@6:18 I disagree; the compact is not "very overpriced" it has plus scales and costs so much because it is hand-assembled, and it has the unique nail-file on the parcel hook (not found on any other SAK); installing the pin and pen is not automated, hence, these are more expensive to produce as is the Compact parcel hook. All plus-scale knives cost more. How much would you pay for a hand-assembled knife? @12:40 noted above Victorinox can't add the pin to knives that are machine produced that's why so few come with it. (Watch Jon Gadget's video of his Victorinox factory tour. Hand assembly is explained @4:40 through @5:48.) If you want to add a pin get a Dressmakers pin #22 size:20 1-1/4" long in Nickel-plated steel. For me, the Compact is the knife I carry just going around town. I have many SAKs to choose from... To each his own. For me, I love the compact, it was worth $59 to me and was not a rip-off owing to the unique features in a very compact-carry knife.
@bernardoreyesjr20 күн бұрын
Great video. Where can i get that exact strap? Love the magnet
@deoodolecki297920 күн бұрын
It's a good one.
@replicant8921 күн бұрын
This is one of those you have to mod to get the most out of. It's so darn close to being there, but it just falls short in stock form.
@Kyle-bb9zp24 күн бұрын
Its a tool box awesome 😎😎
@Kyle-bb9zp24 күн бұрын
I have EDC the Swiss champ really cool and practical knife droped it in my pocket and away it goes.
@dcvariousvids808229 күн бұрын
Most beer/lager bottles in Europe have serrated Crown Corks bottle caps. Which are much easier and safer to open with a bottle cap opener.
@vpenywiseАй бұрын
1 minute into the video and it's already a "I'm not saying anything, I'm not here to argue, I'm not here to be right"... Okay 🙂I'm not here to watch this video, I'm not here to comment, I'm not here to win, I'm here just to leave this comment and leave the video @00:50, bye.
@FreeLatveriaАй бұрын
WAY TOO BIG. No thanks. I have a Climber as my EDC. To be it's all about the weight. Anything bigger than a three layer in Victorinox just seems like too much to carry in my pocket. And if I want something to throw in a pouch, then I would rather have something more like a Leatherman.
@bplus2625Ай бұрын
The Hide & Drink (H&D) leather belt pouch is perfect for the SwissChamp and it's really cheap on Amzn. I like to carry that and a mini champ, for complimentary coverage, in a zippered leather pouch with two knife/flashlight holding bands H&D also makes in my front pocket. I usually don't need most of the tools on the two champs, but man, when I do need a rare tool it's so much better to have them than not.
@osark2487Ай бұрын
unless you live in a chateu in the french countryside the climber makes no sense when the super tinker replaces the cork screw for a philips
@antgue756Ай бұрын
This seems like the perfect sling bag or car knife. If you are wearing pants and a belt then maybe pocket carry but tossing it in my gym shorts to head to the grocery store? Probably not
@ssechresАй бұрын
A while back, I had a victorianox that had no blade. I also believe they do some TSA safe products with no blade.
@chuckfalls2 ай бұрын
I like long videos!
@FRANKLIN-vu1vn2 ай бұрын
Compact new in canada is about 75$ 🤬
@user-hk9du6px9x2 ай бұрын
Have you really used the prybar? Was is not worth the cost or time?
@kommandokodiak60253 ай бұрын
Dr Breens private reserve water
@davekrauser70703 ай бұрын
You really didn't do your homework on this tool. The scissors may not impress you because they are small, but they cut great, yes they cut paracord if you know how. You want a 4 inch blade on a 3 inch tool? You really need to know what your talking about before you share your opinions. It hasn't even occurred to you the options a quarter inch driver affords you. The gears on the pliers double the force of the grip.
@garydwatson3 ай бұрын
The ranger is another under-appreciated model... it's much smaller and more compact than a champ, but has the saw and the file, as well as all of the back tools that the champ has... Good camping knife. (5 layer design)... (vs 8 on the champ, and 2 of those extra 3 layers are very thick (the pliers and 3d screwdriver layers)) looks like 7 because of the dividers, but I count the fish scaler layer as the 8th layer.
@garydwatson3 ай бұрын
if you like the 2d phillips on the climber, the classic sd screwdriver I believe also does 2d phillips. (don't get me wrong, I like the 91mm models myself cause I like the larger tools)
@NashiHeartSoulSpirit3 ай бұрын
The best phillips driver Victorinox makes is surprisingly on the Rambler. If you really wanted to, you can carry both the Climber & the Rambler without any noticeable difference. As for a pair of pliers, the 4 inch xs cobra from Knipex comfortably fits inside a pair of jean’s small pocket (the pocket above the right-side pocket).
@johnossendorf99793 ай бұрын
I have pocket carried my Swiss Champ nearly every day since I bought it new in 1985. It has saved my bacon many many times !
@svgs650r3 ай бұрын
How to the magnets affect the mag strips on your cards?
@fatboycarnivore86493 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this EDC
@qiqerod3 ай бұрын
Great set up man. And that Parker MP is beautiful. Love those as an edc!
@FuglyStick4 ай бұрын
The Swiss Champ is a fine tool but it's a brick, better suited to a desk drawer than an on person carry. I generally carry an Explorer and a Leatherman Sidekick. Is it more weight than a Champ? Yes. But that weight is distributed between 2 pockets, not one. I decided a long time ago that that trying to find ONE tool that does everything you want is fruitless.
@LouisWinthorpe6224 ай бұрын
Regarding the hygiene of the toothpick. 2 things. I have a titanium toothpick in a long capsule on a keyring I keep in my coat pocket with many other items on it. I use it quite a lot. I also carry a little spray bottle of 70% isopropyl rubbing alcohol that I use for my hands, my glasses, general other things like cleaning glue off of blades and surfaces and I often use it to sanitise my toothpick. I just ordered a Climber and a Compact as I have a brother's birthday coming up and I can't decide which one to keep for myself.
@Gaba-oo4qb4 ай бұрын
I don’t think any of those are “loser” tools as you call them. It’s a matter of having the correct hand and finger dexterity in using them. Granted yeah if you want to chisel away at something for two hours then you use a normal length, stand alone chisel. But that can be said on any tool that is in the Swiss champ. Point being is that these tools all serve a function and do work but for quick operations.
@DroneDeDan4 ай бұрын
The screwdriver on the back is the perfect size for the screws on wire to wire electric connectors 😉
@zacharymadden86344 ай бұрын
Idk how many people dislike the hook, but personally, it's my favorite. I used it to take multiple bags of trash down, and once used my belt to bundle a lot of firewood and used the hook to carry it. Also, use it to take the cage cover thing off of an above ground fire pit. My favorite tool by far
@ThorstenWiekingАй бұрын
I once used the hook to ancor a cable on top of a cupboard while installing something on the underside of the wall mounted cupboard
@pedronogueira99794 ай бұрын
Rambler!
@georgestreicher2524 ай бұрын
You missed the electrical connector crimper on the back of the pliers. Have carried the Swiss Champ in a leather pouch on my belt for years, never had a problem. It's always handy and does not get in the way. Used to work assembling Class A trucks. I was always getting metal splinter in my hands. The tweezers were a life saver.
@Renku07Ай бұрын
Yes, for me this's the best way to carry this multi-tool.
@JamesStephen7104 ай бұрын
god forbid we use a knife for things a knife is used for.
@abhishekroy51195 ай бұрын
You sound suspiciously like a fan of the competition (if you can even call it that 😂). But seriously, thanks for sharing your two cents (and a peek at your Spyderco).
@steveb19725 ай бұрын
Such a shame the Manager has been discontinued. Only the far more expensive Nite Manager is available
@steveb19725 ай бұрын
The phillips multi tool is the reason I have a Rambler as my daily carry.
@adammcguinness99505 ай бұрын
I carry a Huntsman. I used the saw at work today to breakdown a 3 meter wooden crate.
@freman0075 ай бұрын
I carry a Handyman I've modified with Plus scales. I don't find too much difficulty carrying it, but it is hooked to my belt, hanging in my pocket, so it's different from just dropping it in a pocket. When I've tried dropping it in my pocket it has been a bit noticeable.
@augustobh15 ай бұрын
Great video, congrats👏👏👏. I use to carry a Ranger 91mm daily for the reasons you've mentioned. It has ALL the things I really need (and save me both: money and space). Cheers from Brazil 🙏
@plantenivanten98845 ай бұрын
What about your credit cards, have they been affected by the magnets?
@steveb19725 ай бұрын
I have glasses so wanted to keep the micro screwdriver, so use the corkscrew tinder and Firefly fire steel replacing the toothpick.
@steveb19725 ай бұрын
Both of my knives I’ve replaced the toothpick with The Firefly fire steel.
@rhk199Ай бұрын
I'll ruin your day then, The prototype had provision for exactly that and a needle compass.
@steveb19725 ай бұрын
I have the Rambler as a daily carry and Huntsman for camping, which is the largest SAK I’d have.
@servnava66015 ай бұрын
I'd definitely go with the more expensive clips. I've had a few of the cheap ones and they're straight up made of white metal (vs stainless steel) so they just snap as soon as you try to put them on a thick pocket
@earlbee31966 ай бұрын
the flat head screwdriver is called the Dolphin.
@RobertInvestigates6 ай бұрын
Great video, liked how you went into to derail and added personality! I'm a firm believer of note taking but have trouble sticking with it
@stephengardiner98676 ай бұрын
I would say that the Swiss Champ has the best "bang for the buck" of the Swiss Army knife series (size, features, cost). It is not "cheap" but still affordable. Victorinox does make a couple of other knives that are close to comparable, so a bit of "research" is always in order but buy the best you can afford. Some show more of a Wenger heritage (particularly in the considerably beefier spring set-up for the scissors and pliers). There are larger (and how!) Swiss Army knives but they are really too big and heavy to be practical AND the price skyrockets (great if you are a collector though... and there exists a true behemoth under the Wenger banner that has to be seen to be believed!). The lesser models may fit your needs but many may lack features you want. Better to have a feature that you might not often use (or at all) rather than lack something critically necessary...like the cork-screw (!!!). This may be apocryphal but I heard that the little screwdriver that fits in the corkscrew was originally intended for adjusting rifle scopes. Seems a bit too tiny, easily droppable and losable for that though. It does, however, do a sterling job in tightening those damnable hinge screws in ones eyeglasses! One thing though. Since these knives are "modular" and generally assembled from a standard kit of parts, Victorinox SHOULD be able to build custom knives (at a premium price, of course). Custom knife pouches would be a problem though. My original Swiss Champ is over 30 years old now, A few years ago I had it refurbished by Victorinox and it looked as good as new. These are knives, primarily, with additional features. If you lean towards the "multitool" idea (folding pliers with additional features), then both Victorinox and Leatherman produce some fine equipment.
@leowild21346 ай бұрын
Great Video, Felix Immler is the Name of the "only victorinox Chanel"
@dan6p6 ай бұрын
Put some heat shrink over your corkscrew and that will stop pocket wear on your tinder. Peace from Scotland