don't want any accidents now do we hahah

I am sure there is a more details explanation of this but this is all I know lol.

[Monrogue]

• Trekker Month - This one's not too thick, but it is long. Can I manage that in my business casual pants without feeling uncomfortable? Will the saw EVER get used? (why don't they make a Trekker with Scissors instead of a saw, for us urban or suburban guys?)

This is a good knife with decent extra features, and I would be interested to read a 30 day challenge on it   I have the OHMasterRT, which has the file instead of the saw.  I figured the file has more potential use for me, even though I've yet to use it, but I would probably use the saw even less over time.  The saw and file are a good length though in that longer frame, but I agree that scissors would be more handy for us office folk   They could probably put some other tool at the other end of the scissors layer too

[KiwiMark]

but I agree that scissors would be more handy for us office folk   They could probably put some other tool at the other end of the scissors layer too

There's nothing to say that we can't carry a Trekker and also have a Rambler on our keyring though is there?

[Monrogue]

but I agree that scissors would be more handy for us office folk   They could probably put some other tool at the other end of the scissors layer too

There's nothing to say that we can't carry a Trekker and also have a Rambler on our keyring though is there?

True, I carry a SAK with it, or a MT with scissors (lately my Wingman since I got them both around the same time).  I meant if it was to be a stand alone carry like in the 30 day challenges.  I am thinking I will do one at some point with an item that has no scissors, just to see how I get by without them