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#177306 - 07/22/09 08:35 PM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: Todd W]
Denis Offline
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Personally, I'd go for the Wenger Ranger 78. I find the main locking blade and the saw are the most used outdoors and I prefer to have a Phillips screwdriver over the corkscrew.



I have the "old" Ranger version of this knife and am seriously considering upgrading to the "new" Ranger for the one handed opening main blade.
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#177315 - 07/22/09 09:36 PM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: Denis]
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Also, for a good visual comparison of the Wenger Ranger 78 and the Victornox OHT check out he following post on MultiTool.org: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,12362.0.html
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#177326 - 07/22/09 11:29 PM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: Denis]
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Originally Posted By: Denis
Personally, I'd go for the Wenger Ranger 78. I find the main locking blade and the saw are the most used outdoors and I prefer to have a Phillips screwdriver over the corkscrew.



I have the "old" Ranger version of this knife and am seriously considering upgrading to the "new" Ranger for the one handed opening main blade.


That is darn near identical to the trekker but about 3x the cost!
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#177327 - 07/22/09 11:30 PM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: Todd W]
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NEVERMIND!

That was on their site, on amazon it's not even 2x the cost.

http://www.amazon.com/Wenger-Ranger-56-B...8994&sr=1-1

EDIT: That is the wrong model, but I've found the one you are talking about for $42.


Edited by Todd W (07/22/09 11:40 PM)
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#177328 - 07/22/09 11:31 PM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: Todd W]
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This may be important to some too:

"OHT does include toothpick and tweezers that ranger lacks, however when transformed into soldier they are deleted."
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#177329 - 07/22/09 11:35 PM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: Todd W]
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Denis - I think you may have made me to drop my leatherman for the Wenger Ranger 78 when in the woods. I rarely carried the leatherman in the woods anyway but the ranger 78 sure looks like it would fit my needs for a "pocket knife". And be a PERFECT companion for my fixed blade Rat Cutlery knife.

SO I guess, I will be dropping my sog flash II and (occasionally) the leathermen when in the woods for the ranger 78, that knife has real appeal!
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#177349 - 07/23/09 02:31 AM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: Denis]
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Originally Posted By: Denis
Personally, I'd go for the Wenger Ranger. I find the main locking blade and the saw are the most used outdoors



Okay, I have to ask . . .

What the &%*) are you all using those tiny little SAK saws for? I've never found a use for them. Are you making notches? I suppose that may be a possibility, but for what?

Any stick that little saw can cut, I can break more easily with my hands. So what gives?



Edited by jaywalke (07/23/09 02:31 AM)

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#177350 - 07/23/09 02:50 AM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: jaywalke]
tomfaranda Offline
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I have the forester and the old one hand trekker.

My problem with the larger SAK's is the main blade. I just don't find them particularly sharp. And when sharpened they don't seem to hold much of an edge.

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#177351 - 07/23/09 02:52 AM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: tomfaranda]
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I second jaywalke's comment about the saw on the SAK's. not very useful.

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#177352 - 07/23/09 04:00 AM Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for... [Re: tomfaranda]
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Originally Posted By: tomfaranda
I second jaywalke's comment about the saw on the SAK's. not very useful.


I've used them a ton... I guess its more about precision work than cutting down a forest of finger thick branches wink But if you had to cut down a branch or log the size of your arm or leg you COULD it would just take a while wink
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