Spyderco Assist

[Password is Taco]

So I was considering one of these for my vehicles. Keep in my kit with jumper cables, 1st aid, flares, that kind of stuff. Do any of you have one, and if so, have used it? thoughts?

Thank you.

https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=63

 

[yablanowitz]

I have one, but I haven't used it a great deal. It's kind of a specialized design, and I have little need to do the things it specializes in. That said, it is a sturdy knife with a hand filling handle. It's a bit bulky fo pocket carry but in a vehicle or bag that doesn't matter. The whistle works, the glass breaker works and it will cut anything that falls into the province of knife work. What more do you need in an emergency knife?

 

[JD Spydo]

I have one, but I haven't used it a great deal. It's kind of a specialized design, and I have little need to do the things it specializes in. That said, it is a sturdy knife with a hand filling handle. It's a bit bulky fo pocket carry but in a vehicle or bag that doesn't matter. The whistle works, the glass breaker works and it will cut anything that falls into the province of knife work. What more do you need in an emergency knife?

My response almost perfectly mirrors what Yab just said. I have had one myself for several years and I even tested the glassbreaker and it does indeed work and it works well. It is an excellent knife for a survival pack, prepper supply case or bug out bag. There was a really neat article on the H-1 Salt Series ASSIST model in one of the past issues of "OFF GRID" magazine.

Now it's not a folder I would EDC but if I went backpacking or was going to try to survive in the wilderness for any length of time I would sure want to take it along. My ultimate favorite sheepsfoot Spyderco knife is my beloved ATS-55 Stainless handled RESCUE model>> if that bad boy had a glass breaker it would to me be the perfect rescue type knife.

The ASSIST model is top quality for a knife of it's genre.

 

[MyLegsAreOk]

What are the off color sections almost all the way down the scale and on the liner? In the basic model they're orange but on the salt they're black. Also I assume it's blunt so you can push it in beneath clothes or a seat-belts and not stab someone so you can then cut down/out to sever the material safely.

 

[Kels73]

I met a flight paramedic who carried an orange Assist. He spoke very highly of it.

 

[yablanowitz]

What are the off color sections almost all the way down the scale and on the liner? In the basic model they're orange but on the salt they're black. Also I assume it's blunt so you can push it in beneath clothes or a seat-belts and not stab someone so you can then cut down/out to sever the material safely.

I suspect what you are looking at when you say "the off color sections" is the whistle insert. It is black on my old orange Assist. The tip is blunt for a couple of reasons, one being for safety as you think, the other is to operate the glass breaker. When you squeeze the blade into the handle, the arc of the tip pushes the glass breaker insert out from the butt of the handle. The little "tooth" at the tip keeps the cutting edge off the back spacer.

 

[nickedone]

What are the off color sections almost all the way down the scale and on the liner? In the basic model they're orange but on the salt they're black.

That is the body of the safety whistle within the handle, in a contrasting color.

Auto makers continue to increase the number of models with laminated glass in passenger windows, which cannot be readily cleared with glass breakers like on the Assist.

Here is what to look for on your own vehicle, usually found in the lower rear corner of the back passenger windows (F/R same glass):

2. Glass type: Laminated ― a multilayered glass, Tempered ― a tempered glass.

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For the full index of markings, go to:

http://www.elsie.com.ua/eng/mark.html

Here's a list from several years ago of vehicles with laminated passenger windows; more models added each year:

Bentley Arnage
Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Ford Explorer
Ford Flex
GMC Terrain
Buick Enclave
Buick LaCrosse
Buick Regal
Hyundai Equus
Jeep Grand Cherokee

Cadillac ATS
Cadillac Escalade
Cadillac Escalade ESV
Cadillac SRX
Cadillac XTS
Chevrolet Equinox
Chevrolet Malibu
Chrysler 300

Chrysler Midsize CUV
Dodge Avenger
Dodge Charger
Dodge Durango

Lexus LS-Series
Lexus LX-Series
Lincoln MKS
Lincoln MKT
Lincoln MKX
Mercedes-Benz CL
Mercedes-Benz CLS
Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
PorschePanamera
Tesla Model S


good luck

 

[Jordan@DLT]

I keep one in my glovebox as an accident/I forgot my usual knife, I haven't busted any car windows or anything but I'm confident it would do the job if needed. It'll rip through seatbelts pretty quickly if how it does against cardboard, rope, and other materials is any indication.