My perfect SAK and whats yours

I carry a Classic on a daily basis, but my favorite full size SAK is the 4 layer Explorer Plus. Its about as big as I will go with pocket carry, and has just about everything I "need", including tweezer, magnifier, scissor and pen.

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I have been rather content with both the Climber and Rambler model, not much else I can think to change these two. Perhaps a nail file on the spine of the hook on the Climber (ala Compact).

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+1 to your rational here...we should be friends :).
jackknife said:
My perfect SAK is one of the one or two layer SAK's. Slim enough to fit n a pocket unnoticed, even in dockers or dress pants. Yet has enough capability to handle those everyday little problems that pop up. A loose screw, opening a cold brewski, cutting something. Bantam, classic, recruit, tinkers, are some of the best SAK's. I have a hiker, and like the farmer, it's a great woods knife but I just don't need a saw in everyday suburban life.

My general rule of SAK's is, if the tool's on it have not been used in a month, then I need a simpler SAK. A once a year tool use is not enough for me to carry it. At the present, I am on vacation in Key West for a week, and my only knife is a recruit that I mailed down to myself. So far, it's slice limes for gin and tonics, diced up anchovies for a salad, and popped open some cold ones for family members. Yet the two layers fit light and easy in tropic weight shorts. A bantam would have done as well, but since this in my only knife for the whole stay, I liked the idea of having the extra knife blade on hand. Today we're going out fishing, and the recruit will have to earn it's way.

Carl.
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For SAK ... the Spartan is gonna make the race. Two layers, so slim enough for my EDC tasks. Great looking knife in black scales...

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bottom knife of my today´s EDC setup

Kind regards
Andi
 
The Compact has a great combination of tools in a very small package.
Has been my EDC since December.
 
Joe Real said:
The Compact has a great combination of tools in a very small package.
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Since one of my goals is to be more like Mr. Carl, I am exploring the upside of minimalism. Minimalism is also a useful trait because I carry so many different EDC items. Today my SAK is a Compact that I found in my stash - which I am pretty sure I have never carried before.

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Stock photo. My Compact is black.
 
I've been carrying an old favorite again lately. The Vic Tourist is a two-layer, 3 1/4" gem. With no keychain attatchment it seems even smaller and disappears in the pocket.

Jeff
 
My absolute favourite is the Farmer, I just love the feel of a well built alox Vic. The Huntsman would be a close second, and it's probably the one I use the most.
 
Super Tinker or Climber at the moment. Although I might get a Compact soon. Considering my city life very rarely makes me need a saw in my pocket, the scissors are the most beneficial addition to the typical blades and openers that almost all SAKs have. I also always carry my SwissChamp in my bag just to cover all my bases... and a still boxed Trekker somewhere in my car as well, just for the heck of having it there. :p

The Super Tinker is what I have at the moment. But probably very soon, the Compact will be where it's at as I find myself not turning any screws or punching holes into things that often either. So sacrificing the small blade, the awl and the better screwdriver capacity of the Super Tinker/Climber models might be worth the thinness by 1 layer.
 
Great thread! It got me searching the Victorinox site for different models, and I stumbled upon a perfect gift for my cigar-smoking buddy. Just ordered it! :

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That Climber looks great! I think if I was buying a SAK totally for urban carry, I'd go for that as I wouldn't need the saw. I tell myself I'll use it on the huntsman, but I havn't found myself with just the huntsman at this point. I guess I just need to get out more.
 
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Love my cadet
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and farmer
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and his thing, don't even know what it's called...i just know the sound it makes when it cuts, thats right, i just said that
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Now Mrdavidross321 shows a Wenger, which I believe is the serrated master. Looks great but, the serrated main blade is not for me and I've never owned a Wenger, so I can't give an opinion on them.
 
I've been carrying my Compact for the last three months, along with a Spyderco Tenacious. The pen came in handy at the DMV the other day when the the olny pens in the whole place were at the end of a long line at the help desk.
 
"the classic with a bottle opener"

It is called a Rambler. Also has a great Philips that is the perfect size for electronics. It's better than a Classic because the main blade pivots on the opposite end from the key ring.
 
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