Awesome! The champ is amazing. Thanks for the tip!

Lol!! Space City, I sometimes read a comment, give it a heart, and then can't finish my reply and then I never see it again because it already has a heart. I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner!! I hope you ❤️ it so much!

Great! Yeah, I love this holster, too! 😀

Thanks for the tips.

Absolutely - thanks for the comment!!

Oh I'm so glad to hear that! I hope it works out well! Thank you! Greetings from the US!

Welcome, Lurbais! It's so great to see another woman here... I feel like our gender invented the original EDC but now it's going on without us! Thank you for subscribing and talking about your background. And now i'm going to ask you a question because you are the 1st EMS provider that I've run into since I thought of this. I have a theory that people who carry an EDC knife or multitool are 30% more likely to start bystander CPR. What do you think?

@@thevineclimber hmmm what an interesting hypothesis. Is your data anecdotal or is there study data to support the 30% number? I'm not sure about it and would need to ponder on it a bit. My first reaction is that gender or education would be stronger factors, and maybe location (rural vs urban) but that's just a gut reaction. Would make for an interesting study.

Nope! Not even anecdotal, really. Just seems like the personality types may match. We will probably never know! Thanks for answering...

Everyone should learn CPR, from a 14 year RN, and new subscriber. My daughter is getting her first Swiss Army knife for her 12th soon. Totally agree on the Hide and Drink name for such good looking products, just happened to see that side sheath today on Amazon.

I'm sorry that you lost your knife. But what a great opportunity you have made from that loss! I have to admit, I do love my Swiss champ. The more I carry it and the more I use it, the more indispensable I find it to be. Everything else kind of feels like almost but not quite there. Even the tools that I thought were silly, such as I thought that the pliers were not that useful well. I use them all the time now. I hope you enjoy it a time! Also, it's not bad to change the scales. The problem is to get nice scales, you'll probably have to buy another knife with nice scales and then take them off, because only Heidi shop sells pretty scales, it seems.

Yes! I love the Swiss champ because I am lazy.You are obviously not lazy but I am. When I see something that needs to be done if I have the tool on me I'm pretty likely to do it. But if I do not have the tool on me, I am pretty unlikely to do it. Lol I accidentally used the Phillips driver on some giant sized Torx screw yesterday and it worked!

Ben that’s awesome! I think there is definitely a look that goes real well with these horizontal leather holsters. I personally quit small-of-back carrying anything years ago because it’s hard for me to access quickly or to see if you’re printing.

Nik!! Thank you. 😀 I also love the Swiss champ. It is good for so many things. Just now, my husband's boot had a place where the seam ripped open.I sewed it back closed but used the pliers to help the needle in the leather, and the magnifying glass to thread the needle, and the tweezers (when I dropped the needle on the cement and could not pick it up), and the scissors to cut the thread, and the Phillips to help push the needle through. I cannot wait to see that Nite Ize belt pouch. But my friend, if I may presume to call you that, while our taste in SAKs is the same, the... way our pants fit... is not. I love the suspension clip idea! Someday, maybe... :) Thank you!!

Yes!!!! That is so exciting!! I love mine so much - and the more you use it the more you use it!! And the more you love it!

Thanks, Gus! 😀

Danke schön! I'm so happy to hear that! ☺️ It makes you feel like you can handle anything.

@VineClimber Sie sind sehr gerne. For sure, Swisschamp it's the ultimate MT, under different perspectives. Thanks a lot for your channel, I wish you a great success.

Well the bad part of it is it sold out shortly after? I made the video. And they haven't ever restocked it! I actually think I will give him a call today and see if they will please make some more.

Yeah, I agree, it's a great find!! I'm so glad you like it!! Thanks for the comment!

Well I hope you will... they are sold out at both Stockyard Exchange and Amazon. I think that is a problem with the way they source their porosity, although when you DO get one, you can feel good about supporting an artisan.

I have it on right now. Patinas nicely! I really love it., because I do not feel it at all! I hope you love it!

That is an interesting way to carry it - women's pockets are often too closely fitted to make that possible, but hanging outside would work for me, too!

I think it's still in stock now! it was out of stock for such a long time. Really Glas you got something out of the video!

Oh thank you so much for commenting on that! I was really proud of that paradigm shift. :)

Glad you like them! I'll do my best - thanks!

Which model was it, do you have a link please? They have a bunch of different products on their site.

@@josephfarrugia2350 It is made by Hide and Drink, on the stockyard exchange website. I used the link in her description.

That's great! Best news ever! The trick is keeping it on you so you can get the most out of it. :) I say that because I think that many women are tempted to stick it in their purse. Which is fine, but a lot of times it's not really that easy to get it out of there. You gotta put some effort into making it available. That's why I carried a Leatherman juice for like, a decade without hardly ever using it. Because it just wasn't available enough. I think I'm going to make a video about that. Thank you so much for telling me about your wife deciding to carry a Swiss Army knife! I feel like it's part of our heritage as women that we often overlook!

@@thevineclimber my wife ordered a couple of SAK's so Amazon can't get here fast enough, she has the bug...lol

That's so awesome. I'm really excited to hear that. I hope you love it as much as I do I get so much use out of it. I am always sad whenever I don't have it because I'm testing something else. I'm always running into things where I could have just used that 1 thing on the Swiss champ and I didn't have it with me. That's why I try to have it all the time!!

Oh it's in black now, too? Great! I'll get one of those!! I'm so happy it worked out for you. :) I am very pleased with mine., too.

Lol I think that women invented EDC but we just call it - our purse.

They sold out of them!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Yes!!! I'm so glad to hear it! The more you use it the more uses you will have for it. It is like a SAK on crack. Hm, that would be a good video title if it didn't imply drug use. Anyhow, it is way the best IMO because it's good for stuff Every. Single. Day. Try using it to solve every little problem - you will discover so many things. Like the person who discovered that the fish scaler makes a good bread knife (Nic Gyver maybe?). Or Mezillch (I think) carrying a magnet inside the curve of the can opener. Once your brain gets used to going to it for answers, you will find that it brings you more answers than you thought possible! :) Or at least I did find that.

Oh, nice! My EMS pants have a fantastic bunch of pockets on them - but I've not modified the cargo pockets of either those or my pants from the video. That's a good idea, and easily accomplished!

I still wear these all the time, and they look just great! I got the belt from the same company so the color would match. :) It looks great on everyone - this is the best holster for this product and will work for most people who aren't dressing for a place where a knife on a holster would be inappropriate! :) Congrats on your new gift! I know you will love it!!

Thank you so much.

Awesome! I got mine on Amazon, but that site looks good - I listed it so people could have a choice. Let us know how it goes!

@@thevineclimber Will do!

We could call it the Swiss army knife pocket! Lol my jeans have that pocket too. But it is not that useful, and if I put a 91 mm knife in there it pinches on my hip. Still that would be awesome, like a built- in holster!

This holster went out of stock shortly after the video. Doesn't seem to be back in stock yet. :( I've been looking for a replacement since then!

Oh that's nice! That kind of thing would not work with my pockets but I have been known to throw it in my back pocket when I'm just in the house. I sometimes feel a little bit guilty about the pocket lint but this knife has been through a lot more than pocket lint! That slip sounds interesting. Why doesn't it fall sideways? Is it wider than the knife?

Cool thanks!! 😀 Thanks for watching and commenting, too!

Danke schön! So glad you liked the video! :)

Well your comment makes it clear that you, also, are super cool! I'm sad though because they no longer seem to have the horizontal holster for the Swiss champ at Stockyard Exchange or on Amazon!!

@@thevineclimber Found some on Etsy. Can't link to anything as KZfaq keeps deleting my replies though :(

Ack! This social networking site needs some work!!!

@@thevineclimber Luckily CEO just stepped down :D Hope they bring back sort by old, dislike button, fix search (what are those suggestions on search?!) and add some search function when you add videos to playlists (or at the bare minimum an alphabetical sort) :D

Sounds like you should apply for the job. Those are good ideas! Lol believe me, the dislike button is there, though...

Thank you!! Great comment! :)

Well thanks, I did not say anything important though. I have the Swiss Champ but I use a generic sheath that fits it well. I do not find it heavy at all. The only one thing I changed were the scales, installing a pair of translucent ones in blue. And a little bit of tinder around the corkscrew. But I kept the mini screwdriver.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! It's easy and gets you just what you want. Thanks, René!

Thank you! I think a lanyard is a great choice!!

Thank you. I'm not sure I know what that means, but I'm going to take it as a compliment!

Thanks, Nathan! I actually think several people commented that they use this technique. Instead of thinking of it as "in the pocket but on a suspension from the belt", I think if it as suspended from the belt but not flopping around because it's controlled in the pocket. :) Thank you so much for commenting! It's always great to meet another fan of my favorite pocketknife! Anne

They have a button on them? That sounds good! I'll look for one!

Yes; I'm so happy they are back in stock!! Mine continues to be just perfect for the Swiss Champ. I ordered a backup just in case, because I literally cannot find anything else like this. It's the best!

Thank you! I am happy that they seem to have come back in stock!

Thank you! I took a vacation from getting to the point, but I am back to it. I do not think I an chatty by nature.

That would be awesome. Best way to carry it if you can!

That cross draw sheath is cool tho..like a SAK gunslinger!

Well I'd really have to work to get a cross draw on it. If that were a gun I'd shoot myself in the hand. Got to kinda push it out from the back!

@@thevineclimber lol

Hey William! Thank you for stopping by!

That sounds like a really nice setup and one that I did not explore! Totally modular for any knife with a lanyard, I would guys... Thank you for sharing!

Thank you! Yes, that is my favorite hack because I've never seen it before, and it's almost free, and works with many different knives and multitools, and doesn't damage your tool!

When I used to carry a SwissChamp in my jeans pocket, I have noticed that the hard edge in the back of the wood saw tends to scratch the tissue with the movement and then the SwissChamp get full of dirt with those tissue fibers. I am curious if that does not happen with the pocket sewing hack you mentioned.

Thanks!

I totally agree, and it works on note body types, too. And it looks better. Why is this not more of a thing?

I know, right? I emailed the company to see if they would make more, because they are totally sold out!

I love that plan! And then you get a multi tool to stash in the car. In case you forget? Your. Swiss champ one day. I think you mean this one - only $15! Check this out! a.co/d/emGHFEW

Yes, that is the one I mean. I paid less than 10 euros, and although the functions are not too many, the quality is great. And at that price, I actually bought two 😅

@Dom Xem lol it's good to have a backup or a gift ready to go!

Thanks, N8! Yeah, I love that pocket mod! I just wish the pants looked a little cooler!! If I misplace the Swiss Champ, when I see it again, I'm always like, "it's not so big!!"

Thanks!! That was one of my favorites!!

Oh I think that's a great idea! It would be really great in scrub pockets (if you wear scrubs to work) - as long as you can find thread that looks right.

I've seen that! Looks very convenient and never gets in the way!

ROFL!!!!

I love this option! I really hadn't understood before reading comments to this video that the weight of it in the pocket is the problem for many people. I don't feel the weight because usually my pockets just squish it into my body so it might as well be attached. This sounds like a very affordable way to move the weight to the belt. Thank you for sharing it! 😀

@@thevineclimber Thanks for your reply. There are some who are really into SAKs and won't go above 3 layers for the pocket, saying it is too heavy and bulky if above 4 layers! Most of the time the bulk and weight doesn't bother me at all. Most of these people who make these comments are guys! So I'm impressed with you as a lady carrying a Swiss Champ! Kudos to you!

And if you want them to be happy to see you, maybe you should get yourself a belt holster!

Oh, I'm so excited for you! The Swiss champ is the best because there are no tools you're really gonna be missing, probably. I kind of wish I had a Marlin spike sometimes, because they look cool, but the corkscrew does get knots out pretty well! And frankly, the little pliers is good for paracord knots, too. I still love this holster and use it all the time! It is my go-to. I'm so happy that since I made the video, they actually changed the Amazon listing to say it fits the Swiss champ!!!

@thevineclimber yes it has all the tools. Leathermans don't have fero rod options, pens or files all in one.

Nice!! Love to have all the tools together. Thanks for commenting!

It looks like they are sold out again! The description has links to both the Amazon link and the stockyard exchange. I put the stockyard exchange link below. Because It takes too much time to write all the disclaimers about the Amazon link being an affiliate link! stockyardexchange.com/products/horizontal-knife-holster?_pos=3&_sid=988cd5d6e&_ss=r Thank you so much for your nice comment. I appreciate it and I'm sorry that they ran out of the holster again.

Oh, they're the same size! I hope you found something that works for you. Thanks for watching, and for the comment!

Thank you so much for coming by to tell us! Isn't it great? It feels like it can do everything! It's like carrying a superpower with you!

@@thevineclimber Wow thanks for answering Anne! It's brilliant and I'd highly recommend it to anyone unless they have tiny hands in which case it could be awkward. Thanks again & have a great day.

You too!

Hi Nick! The KeySmart/Compact setup proposed by Jon Gadget is an absolute game-changer for some, IMO.

Oh yeah! Slings are the way of the future I think.

Hitch, that is a great idea - do you have a link to a clip that works well? My lanyard gets in the way a lot.

@@thevineclimber Sorry KZfaq keeps taking down my link , it is similar to the clip you mention below

Weird. YT sometimes allows links and sometimes not, I guess. Thanks!

No; I didn't make it, either! This may be controversial in some circles, but that is actually a piece of an Orthodox prayer rope. My dog chewed my prayer rope and so I cut a piece off and put it on my lanyard. It should be treated with respect, but I thought that once it had already been chewed it was better to be with me and be used; kind of like an extra EDC functionality! There are videos on how to your the extremely complicated knots in an Orthodox prayer rope, but I do not think you will find the effort worth it for a lanyard.

Thanks, Kyle! Deep carry pocket clips interest me.I have actually been considering that I could carry a manager on there and get some reasonable functionality and actually have the thing in my pocket! (What that means is that if I buy the clip I also get to buy a manager! See how my logic works?) The Handyman is a lovely tool... I almost got one when they were on sale recently, but I just couldn't justify it given how much I'm already set up to carry the Champ.

@@thevineclimber you should give those clips a try. They hang the knife vertical off the bottom of the pocket and make it easy to pull the knife from the pocket. They don't get in the way when working the knife. I use them with my Rovyvon A8x as well to hang from my shirt. I also carry the Manager on my keychain for backup. Ever since I got the Handyman I almost never use it, so I am thinking about switching out the Manager for the Victorinox Nail Clip 580. The 580 would give me tools I don't have that I use all the time. I also thought about keeping the Manager and adding the stand alone keychain Victorinox nail clippers. I got the Handyman as I thought the SwissChamp might be too larger and bulky but after using the deep carry pocket clip, it disappears in my pocket. I should have gone with the SwissChamp for the extra couple of tools, knowing what I know now. I'm always back and forth about upgrading to the SwissChamp or Cybertool L / SwissChamp XLT (for the bit driver) but the cost I can't justify.

Oh what an interesting comment!! If you're talking about, I think it's the nail care 582,. I believe it is on the list to be discontinued by Victorinox or maybe as already having been discontinued by Victoria. I'd pick one up right away if you're interested in that period. I found them on Heidi shop for $20ish US: www.swiss-knife.com/en/victorinox-delemont-collection-nail-clip-582.html I think most of the cybertools have been discontinued as well. Women's pockets are typically so small. And even on the one pair of jeans I have that has like man sized pockets - it really looks ridiculous for me to have a large knife in there. I'm so glad you love the handyman. It's almost the same as the Champ! I'm going to get one of those clips. Thanks!

I was able to look those up - looks really cool! But you are right - probably not for everyone's EDC style.

Yes! I think that those are actually very popular.I just don't have room in my pockets for it! Well, I can put it in my pocket but it really looks funny.

It stays vertical on the right side of the pocket! Not laying down on the bottom of the pocket like a dick!😂😂👍

@isidrorosa ROFL I cannot believe YT didn't censor that!

I am sorry! I didn't meant to be rude!😂 But it is true! Not even a man likes that!

@isidrorosa LOL that is so funny!! It is a very factual sentence, though, and facts cannot be rude. They are just facts!! 🤣

Oh, I am so excited for you! I really love it so much. Over time, you will find more and more unexpected things you can use it for! For example, I use the fish scaler to adjust a particular watch band. I hope you enjoy it more and more! Thank you for sending a message from Polamd!

Hi Dennis; thanks for your note! I have heard of a similar system from others... it won't work for me, but it seems quite handy! I love that you got that whole kit. I saw it for sale before, for like $250 or something! Very cool. I'm a teeny bit jealous.

@@thevineclimber Yeah, I guess it doesn't work for everyone. I just find it reduces the weight inside my jeans pocket and also reduces the wear and tear on the flimsy pocket material. My wife certainly approves as she doesn't have to replace pockets any more! The snap hook I use is quite small and I can unhook with one hand and retrieve the knife from the pocket, if needed. I use the same lanyard on all my SAKs. It's one of the things I dislike about my Leatherman - it has no attachment point to do this. Ideally I wear the full pouch for my Swiss Champ, and on occasion my Leatherman.

@@dennisleighton2812 - If you carry the Leatherman Wave, there is a slide out hidden lanyard by the saw blade tip. I actually removed the hidden lanyard and use the Leatherman kit with the removable pocket clip & removable lanyard clip together since you now have two attachment points. You just push the tool lock button on the Wave and the lanyard clip releases from your multi tool but the clip stays attached to lanyard which is attached to your belt and out of your way. Now you can use your pocket clip and lanyard clip at the same time. Having the Wave hang in my pocket from the lanyard gives me more room to get my big hands in my pocket and the pocket clip makes for convenient temporary holding of the tool.

@@kevola5739 Wow! I've carried my Leatherman for close to 35 years, and I never knew it ha that little lanyard clip! Thanks so much for pointing it out. Those days one didn't get a booklet and no KZfaq so I lived in ignorance cursing Leatherman! Thanks again, to you and KZfaq!

@@dennisleighton2812 -Happy to be of service.

Yes you have a very good point ! and that holster is for a 1.5 inch belt. A Deluxe Tinker is a big knife, still! I love my Super Tinker. The smallest I could go and feel comfortable is a sportsman. Does it bother you to have to go in your bag for your tools? Like, they aren't immediately available enough?

That is really the best solution if you can make it work! Thanks!!

Hm that is a good question. It holds my Swiss champ perfectly still, and I've been using it consistently since about a month before that video. How to shrink it back if it stretches.... I do not have any idea. That's a great topic for a video. I wonder if someone has already done it... Thank you for the question!!

Hmmm, yes might make a good topic. I'm not sure. I know if leather gets wet and then dries it shrinks or so I've heard.🤔

Ok found it! www.knifecenter.com/item/VN4109917/victorinox-swiss-army-33210-extra-large-zermatt-pouch-brown-leather. At least it will work according to their website.

You mean like the ones that Victorinox makes? Nope, no idea! Their website is very confusing. Let me see if I can find it, though...

@@thevineclimber yes victorinox handyman 1.3773

@@thevineclimber thanks... this one looks great!

Thanks! Cool message, too!

Lol I have thought of getting that many times. I could use it is I am using certain pants. But I'm too lazy! I know I'll just leave it on all the time!!

That's a great tip! Plus it will look less out of place in a more business'like setting

Thanks! (I'm afraid if I put any emojis in, they will accidentally have some weird meaning...)

Hi Steve - that's another thing I have been waiting for some one to comment on. It does seem like in real life I often need 2 tools at once! Yes, I am very happy but also a little confused about all these subscribers - I do work pretty hard on these videos, but I haven't even made a thumbnail image yet, and it all seems very unprofessional. I don't think I really even intended to stick with this name but now I probably will... The Swiss Champ is amazing, but it IS big. I really dislike carrying tools I don't use, also. Thank you for the encouraging note!

@@thevineclimber Hello again Anne, IMO the subscribers are joining because you project a very warm down to earth personality, respond to your readers & are not standoffish or condescending, make interesting videos on regular SAK's that the average Joe actually carries & not special or expensive items that most can't afford and yes the number of ladies who have knife and for that matter have gun channels, is very small so to find a lady who knows her stuff is like breath of fresh because quite frankly some of the longtime so called knife guys on YT are boring click bait artists & I avoid those sort of channels. Regarding needing 2 tools at once, that is the way things get done in the real world. I have a box of SAK's on my desk at home (on which my laptop sits) that I call my "Home Tool Kit" Yes I do have large regular tools like an electric drill, electric screwdriver, hammer, wrenches, chisel, metal saw etc in the cupboard but my SAK Home Tool Kit is what I reach for when I need to see to those little fiddly diddly tasks. It consists of a number of SAK's that I do not normally EDC, at the moment they are:- the 91mm Cybertool M, the 91mm Delux Tinker, the 85mm Wenger Tradesman, the 85mm Swiss Buck (Wenger) Taskmate 1, the 91mm Mountaineer (for its metal saw until one day I've got the cash to buy a new Handyman - gifted my old one to a friend), a 93mm Swiss Army 1 & the 84mm Watch Case Opener. This little group of SAK's I use for lots of small tasks around my apartment & I find it much more practical to use a combination of tools than just one large cumbersome tool like the Swiss Champ.

That is really helpful and kind; thank you! Your list is interesting. I SO want a watch case opener, but my only watch I will keep has a screw back. 😕 Do you use yours on things other than watches?

@@thevineclimber Happy Saturday Anne, I use mine to pop open the scales on my SAK's, its much safer than using a blade or a small screw driver. I am a fan of Plus scales & changing the boring red scales that are the default scale color on many SAK's to other colors such as Silver Tech & Cammo scales.

Thank you, Steve! Excuse achieved! I just got some new scales that I'm looking forward to putting on some knives. I am going to have a green Rambler, and I think that the Swiss champ might become blue. But then I feel kind of bad because the red is so iconic how can you not like it? But of course we all do like the red but every knife doesn't have to be red.

LOL I love your comment; thank you! I feel so wholesome now!

@@thevineclimber Rock'n'roll.From Australia 🤙🏄👍.I've had mine for over a decade...Every surf trip,camping,I always bring and use my SAK champ💯. Cheers pretty lady

Sweet! Yeah there's always something that needs fixing and the champ can usually do it. Based on your use of emoji's, I have decided that you are a lot cooler than me. But I'm glad that our love of the Swiss champ can bridge even this coolness divide.

@@thevineclimber Haha..I'm a surfer man from Australia..Yep it's a beauty of a tool👍

@@thevineclimber I think you are super cool!!!And enjoyed your vid!!!.And a little cutie!!👍👍😎....

ROFL!!! THANKS! BUT I also think it's clear I'm a Swiss army knife nerd. So, there is that side of it!!!

Thank you Diego!I have to be completely honest here though.I didn't turn on any kind of filter or anything, but I look way way better on camera than I do in person. As far as reversing the logic of the problem, that was my favorite thing! Thank you very much for watching and commenting!

@@thevineclimber I see, you are modest too 🤩, even better. I forgot to mention that the Victorinox pouches are not at all comfortable or fit the models particularly well. For the Swiss Champ the Victorinox leather pouch starts to sag and gets caught in everything (I just tried it last week, I could only use it 1 day). I think the Hide & Drink variant even allows to easily put a jacket on, because of how it rides on the waist.