jdswitters
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sgt1372
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FWIW, if you really need a pocket saw, just bring a wire one.
The saw on any SAK is so small that it can only "saw" twigs that you could break w/your hands/feet anyway.
And, if you need kindling, you can use one of the blades to scrape off some wood to start any fire w/the magnifying glass or w/a fire starter or w/a match.
LOL!
Can't vote since I can never keep the hundreds of models they make apart. Got half a dozen, but don't ask me what the names are... 
Depending on circumstances, the one with the saw is good, or the scissors, or the small pliers, or the magnifying glass; the corkscrew a few times a week. No real man needs a cap lifter. The can opener is great for cutting the foil/capsule on the bottle though (saves the small blade for real cutting). Don't eat canned food anyway.
Depending on circumstances, the one with the saw is good, or the scissors, or the small pliers, or the magnifying glass; the corkscrew a few times a week. No real man needs a cap lifter. The can opener is great for cutting the foil/capsule on the bottle though (saves the small blade for real cutting). Don't eat canned food anyway.
FWIW, if you really need a pocket saw, just bring a wire one.
The saw on any SAK is so small that it can only "saw" twigs that you could break w/your hands/feet anyway.
And, if you need kindling, you can use one of the blades to scrape off some wood to start any fire w/the magnifying glass or w/a fire starter or w/a match.
LOL!
Stretchers, walking sticks and structures. Where you need a wrist size bit of wood, relatively cleanly cut. In at least a reasonable time.
Spears, digging stick, all that kind of thing.
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sgt1372
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FWIW, a wire saw can cut an even thicker branch just as clean and quicker.
But, if you want the extra wt of a saw on your SAK, so be it.
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The most useful tool is the one you have with you, which means I would go with the Alox Electrician, unless I happened to be in the woods, in which case the Alox Farmer. Either one, combined with my prodigious outdoors and hand-to-hand combat skills, would enable me to fight or forage my way to whatever tools, weapons or foodstuffs I might require.
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Alox farmer for me as well. Sitting on my desk in front of me right now, in fact. Though for the stated scenario, it makes little difference. Having a pocket knife is not going to affect my survival chances in an apocalyptic situation like the OP describes.
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While the poll is now closed, I would have voted for the Champ. I've got one in my rig's glovebox inside a sheath that also holds a small flashlight with a spare lithium cell, firesteel, sparker, and tinder. I've also got a Wave, a couple fixed blade knives, a small axe, shovel and a variety of gear from my SAR days. As long as I've got my rig, I'm GTG. If not, I'm, er, hosed.
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I’d say the Workchamp - all the tools in a bigger, more robust form. The knife blade is longer and a bit thicker, the saw and file are longer. It has the smaller size Phillips driver which I often reach for. Not ideal for daily carry but it a shtf situation it would work better for me than the others. Only thing I wish it had is a small blade, I’ve grown used to it from the 91 and 84 series.