I Owe the Hook an Apology

[Frailer]

Number me among those who has (until today) deemed the “multipurpose hook” nearly useless. Sure, the Compact’s hook has a nail file, and that often proves handy, but otherwise it’s a waste of space.

This evening I opened a new box of cat litter. After pushing in the perforated tab I struggled to extract it so the litter would pour freely. I tried my Compact’s combo tool, but no dice. Then a thought occurred to me...would the hook work?

Yes, it does. It works like it was made for the job.

[VICMAN]

Number me among those who has (until today) deemed the “multipurpose hook” nearly useless.
 I tried my Compact’s combo tool, but no dice. Then a thought occurred to me...would the hook work?

Yes, it does. It works like it was made for the job.

Good use Frailer!

[SirVicaLot]

Great use, Frailer 

I go back and forth on having a hook. Don’t need it very often, but when I need it, it seems the only tool to get the job done 

[cody6268]

Grabbing and pulling stuff seems to be my main use of it. Whether it be pulling pins, or getting the S-hooks of rubber tie downs we use on most double gates loose, it's handy. It's also great if you've got to carry any bucket with a wire handle any distance.

I'm wanting to pick up a Compact that has the nail file. I hoped my Golfer would be new enough to have one, but nope, no file.

On another note, my backup knife during the whole 111mm challenge so far has been a 74mm or no knife at all. Feels weird without the hook.

[Nix]

Welcome to the hook club!   

[pomsbz]

The can opener would have worked nicely for that task, it's a good hook. 

[zoidberg]

Awarded.

[Helvetica Bold]

Captain Hook! 

[Rizio Il Ghiro]

Good use and congratulations on the badge! 

[munsonhsr]

Well done!!  Congrats !!


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[Jim the Brave]

You're hooked now.

[pfrsantos]

I've been trying to be as minimalistic as possible. Executive alone. I missed having a larger blade for food prep. So, Midnite Manager + Bantam. Was thinking about trading the Bantam for a Waiter (3 more "tools").

Last week, I needed to change a flat tire. The bolts have a small cap over them, to protect them. I really missed having the hook with me...

So, long story short (too late for that, right?), now I'm with Midnite Manager + Compact. Some redundance, but that's never a problem.

The Compact is a little larger/heavier than what I was aiming at for EDC, but not that much. I think I might keep this setup for awhile.

 

[ThundahBeagle]

Ha ha ha!

Nobody owes Hook an apology!!

Anything you could have done with any other tool or your bare hands, means you didnt need the hook.
That chocolate chip cookie-stealin', real estate robbing, two-bit, no-good, down-home, turf-kickin, p1ss-sweatin', useless, red-headed stepchild of a tool belongs nowhere!

Ha ha ha

[ThundahBeagle]

Did I mention backdoor-lurkin'?

[Jothra]

Anything you could have done with any other tool or your bare hands, means you didnt need the hook.

[Jothra]

[Jothra]

[Jim the Brave]

Well, all kiddifying aside, I did use my hook (on my Ranger) in dead earnest for the first time today. I used it to pull the insert out of a 5 gallon bucket spout. Worked splendidly.

I also used my woodsaw to cut the end off a plastic funnel, and my reamer to clean up the jagged edge of the cut I made. (The Farmer was jealous today. I could have used it for the funnel cutting and reaming, but it's still so new and nice I'm saving its saw blade for later).

[Jothra]

Well, all kiddifying aside[...]

Fair enough. I installed some elastic ties to stabilize a homemade cyclometer bracket on my stationary bike. It was sure a lot easier with a hook than with my fingers (plus, I have at least seven or eight SAKs with hooks squirreled away around my apartment, so one was definitely in close reach. This one happened to be a Huntsman.)

[kkokkolis]

All you need is imagination. I use the fish scaler a lot, the double horn tip can manage a lot of tasks without ruining and scratching it. I never used it on fish, as most of us.
With the hook you can handle paracord, shoelaces (to tighten), rubberbands, wire (to twist), oil cans (the ones we use here, heavy and with wire handle that cuts your fingers), and a lot of other objects.

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[Rizio Il Ghiro]

  True enough! I used the hook recently to grab the thin cord of a pull-through cleaning cable in the breech on my air rifle - at times you just can’t grad it with your fingers!

[nate j]

Long live the hook!

I just used it the other day to work loose a very tight knot in the drawstring of a pair of pants.

[AmberDragon]

The hook is great. I just used mine to get into a new carton of milk that was sealed but missing its plastic pull tab: pen blade to make a slit to get the hook in; awl to punch a small hole to catch the tip of the hook; hook to pull out the seal cleanly. It worked so perfectly you can't even tell it was an improvised opening.

[Rizio Il Ghiro]

Good use, AmderDragon!

[ThundahBeagle]

True enough! I used the hook recently to grab the thin cord of a pull-through cleaning cable in the breech on my air rifle - at times you just can’t grad it with your fingers!

As a devil's advocate, I've cleaned gun barrels for everything from a .2w to a 12 guage. Never needed my swiss army knife hook. An air rifle may be smaller in diameter than even a .22 but they make cleaning kits for all guns. It didnt have to be a SAK hook.

[ThundahBeagle]

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These are hilarious! I got a good laugh at these. I know how I sound but its funny

[ThundahBeagle]

All you need is imagination. I use the fish scaler a lot, the double horn tip can manage a lot of tasks without ruining and scratching it. I never used it on fish, as most of us.
With the hook you can handle paracord, shoelaces (to tighten), rubberbands, wire (to twist), oil cans (the ones we use here, heavy and with wire handle that cuts your fingers), and a lot of other objects.

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The fish scale has a dedicated purpose. Two actually. That "double horn tip" is a fish hook disgorger. Can you use it on other things? Of course

[ThundahBeagle]

Long live the hook!

I just used it the other day to work loose a very tight knot in the drawstring of a pair of pants.

Corkscrew. Works great for that and even frozen boot laces

[ThundahBeagle]

The hook is great. I just used mine to get into a new carton of milk that was sealed but missing its plastic pull tab: pen blade to make a slit to get the hook in; awl to punch a small hole to catch the tip of the hook; hook to pull out the seal cleanly. It worked so perfectly you can't even tell it was an improvised opening.

Hi Amber,

You seem much newer here than I am so I didnt want you to take this the wrong way. I just like to joke and rail against the hook. No offense is ever meant.  I just prefer the pre-hook SAKs. You will see in other hook related threads I do the same. So here goes:

By the time you used those 3 tools, I would have just used the pen knife to cut a notch or to cut around the hole, almost all the way around, then used the flat of the pen knife to lift it, then hold with the other hand and cut the remaining thread of it, throwing it away. Done.

Or opened it the old fashioned way if it is the cardboard type. Peel back, squeeze,  and create that little cardboard spout we of a certain age are so used to.

I maintain that the hook is a waste of materials and the engineering effort it took to bring to life.

[ThundahBeagle]

I might even start a new thread:

"I used the metal say of my Mountaineer (or better yet, my  Leatherman Supertool) to cut off that stupid backspring hook"

Ha ha