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I don't understand how all of you could like the victorinox swiss army knives. I HATE them with a passion.
I bought a victorinox camper a couple of years ago; one with 13 functions. It was great for a while. It held a razor sharp edge, and wasn't too big to carry. It could cut meat, packages, rope, and other stuff pretty well. But eventually I needed to cut heavier stuff, and tighten screws, and that was the downfall of the knife. I tried tightening the screws on the leg of a barbeque grill, and the whole screwdriver bent and twisted. So I said "okay, I just won't use the screwdriver." A few days later I was doing some light prying, and the blade BROKE IN HALF. I was very disappointed with its performance, but I still wanted a knife with a bunch of tools.
So you know what I did? Instead of spending a bunch of cash on a new victorinox, I went to the local dollar store and bought a bunch of cheap imitations. The blades get just as sharp. Now if I break the blade or a tool on one, I just SMASH IT with a HAMMER, throw it in a box and pull out a new one. Works just fine.
I bought a victorinox camper a couple of years ago; one with 13 functions. It was great for a while. It held a razor sharp edge, and wasn't too big to carry. It could cut meat, packages, rope, and other stuff pretty well. But eventually I needed to cut heavier stuff, and tighten screws, and that was the downfall of the knife. I tried tightening the screws on the leg of a barbeque grill, and the whole screwdriver bent and twisted. So I said "okay, I just won't use the screwdriver." A few days later I was doing some light prying, and the blade BROKE IN HALF. I was very disappointed with its performance, but I still wanted a knife with a bunch of tools.
So you know what I did? Instead of spending a bunch of cash on a new victorinox, I went to the local dollar store and bought a bunch of cheap imitations. The blades get just as sharp. Now if I break the blade or a tool on one, I just SMASH IT with a HAMMER, throw it in a box and pull out a new one. Works just fine.