Swiss Army Knife - Cherry Popping
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Loads of bit drivers n ratchets about from Victorinox, Leatherman, Topeak etc.
Fun modding stuff too though.
Fun modding stuff too though.
Not seen anything but there's an etsy maker, uaMOON, who makes gitd Vic scales so might be worth messaging to see if they could do them for the RG.
To be honest, for day to day urban EDC a well chosen SAK based on your own needs probably covers pretty much everything.
Unusually have a tactical style pen and a SwissCard in the car too, but that's really about it.
Yes I can see that - I think there is significant difference between having a penknife and maybe something else as opposed to lugging around an overly zealous and OTT toolkit.
I was more thinking of what the SAK ( Majority of SAKs ?? ) don't offer which is a bit holder and somesort of torque bar / ratchet type affair - albeit a small one.
Which would be pocketable in a small sheath.
Not sure if anyone offers hex bits that are contained in a cylinder type carrying device. Would make a smallish kit useful.
Take a look along a middle isle some day.
This:
…….is a dual ended bit holder.
It isn’t ratchet.
It fits into this:
Which is the usual black and yellow tat found everywhere.
The extension socket could be used as a torque bar if you are using the long reach end of the bit holder.
The bar once had a pocket clip.
It lives in a side pocket of my rucksack and hasn’t been used for many years.
Last I remember, I used the tape measure (1M)
I can’t really think of a reason to use mutually opposed spirit levels in camp.
Whole thing is 170mm long. W225gm.
This:
Fits very precisely into this:
Which happens to be a stainless steel flute but:
A piece of 12mm od / 10mm id aluminium tube with a Polymorph bung at each end should hold three bits and an extension in a 150mm length.
It might even take a pen clip.
Thanks for exercising the brain cells. It’s the only exertion that I really enjoy.
This:
…….is a dual ended bit holder.
It isn’t ratchet.
It fits into this:
Which is the usual black and yellow tat found everywhere.
The extension socket could be used as a torque bar if you are using the long reach end of the bit holder.
The bar once had a pocket clip.
It lives in a side pocket of my rucksack and hasn’t been used for many years.
Last I remember, I used the tape measure (1M)
I can’t really think of a reason to use mutually opposed spirit levels in camp.
Whole thing is 170mm long. W225gm.
This:
Fits very precisely into this:
Which happens to be a stainless steel flute but:
A piece of 12mm od / 10mm id aluminium tube with a Polymorph bung at each end should hold three bits and an extension in a 150mm length.
It might even take a pen clip.
Thanks for exercising the brain cells. It’s the only exertion that I really enjoy.
I see your Tat , and raise you some more.
Not saying thats the optimal item , but an idea of what I am talking about.
These are really useful (and cute if a tool can be cute
).Not a daily carry but very handy. Just takes standard 1/4 inch hex bits.
The two models which closest fit your requirements are the Victorinox Hiker and the Victorinox Soldier’s knife.
Victorinox Hiker
Victorinox Soldier’s Knife
The advantages for the Hiker are it’s smaller size, less weight, it includes tweezers/tooth pick, it is UK legal to carry and the red colour will make it slightly easier to find if dropped in the grass.
The advantages for the Soldier’s knife are that it is bigger, it feels considerably more robust, it has a non-slip grippy handle, it can be opened with one hand and it looks cool in a military kind of way. However the disadvantages are that it is twice the weight, it does not have tweezers/tooth pick, it is not UK legal to carry in public and the green/black handle would make it harder to find if dropped.
Recently I wanted another SAK to keep permanently stored at one of the stables which is positioned quite far away from the tack room block where the main tools are kept. The Hiker and Soldier’s knife have a perfect combination of tools that I tend to use while there. I opted for the Soldier’s knife over the Hiker model because I thought the serrated edge might be more useful than a straight edge for cutting through rope and trimming the occasional bit of overgrown hedge foliage. At least that is the reason I told myself. The truth is the Hiker would work perfectly fine too but I really picked the Soldier’s knife because the macho aesthetics appealed to my ego more.
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Post #47 - I went for the Victorinox RangerGrip 79 in the end - which I'm quite happy with - did however consider the Soldier.The two models which closest fit your requirements are the Victorinox Hiker and the Victorinox Soldier’s knife.
Victorinox Hiker
Victorinox Soldier’s Knife
The advantages for the Hiker are it’s smaller size, less weight, it includes tweezers/tooth pick, it is UK legal to carry and the red colour will make it slightly easier to find if dropped in the grass.
The advantages for the Soldier’s knife are that it is bigger, it feels considerably more robust, it has a non-slip grippy handle, it can be opened with one hand and it looks cool in a military kind of way. However the disadvantages are that it is twice the weight, it does not have tweezers/tooth pick, it is not UK legal to carry in public and the green/black handle would make it harder to find if dropped.
Recently I wanted another SAK to keep permanently stored at one of the stables which is positioned quite far away from the tack room block where the main tools are kept. The Hiker and Soldier’s knife have a perfect combination of tools that I tend to use while there. I opted for the Soldier’s knife over the Hiker model because I thought the serrated edge might be more useful than a straight edge for cutting through rope and trimming the occasional bit of overgrown hedge foliage. At least that is the reason I told myself. The truth is the Hiker would work perfectly fine too but I really picked the Soldier’s knife because the macho aesthetics appealed to my ego more.
I have both the 79 and soldier, re ground the edge to plain, they are much the same, the only advantage for me is the soldier has a dedicated Phillips. Can’t remember the last time I used a cork screw, when I got the ranger grip 79, it was almost £20 cheaper than the 78 which has the Phillips, otherwise I’d have had the 78!
Agreed - the last time I had to open a bottle of wine ( I say "I"... it was more my ever faithful Man servant Cuthbert the III , been in my family since forever... ) was a bottle of chateau de piff-papp-poof ( 67 ) - finely scented and full bodied, darker than welsh coal miners belly button with a hint joie de vivre that lingered on the palette like an unwelcome + 1 at a dinner party...
Any way - musings aside - agreed ref the pricing - not sure why they can't make them the same price?? Surely with the helter skelter bends of the corkscrew compared to the straight shaft of the phillips would be more costly to manufacturer???
Seems to be a tradesman Tax. As opposed to a Sommelier's tax..
I suspect that you are watching the work of a marketing algorithm in play.
Does that tiny cork screw actually work? Given the quality of corks today it looks as if it would break one up.
This randomly selected alternative, dedicated to accessing your alcohol related necessities has a cork screw which has close to a fifty percent greater diameter, which spreads the load by a factor of three on each of its turns.
Admittedly it won’t help much when disassembling your bike.
Does that tiny cork screw actually work? Given the quality of corks today it looks as if it would break one up.
This randomly selected alternative, dedicated to accessing your alcohol related necessities has a cork screw which has close to a fifty percent greater diameter, which spreads the load by a factor of three on each of its turns.
Admittedly it won’t help much when disassembling your bike.
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