Howdy everyone. Lets have some fun here. Pretend you did not have a selection of multi-tools or knives. You can only pick one multi-tool and ine knife. What would you pick and why? My decision is based upon a tool to do work. I do not care about sentimental value, or latest tech. It has to be reliable, durable, etc. I do not care about how fast I can deploy the tools. I live in a small farm, and the rural life is not about speed. As I type this, I am having a hard time picking between these three multi-tools and these two knives. The Leatherman bit kit will also fit the Gerber MP600. Yet, the Victorinox bit kit is a seperate tool in the sheath which gives it more flexibility. I use a knife daily to open feed bags, boxes, cut twine from hay bails. At this point I have my finalists. All of these tools are high quality, it is hard for me to pick only one. If you had to narrow down a multi-tool and knife, what would it be for you?
Thank you Gary😉The 112 is MicartaI am on standby, the report was bad day yesterday, I suspect a mini stroke. It is hard, she is 91, no medical issues, sees dr 1 a year. Hard to convince her, she just no idea it was her son there yesterday. He now understands what I have told him. She did the same with our sister when she arrived.
I'll tell ya what, Catherine is sharp without her cute purple knife . Lets not forget she commandeered my grey Case Peanut .
In these “if you could only have one” thought experiments, there is some temptation to pick a MT that is very heavy duty and has all the features you could possibly need. This may make sense if the scenario is being marooned on a tropical island, lost in the wilds of _____, starring on “Alone”, TEOTWAWKI, etc.But when I think about what I actually need and want to carry every day, an 8-12+ ounce MT is more than what I need and definitely more than I want to haul around. I think I would go with the Vic Deluxe Climber. The basic Climber toolset is very sound, and served me well for years. The 91 mm pliers are really handy, and probably my next most used tool, while keeping the whole package to a pocketable four layers. If mods are allowed, I would swap the plain hook for the hook with nail file.Choosing just one knife is even tougher. There are certainly arguments for a fixed blade. A properly made fixed blade is much more rugged than the hardest use folder. Fixed blades were handling all of mankind’s cutting needs for a long time before the first folder was invented. But again, while a medium to large fixed blade may be the best choice for a survival scenario, they are larger and heavier than I need or want to carry around day-to-day. And a large fixed blade on the belt wouldn’t be welcome everywhere; the consequences might range of being on the receiving end of disapproving looks to having the police called on you. A small fixed blade might be more appealing to carry, but IMO their advantages over a good folder are minimal in most applications, and serious compromises have often been made with the handle, blade, or both in order to get the knife into the small size category.I’m still looking for that perfect, “if I could have only one” knife (though I have some that are close). I would certainly miss my trads, but ultimately if we’re talking only one then I would want about a 4” blade, super steel, probably Ti handles, bank vault lockup, strong but not too heavy, open design for easy cleaning, good belly and good point, lightning fast OHO (but prefer manual over assisted or auto), OHC, and a really great pocket clip (so many out there are less than optimal).
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