I’m on my second Tinker model. Been carrying a Vic knife since ‘87. Best knife around.

I don’t really have an EDC, but I fully agree Victorinox pocket knives are a life changer. I have three of them and one of them is never more than a few meters away from me. I use them all the time!

My favorite SAK is the German army SAK. I was given one while attending the German Bundeswehr mountain school back in 1982. The combination saw, bottle opener, can opener, and both flat head and Phillips screwdriver is genius! I added the Firefly ferro rod and waxed tinder to the cork screw. I also drilled a thread size hole in the finger opener on the awl to use it for sewing. Whenever I go to the field that's the knifr I have with me.

@hb9145

2 ай бұрын

You can use the far end of the can opener for Phillips screws too.

Any Swiss Army knife is better than no knife .

@worldtraveler930

2 ай бұрын

Amen!!! 🤠👍

The Swiss Champ is my boy. Carry it all the time.

@josephfarrugia2350

2 ай бұрын

love the Swiss Champ! In my front pocket every day.

@billcrowle

Ай бұрын

You must have a strong pocket!

Thanks for the video! After having suffered a disabled stroller axle, a flip flop malfunction, and a severely broken toe nail at a theme park some 25 years ago, I began carrying a tool to assist with repairs. I use my Swisschamp and Rambler daily. From small auto issues, tightening door and spectacle hinges, removing sharp objects from boot soles, or simply trimming fingernails, these tools are not afraid to work and easy to maintain! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow just found your channel. I stopped using my Swiss Army knife about 20 years ago and have used Leatherman devices ever since. I may rethink.

My favorites are: - The Deluxe Tinker: My personal EDC for about 5 years, it's compact enough to carry in a pouch and has the three tools that I use almost daily: the scissors, the phillips screwdriver, and the very underrated pliers. - The Tinker Small: Basically the tiny version of my Deluxe. Although the 84 mm format is only slightly shorter than a regular 91mm Victorinox, it makes a quite a difference when you carry it in your pocket. - The Bantam Alox: Not only it's gorgeous to look at, but it's so slim that it fits inside my wallet! The combo tool is quite useful. I carry it wherever a full-size knife is not discrete enough. - The Outrider: The best knife in the 111mm range and the best knife for hiking or any outdoor activity. The locking blade is great for more heavy duty woodwork. - The Rambler: A perfect keychain knife for people who don't want to carry a knife! I've gifted this one countless times.

@JohnDoe-xo7gg

7 ай бұрын

I will admit, I’ve at times felt jealous of the deluxe tinker. I carry a fieldmaster and love it, and while for some occasions I would love the pliers over the saw, there have been those few times where the saw has saved the day! I also used to carry a rambler on my keys. I recently swapped it for a mini champ. I wanted to try it since everyone seems to talk down on it and I’ve liked it so far. For the minimalistic style, I prefer the rambler. But this lives on a ring with ~10 keys so not too noticeable.

@firewitch9531

7 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-xo7ggThe Fieldmaster and Huntsman are fantastic, but in an urban setting I've never had the need for a woodsaw. They're perfect for hiking, though.

@JohnDoe-xo7gg

7 ай бұрын

@@firewitch9531 the only times the saw has saved me is when I’m doing yard work and need to cut the rare small branch.

@firewitch9531

7 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-xo7gg Same, and because I'm doing this at home, I have access to a dedicated saw anyway.

I have become addicted to your videos and every one ends up my buying so much stuff from Amazon ! Thank you so much. Brilliant.

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind feedback 😊

My EDC at work is the alox mini champ, it's small enough to not intimidate people, can easily go on my key chain and an underrated tool that's possibly my most used is the hook blade on it, you can easily cut open pallet wrap, cable ties etc. without fear of damaging the goods in it.

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

good use of that tool - the Alox Mini Champ feels very precision I always think

@EnergyEruption

Жыл бұрын

Agreed mate, it's super useful. I've got the torch / pen version and use it daily for everything from opening packages to repairing guitars. Indespensable

@76ajc

Жыл бұрын

My favorite is using the hook blade to cut open clamshell packaging. It’s amazing

@ApxuBbI

Жыл бұрын

Does your champ gets dusty/dirty? Like it comes slightly oiled, and over time it it picks up small buts from pockets. I'm curious if in long term it can affect knife sharpness...

@EnergyEruption

Жыл бұрын

@@ApxuBbI Dirt alone doesn't affect sharpness, although Victorinox Swiss army knives are meant to be cleaned and the blades themselves sharpened from time to time. They will get dull from use, it's to be expected

As a knife collector, I love your content!! Keep up the great work!❤️

Compact is also my everyday cary. Great!

I don’t mind bulk( actually I prefer it) so I carry a Swiss champ on the daily. Love that thing!!!

@kevinflorer1211

3 ай бұрын

Why I like the Cyber Tool and getting one the pliers and scissors.

@Zizzy7

Ай бұрын

You actually answered my burning question. Was wondering what the bigger version of the Huntsman is. I inherited one from my Grandpa years ago.

thanks for the classy and warm video sir!

My third trip back yo view this thorough victorinox review. I want them all!! Thanks again Jonathan!!

Love your videos, Jon! Thanks for another great one!

In the smaller size, I have the Rambler as an EDC/keyring knife; and it's great for around town as it is too small to worry anyone. In the medium range, I have the Spartan (old), Huntsman (very, very old) and the Swiss Champ (new). I bought the latter as my Huntsman dates from 1984 and the main blade has lost the grind from many years of sharpening. The Swiss Champ is too large and bulky for a pocket knife (my mistake as I was told this), so I have recently bought an Alox Farmer X. This is a great knife and UK legal (as pointed out in Jon's video). Very happy with this as the wood saw and scissors are my go-to tools for camping. The Swiss Champ now sits happily in my on-bike motorcycle tool kit.

On my list! Thanks for demonstrating👍

Great job explaining these knives Thank you!

Huntsman is my EDC… Been carrying this for years! Thanks for the video.👌😊

Thanks for your great reviews!

Thank you for all of this advice.

I had a Climber, which I loved and, sadly lost. Replaced it with a Huntsman, with which I am very pleased. For work, as a groundsman, I use a Handyman, which is just perfect. I would always recommend the SAK. Well made and last a lifetime.

Thanks for the recommendation for the Key Smart clips, they work very well 👍

My fav is the Fieldmaster with the screwdriver, customized with a red clear plate on the top and a blue clear plate on the bottom side. Love it. Nice video👏🏻🍀📸

Bantam Alox is a fantastic piece of kit. It's so useful that it's become my go-to edc. The combination tool and blade line-up is an absolute winner

Yes, I agree 110 % with your choice. Big fan of all of them!

I actually just recently donated my SAK Huntsman to a foreign supermarket worker to aid in his daily work tasks. It is probably the oldest SAK that I had owned. I do like the SAK Cybertool, but being in engineering, computer & electronic repair, & appliance repair, I have soo many small and large portable kits/bags, and duplicates of these in my home and Truck, that getting the Cybertool was never a needed option. The 2 remaining SAK knives that I still own are the SAK SwissChamp, and WorkChamp XL. I bought the latter in Zurich, Switzerland some 2 + decades ago, but honestly would have to say my #1 choice is the SwissChamp. For starters, it is street legal here in Queens, NY, USA, and fact is I like the more versatility and that it has a magnifying glass. (getting older and my eyes aint what they use to be, and I like additional means to start a fire) I use to like the SAK Gentlemen knives, but I guess one could say I outgrew them when I started taking on large 'Jack of all Trades' tasks. Great video, and quite interesting on seeing your personal choices.

I’ve been carrying the Spartan for years. Has never let me down.

Great list and reasoning behind each inclusion! Two of your choices would make my top six. I think I'll make a video on that topic soon (in addition to a flashlight/torch review). Thanks for a great video and some inspiration!

Fantastic presentation! Thank you so much!

Such a great video, thanks so much!

Your reviews are amazing. I started using the key smart and it’s a game changer for edc

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Good to know 👍 - thanks for the feedback

My daily carry is the SAK Spartan. Love it!!

Agree. Victorinox is the best compromise for every day use. Love it.

Thanks your review !

Love the micro fero rod and the pocket hanger. Great ideas

Great content: organized, intelligent, well-spoken, and a good amount of knowledge and respect for a product that you obviously enjoy. With so many knives to choose from, I've been hesitant to pop on one. But your high endorsement of the Huntsman made up my mind. Thank you.

Just bought my first Swiss army knife: a bantam alox. Love it.

Totally agree with your choice of the compact, it’s the version I carry for the same reasons & it’s superb; mine also has the pin which was supplied with it. The blade sharpens easily & takes a very sharp edge; a perfect EDC.

For some reason I used to always think these knives always came with that corkscrew, which is worthless for me. Then I discovered the Tinker and I was sold! I use a Phillips screwdriver all the time. I have had a tinker in my pocket for something like 40 years.

@svennoren9047

2 ай бұрын

The corkscrew is for holding the 2mm screwdriver!

Love it Jon, I carry the compact daily because of your review, and own all of the others featured 😀

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

great to hear!

Thanks for the vids! we need a vid. on SAK preferred sharpening options and maintenance.

Excited for this one!

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Great 👍

Excellent, excellent presentation.

This is a great review! Thank you! And, Im now a channel subscriber! Glad i found you today!!

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and the sub 👍 welcome to the channel.

Thank you Jon for this excellent review. I have a Pionner for edc an a Spirit X Plus for the back pack and the nail clipper for travelling kit.

You got me sold on the Compact! I’ll definitely get the add-ons and utilize the improvised features you’ve shared. I’m giddy to cop everything very soon! I have the Classic SD (NCT) for daily personal use, and I bring the Swiss Tool X Plus that’s passed on to me by my father, everywhere I go. For me, less is more, but I’m definitely getting the Compact! 😁

@michalwojcik9106

Жыл бұрын

I just bought compact and man! This knife is amazing, in the pocket it is much more invisible than huntsman, i need to buy for it fireant

New subscriber to your channel here, loving the content! I have picked up a Rovyvon keychain 'torch' and a new SAK- went with the Explorer. I appreciate your thoughtful reviews and soothing tone, it feels quite personal and I appreciate having access to this information on a platform that isn't doomsday prepping in nature.

The bantam is an elegant looking little tool. Great for a gentleman carry.

Very well done. I have several Victorinox knives and know I need to get the compact as it's really what I need day to day. Thank you and Bravo from Canada.

Those are 8 great knives, I have 4 of them. Next year I will be in Switzerland and plan on buying the Compact.. A long way to go for a SAK but it is the perfect souvenir. I will have to mail it home because I travel with only carry-on. Because of that, I have #9 for the list. The Jetsetter. Combo tool, scissors and scale tools. I show it to TSA and never have had a problem.

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

great feedback - thanks for sharing

Had a huntsman for 25yrs. 1 and only knife. Love it.

@QenaitheCustodianGuard

2 ай бұрын

The huntsman is my preferred one as well, it's brilliant.

The compact is my daily as well. Thanks for validating my choice!

Victorinox accepts suggestions… every year I ask for either a Cadet X or Bantam X (and I’m not the only one!). 84mm alox is the perfect size, but a SAK just isn’t complete without scissors. Great video, as always.

@brawndothethirstmutilator9848

Жыл бұрын

I find compact scissors to be useful enough that I carry small folding dedicated scissors.

@Comment0815

Жыл бұрын

A hole world would open up, if there were 84 mm scissors. The Bantam X would be awesome. Pretty much a even more compact Compact. I hope that the 84 mm scissors will come back.

@chevy4x466

7 ай бұрын

@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848I am a scissor freak. My Klein electrician scissors ✂️ r always in my truck at the ready. Don’t need sak scissors.

Congratulations to your excellent choice of the top Victorinoxes! I agree completely to this collection. My favorite is the compact too and I rotate with a red special Pioneer X, the so-called Ranger. Here the can-opener is replaced by a small hawkbill blade which is fantastic for opening parcels! Thank you very much for another gorgeous video!! Stay up to date with the Victorinox knives!

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Henry 😊

Great video, thank you very much :) Now I know what to buy!

I just want to thank you for all your excellent videos. I recently got back into SAK and picked up a pioneer X because they had it locally but I’ll be buying a compact and probably one with a saw after that. There’s so many I want to get haha, this could become a problem. Cheers for the US.

Great list!

Another vote for the Alox Cadet here. Fits perfectly in the front pocket of my Alpaka Zip Pouch. Love the nail file, use it all the time! 😂

Great review! Crow✌️

My EDC is the Victorinox Tourist. At 84 mm it’s easy in the pocket and has everything I need. Its really just a smaller Spartan, which is their most popular knife. Being legal to carry in the Uk, I never leave home without it.

Watching this, I went to my kitchen to check on my 1970 Elinox 4 bladed SAK Pioneer. It's been with me camping, business trips, bicycle touring and now kitchen duty so I can keep an eye on my old friend. Got a later Elinox Farmer and a Elinox 1 speed. All three fit in an Altoids tin. File off the hand-killing key ring. I miss the crossbow in the logo.

Great video. Everyone should have a good Swiss Army Knife. My edc is The Ranger. 5 layers front and back, every tool is useful. Carry it in my bag everywhere. Just got the Alox Bantam too for pocket carry.

It’s so hard to pick favorites! Ultimately it comes down to what tools you’ve been using lately, and which ones you already carry. For example, I always go for the knives with pens because I don’t carry a dedicated pen, but for people who do carry a pen, this becomes much lower priority. On the other hand, I’m fine using my phone as a flashlight most of the time, so I don’t seek out the flashlight models. Let’s all just agree that Swiss Army Knives are fantastic =)

@ryankanters4385

7 ай бұрын

You can always pick your favorite (atleast the one with the tools you like) and buy plus scales for the pen, i have the huntman but doesnt come with pen, pin and small eye glass screwdriver, so bought them seperate to make it more urban friendly not just for outdoors

@knoef82

5 ай бұрын

Very useful. I would add waiter (waiter plus) to the list.

About half of my knife collection is Victorinox. My top 5 would be, Rambler, Farmer, Adventurer, Bantam and Hiker.

Great vid, the explorer is the one I stick in my suitcase when going on holiday.

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Good choice!

Great list

My EDC is and probably will remain the regular minichamp. The amount of utility packed into such a small knife is impressive

I bought the Manager after seeing your Micro Urban EDC. It came with a toothpick that could be swapped out for the tweezers for those who prefer the toothpick (like me). I also found another use for the corkscrew on SAKs - I used to have a car on which the lug covers on the tyres had to be removed by inserting a small metal tool into a hole in the cover and then pulling. I lost the tool, but my corkscrew did the job!

Great review! I have more SAKs than I need, but they are so awesome! I agree with many of the choices on your list 👍

The farmer x is my edc..became a beater this past few months and it never disappoints..

Brilliant list. I own most of these knives. I replaced my scales on my Compact with ruby plus scales.

My favorite larger format is the Master Craftsman. Probably the reason that it was issued for Astronaut carry. Alas, it is discontinued…. I carry mine in a belt sheath…. Every day I have a climber in my pocket…..a poor man’s compact….cheap online ..you can get them used for half the price of a compact and usually even less…. The compact is, unfortunately, quite pricey for what you get…but very nice…. The Climber is one layer thicker,has same tool set if swap out for plus scales…except the combination tool is replaced by the standard can opener and cap lifter which works better as a small pry bar and snaps at 90 degrees. I agree that the most useful tool on any SAK is the scissors…..thank you for your videos!

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback Robert

Hard to pick a favorite SAK have a nice collection happy with all of them.

One of the greatest products ever created... I have a few . new subscriber !!! Great review !!!

Nice review. I bought the manager like more than five times. It is always my all time favourite. Just bought a compact, thank you for the suggestion

I love my Hercules. It has bigger saw and lockable knife blade which makes things easier to cut through things. It also has a pair of sharp scissors, nifty pliers whre I superglued a nail file and the usual can opener, bottle cap lifter and corkscrew at the back. Yes, it is heavier and heftier but such a small price to pay for the model's usefulness. Been in my backpocket, even in my long-runs for the past 12 years!

I’ve been carrying a pioneer x for more than a year now and it’s really been great. Very useful, especially the scissors and just a joy to look at and to have… :)

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@Hamachingo

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I lost mine a while back and the Classic Alox on the keyring is doing most of the things now, but I just missed the Pioneer X so much I ordered a new one. I'd love it even more if it had the combination tool instead of the bottle opener and replace the can opener with a small blade from the electrician. Then again they probably don't want to make the perfect combo so you wanna get many different ones instead.

Great video..I love my Swiss Army 1 Alox

The one SAK I can't live without is my Victorinox 0.6463.T2 Folding Pocket Knife Nail Clip 580.... But on the hunt for the perfect camping / hiking one for camping tasks... But for edc.. The 580 is a must for me

I’m thinking of buying the Evolution 14, seems like a perfect travel companion.

100% agree. The compact has been my EDC for years. Personally think it’s overlooked for the Spartan or huntsman, finally getting some due credit.

@canteen1743

4 ай бұрын

I do really love my compact too, but the reason of the less popularity is obvious and it's a price that's high enough

I have a few Swiss Army Knifes and their all extremely good but in my opinion my 91mm Ranger is the one that tops them all - A Huntsman with a file and chisel which I find, personally, are extremely useful and makes the perfect Huntsman even better whilst still not too big like the Champ.

You have chosen some fantastic models 👍. Victorinox knives are always useable for all the different daily works. I am wearing a 58mm classic sd every day. Nice presentation. Best wishes from germany

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback - greetings Germany 👍

I have the Huntsman and Explorer. I like them both, my first Victorinox Swiss Army Knife's.

I like the Handyman over the Champ. Seems more practical and slightly thinner! Cheers!

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

makes sense

Hello, Jonathan - a very nice overview of these knives...most interesting & useful...thanks!

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I keep my victorinox tinker on me every single day and I absolutely love it.

I saw a video recently about many ways to use the tools on a SAK. The corkscrew was used on soft wood in the country as a handle by just twisting it into the wood.

I took your advice on the Compact and I love it! Also have the Manager on my keys! I use the Camper for outdoor 😁

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

great options 👍

I love the Rescue Tool. It fits easily onto my belt and I trust it. It's one of those, "won't leave home without it" tools, only becasue of what it's capable of doing.

I prefer the Alox Cadet for my pocket carry. I also chose a Fieldmaster for my bag kit (very similar to the Huntsman). SAKs are fantastic bits of kit, and I can't recommend them enough.

let's go, daily compact squad! manager or midnight manager is on my list too.

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

😊

I carry the fieldmaster with a swiss clip. Enjoyed your video.

Nifty rundown Jon! 🤓

I'm happy Rambler owner, it's my first sak aaaand i'm in love!! Best everyday carry for me 🙌

Another great video!

@JonGadget

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick

You won’t go wrong with any Victorinox they’re all great. One of my favourites for edc is the Walker.

Great list. I love the Executive, but that might be replaced by your #1, but I love the fingernail file on the Executive that also doubles as a Phillips driver. So, my quest continues.