If I could start from the beginning again...

Kevin P · **Reply #30 on:** June 22, 2020, 10:20:55 PM

I'm still too new to the game to really have much to add, but I've enjoyed reading your posts. I know I had a classic or two as a kid, and I'm pretty sure I had another, larger model but now I'm a bit fuzzy on whether or not it was legit or one of the many fakes you can buy at gift shops in every town. About 8 years ago I realized I wanted a legitimate Swiss Army Knife so I went to Sportsman's Warehouse and grabbed a Deluxe Tinker. I've loved that knife and am still only about 6 knives deep into my SAK collection but plan to get many more.

Huntsman · **Reply #31 on:** June 23, 2020, 12:41:23 AM

Kraken · **Reply #32 on:** June 23, 2020, 06:29:14 PM

I originally started out with a Camper, which I got for my birthday around 10 or 11. If I had to do it all over again, I’d tell my younger self to go with the Huntsman; those scissors are indispensable ! The bit of advice I’d give my younger self...Do Not pry with the knife blades and remember that it is a slip-joint knife and aptly named. I had to learn the hard way a few times...

SirVicaLot · **Reply #33 on:** June 25, 2020, 05:14:51 AM

Probably Pioneer and Spirit. Would have saved me from buying (and selling them again

) several SAKs that did not fit what I was looking for. Both are awesome tools and I am very happy with them

crackout · **Reply #34 on:** June 25, 2020, 06:50:31 AM

I wouldn't bother modding all those Cadets, Pioneers etc. and go straight to an Alox Executive with added PTC tools.
It's been my EDC now for 7 years and I never looked back.

faca · **Reply #35 on:** June 25, 2020, 07:20:44 AM

Quote from: crackout on June 25, 2020, 06:50:31 AM

I wouldn't bother modding all those Cadets, Pioneers etc. and go straight to an Alox Executive with added PTC tools.
It's been my EDC now for 7 years and I never looked back.

Wich mdol is it ? Or is a mod

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Huntsman · **Reply #36 on:** June 25, 2020, 07:36:40 AM

^^^ Mod as it has a mix of Wenger (Pocket Tool Chest drivers) and Vic tools in a Vic Executive frame

Aloha · **Reply #37 on:** June 25, 2020, 04:16:20 PM

I didn't get started with SAKs till later in life. So far the journey has been beneficial. When I did get started Wenger was still in the game so knowing what we all know now I would have bought more Wengers. Can't say it hasn't been fun trying a bunch of SAKs.

pfrsantos · **Reply #38 on:** June 25, 2020, 04:32:57 PM

Quote from: crackout on June 25, 2020, 06:50:31 AM

I wouldn't bother modding all those Cadets, Pioneers etc. and go straight to an Alox Executive with added PTC tools.
It's been my EDC now for 7 years and I never looked back.

I like that mod, but would have kept the orange peeler. It has come in handy lots of times for lots of different uses.

cbl51 · **Reply #39 on:** June 26, 2020, 05:02:19 PM

Wow, if I could go back to the beginning again!

I'd like to go find the young me, and wack me in thread a good one.

Tell the young me "What are you doing kid? You don't need all that crap!"

I'd have just got my old Wenger SI that I still have and will to the end, and an executive for just going around in suburbia. Those two SAK's kind of covers all I need. I did so much for so many years with a army issued demo knife and later the Is and a classic that all those other SAK's and pocket knives were a waste of time.

While I was there, I'd have addressed the over doing of the gun thing with myself as well.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #40 on:** June 26, 2020, 05:40:43 PM

Let’s see, if I could go back to the beginning of 12

I’d definitely have my grandfather get me the same sak(a champion and a leather sheath) the one thing I’d change is belts, and stop wearing sweatpants all the time, because obviously you can’t wear a belt with sweats, and instead of those heavy leather belts that take time to break in, and when your growing up outgrow pretty quick, I’d get a simple military belt that adjusts to any size or even use as a tourniquet, this way I could wear it longer and not lose my sak in the woods for over a year!
JR

tosh · **Reply #41 on:** June 26, 2020, 09:40:33 PM

If I could start from the beginning again ......

I’d do it all exactly the same...no regrets.
But I’m glad it’s over

Sawl Goodman · **Reply #42 on:** June 27, 2020, 12:31:14 AM

Quote from: tosh on June 26, 2020, 09:40:33 PM

If I could start from the beginning again ......

I’d do it all exactly the same...no regrets.
But I’m glad it’s over

What did you finish with?

ElevenBlade · **Reply #43 on:** June 27, 2020, 01:03:04 AM

Quote from: tosh on June 26, 2020, 09:40:33 PM

If I could start from the beginning again ......

I’d do it all exactly the same...no regrets.
But I’m glad it’s over

It can't be over. Have you a Farmer X in your possession?

SurgeUk · **Reply #44 on:** June 27, 2020, 01:42:32 AM

Couldn't resist, sorry

ElevenBlade · **Reply #45 on:** June 27, 2020, 01:55:28 AM

the original is only marginally more clear... "769.............800 &.......... 700................. Listen Properly! ...............769,820....."

tosh · **Reply #46 on:** June 27, 2020, 07:35:42 AM

Quote from: Sawl Goodman on June 27, 2020, 12:31:14 AM

What did you finish with?

Way too much...way way too much

Quote from: ElevenBlade on June 27, 2020, 01:03:04 AM

It can't be over. Have you a Farmer X in your possession?

No, but there is little chance of those becoming scarce, given vics track record

I have a few silver alox.
Sadly, not much if anything in the current vic line up (or indeed ANY line up) that appeals these days.

crackout · **Reply #47 on:** June 27, 2020, 10:43:11 AM

Quote from: pfrsantos on June 25, 2020, 04:32:57 PM

I like that mod, but would have kept the orange peeler. It has come in handy lots of times for lots of different uses.

At one point, I had the peeler in the setup with an added caplifter mod.
However, I never found a need for a serrated 'blade'. The normal blades are razor sharp and can handle anything I need to cut.

kirk13 · **Reply #48 on:** June 27, 2020, 11:10:02 AM

Started with a Tinker,and I'd do it again. Love all the others I've had along the way,but if I was to go back,I'd say to my younger self 'this is one of the best choices you will make in your life'

Jud65 · **Reply #49 on:** June 27, 2020, 11:38:28 AM

Quote from: BadMechanic on June 19, 2020, 05:49:13 PM

My only regret is not buying them sooner.

I was gifted a Handyman (Either late 80s or early 90s) as my first SAK when I lived in Spain. I still have it and it was the first to receive a total refurb this year when i learned how to do it on this forum. Looking back I wish I had started collecting then. I travelled quite a bit in my youth and a SAK would have been the perfect memento from each place I visited. The opportunity lost in Switzerland still haunts me...
So, yeah, if I could start from the beginning - start early, collect more, cherish all the people places and adventures each one represented.

SurgeUk · **Reply #50 on:** June 27, 2020, 04:13:24 PM

Quote from: Jud65 on June 27, 2020, 11:38:28 AM

I was gifted a Handyman (Either late 80s or early 90s) as my first SAK when I lived in Spain. I still have it and it was the first to receive a total refurb this year when i learned how to do it on this forum. Looking back I wish I had started collecting then. I travelled quite a bit in my youth and a SAK would have been the perfect memento from each place I visited. The opportunity lost in Switzerland still haunts me...
So, yeah, if I could start from the beginning - start early, collect more, cherish all the people places and adventures each one represented.

Hear, hear! Well said

Wessaen · **Reply #51 on:** June 27, 2020, 06:24:18 PM

Quote from: crackout on June 27, 2020, 10:43:11 AM

At one point, I had the peeler in the setup with an added caplifter mod.
However, I never found a need for a serrated 'blade'. The normal blades are razor sharp and can handle anything I need to cut.

The "orange peeler" or whatever it is supposed to be is actually a great letter/package opener. I use it that way to keep the large blade clean of tape gunk and the small blade super sharp for detail work.

Also, that mod of yours looks great.

-Wes.

pfrsantos · **Reply #52 on:** June 27, 2020, 07:02:10 PM

Quote from: crackout on June 27, 2020, 10:43:11 AM

At one point, I had the peeler in the setup with an added caplifter mod.
However, I never found a need for a serrated 'blade'. The normal blades are razor sharp and can handle anything I need to cut.

Don't forget the tip, for use as a screw driver or a small prying bar or a scrapper or a stapple remover... I use mine for lots of things. Haven't used it to peel an orange yet, though...

ElevenBlade · **Reply #53 on:** June 27, 2020, 07:20:05 PM

Quote from: pfrsantos on June 27, 2020, 07:02:10 PM

Don't forget the tip, for use as a screw driver or a small prying bar or a scrapper or a stapple remover... I use mine for lots of things. Haven't used it to peel an orange yet, though...

ElevenBlade · **Reply #54 on:** June 27, 2020, 07:20:26 PM

sorry

FolderBeholder · **Reply #55 on:** June 27, 2020, 08:01:53 PM

I started with a Camper, loved that knife, I carried it a number of years and it did what I needed at that time.
But to answer the question of starting from the beginning, in hindsight, a Huntsman Plus that has scissors and plus scales would have provided more opportunities to pull out the knife, something I took a lot of pride in back then.

But to ramble on a bit:
The other knife I carry, a mod, has a locking blade, I do like it. If it had a wood saw, it would be ideal as well. It is 85mm seen below:

I do like the Expedition Lite, has a lot of tools I like, plus a few extra, yet still somewhat slim.

As for 58mm size, I love the Vagabond (seen below), but a MiniChamp is also one I like since it's hard to find Vagabonds.

These were ramblings of what I like to carry, the SAKs I like to collect is a whole other story.

To this day the ideal knife for me hasn't been produced, it is a Yeoman with wood saw. Modders make them.
Here's one I had made for me:

Wood Saw
Main Blade
Combo Tool
Scissors
Magnifying lens
Corkscrew
mini screwdriver
inline Phillips
parcel hook with nail file
toothpick
tweezers
pen - because of the Plus back scale
all in just 4 layers

VICMAN · **Reply #56 on:** June 28, 2020, 03:38:57 PM

Quote from: FolderBeholder on June 27, 2020, 08:01:53 PM

But to answer the question of starting from the beginning, in hindsight, a Huntsman Plus that has scissors and plus scales would have provided more opportunities to pull out the knife, something I took a lot of pride in back then.

But to ramble on a bit:
The other knife I carry, a mod, has a locking blade, I do like it. If it had a wood saw, it would be ideal as well. It is 85mm seen below:

I do like the Expedition Lite, has a lot of tools I like, plus a few extra, yet still somewhat slim.

As for 58mm size, I love the Vagabond (seen below), but a MiniChamp is also one I like

These were ramblings of what I like to carry, the SAKs I like to collect is a whole other story.

To this day the ideal knife for me hasn't been produced, it is a Yeoman with wood saw. Modders make them.

Nice choices and pics FB!