Touring Utility Knife
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I carry a small Victorinox and I think I use the blade more often for tiny screws than for cutting. I carry it for the tweezers, can and bottle openers, toothpick and screw drivers, otherwise I'd carry an Opinel knife. It's better for cutting food.
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Well as I said, it doesn't have to be wrong for anyone else. However the fact you use it every day, like say the kitchen sink, does not recommend it to me. Your pic above shows a lot of stuff like Robertson bits (?), even regular screw driver bits have little place on my bike. Looks like a security blanket tool to me. A 2 inch hacksaw blade? If I needed a hack saw, I would just throw in a real blade, I could grind one end into a knife. As I say my basic rule it that if it doesn't torque something on my bike I don't carry it. I can't think of anything I use needle noses for on my bike. My only leatherman is the one with the scissors instead of the pliers. But I don't carry it either.
Today I was happy to have brought the Surge as I used the scissors, knife, pliers, cable cutters, awl, file, and the metal hacksaw blade to cut off small bolts... it also has a very good pair of scissors.
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the knife I use most is a kuhn-rikon paring knife in yellow with a plastic guard.
I use it only for food and it cleans better than a folder to avoid food poisoning.
I use my SAK or Leatherman for the dirtier jobs.
Firewood sticks can be sawn with the SAK.
I use it only for food and it cleans better than a folder to avoid food poisoning.
I use my SAK or Leatherman for the dirtier jobs.
Firewood sticks can be sawn with the SAK.
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I carry an LL Bean Camping Knife. It is a folder with a thin, wide blade that is rounded at the tip. It is good for slicing bread, cutting steak or spreading peanut butter. Unfortunately it no longer is available from Bean.
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One blanket comment I'll make on a few posts that have been made. The posts have been "I take xxx, if I needed to do yyy I'll take zzz." I think all that's good for trips where you can easily recover from something unexpected happening but if you run into a "not normal" situation then you need a versatile and durable set of "things". The comment also made up there somewhere is that one can over-prepare for what may or may not happen. That's true. Very very true. What I like to do is see something that makes me go "Hmmmm...." and test it out. If it stands the test of time and usefulness I'll see if it can replace two or more things that I normally carry, or replace one thing and do a better job. Or I'll include it if it fills a hole I know I have in my "stuff".
Either way I'll beat it up and try it out and see what comes of it.
Either way I'll beat it up and try it out and see what comes of it.
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I'm a credit-card tourer, so the only tools I need are a multi-tool and a pump. However I do pack a BFK (usually a K-Bar) 'cause these days, you never know...
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My Spiderco Meadowlark 2 is small but very useful. (Actually, I've used the Lady Bug and Robin but the Meadowlark seems like the "correct size".)
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In some parts of the USA, that BFK (fixed blade) is illegal to carry if the blade length exceeds X. Std Ka-bars usually exceed the blade length limit in areas with such laws. Knife laws are sorta like gun laws, in that they vary by state, county or city. You can be JRA, cross an invisible boundary and suddenly your weapon is illegal to carry either open or concealed - so do your due diligence and avoid expensive legal mistakes.
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In some parts of the USA, that BFK (fixed blade) is illegal to carry if the blade length exceeds X. Std Ka-bars usually exceed the blade length limit in areas with such laws. Knife laws are sorta like gun laws, in that they vary by state, county or city. You can be JRA, cross an invisible boundary and suddenly your weapon is illegal to carry either open or concealed - so do your due diligence and avoid expensive legal mistakes.
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I sometimes carry a Climber model - corkscrew, 2 blades, screwdriver, bottle opener, can opener, scissors, toothpick. It's got a couple other tools that are practically useless - otherwise it's a decent basic knife-tool. I'd delete the unused tools if I could to save weight for backpackiing,
Climber Swiss Army Knife
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I sometimes carry a Climber model - corkscrew, 2 blades, screwdriver, bottle opener, can opener, scissors, toothpick. It's got a couple other tools that are practically useless - otherwise it's a decent basic knife-tool. I'd delete the unused tools if I could to save weight for backpackiing,
Climber Swiss Army Knife
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Picnicker Pocket Knife, Swiss Army, Swiss Army Picnicker Pocket Knife
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One blanket comment I'll make on a few posts that have been made. The posts have been "I take xxx, if I needed to do yyy I'll take zzz." I think all that's good for trips where you can easily recover from something unexpected happening but if you run into a "not normal" situation then you need a versatile and durable set of "things". The comment also made up there somewhere is that one can over-prepare for what may or may not happen. That's true. Very very true. What I like to do is see something that makes me go "Hmmmm...." and test it out. If it stands the test of time and usefulness I'll see if it can replace two or more things that I normally carry, or replace one thing and do a better job. Or I'll include it if it fills a hole I know I have in my "stuff".
Either way I'll beat it up and try it out and see what comes of it.
Either way I'll beat it up and try it out and see what comes of it.
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I received this in the mail and no surprises with it from what I was thinking it was. I like how it feels in my hand and if I was prone to making youtube videos of me pretending I was a bad-ass I would do different fight movements and give my approval or disapproval to show how awesome I am, etc.
BUT..... I'll take it along with me the next few times I'm out and run it through the my normal paces. I'll give it a fair chance but as I mentioned way way up there I'll probably end up making it a camping (car camping) or deer camp thing to chop taters and whatever else need sliced.
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I always have a SAK in pocket,and if touring/going on longer rides,a Gerber multi-tool (Suspension model I think). If gravel/rail trail/bike-packing type camping,I always carry my Becker BK2. Not light by any means for it's size (I'm not a weight-fixated rider tho),but it's nigh indestructible,and easily sharpened. I would trust my life to that blade in a survival situation if one arose (I'm a big Becker BK series fan too tho,and I always have my BK11 neck knife around/handy too )
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Not to harp on the point (but I guess I am), I don't see it replacing my favorite knives on an outing. However, I really enjoy knives and this one is pretty dang cool. It's hip factor is way up there. If I owned one, I'd definitely show it off, when we had company over. ("Hey, Kevin. Come out back. Let me show you how to chop wood with this thing.")
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Not to harp on the point (but I guess I am), I don't see it replacing my favorite knives on an outing. However, I really enjoy knives and this one is pretty dang cool. It's hip factor is way up there. If I owned one, I'd definitely show it off, when we had company over. ("Hey, Kevin. Come out back. Let me show you how to chop wood with this thing.")
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I bought this many, many years ago, not because I thought I'd get much use of it but just because I found it absolutely beautiful.
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I have a midsize hunting knife that I made myself that I will probably stuff into my saddle bag once I start riding further afield. For now, a little Swiss Army knife is all I carry.
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I like it. Interesting design, light weight. But I think I'd hurt myself with that thing.