I have a small, cheap, no-frills mini-prybar I bought on Amazon on a keyring that works well for light prying tasks, but most of the time I use my SAK bottle opener.
Prying doesn't necessarily have to be a hard use task. I use the SAK bottle opener a lot to open boxes of food (like cereal) when I want to still keep the box intact and not tear the flap off getting it open. I wouldn't attempt to do even that with the tip of my Spyderco Military (or any fine-tipped knife), for example.
I recall in the old show Man vs Food, Adam Richman used the tip of what looked like an original Spyderco Paramilitary to pry clams open, and I remember cringing a bit when I saw that. When there's so many other inexpensive and easy-to-carry options, I don't see any reason to risk snapping off a blade tip.
Jim
Prying doesn't necessarily have to be a hard use task. I use the SAK bottle opener a lot to open boxes of food (like cereal) when I want to still keep the box intact and not tear the flap off getting it open. I wouldn't attempt to do even that with the tip of my Spyderco Military (or any fine-tipped knife), for example.
I recall in the old show Man vs Food, Adam Richman used the tip of what looked like an original Spyderco Paramilitary to pry clams open, and I remember cringing a bit when I saw that. When there's so many other inexpensive and easy-to-carry options, I don't see any reason to risk snapping off a blade tip.
Jim