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The ones that they used to have on their site (back when the Victorinox sites weren't all about watches/contained some content)? Well I used archive.org to look at the old sites and found some of them.
If anyone likes to read these as much as I used to to:
There is also a pdf with survival stories: http://www.victorinox.com/newsite/images/stories/taschenmesser_englisch.pdf
If anyone likes to read these as much as I used to to:
Armed with only his SwissTool, the rubber hose and duct tape...
My best friend and I frequently go on long drives and trips. There are a few things my friend never goes on a trip without. Among them are a blanket, maps, duct tape and his Swiss Army Multitool.
There was one particular trip where his Swisstool came in handy. We were driving back from Canada when our car's brake line broke as we were pulling out of a gas station. Unfortunately, the gas station was not equipped to change the part. They only gave us a rubber hose and recommended that we walk to the nearest city, which was 7 miles away! We were also miles away from home.
Armed with only his SwissTool, the rubber hose and duct tape, my friend managed to trim off the damaged part of the hose and reseal it. I was skeptical and feared driving without brakes but he seemed confident that it would work. He proved to me that he was Swiss Army Equipped by driving the entire 408 miles back home on his repaired brake line.
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From glasses and shoelaces to zippers and stubborn lunch boxes...
My husband is the definition of creative problem solving. He has said time and again," Give me a Swiss Army Knife and a roll of duct tape and I can fix anything!" He has been an elementary teacher for 12 years. We live in a beautiful region of Oregon, mountains, lakes, caves, and he shows his kids the wonders of our area. My husband makes sure that his kids are prepared for the elements, safe in their adventures, and aware of what a spectacular and unique area they live in.
Tucked away in his fanny pack on these numerous adventures you will find the usual band-aids, rubber gloves and other first aid supplies and his trusty Swiss Army Knife. I don't know how many glasses he has repaired, shoelaces untangled, unstuck zippers and stubborn lunch boxes he has fixed during these excursions. He always puts kids first, both at work and at home. I can't think of a man I know who is more creative, ingenious and resourceful then my husband.
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You never know where you'll be when you need your Swiss Army Knife next...
I am a woman who has loved to carry a good pocketknife as long as I can remember. It's useful whether you're whittling a stick or cutting sewing thread. You just never know when one will come in handy. When a good friend was married I attended her wedding, wearing my best dress, made-up as pretty as I could be for the occasion. Suddenly there was a small commotion and looks of consternation on the part of the men who were opening the wine bottles. "Does anyone have a Swiss Army Knife?" I heard one of the men call out. It seems that no one had thought to bring a corkscrew! "Why, yes, I have one right here in my purse." I could tell my purse was one of the last places anyone would have looked for a Swiss Army Knife on that day.
You never know where you'll be when you need your Swiss Army Knife next, whether it's on a wilderness adventure, or the joyous occasion of your friends' lifetime adventure together.
Using the Swiss Army knife we gave him 6 years ago, my father waded into the water and caught the...
My dad was walking our dog this past July. On the way to the park where they go there is a lake. Dad saw a mother mallard duck swimming in circles about 25 feet off shore. The duck was making a lot of noise. When he got closer, he saw why. Her baby duckling was tangled in some fish line that had been left on the shore. My father waded into the water, caught the duckling and picked it up out of the water. Using the Swiss Army knife we gave him for father's day 6 years ago, he very carefully cut the baby duckling free. After checking to be sure the little duck wasn't hurt or anything he gently put it back in the water where it swam to its mother's side. She swam around it once to make sure it was ok and they swam off together making happy duck noises.
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Cutting the man's pants off to help him..
You name the Swiss Army product and my boyfriend has it. A man was being burned at work with aluminum and my boyfriend whipped out his Swiss Army knife and cut the man's pants off to help him, thank goodness for Swiss Army knives.
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Her finger started to swell and turn purple; we both became very scared...
My Swiss Army Champ knife has always been with me and it became especially useful one day, when I was taking a shower and suddenly my little sister started knocking on the bathroom door, desperately. There was nobody else home and she had slid a finger into a silver ring that was too small, and then couldn't take it off. Her finger started to swell and turn purple; we both became very scared.
Nevertheless, I admit that I did maintain myself calm enough to react properly and quickly and the only reason for this, is because I didn't think twice before running to get my Swiss Champ and use its file to cut the ring open. I have been a satisfied owner of Swiss Army Knives for many years and will be forever.
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Using the same Swiss Army knife for cooking lunch and castrating pigs...
It all started back in the early 1980's when my sister went to Europe for a semester if college. I was only six years old when she returned and gave me and our father a Huntsman that she had bought in Switzerland. Approximately one year later while horseback riding on our farm I lost my knife. At roughly the same time my father lost his in the BWCA (Boundry Waters Canoe Area). Five years later I happened to find my Huntsman out on the field where I had lost it five years before. I decided to give it to my father, since I was young and had no real use for it at the time.
This knife has never left my fathers' side since. He has used it to; clear portages of debris in the BWCA, cut sandwich meat at campsites, remove fish hooks from other campers (myself included), and also to perform minor surgery on farm animals (He is a now retired Veterinarian). None of the other campers were ever pleased when they found out he used the same knife for both cooking lunch and castrating pigs. To this day he still keeps that same Huntsman from Switzerland in his pocket. He has been given other knives, but refuses to use them since they do not say Victorinox on them.
This spring he went trekking in Nepal at the ripe old age of 65. For the occasion, I gave him a Swiss Tool, which he found to be very useful, and was confident to use it because it was a Victorinox. Nevertheless, he still had that old Huntsman in is pocket just in case. When he returned from Nepal he gave me back the knife that I had "loaned" him years ago. I only hope that some day I can loan it to my son.
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Boy wedged between a rock and a canoe full of water...
My 15-year-old brother is an outdoor maniac; he loves anything that has to do with it. He is a Boy Scout and has been for nine years now. He is the senior patrol leader or the scout in charge and loves the program. He gets the most joy out of teaching the younger scouts the skills he has learned. He finds it wonderful to watch the young boys try and get things right. He is very involved in band and plays at his school.
The reason I think my brother is "equipped" is that he is able to handle situations that arise, as they need to be fixed. He went canoeing with the Scouts and as they went through the rapids his canoe flipped. Before the trip he had instructed the troop of what to do if they flipped so he was not worried until he saw a boy grabbing on the side of another teams canoe. He yelled but the boy didn't hear him, suddenly the canoe stopped and the boy was wedged between a rock and a canoe full of water.
My dad and brother swam out to him and started to evaluate the situation. His legs were trapped under the canoe. My brother thought that the force might have broken them. My brother borrowed his friends Swiss Army knife and cut all the gear loose, lightening the boat enough so that my dad and some other scout leaders were able to shift the canoe enough to allow the boy to slide out. The boy suffered no injuries besides a few scrapes and bruises. This incident upset my brother and dad for weeks afterwards. Thanks to their quick thinking they were able to save the boy and continue the trip.
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Trapped in a -22 degree below zero freezer...
On, June 2, 1999, my two friends were working in a -22 degree below zero freezer. After approximately 20 minutes, they attempted to leave the freezer. The release lever failed to open the door trapping them inside.
They kicked at the release lever breaking the plastic (really cheap) handle off of the bolt. They beat the bolt with an ice chest producing holes in the ice chest. Gavin removed the panel from the electrical junction box using the screwdriver blade on his Swiss Army knife. The wiring, however, did not lead to the cooling system. Gavin and Sutherland removed the cowling from the release lever and discovered ice build-up. Thinking that this might be a possible cause in the failure of the release mechanism, Gavin again used his Swiss Army knife to chip away the ice. Sutherland tried to find other ways to disconnect power from the cooling unit.
Gavin wedged the electrical panel in the door against the release bolt. Using an ice chest, he beat the electrical panel which pushed against the release bolt to open the freezer door. After approximately 35 minutes in the freezer, Gavin and Sutherland were freed.
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Relying on Swiss Army knives to dismantle compartments and vehicles used to smuggle contraband...
I am a retired Supervisory Inspector from the U.S. Customs service, a former member of the Contraband Enforcement team (CET) and as such I used and collected the best knives in the world (Swiss Army). I relied on them to dismantle compartments and vehicles used to smuggle contraband into our country. I did this for 28 years and I always had at least one tool from Swiss Army. Since my expertise is Contraband Detection, I assure you that I used a lot of tools and will always have a Swiss Army knife with me.
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A trip hardly goes by without him fixing something...
For 20 years, my husband has never left the house without his trusty Swiss Army gear! He must have every Swiss Army knife. Everyday he goes off to work with his SwissTool on his belt. He sells automotive equipment and says he uses it often to make quick adjustments. When we go to a convention or sales meeting he brings his big Swiss Army knife which has a blade for everything. A trip hardly goes by without him fixing something for somebody (eyeglasses, briefcases, tape recorders, video cameras). As for me I am always glad he has his Swiss Army Knife to remove those new clothing tags when we go away. Even though he has never had to use his Swiss Army knife to save a life or rescue someone he has used them in a hundred different ways in every day life.
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The more Lady moved, the tighter the barbed worked it's way into her...
In a time where we wonder "what is this world coming too"...I feel relief knowing my daughter is in it. I'll admit that there isn't much you can really count on in this life but I know of two things for sure you can count on...one, is my daughter and the other is her having a Swiss Army knife in her pocket.
I was personally glad to have her by my side just a few months ago when the two of us and our dog, Lady went hiking down the mountain at our home in Tennessee. The terrain is extremely rough, steep and rocky. Lady had gone on ahead of us when we heard her squeal. We ran down to where she was and found her tangled up in an old, rusty 10 foot long piece of barbed wire. The more Lady moved, the tighter the barbed worked it's way into her. Without thinking, my daughter used her Swiss Army knife and scissors to cut the barbed wire while I held Lady still. My daughter's quick thinking and her Swiss Army knife saved Lady's life.
There is also a pdf with survival stories: http://www.victorinox.com/newsite/images/stories/taschenmesser_englisch.pdf
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