What Swiss army knife is the best for every day carry?
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What Swiss army knife is the best for every day carry?
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What tools do you need in you daily outings? start with what you want the SAK to do and then you have a list to compare to different models of SAK.
In my experience there is no ONE knife to rule them all.
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Personally I have the small sized one on my keychain, and have had the same one there for the last 12 years or so. I use the tweezers and toothpick all the time and have replaced them a few times. The blade rarely gets used as I carry a full size folding knife always, but the scissors and file/ flathead get used occasionally as well. It is small enough to not feel bulky in my pocket, but handy to have. I actually tried to switch to a Leatherman Micra, but it was not as comfortable in my pocket. I have been wanting to try the Gerber Dime also, but it will likely not replace my little SAK. The one thing that i like is a unique tool that Gerber included on theirs, a little angled hook thing for opening clamshell packaging, and I think it would really be useful to me. Other than that, the SAK has everything I need to be hanging on my keys.
I do have a few others, like the Tinker, and the Officer Suisse, but haven’t used or carried them since Boy Scouts (20+ years ago…). I prefer a Leatherman Wave as a multi-tool, or I usually have regular tools close enough to use. I probably could find a SAK that I like if I tried, nothing against them, but it would need a real blade, that locks open, and a pocket clip. It would need to be able to be operated one handed, and have good steel that can hold a razor sharp edge. As far as tools, basic loadout of screwdrivers, bottle opener, file, etc is fine. Not sure if all of that exists in one knife, but I’m open to suggestions.
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I like the Deluxe Tinker.
I use every tool except the hook. Now and then I wish it had a magnifying glass and a saw blade, but not enough to carry a bigger knife.
I have other, bigger multitools and they are great. But they are too big for a trouser pocket and overkill for the vast majority of day-to-day chores. Those bigger tools are good for outdoor chores and as tools in a vehicle. But my EDC is my Deluxe Tinker. It gets used every day and handles nearly all my needs in the house or in town.
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That really depends on what you actually need to do with it. I hate gigantic pocket knives. How the heck am I even supposed to use this?
I prefer a much simpler model that only has stuff I actually use. After going through a bunch of models that didn’t quite do what I wanted, I’ve settled on the Hiker .
It only has tools I actually use, and nothing I don’t. It’s just enough for when I don’t have an actual tool kit with me, and not so large that I’m annoyed having it around when I do have a real tool kit.
Two of the features I really like over more conventional SAKs is the saw blade and that it does not have a corkscrew. I don’t drink wine, I don’t need a damn corkscrew on a daily carry knife.
I just wish it had a locking blade, but Victorinox has a ridiculous frame-lock. You need two hands to close it. I’ve written them about this. They claim it’s a safety feature. Screw that, I know how to handle a knife, and I want one I can close with one hand.
I have an old Trekker, but I don’t bother with it because of the lock. I also don’t like that all the new 112mm knives that I might almost want have a freaking wavy edge instead of a smooth one.
Original question- What Swiss army knife is the best for every day carry?
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I quite like the Pioneer X
It has everything I need and nothing I don’t.
It’s got slightly more robust bades
Than the standard models and a stronger spring.
Plus I quite like the alox scales.
I put it on a TEC Pocket clip so it hangs in my pocket neatly.
I also like the Spartan or the Climber.
If I’m going camping, I take a Huntsman, if I’m at work I might take an Explorer.
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firstly the swiss army knife is a formidable tool…but most of them are just a means of victorinox making money … a scam
i have a swiss army knife in the kitchen..its acalled a spartan
it has bottle opener, phillips , flat blade scrwdriver , tin operner, a hole punch, 2 blades. corkscrew, tweezers and a toothpick.
this is the only tin opener i have, the only corksrew i have , the only bottle opener i have , i use the blades for opening packaging on food.. so this knife is used a hell of a lot almost every day for bottles, wine, tins, food packaging..it is an excellent knife for me.
but if you have a corkscrew, a tin opener, a phillips, a can opener, etc..then maybe it is not a good buy or redundant..
this knife is amazing for me in my kitchen.
on my keyring i have what is called a rambler.
it has scissors, small phillips, bottle opener, and a small knife….i dont even notice it is there as it is only about 1 ounce….but when i need a small philliips ..eg back of a remote, or a bottle opening, tweezers or to open some letters, or to trim a roll your own cigarette, or to cut labels out of clothing or even cut my nails and file them, or cut some plastic moulded packaging ..it is there..excessively useful…but tiny…smaller than a duracell AA battery…this knife is a boon to me.
i have a pocket knife called a pioneer, it is the same as my kitchen knife except it doesnt have corkscrew, and has only one blade…this is the knife i take up town or to the office with me….mainly use for cutting open packages, bottle opener, peeling and eating fruit, sometimes gutting fish if i go fishing, chopping up recreationals..etc… This knife is also used a hell of a lot… at the weekend i rode my bike into town and got a puncture, i carry a spare tyre but i used my pioneer to take the tyre off from the rim, then i dug out the staple kind of thing in my tyre with my reamer, i also opened a tin of cheap tuna and sliced a french stick of bread and made a sandwich whilst i was out, so on a single day it got lots of use….next week i may not use it at all, but when i need it, its there,
I dont take it everywhere, but i do my rambler, but if i am out and about for hours in the city …i take it….
so this too for me as a pocket knife is a really used and valuable tool.
now you get the swiss army knives you have seen, lots of tools and stuff, lots of layers, and quite fat…
these are the big con…nobody on earth needs such tools, and if they do, regularly ..they have a tool box or are at home.
these knives are not worth the money. as they hardly get used and end up in a drawer.
my advice is if you are buy ing a swiss army knife and if it is medium size and more than 2 layers of tools…YOU HAVE MESSED UP AND DONT GET IT.
THE only exception is if you are going camping and dont want to take any equipment but the knife….which is not normal..
in that case you should get a huntsman which is like 4 layers of tools including saw , scissors, hooks, bottl opener, can operner…and a few more.
but for a normal city guy or town guy …2 layers max as a pocket knife…and a 2 layer keyring.
anything else WILL NOT BE USED.
FOR A COUNTRY BOY WHO IS OUTDOORS ALL THE TIME..THEN MAYBE A farmer, which is a basic knife with a saw…is required…
some guys buy 5 to 10 layer swiss army knives, but trust me …they all end up never ever getting used…too big to carry eevery day, and not very useful.
get a tiny knife like a rambler..then a simple pocket penknife like a pioneer or cadet if you are girly, the cadet can do yoru nails.
if you are a country boy ..then get rambler and a farmer.
after that you should have a tool box and grow up.
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It depends what you do every day!
I know that sounds trite, but a knife like a Huntsman (with its saw blade) might be extremely useful if you are outdoors most of the day, but is too undemanding if you you are using the Swiss Army knife as a multi-tool, and overspecified if you are work in an office. It also depends on whether that knife goes in a pocket or on a belt pouch.
My feelings on this, there are several answers:
Office worker/suited ‘salaryman’: Bantam, Alox Bantam, Compact, Alox Cadet… anything up to the size of a Spartan/Tinker, or maybe a Climber/Super Tinker. Of the larger models, choose the Spartan/Climber if you wear glasses, as you can buy a screwdriver insert that goes in the corkscrew. If not, go for the Tinker series as you replace the corkscrew with a Philips screwdriver. These give you the basic set of tools, and a few (Compact, Climber, Super Tinker) include scissors which could be useful in an office. My preference is for the Spartan (for personal historic reasons, and I do wear glasses), the Alox Cadet, and the Compact.
You could also go far smaller and include a Classic SD or similar on a key-chain. These are good for environments where people are very sensitive around knives. While it’s unlikely anyone is going to go screaming to the boss or the police if you pull out a Spartan-sized penknife (especially if it’s in red… they just think you are their dad!), if there is that much oversensitivity in the workplace and you prefer to take the path of least resistance, the 58mm knives fit the bill. Note that even these are banned from aircraft cabins, so if it is on your keyring when you fly, it will end up binned before you get to the departure lounge. The Jetsetter is supposedly designed for that reason, having a small combination Philips screwdriver/cap-lifter and a tiny pair of scissors. I’ve never tried this, so I can’t vouch for its travel-safety.
Outdoor (pocket): Camper/Hiker if you need something lightweight, otherwise Huntsman/Fieldmaster if you want a good all-rounder. Once again, the Camper and Huntsman include a corkscrew, where the Hiker and Fieldmaster replace it with a Philips screwdriver. I prefer the corkscrew here; not just for the eyeglass screwdriver, but because a corkscrew is great for unpicking the laces on hiking boots. In fact, it’s better at this than being a corkscrew! The only other option I would go with is the Explorer, which loses the saw, but adds a magnifying glass and an in-line Philips screwdriver, retaining the corkscrew on the back. Personally, I prefer this to the Huntsman, but YMMV.
Outdoor (pouch): Ranger. It sports the useful tools like saw, scissors, and file, but doesn’t include the (frankly useless) pliers and fish scaler (handy if you fish and pointless if you don’t). IMO, if yo…
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Knives are one of the more personal items a man owns. In the 65 or more years that I have carried one, I have probably had more than forty. This includes some rather pricey ones to dirt cheap models. Do not take advice from the internet, find one that does what you need it for, and accept that in a few years you may want one with more or fewer features. Now days I carry a CHEAP 2 5/8 inch single blade locking knife. Cheap because I will use it for whatever I need done, even if the job destroys the knife. When I had expensive knives, sometimes I did not do every thing I wanted a blade for, because I was afraid to damage it.
One point, a knife that cannot be made sharp and reasonably hold an edge is not a real knife.
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The one(s) which solves your problems.
Someone else asked me this question last week, and I gave an answer. And I also had this question raised as I was having lunch, using the main knife blade being asked “Why do you have 2 attached knives?”
My answer is: combined it solves my problems.
My 2nd knife carries up to 64 GB as well as having a pen and an LED light whereas the older designed bigger blade also has a hand lens. And I pointed out to that friend that his dad decided to get the same model after he saw and borrowed mine (his dad is a botanist).
For ski trips I have an SAK with bike tools. And I recently got something called a cybertool (I visit the Victorinox factory). I also own a Gerber (older model, been also to the factory).
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I don’t particularly carry a brand-name Swiss Army knife, but a good multi tool EDC carry is a Leatherman skeletool CX. It has a great Blade steel with 154 CM STEEL. It is a carabiner clip and a pocket clip and it happens to be just right for pocket-sized carry. It has multiple every day use type of tools with pliers and a screwdriver Phillips and flat head options. You can get the CX or the standard version. The CX happens to be carbon fiber with a plain edge and the regular version has a combination blade. Like I mentioned you can’t go wrong with Leatherman especially this particular one
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I don’t like swiss army knives because the blades are made of stainless steel, so they don’t contain enough carbon to sharpen well. The only feature I actually found useful on the Victorinox SAK I used to carry was the saw. You could cut down small trees (up to 3″) with it. Even cut 2x4s in a pinch. It’s kind of nice to have a wide variety of tools in a small package you can carry in your pocket, but for me the trade off of a blade that is hard to sharpen and won’t hold an edge makes it not worth it.
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Mine…….medium -sized, large serrated blade, medium and small blades, two different screwdriver/bottle-cap openers, and best of all a cork screw. Everything needed for everyday use.
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A Pioneer is ideal if you want the bare essentials in an elegant package which doesn’t spoil the lines of your suit. It is essentially a 1961 Model Soldier but now sold under the Pioneer label since the official Soldier was upgraded in 2008.
If you want a little more in the way of tools then the Huntsman Lite has a good spread including the inline Phillips screwdriver which is not available on the standard Huntsman. The Fieldmaster is identical to the Huntsman except that the cork screw is replaced by a chubby Phillips on the back… personally I prefer the models with corkscrews as Victorinox make a small screwdriver which actually screws into the corkscrew (it’s the grey plastic piece at the tip of the cork screw) and is surprisingly useful.
The Ranger adds amongst others a metal saw
Getting heavier is the Handyman which adds pliers and a few others
And the Swiss Champ pretty much everything else you are ever likely to need.
The main problem is not the tool set itself but how you plan to carry the tool.
The smaller knives can be carried either in your pocket or on something like a suspension clip but the larger ones such as the Handyman or Champ really need a belt pouch because they do tend to weigh your pockets down.
Of course you could try one of these which even allowing for its tiny size is still remarkably useful…
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Thanks for the question!
If it has to be a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, I’d go for something like the Mini Champ . It’s inexpensive, 99.9% stainless steel (the logo is enamel), and has 14 tools in it.
If it can be any multi-tool, I’d go with a Leatherman Blast. The tools are more robust and it’s larger so it’s easier to work with. The downside is that it can be bulky on your belt.
My preference for an everyday carry knife is on the boring side with no other tools included. I almost always have a Gerber Paraframe clipped to my pocket.
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Wish I cared, and that a one-size-fits-all answer could be given…
One that has what you need, and that you can fit in your pocket or bag.
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The little wee tiny one that fits on my keychain. It is always there, it is small enough that nobody finds it scary, and it is great for opening packages.
It really all depends on what you use a knife for and where you live.
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Made in the USA or Imported
Features 15 functions to equip you for everyday adventures including 2.45″ blade, corkscrew, bottle opener with screwdriver, wood saw and scissors (See product description for full list of features)
Stainless steel construction encased in polished black ABS scales provides sleek durability
Compact design makes this the perfect knife for any outdoor activity including camping, fishing, or hiking, as well as handy for everyday uses around the house or office
Length: 3.58” (91mm), Height: .827”, Weight: 3.42 oz.
Made in Switzerland; Victorinox provides a lifetime guarantee against defects in material and workmanship.
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