I'm hear to do exactly what the title states: plea for a return to the old style Voyagers.
I bought my first Voyager in 1996. It was a large serrated model with molded clip. It was my first "good" knife as my primary knives before that had been a SAK and a Gerber EZ Out.
I carried and used (or abused) that original Voyager for years before it gave out (it never really gave out, I just decided to retire it). I bought a plain edge large Voyager with metal clip to replace it.
I also owned an XL and two medium Voyagers (one molded clip/serrated, one metal clip/plain).
The various sizes of the original Voyagers were the perfect knives for any carry scenario. The medium Voyagers were perfect for pocket carry. I never even used the pocket clips; I just dropped them in my pocket. The large was the perfect outdoors/large EDC knife size. The XL was perfect for anything that required a larger knife, and really still is. The X2 Voyager was amazing too, but I've never seen the need for a folder quite that large.
I've never been a big fan of the current Voyager design. I tried both the medium and the large when they came out, and they just weren't for me. I feel that I'm not alone in this. For years, the Voyager line consisted of 4 sizes in 2 blade shapes each with 3 edge configurations per blade shape. That's 24 different models of Voyager. Since the current re-design in 2010 or 2011 (can't remember exactly when it happened), we've seen the Voyager line dwindle to remove all sorts of options that, presumably, weren't selling well. I feel like we wouldn't have seen that dwindling if we still had something more similar to the originals.
The Broken Skull reminds me more of the original Voyagers than the current Voyagers do, but it's only available in one size (also, it needs a Satin blade).
Am I alone in this, or would others out there like to see the older Voyagers make a re-appearance?
I bought my first Voyager in 1996. It was a large serrated model with molded clip. It was my first "good" knife as my primary knives before that had been a SAK and a Gerber EZ Out.
I carried and used (or abused) that original Voyager for years before it gave out (it never really gave out, I just decided to retire it). I bought a plain edge large Voyager with metal clip to replace it.
I also owned an XL and two medium Voyagers (one molded clip/serrated, one metal clip/plain).
The various sizes of the original Voyagers were the perfect knives for any carry scenario. The medium Voyagers were perfect for pocket carry. I never even used the pocket clips; I just dropped them in my pocket. The large was the perfect outdoors/large EDC knife size. The XL was perfect for anything that required a larger knife, and really still is. The X2 Voyager was amazing too, but I've never seen the need for a folder quite that large.
I've never been a big fan of the current Voyager design. I tried both the medium and the large when they came out, and they just weren't for me. I feel that I'm not alone in this. For years, the Voyager line consisted of 4 sizes in 2 blade shapes each with 3 edge configurations per blade shape. That's 24 different models of Voyager. Since the current re-design in 2010 or 2011 (can't remember exactly when it happened), we've seen the Voyager line dwindle to remove all sorts of options that, presumably, weren't selling well. I feel like we wouldn't have seen that dwindling if we still had something more similar to the originals.
The Broken Skull reminds me more of the original Voyagers than the current Voyagers do, but it's only available in one size (also, it needs a Satin blade).
Am I alone in this, or would others out there like to see the older Voyagers make a re-appearance?