The best SAK

[Blades2442]

Let me ask you guys this if I can where is the best place in the exchange to look for an SAK, in production folders or gear and gadgets of course both under Individual

 

[Blades2442]

And what do you think of the blue Alox farmer?

 

[ThePeacent]

The peacant what is the other Alox you show thefe

Hi there.
It is the Minichamp in alox version.

Red color, there's also black and silver, I believe.

Lovely tool, a step up from the Rambler, has a truly big selection of implements. The non-alox Minichamp has a pen, too, and the toothpick/tweezers in the scales, but this one is much more compact. Excellent Phillips, two blades, nice scissors.

It's the SAK I carry most, linked to my one piece tool for prying, and I'd recommend both to anyone! :thumbup:

 

[Dantone05]

And what do you think of the blue Alox farmer?

Excellent.
I have an Alox OD farmer that I carry and use all the time. It works well for me because I spend a lot of time outdoors. Has the tool set that really works for me out in the bush and gives it a wider hand filling feel when using. Only ding I can give it you might feel the weight of you are use to carrying smaller SAKS.

 

[Gizler00]

^^^^^^x2. I carry an alox farmer everyday paired with my other EDC blade if choice. But the farmer never leaves the rotation. It's the one knife I always have on me.

 

[Herlock]

Hi! With so many nice models, I agree it’s just a matter of personal preference . Personally, my favourite carry today it’s a Spartan. It has everything I need for our easy hikes and does fine also in urban/working scenarios. Around here the corkscrew saved the day a number of times when I was a kid and, still today, it comes out handy in picnic areas… often we meet campers with a bottle of good wine and no corkscrew… classic win-win situation

 

[T.K.C.]

For me, it is the Cadet.

 

[upnorth]

The "best" SAK is the one that best fits your needs, uses and lifestyle.

Yes indeed.

 

[ichor]

With about a zillion models, it is basically a matter of personal preference. For me, I carry a SAK Tinker lanyarded to a Fenix E05 flashlight. I do wish they made an Alox Tinker. No need for me for a cork screw - only cheap screw top wines and fine Scotch

Rich

Unless you have special needs, its hard to beat the Tinker!!

 

[Jeff Clark]

For years the Tinker was my daily carry, then I upgraded to the longer lock-bladed Adventurer. Slim, light-weight, all my favorite tools (including Philips screw-driver) and a locking blade. http://www.sakwiki.com/show_image.php?id=1429

 

[sabre cat]

I seem to like the Alox Soldier/Pioneer series the best but if I need something a little smaller I grab the Cadet.

If we are talking about the models with the plastic scales, if would have to be the Mechanic followed by the basic Spartan. I have never tried the Recruit but it is my understanding that it is nothing more than the Cadet without Alox clothing.

 

[flarp]

Yeoman fits my uses best.

 

[wensynch]

^ Which Yeoman is that? Great tool load. And where do you get that little clip?

Pioneer is probably the preferred SAK at 93mm and the base model, as in al other 93mm are variants depending on tool added. Pioneer of the key chain version of the Soldier which is the Alox version of the 91mm, which is your regular old SAK. So, buy one of those, Pioneer variants, if you're going to buy pick one up.

If you are still looking at the cellidor ones, I have an extra green Bantam if you would like it. It is of the 84mm line and only has the main blade and combo tool; no key ring attachment, tweezers or toothpick. The 84mm line included the Cadet, which is a smaller version of Pioneer with a file instead of an awl, and the Recruit which has a second blade as the substitute.

Alox Bantam is one of the best EDC knives ever.

 

[Grateful]

Lots of great suggestions already, i have one to add. The Compact, its what i have been carrying lately. Its really a great choice if scissors are important to you, they are to me.

Jim

 

[leghog]

The best SAK

To my mind the best is either the victorinox 93mm Alox Pioneer series family of knives or the Victorinox 108mm Safari series of knives.

But since you say you want a minimalist knife with few tools other than the cutting blade and like the alox models, I'll suggest the Pioneer Settler. The top one in the pic below and the far right one in the pic above.

 

[22-rimfire]

For years the Tinker was my daily carry, then I upgraded to the longer lock-bladed Adventurer. Slim, light-weight, all my favorite tools (including Philips screw-driver) and a locking blade. http://www.sakwiki.com/show_image.php?id=1429

This is precisely what I did with a several year foray with an old Alox Soldier. Wen I read about it being discontinued, I purchased a number of spares at one of the online merchants. I believe the BSA version is still made. The side lock works quite well. I like the longer blade for general purposes, but you certainly can tell it is in your pocket. I pretty much limit myself to two layer SAKs for pocket carry.

Added: The Farmer model is very popular with folks that want a saw. If that is the one you lean toward, it's a good one.

 

[John_B]

This is the correct answer.

As for me, I've found the scissors to be the SAK tool I use most often, and the smallest Victorinox SAK to offer "full-size" scissors is the Compact. If I were to find myself constrained to a single model, this would be it. There has been one riding in my left pocket almost every day for going on 20 years now.

Alox models have a lot going for them, including sturdier tools and greater overall durability, so if I'm going to spend a lot of time outdoors I'll opt for a Pioneer or this particularly nice customized model (photo by the builder, Robert Lessard):

Oh WOW I really Like!!!!

 

[mmarkh]

Tinker or Super Tinker are my faves.

 

[HARDBALL]

Hi OP,

For the last.....thirty or so years, I've carried a "Tinker" which is a GREAT handy little Pocket Knife. Even though I own a NIB Alox "Farmer" (stored in "kit bag") I'm itching to by a new SAK for Pocket EDC. I like the good ol' Red Scale model as I DO (on occasion) find the TOOTHPICK tool especially handy indeed! That being said, I am having a VERY difficult time now trying to decide between a new SAK "HIKER" or "CAMPER" models. I live in Maine and that lil' Saw is a MUST in my book. I believe the "CAMPER" with it's "Cork screw" would be most handy for untying knots especially in COLD WINTER weather. However, I'm thinking the "HIKER" (with it's Phillips Screw Driver) will be more pocket friendly to carry. I personally will not carry any SAK (EDC Pocket Carry knife) any larger than models this size or smaller. Good luck.


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[BITEME]

I have always admired the concept of Alox but so far have avoided them because these have never featured corkscrews. Corkscrews are useful well beyond merely opening wines! So I settled on the red scale Spartan model over the past 50 years despite once in awhile trying out locking blade models and ones with saws and scissors. Spartans (and their smaller cousins Tinker or Sportsman (I think)) are all around wonderfully handy and yet not bulky/weighty enough to wear a hole through a pant pocket. Earlier models (1960s) didn't have toothpicks or tweezers nor the hidden pinhole or the eyeglass screwdriver feature. The small blades in the old ones were of a handier profile than the newer (1980s+) ones but that's a minor detail.
Nice thing about SAKs is the cash outlay is minimal, they're readily replaced if they're lost or misplaced and far as I know the factory will even repair broken ones free of charge.

Can you give a few alternative uses-thanks