Favorite 111mm SAKs

L. Richard

L. Richard

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Mine are the Forester and an older Nomad (the one with tweezers and toothpick). For me, the ultimate 111mm would be a Forester with tweezers and toothpick. Either model could potentially make you the hero of a cookout in the park, among other things. (Of course, the 91mm Camper would do, but it's not as impressive.)

What's your favorite 111mm, and why?
 
I agree. Love my Forester. It is in the BOB EDC everyday. I do intend on getting the grips off my Trekker. I like the red scales with the rubber tac, but I've been spoiled with toothpicks and tweezers. Though I do carry a Camper everyday in my front pocket. I did enhance my Forrester with a firesteel notch and there is always enough paracord on the lanyard to make a bow drill for starting fires. I do believe I want an Outrider too. It'd be good to have those scissors.
 
The Parachutist, because it is the only 111mm SAK in my collection :), and I love the rescue blade, locked cap lifter.
 
I have a knapsack I like real well. It goes hunting on occasion with me. I like it better than the 111mm. Hunter.
 
OHT, Outrider, OH Fireman.
Right now the OH Fireman is my favorite because its wearing my Swissbianco stayglow grips with pocket clip.
The Outrider is just like a 111mm locking version of the Huntsman.Would love an OH Outrider but they don't exist, at least not from the factory.
 
I like the Skipper just because it comes in blue with the nautical compass/star logo, so it's different. And it has pliers. And while the marlinspike isn't the most useful EDC tool, it's rather cool anyway.
 
The old Nomad with nylon scales and tweezers/toothpick was my favorite. It did everything I wanted and it felt more like a pocket knife. But now I'm carrying a Bundeswehr Trekker.

One of my chores is taking deliveries for a church food pantry. First I set up a conveyor belt in the basement. It's taken some battle damage, and I use the locking screwdriver/cap lifter as a pry bar while putting it together. The food is dumped in the alley on pallets, 8 or 9 thousand pounds of canned goods, dried beans, rice, rolled oats, pasta, flour, all that good stuff. I break down the pallets as they are unloaded and put the goods on the conveyor through a wall hatch. The OH blade is very handy and there is nothing like a serrated blade for cutting shrink wrap.

I would like a OH Nomad with an end serrated blade. I would settle for a OH Centurion, but I'm a wino and have more use for the corkscrew. And I would like a OH Outrider with a liner locking screwdriver/cap lifter and main blade, half serrated like the Bundeswehr Trekker. If I could get that with Stayglow Yellow scales, I would learn to live with a belt sheath and sell the Nomad.
 
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You guys are really making me want to buy an Outrider. And I just happen to have a $50 Visa gift card . . .
 
6thtexas said:
I have a knapsack I like real well. It goes hunting on occasion with me. I like it better than the 111mm. Hunter.
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After EDCing a Rucksack for 16 yrs I replaced it with a Hunter. Going on 2+ years now and the jury is still out over which I prefer. Love the gutting/rescue blade but not the combo tool. Of course, it is very unusual to find a 111mm with the combo tool so that makes it kind of cool. So standard answer. Get'em both.
 
Rucksack, Outrider and Hercules. Tweezers and toothpicks are nice but I also like the stouter saws on the slidelocks and the relatively thinner profile and lighter weight due to the lack of the liner lock.
 
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