What SAK are ya totin' today?

Quiet said:
These knives are very well made, honestly. I purchased one a short while ago after I read through Felix Immler's book and it was revealed at the end that he'd done all those things with that particular knife, and have to say :thumbsup:that he was on the money. I especially enjoy the longer (and actually useful) saw that this model includes, and of course, the longer blade as well. It makes it a true multifunctional camping knife because you can do both woodcraft as well as food prep with it. Will I carry multiple knives on a camping trip? Absolutely, but this knife will be on my belt as well anyway.
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Yes sir. I have stumble fumbled my way through knives/axes etc. I was never a steel junkie but I have been reasonably attentive to the basics. I have gone through many use phases with outdoor cutting tools, often associated with other outdoor interests. I have been reactive enough times, in isolated locations, when I was starting to lose light, I wasn’t dressed optimally, the weather was cold or turning bad, on and on. I finally got caught enough times to realize that It could have gotten worse. And then I started to become proactive….. SAKs and multis suddenly made much more sense as an extra back up. Most of us can build a shelter or get a fire going with very minimal tools. But why I primarily carry redundant tools is for speed. As I said previously, I have scared myself being in remote, cold, crapy locations where I learned the hard way that speed is also Important. Making a shelter or fire earlier before losing too much light helped, but the cold is cold. Whatever helps me to get fire going quicker in the cold is appreciated and used, if on hand. I have a mid sized splitting axe that stays in my trunk year round. I remember having a difficult time getting a butane lighter to work on the north shore of frozen Lake Athabasca, because the intense cold affected the lighter and my hands. I learned years later that a lighter under the arm pit helps, but I didn’t know then. It was so cold that people ran their diesel trucks all night or they wouldn’t start. And I was killing and eating ptarmigan birds that buried themselves in snow at temp extremes. Luck overcame my ignorance and occasional stupidity. But I did wake up to the dangers out there. Yes I also like the 78 for it’s big saw and blade. I find that the sharp square spines on SAKs easily kick out a great spark shower on fero rods, along with their intentional use. Ya, it’s been a learning curve for me. Life long learning I suppose. :thumbsup:
 
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Still the Executive until the Rambler gets here. If it ever gets here..
 
sonofwilfred said:
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I have 8, 58mm sized Swiss Army knives and four of them have had this same problem, it's why I don't buy them. The tweezers over time with use jam dust and dirt in behind the scale and wreck the scale. Two of the 58mm's with tweezers that I don't use are fine. This Mini Champ is going back in the draw now.
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There are Victorinox Service Centers located all over the USA. The repair is quite simple (snap on new scales), and usually the only cost is one way postage.
 
tiguy7 said:
There are Victorinox Service Centers located all over the USA. The repair is quite simple (snap on new scales), and usually the only cost is one way postage.
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Thanks mate, I'm not worried about it because it will just happen again.
 
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