IMO the Farmer is possibly THE best SAK there is. Great for EDC, small, safe and reliable. Much better built than it's plastic scaled cousins.
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I carry a Victorinox Rucksack, it's a bit bigger than the classic sak so it fits a bit better in my hand imo. The knife locks and it has all the basics I often need and no useless stuff I'd never use... Very happy with it and basically lives in my pocket 
Here's some vintage SAKs, the top one is private purchase and the bottom two are Swiss military issue....
I've got four .The Swiss champ on the right was my eighteenth birthday present.
That means it's twenty two years old
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Pete.
That means it's twenty two years old
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Pete.
Got one, at last! Funnily enough, I've poted for the same one as The Ratbag, a complete coincidence as I didn't know he carried one.
Alox Farmer. Didn't look in this thread beofre choosing neither, although it seems to be a popular choice.
Alox Farmer. Didn't look in this thread beofre choosing neither, although it seems to be a popular choice.
Ive got the Camper. Rearly like the Farmer but just wanted the extra shorter knife for whittleling, and the corkscrew for the odd time I buy decent wine. Thinking of rehandleing in wood though.
Same one as mad dave the spartan, usually in my pocket at all times but I have to be careful as I fly alot !!
I have used it for about 8 years, replaced the scales when they broke and keep it scarily sharp, it seems to keep a good edge.
I have used it for about 8 years, replaced the scales when they broke and keep it scarily sharp, it seems to keep a good edge.
I've got three currently.
a swisschamp that lives in a pocket of my satchel, an executive that is an occasional edc, and a Huntsman that I need to find a use for, but I got it cheap online.
a swisschamp that lives in a pocket of my satchel, an executive that is an occasional edc, and a Huntsman that I need to find a use for, but I got it cheap online.
No.
If I need a specific tool for a project, I go get THAT SPECIFIC TOOL instead of trying to use some simple poor knock-off of it. The rest is just excess weight to lug around - and most being used very seldom.
But that's just my opinion.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
p.s. Who has also "improvised" many tools on-the-spot to meet the current need.
If I need a specific tool for a project, I go get THAT SPECIFIC TOOL instead of trying to use some simple poor knock-off of it. The rest is just excess weight to lug around - and most being used very seldom.
But that's just my opinion.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
p.s. Who has also "improvised" many tools on-the-spot to meet the current need.
I have two, though only one is an original the other is a cheep knockoff but does the job though I don't actually use them much any more and they live in the bottom of my drawer with much of my knife collection. as I usually rely on my hunting knife and penknife for most of my out door needs.
I have carried a Mini Champ on my keys for about 15 years now and a few years ago I found out about the Alox range.
The first Alox model I bought was the Electrician which is like the Soldier but has a small utility blade instead of the can opener,this has been my EDC for the past few years and I find the small utility blade very handy.
The small curved part of the blade used for stripping the sheath from electrical cables is great for casting sparks on a ferro rod
Since buying my first Alox model I seem to have caught the bug and have started collecting them the latest one I have managed to buy is a vintage red Farmer which is now my EDC.
I will take some pics of my full collection soon but for now here's a pic from a few months ago.
Left to Right = Electrician,Soldier,Red Pioneer,Farmer,Blue Farmer.
The first Alox model I bought was the Electrician which is like the Soldier but has a small utility blade instead of the can opener,this has been my EDC for the past few years and I find the small utility blade very handy.
The small curved part of the blade used for stripping the sheath from electrical cables is great for casting sparks on a ferro rod
Since buying my first Alox model I seem to have caught the bug and have started collecting them the latest one I have managed to buy is a vintage red Farmer which is now my EDC.
I will take some pics of my full collection soon but for now here's a pic from a few months ago.
Left to Right = Electrician,Soldier,Red Pioneer,Farmer,Blue Farmer.
I'm in the Ron Hood school of thought on SAKs.
Wenger or Victorinox, Big blade, locking blade, saw. He calls the SAK as your "primary knife."
I have a Rucksack that sits on a shelf. I replaced it with a one handed Trekker. It has a phillips head screwdriver which allows me to carry the smaller Mini-Leatherman that is without this screwdriver.
Wenger or Victorinox, Big blade, locking blade, saw. He calls the SAK as your "primary knife."
I have a Rucksack that sits on a shelf. I replaced it with a one handed Trekker. It has a phillips head screwdriver which allows me to carry the smaller Mini-Leatherman that is without this screwdriver.
I don't disagree - my favourite SAK is in many ways my Wenger Ranger 57.
However over here you can't carry a locking blade without immediate need so I carry a non locking Huntsman lite for that
So its one of these.........
Red
However over here you can't carry a locking blade without immediate need so I carry a non locking Huntsman lite for that
So its one of these.........
Red
I have a few- one lives in my climbing sack, one in my walking sack- that way I never forget them. And one in my response pack for bushcrafting, and one in my desk at home, and a mini one in my day to day bumbag..............
They are just too useful to be without.
They are just too useful to be without.
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