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| #177146 - 07/21/09 10:12 PM  Best Swiss Army Knife for... |  
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   Registered:  11/14/04
 Posts: 1928
 Loc:  Mountains of CA
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Best swiss army knife for wilderness survival / hiking... Looking to outfit my wife's belt with a nice swiss army knife for on the trails in the woods. What does everyone suggest for this knife? I was thinking the Foresterhttp://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-A...7920&sr=1-1 But I`m not to sure.. the new designs have a much more rigid blade like the one in the rescue tool pictured here:     What would you select and why?  |  
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| #177147 - 07/21/09 10:13 PM  Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for...
[Re: Todd W] |  
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| #177148 - 07/21/09 10:22 PM  Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for...
[Re: Todd W] |  
|   CEP
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 Registered:  07/19/05
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I just posted this in the Carry a Knife thread, Swiss Amy Rescue Tool Review   [url=http://equipped.org/shot_show_2007_knives6.htm][/url]  
 
 
 
 ETA Fixed link
 
 Edited by KR20 (07/21/09 10:35 PM)
 
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| #177152 - 07/21/09 10:26 PM  Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for...
[Re: Todd W] |  
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 Registered:  07/19/05
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 Loc:  Arizona
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I carry a Leatherman Wave and a RSK Mk1 when I am out in the wilderness. 
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| #177154 - 07/21/09 10:42 PM  Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for...
[Re: Todd W] |  
|   Cranky Geek
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   Registered:  09/08/05
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 Loc:  Vermont
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This is a question where you can ask five people and get seven opinions...
 What should a woods SAK or multi have, IMHO:
 
 At least one knife blade
 Wood saw
 Can opener
 
 And if you carry a SAK, then a pair of pliers with wire cutters. Found hundred year old barbed wire the hard way and almost found a porcupine the same way.
 
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| #177164 - 07/21/09 11:16 PM  Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for...
[Re: Paul810] |  
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   Registered:  11/14/04
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 Loc:  Mountains of CA
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The tough thing about picking a swiss army knife for another person is you don't know what features they like/require. For example, I wear glasses so I always look for swiss army knives with the corkscrew so I can carry the little glasses screwdriver. My brother, on the other hand, prefers the models with the philips screwdriver.
 
 Anyway, out of the current models, the one-handed Fireman is my favorite.
 
 It is similar to the one-handed Trekker, but it has the corkscrew instead of the philips driver [which allows me to stick the little glasses screwdriver in it] and it has a second blunt serrated blade, which allows me to grind off the serrations on the main blade [thereby giving me one completely plain edge blade and one fully serrated blade, my preferred carry].
I agree. Your review is exactly what I`m looking for. Thanks much! |  
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| #177169 - 07/22/09 12:01 AM  Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for...
[Re: Paul810] |  
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 Registered:  06/26/04
 Posts: 2212
 Loc:  NE Wisconsin
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I have several SAKs, including the one-handed Trekker. Its blade just feels too flimsy for my taste. The smaller SAKs feel better - like my Camillus BSA knife of old, but I almost never need can openers, bottle openers, or leather awls.
 I'll agree with KR20.
 
 I carry a Mk1 (fullsize when out camping/hiking; mini when at work and day-to-day).
 
 If car camping (most of the time lately) I'll also carry a LM Wave and the Mk3 in my daypack.
 
 If backpacking the Wave is too heavy. I'll usually carry just the Mk1.
 
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| #177170 - 07/22/09 12:10 AM  Re: Best Swiss Army Knife for...
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