I don’t use the parcel hook normally, but it did get me out of a pinch. Years ago my friend told me to drive because she had a few drinks. She threw her keys but threw them into a drainage by accident. I hyper extended the parcel hook on my explorer, tied shoelaces to the key ring. With the hook, I was able to grab on to one of her key rings and was able to get the keys back up.
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Tooth-pick: Not the best, but you wipe it off with a tissue paper and a bit of water. Bantam combo tool: It's also a can-opener. Not a great one, but can be used for that. *Explorer:* No, wasn't in the video, but arguably one of the best all-around Urban EDC Victorinox models out there. Definitely worth a look. (Also has the magnifier from the much thicker Swiss Champ. And, as you get older; that magnifier becomes a lot more useful.)
I bought my Cybertool shortly after release whilst traveling through Atlanta airport. All these years later I still use it all the time. I have other SAKs but that one is by far my favorite. I like your compact cybertool. It really does keep the most used stuff while losing the unecessary.
The compact ‘combi tool’ is a can opener, bottle opener, flat head, wire stripper and gets onto a cross head screw. Also pry (unofficially…). I EDC one and agree it’s great.
Great video Marcus! I'm carrying the cybertool m as my edc. I use the toothpick to clean the dust out of my cellphone charger and I usually disinfect it with some alcohol wipes after using it. I was sceptical about the little pliers but they have come in super handy. I have large hands so if I need to do some precision tasks it is perfect for me.
Hey Marcus. I just did my first Victorinox video which is funny to have it at the same time as this. I think a small cyber tool with scissors would be the best SAK of all time and said as much. You're one of the reasons why I recently started my channel and videos like this are the reason why. Thanks for all the great content.
The issue with the Victorinox is that the uses are limited by your imagination. In the case of the hook, I used it a lot in the field, in camp, for countless uses such as removing a stake from the tent, I also used the pliers to carry hot things But at least for me, in an urban environment the queens are minichamp, compact, explorer, and cybertool (additionally they can be supplanted by a swis champ carried in the backpack).
I use the parcel hook to tighten and adjust boot laces, especially my snowmobile boots when I've got thick layers on and bending becomes harder. I've also used it to pull some wires through a small hole, admittedly only once. But it works really well for all kinds of boots.
As a Cub Scout leader, I gave the Super Tinker to my (8 y/o) Scouts because of the scissors. For me, the Compact and Explorer are my two favorite EDC SAK’s. I like the Explorer over the Huntsman because it includes an inline Phillips driver and scissors. To save the blade, I also like how the Victorinox can opener has a sharp edge; I find it perfect for opening packages. Shockingly, the awl and magnifying glass have proven more useful than I anticipated. I used the awl the other day to modify a Gatorade cap to work on a water bottle rocket launcher built for 2L bottles. Similarly, I find the magnifying glass helpful for reading small printed serial numbers on products in an office setting.
Love hearing how different people use these awesome SAKs. I remember when I was in the scouts and had my Victorinox (can’t remember which one) but felt like I could take on any challenge.
Hi Marcus, I use the toothpick to open up zip ties, use the parcel hook to put the chain back on the bicycle (not often but thankful when it happens and I have the victorinox it feels so nice to not have dirty fingers) My first knife was a Climber that I used for scouting. I donated that to my brother, I now EDC a cybertool 34 for work, and have a champ that stays at home. A jetsetter is a new addition to my keys as I don't want to EDC the Manager as it's been discontinued and prefer to keep that at home. As a side note on your pen technique in the hook, put the end of it right against the hinge with the L shape facing down, it'll sit better in there than what you demonstrated in the video!
I have the Swiss Champ since 1989 (older than the one shown). The pilfers are still good. I do not attempt to twist or pull on objects that are well beyond a short tool and not heavy duty. There is enough torque for small hex nuts. I hold wires that I solder and screws held in place when starting to tighten. The scissors have a screw and that has become loose and will not remain tighten. The later version has riveted blades as well as the hook on the back for parcels but doubles up to hold the pen for better grip or even blades from electrical saws for small tasks or in difficult to get to places needing something different to the wood cutting saw. Although I have doubts about the fish scale remover it is a good pry bar for staples. All the other tools I have used. Main tool use are scissors, nail file (metal saw), blade, Philips screw driver and the insert small flat head for (eye) glasses and magnifying glass. So my choice starts with mountaineer then ranger and champ.
Awesome Cyber Compact with ferro rod and kindling! Wes made my Cyber Companion which is one layer thicker and adds a small file, package opener, bottle opener and flat head.
I have used the hook. Mainly to carry a garbage bag that's too heavy for me to carry by hand without the handles digging into my fingers. Not often, but I have used it
The Cybertool small drops the pliers, but also the scissors, which kind of killed it for me, but the Medium looks to be similar to the one you showed. I have used the pliers for small tasks and thin wire, but that's it.
TSA restrictions aren’t relevant in the EU given it’s an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security. The knifeless SAK is being developed for any one who wants to take it on a flight, we can carry bladed SAKs in the EU.
I always carry my Compact. Once we had to make room for a small excavator at the office, so we tied a thin rope around the pine tree branches and I held them in place with the hook. PS. I even use the toothpick rarely. I wash and disinfect it in case I have to use it. Every single time.
Backstory / trivia on the Victorinox parcel hook tool: In the early 1990's in Switzerland, it was introduced on pocket knives to aid in carrying old newspaper bundles that were criss-crossed wrapped with twine. The twine would bite into your hand when carrying heavy bundles and this was a tool asked by Swiss customers for their pocket knife to make it more comfortable to carry them to recycling. Recycling laws changed at that time in Switzerland compelling residents to recycle old newspaper, in addtion to recycling glass, aluminium, plastic bottles, etc. This is why the "hook" is relatively narrow, the optimal diameter for a few strands of twine...
I used the parcel hook yesterday at work to grab the lip of a thin seal from the inside-bottom and pull it back into place. 1st time I think I've ever used it for a "legitimate" purpose (besides the file on the back). Saved us ~$7.
Marcus, that is exactly the tool I'm after. The compact cybertool. Absolutely perfect combo. The only thing i'd change is to have a removeable blade. Maybe a utility blade or even a scalpel so that I can travel with it in my carry on. Otherwise, it's just what I would specify. Brilliant.
I am pretty eager to see what victorinox comes up with for bladeless options and if TSA says anything. From what I have read, they still have issues with even the small scissors sometimes. On the removable blade front, I thought I read a recent policy where if something had removable blades, even if no separate blades are apparent anywhere, they still weren't allowing them. Would suck to run into that with a nice custom and no time to do anything about it.
@@chrislange3462 Me too. I do carry a manager with the blade ground down in my carry on and I have so far only been stopped once coming back from Europe into the UK and when I demonstrated that the blade was blunt, they let me through. I would specifically buy Marcus's tool from SAK if it had a removeable blade for travelling. So go ahead SAK, take my money 😁
I have a Spartan that I EDC. I keep trying to convince myself that i should get another model, but i can never actually decide what i need more. I really like having a nail file, but i also love the small blade and they're mutually exclusive. I also like the scissors, but i dont want a three layer knife. So, i always argue myself into buying another, and then argue myself out of it.
Another good use case but not a reason to carry it everywhere I go. The space on the backside is limited on these knives so something has to go there I guess.
when i had a victorinox i used the hook because I go to the woods very often and I used thin wire to tie sticks for carying and if i held the wire it would be PAIN
I liked your custom tool. However, I would need the reamer punch / awl. Maybe transform the hook into an awl. I'm from the club that doesn't use the hook either. That way it would also be my perfect knife. It's just my opinion. Good video! We have the same preferences.
It’s hard to beat Victorinox for quality. That incredibly satisfying and smooth ‘snap’ as you close a tool never gets old. Is the company conservative? Yes, but they have been making SAKs forever and know better than any other company how to make functional and reliable multi-tools.
Victorinox honestly surprises me so much if the time. Like the number of models they’ve discontinued that people genuinely love. Like, I can guarantee if they brought the manager back it would be a best seller.
@@MarcusCreates Yes, the Manager is much loved but now gone. Odd given that the Midnite version is available, during an era when everyone has a far better light on them at all times in the form of a smartphone. It’s like the brilliant Rambler only being available with cellidor scales when an alox version would sell by the bucketload, but for whatever reason, possibly to avoid cannibalising sales of the Classic SD, it’s not available.
I really liked the discontinued executive. (a 74mm model) People liked to make fun of it for the orange peeler. But that thing worked great, and not just for that. And it had two sizes of blades + nailfile + scissors. Light, small and very usefull. As it is discontinued mine will stay at home. (they ended all the 74mm models this year)
I actually have used that hook on a victorinox to carry a couple of those plastic bags you get in the grocery store. I had come across the info somewhere that that is what it's for so decided to give it a try; not so good, easier to just use your hands in my opinion.
@@MarcusCreates Accurately bending the legs on components for PCB board insertion. Cutting the legs off the components after mounting. Holding the nuts on bolts while I use a screwdriver. Cutting and stripping wires. Holding items while soldering (with a rubber band for tension). Tightening the nuts on potentiometers and metal headphone jacks. I've been using an SAK in Electronics for 40yrs.
@@MarcusCreates The Awl I use primarily for making and enlarging socket holes in plastic or aluminium project cases. I've also used it to clean corrosion off my car battery terminal posts and clamps. I'm not going to ruin the blades edge doing that !! I've also used it for making holes in wood for bushcrafting and even a wooden hook on a willow pole to get into my car when I locked the keys in it !! LMAO 🤣
Hey Marcus thanks again for a brilliant video. A custom SAK like that would fit so nicely in my EDC. personally I carry a super tinker and a mini champ. Would love to have someone able to mod SAK in my country... or even have the skills myslef. ps. the Evo .. evolution range has a locking blade. originally a wenger design
Nice video. I carry a field master and would love to carry pliers and a bit holder (but wish it was 1/4” - maybe there’s an adapter?). Anyway, love your workstation. Maybe do a tour? Thanks!
Really enjoyed the video, I think we share similar thoughts on EDC. I carry the compact, but I’ve seriously been thinking about getting the cyber tool to have the screwdrivers. As you mentioned, they’re very important to have for things around the house and what have you. I’ve got to say I checked out the T-shirts, and I just cannot justify $90 for a T-shirt. That’s just ridiculous. Again enjoy your channel and I subscribe because of this video.
Nice review, but you neglected to show the wood saw of the Huntsman. By the way, I also promptly cut myself (finger) when I got my first SAK at age 11. I still have a light scar, so I guess it’s a right of passage for some of us!
The parcel hook can be used with any T shank blade to create a really effective saw. Its a game changer if you don’t mind carrying around a couple T shank blades. Theres videos on it.
While you peobably won't need that hook every single day, I've still found it very handy in situations where I have to pull or tighten some wire, rope, zip ties, springs etc, also some random cases of improvised problem solvings. It is a strong hook and the knife makes a decent handle for it. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone carrying parcels with it, but the more you use it for different tasks, the more new uses you find for it.
Wes built 2 Cyber Compacts for me. Best knife ever! I combine it with the Knipex Mini Cobra. Also, I got replacement bits, no more 4mm hex, instead for 6, 8, 10, and 15. These are the references: VIC-A.7680.34 VIC-A.7680.35
Do you throw always your fork and spoon after use? No you clean them. So just clean the toothpick. Wipe it of and clean it more thoroughly when you can. Thanks for a good video.
I use the parcel hook more than I ever thought I would, just wish they would put a crosshatch on the back of all hooks! An extra 5 pounds/dollars more!
Before I use my toothpick I sanitize it with hand sanitizer and wipe it dry it's my bandana, then repeat that again before storing it away. It's not hospital-grade sanitary, but at least you aren't storing it with food still attached.
With the pen: don’t use the parcel hook, revolve the grey back part of the pen into the corkscrew. It fits perfectly and gives you a much sturdier lengthened pen. Also, I use the awl “all” the time.
I prefer putting the pen under the corkscrew instead of screwing it in. The pen lies perfectly under it and will be held at the notch between the liners. At least that's what I do on my Sportsman, where I don't have the hook.
I was given the Cybertool, when I was a kid, and still have it. I have been using it for 27 years, it doesnt look as nice as yours, but in my opinion it is amazing. P.S. I just found out it is called the Victorinox Cybertool.
@MarcusCreates I also carry a mini champ, but I have only been carrying it for about 7- 8 years. It is sooo small and versatile, and I always have it even when carrying my cybertool is not convenient.
I don’t use the toothpick as a toothpick but I do use it for other things. However I carry the tiny alcohol wipes nurses use to sterilize injection sites to clean that and the knife blade which tends to get gummed up with tape residue and such.
I was just going to say that I have also used it for other things. Pushing reset buttons on electronics, poking into small places on something where you don't want to use a pin/knife, etc... The toothpick actually has come in surprisingly handy for me over the years for non toothpicking. lol
The toothpick is worth having, but never for putting into your mouth. It's a light-duty and non-marring pry tool, it's a way to grab and pull a nail nick of other tools you just can't open. It's a cleaning stick that can reach into places you can't reach with anything that isn't pointy (and it won't scratch most of them). It's a "toothpick" because of its size and shape, not for how you ought to be using it.
I got my first pocket knife at age 6 or 7 i think. Still have that, but i don't remember cuttin myself with it. (then again, that was over 35 years ago) My first Vic was a sportsman at age 9 or 10. (economy line, so no tweezers, no toothpick, no keychain ring.) And i did cut myself with it, but not in the face though. I still have it And a newer sportsman is still my mostly used EDC. (almost every day in my pocket, at least when i go to work) The corkscrew i use for the little screwdriver (need glasses since my mid 20's) and for less noble things (it's great for getting stones out of the shoesoles and other simliar picking jobs. I don't drink, so the last time it was used to open a wine bottle was 20 years ago when i was kayaking with a group of people and some of them brought a wine bottle for the evening but they did not think about needing to get it open...So the nondrinker was the only one with a tool for it.😂) The nailfile is a must for me. I work with electronics, electronics cabinets and cables. I can't even count how many times i tore a tiny bit of a fingernail off (or skin, but that's another story) on a sharp metal edge in those cabinets. And i hate it when a nail catches on clothing all the time, so i need the nailfile. The flathead gets used a lot when i don't have a real screwdriver near me (no idea why in this day and age there are still so many flathead screws around in unexpected places) and to pry things.(But i have machanical sympathy, so i do know how much prying the knife might take without getting "hurt") The canopener is nice for scraping things, or sometimes even to cut things or pry when the flathead is not thin enough to get in. And i have used the awl a couple of times to actually make a hole into paper or cardboard to label something: I am sure you know those wire bendy things cables are often boud together for shipping. I have had a number of occasions where i needed to lable something at work and had no materaial to properly do it. Solution: find some paper or cardboard (i do have a little pen with a pressurized cartridge on me at work), cut out a small piece with the knifeblade, "inscribe" the information, make a hole with the awl, and attach it to whatever needs "labled" with that wire thingy. Voila, good enough for emergency use, until a proper self sticking lable can be printed and applied. The toothpick i don't remember having ever used, but i see it as a small scratching device that won't harm metal or harder plastics rather than a toothpick. (So i would most likely use it for things like that, not for food safe things though.)
I also have a modified Compact from Wes where he replaced the back tools with a Phillips driver and and awl. The hook and the corkscrew are for me nearly useless. EXCEPT the hook on the Compact has a barely functional nail file. I will, at some point, have Wes create a Compact Cybertool similar to yours.
Hook is good for cranking down and wrapping bobed wire together. Make sure to wear gloves. Also, for those missing that package opener, just use diamond stones and sharpen up your awl and can opener to razor edges. All edges on these models should be as sharp as you can get them for reasons of battlefield importance.
I find it hilarious that you won't clean and reuse the toothpicks but youll stick and reuse a sharp pin in your kids feet n hands a few times a year and not bat an eye lmao.
Scissors are a must for me! I've carried the Executive for something like 30 years. I've tried several others but like the Executive's form factor; two layer, 75mm, twin blades. After watching lots of video's, and hearing others worship of the Compact, I purchased one and have been trying it out. What I like about the Compact is the more robust blade and scissors. I miss the file on the Executive that also doubles as a phillips screw driver and also miss the small blade. I also really like the lighter weight of the Executive. The Compact has certainly earned a place in the rotation; but the Executive is still my go to EDC Knife. To be sure, habit plays a large part in my preference! I will confess that of late the Compact has been my EDC of choice, I've come to appreciate the more rugged blade. What I miss is the nail file that the Executive has.
The best step up from the Classic Sd is the 74mm Executive. I do prefer the larger scissors and larger file on the 91mm Champ but then you have to get a mountaineer which is so close to the more useful ranger and more bloat with the Champ. Executive keeps it simple. You could also make a pouch to store spares from the Swisscard to get larger scissors, the mail file/screwdriver and letter opener/blade and add longer pen, tweeters and toothpick from 91mm range creating a different form factor to the Swisscard.
@@geraldmcmullon2465 It has now my custom to carry the Compact when wearing casual clothes and the Executive when in something a little more dressy. I also have taken to carrying the Fieldmaster and the Alox Pioneer X... Bottom line is an SAK is the foundation of my EDC.
You think you won't use that flint rod until the igniter doesn't work on your gas grill. Then you'll be thankful for the survival tool instead of looking for a long lighter.
@@MarcusCreates haha, you're not the only one who finds it gross tbf. I think as long as you wipe it off completely and replace it every now and then, it's fine to use if you have to. Personally, I use it more to clean the sak itself, it allows you to get in between the layers to get rid of sand etc and not scratch the metal
I use the parcel hook about once a month to move stuck platten rollers in industrial label printers. The idea is that there is a small and hard to reach plastic tab that I have to pull on with maybe 20 or 30 lbs of force. I have used it other times for similar jobs requiring similar hard tugs in small hard to reach places.
So, I disagree with your opinion of the pliers. I know I'm never going to use them for anything close to hard/heavy use, but I also know that if I ever need to do that kind of stuff I'll have a proper set of pliers with me. So, I basically made the same knife as you have, but with the pliers instead of the bit driver. Then obviously as it now wouldn't have a Philips, I swapped the corkscrew out for one. Honestly, it's the perfect EDC tool for me. You couldn't convince me to swap it out for any off the shelf multi tool... Except maybe one of the new Roxon customisable ones, they're looking really good...
I really need to look into the custom options I would live to have something like your custom white Nox. I actually use the hook with the file on the back as a file, using the nail nick on the end is perfect for pressing in on standard bicycles valve stems when changing tires, Twisting in small hanging hooks which I did recently, pull tabs on cans. There are other uses, but I'm glad its there.
That custom victornox is very nice. I'm guessing he just buys Vicnox knives and cannibalises the bits, hence the use of a legit looking logo on the scales.
I got my first pocket knife when I was like 6 years old. It was 1989. A few years later I discovered MacGyver and I've loved swiss army knives ever since. Keep the Victorinox videos coming! 😄
A Cyber Compact would be a great project. The blade and combo tool are a little weaker than regular tools though. Looks like it's the same thickness as the Explorer, probably my favourite SAK
I carry a Swiss champ and I actually use the pliers a lot, actually is one of the reasons I got it, I needed pliers for my work and I'm a farmer so far no complains, too big for a pocket for sure but if you get a pouch you can't even notice.
Actually the Compact does have a 2D Phillips: it’s together with the flathead, the bottle-opener and the tin-opener. Just give it a try. Obviously not perfect, but better than nothing. 😀
I use the toothpick on my Victorinox regularly! I'm usually at a restaurant or on break at work when I'm using it. I wash it with soap and hot water after each use. Then I wipe it down with an alcohol swab.😉
Great video! For me the hook is essential both for carrying plastic bags from the supermarket and to untie knots (especially when I’m playing with paracord)! For the pliers, I prefer the handyman, and I’ve had to release some bolts from my bike once and it handled great. Just subscribed, loved your channel!
16:01 i keep a Tinker Deluxe in the car. The pliers can turn a few small nuts (helped me tighten a phone mount) and pull those annoying mini fuses when i need to. Also, in a pinch, the can opener fits most philips screw heads.
Victorinox should make your custom SAK for the general market. I’d buy it for sure and carry it in a leather sheath with a cobra xs. Close to perfect EDC for me.
Another opportunity Victorinox missed. It addresses the biggest shortcomings of both the Compact (screwdriving capabilities) and the Cybertool (being huge bricks). Victorinox should have a third line of SAKs (next to the Spartan-based and the Tinker-based lines) and this could be the 3-layer model for it, the 4-layer one having pliers on top of it all. The only issue with your one is that the bitholder+driver layer is not in the middle.
Living in the Chicago area, the blade on a 91mm Victorinox is over the legal length. Otherwise I'd carry my Explorer with plus scales. Instead, I have a Manager (bought off ebay as it's sadly discontinued), that is almost perfect. Tiny knife, bottle opener, Philips screwdriver, scissors, nail file, pen, tweasers. I actually find the pen easier to use than the plus scale pen, and I've used both. I've head the flashlight on the midnight manager is meh, which is why I didn't go that route. There's also the Rambler, which is the same minus the pen. But I use the pen quite a bit.
Great video, I discovered your channel a long time ago and became a follower, I never commented, mostly because English is not my native language. I'm also a fan of micro glasses screwdrivers and phillips. For my edc I use different configurations, but the most used are 1) compact, 2) Explorer, and 3) a pioneer x, with a leatherman juice xe6; and on my keychain there is always a mini champ and a leatherman micra; but as you can always see the phillips has to go. Greetings.
I never understood why Victorinox continues to make knives without scissors and they continue to put a corkscrew, awl and parcel hook. Just make a knife, scissors, flathead/pry/bottle opener and Phillips in place of the corkscrew
I don’t use the parcel hook normally, but it did get me out of a pinch. Years ago my friend told me to drive because she had a few drinks. She threw her keys but threw them into a drainage by accident. I hyper extended the parcel hook on my explorer, tied shoelaces to the key ring. With the hook, I was able to grab on to one of her key rings and was able to get the keys back up.
What a MacGyver feeling that had to be. I agree, you don't need the hook very often, but when you need it, it's awesome to have.
This guy can’t make a bad video. Every single video is perfectly informative and entertaining. Unfortunately my wallet hates this channel.
Hahaha. Thanks bud.
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I had Wes do a compact with magnifier and phillips layer in the middle, so basically a yeoman. Absolutely love it.
Wes is great. Would recommend anyone who is thinking of doing a custom to just reach out to him. Priced really well too. Glad you love your Yeoman 👍🏻
Tooth-pick: Not the best, but you wipe it off with a tissue paper and a bit of water.
Bantam combo tool: It's also a can-opener. Not a great one, but can be used for that.
*Explorer:* No, wasn't in the video, but arguably one of the best all-around Urban EDC Victorinox models out there. Definitely worth a look. (Also has the magnifier from the much thicker Swiss Champ. And, as you get older; that magnifier becomes a lot more useful.)
I bought my Cybertool shortly after release whilst traveling through Atlanta airport. All these years later I still use it all the time. I have other SAKs but that one is by far my favorite. I like your compact cybertool. It really does keep the most used stuff while losing the unecessary.
The compact ‘combi tool’ is a can opener, bottle opener, flat head, wire stripper and gets onto a cross head screw. Also pry (unofficially…). I EDC one and agree it’s great.
Great video Marcus! I'm carrying the cybertool m as my edc. I use the toothpick to clean the dust out of my cellphone charger and I usually disinfect it with some alcohol wipes after using it. I was sceptical about the little pliers but they have come in super handy. I have large hands so if I need to do some precision tasks it is perfect for me.
Ok. Now that’s a good use case for the toothpick. 👍🏻☺️
Hey Marcus. I just did my first Victorinox video which is funny to have it at the same time as this. I think a small cyber tool with scissors would be the best SAK of all time and said as much.
You're one of the reasons why I recently started my channel and videos like this are the reason why. Thanks for all the great content.
That’s awesome. Delighted you’re creating content. It’s hugely rewarding. Will check your video out now.
Hi Marcus, the huntsman also contains a wood saw, it's my favorite SAK for hiking.
Forgot to mention. Doh
The issue with the Victorinox is that the uses are limited by your imagination. In the case of the hook, I used it a lot in the field, in camp, for countless uses such as removing a stake from the tent, I also used the pliers to carry hot things But at least for me, in an urban environment the queens are minichamp, compact, explorer, and cybertool (additionally they can be supplanted by a swis champ carried in the backpack).
Pulling up tent pegs is a new one
I use the parcel hook to tighten and adjust boot laces, especially my snowmobile boots when I've got thick layers on and bending becomes harder. I've also used it to pull some wires through a small hole, admittedly only once. But it works really well for all kinds of boots.
Already reached out have an older cyber tool 41 but to bulky for carrying all the time. So glad I found you channel such great videos.
As a Cub Scout leader, I gave the Super Tinker to my (8 y/o) Scouts because of the scissors. For me, the Compact and Explorer are my two favorite EDC SAK’s. I like the Explorer over the Huntsman because it includes an inline Phillips driver and scissors. To save the blade, I also like how the Victorinox can opener has a sharp edge; I find it perfect for opening packages. Shockingly, the awl and magnifying glass have proven more useful than I anticipated.
I used the awl the other day to modify a Gatorade cap to work on a water bottle rocket launcher built for 2L bottles. Similarly, I find the magnifying glass helpful for reading small printed serial numbers on products in an office setting.
Love hearing how different people use these awesome SAKs. I remember when I was in the scouts and had my Victorinox (can’t remember which one) but felt like I could take on any challenge.
I carry the Cybertool L. It has everything I need, but I don’t need the fish descaler or the magnifying lens as I’m young and still have good eyes
Hi Marcus, I use the toothpick to open up zip ties, use the parcel hook to put the chain back on the bicycle (not often but thankful when it happens and I have the victorinox it feels so nice to not have dirty fingers)
My first knife was a Climber that I used for scouting. I donated that to my brother, I now EDC a cybertool 34 for work, and have a champ that stays at home. A jetsetter is a new addition to my keys as I don't want to EDC the Manager as it's been discontinued and prefer to keep that at home.
As a side note on your pen technique in the hook, put the end of it right against the hinge with the L shape facing down, it'll sit better in there than what you demonstrated in the video!
Thanks for the heads up on the pen. Will give it a try. On the manager, it’s the best little tool on the world. Carry it.
I have the Swiss Champ since 1989 (older than the one shown). The pilfers are still good. I do not attempt to twist or pull on objects that are well beyond a short tool and not heavy duty. There is enough torque for small hex nuts. I hold wires that I solder and screws held in place when starting to tighten. The scissors have a screw and that has become loose and will not remain tighten. The later version has riveted blades as well as the hook on the back for parcels but doubles up to hold the pen for better grip or even blades from electrical saws for small tasks or in difficult to get to places needing something different to the wood cutting saw.
Although I have doubts about the fish scale remover it is a good pry bar for staples. All the other tools I have used. Main tool use are scissors, nail file (metal saw), blade, Philips screw driver and the insert small flat head for (eye) glasses and magnifying glass.
So my choice starts with mountaineer then ranger and champ.
Awesome Cyber Compact with ferro rod and kindling! Wes made my Cyber Companion which is one layer thicker and adds a small file, package opener, bottle opener and flat head.
I have used the hook. Mainly to carry a garbage bag that's too heavy for me to carry by hand without the handles digging into my fingers.
Not often, but I have used it
Great. I literally never think about it.
The Cybertool small drops the pliers, but also the scissors, which kind of killed it for me, but the Medium looks to be similar to the one you showed. I have used the pliers for small tasks and thin wire, but that's it.
The Climber is King for me. I’ve got micarta scales with a pen slot and it is simply so good with only one extra layer than the Compact. Nice video.
Thanks for sharing!
TSA restrictions aren’t relevant in the EU given it’s an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security.
The knifeless SAK is being developed for any one who wants to take it on a flight, we can carry bladed SAKs in the EU.
I use the parcel hook in a pinch if theres an ungodly tight knot/cord. Slip it through and it comes undone quickly.
Another great heads up. Thanks
Hmm. I wouldn't have thought of that. I recently used the corkscrew on my Champ as an improvised marlinspike to help with a jammed shoelace.
my ideal SAK would be… a Companion Lite Deluxe Plus… with the diamond file on the back of the hook… in purple👌
Make it happen ☺️
I use my hook the most to hold the pen in place and write with it!
I always carry my Compact. Once we had to make room for a small excavator at the office, so we tied a thin rope around the pine tree branches and I held them in place with the hook.
PS. I even use the toothpick rarely. I wash and disinfect it in case I have to use it. Every single time.
Wow. That’s cool
Backstory / trivia on the Victorinox parcel hook tool:
In the early 1990's in Switzerland, it was introduced on pocket knives to aid in carrying old newspaper bundles that were criss-crossed wrapped with twine. The twine would bite into your hand when carrying heavy bundles and this was a tool asked by Swiss customers for their pocket knife to make it more comfortable to carry them to recycling. Recycling laws changed at that time in Switzerland compelling residents to recycle old newspaper, in addtion to recycling glass, aluminium, plastic bottles, etc. This is why the "hook" is relatively narrow, the optimal diameter for a few strands of twine...
I used the parcel hook yesterday at work to grab the lip of a thin seal from the inside-bottom and pull it back into place. 1st time I think I've ever used it for a "legitimate" purpose (besides the file on the back). Saved us ~$7.
That Cybertool compact is great.
Great video 👏🏻 I usually carry a Climber or Compact for my EDC - the scissors are 🔑
Right on. The scissors are essential.
You got a good deal. I would have charged an extra $40 for labor. I've built several with G10 layers and custom scales
Marcus, that is exactly the tool I'm after. The compact cybertool. Absolutely perfect combo. The only thing i'd change is to have a removeable blade. Maybe a utility blade or even a scalpel so that I can travel with it in my carry on. Otherwise, it's just what I would specify. Brilliant.
I like the idea of the removable blade. Hadn’t thought of that a now wishing I had. 😂
I am pretty eager to see what victorinox comes up with for bladeless options and if TSA says anything. From what I have read, they still have issues with even the small scissors sometimes. On the removable blade front, I thought I read a recent policy where if something had removable blades, even if no separate blades are apparent anywhere, they still weren't allowing them. Would suck to run into that with a nice custom and no time to do anything about it.
@@chrislange3462 Me too. I do carry a manager with the blade ground down in my carry on and I have so far only been stopped once coming back from Europe into the UK and when I demonstrated that the blade was blunt, they let me through. I would specifically buy Marcus's tool from SAK if it had a removeable blade for travelling. So go ahead SAK, take my money 😁
I have a Spartan that I EDC. I keep trying to convince myself that i should get another model, but i can never actually decide what i need more.
I really like having a nail file, but i also love the small blade and they're mutually exclusive. I also like the scissors, but i dont want a three layer knife. So, i always argue myself into buying another, and then argue myself out of it.
Hahaha. It’s a constant battle.
Also don't forget the nail file on the back of the parcel hook on the Compact.
👍🏻
R.e. the SAK random hook.
I use it for getting the plastic insert out of olive oil bottles and Calpol bottles before we recycle them.
Another good use case but not a reason to carry it everywhere I go. The space on the backside is limited on these knives so something has to go there I guess.
when i had a victorinox i used the hook because I go to the woods very often and I used thin wire to tie sticks for carying and if i held the wire it would be PAIN
I liked your custom tool. However, I would need the reamer punch / awl.
Maybe transform the hook into an awl. I'm from the club that doesn't use the hook either. That way it would also be my perfect knife.
It's just my opinion. Good video! We have the same preferences.
Great video! Can you please post a link to the pocket clip you use on your compact? 9:47
It’s hard to beat Victorinox for quality. That incredibly satisfying and smooth ‘snap’ as you close a tool never gets old.
Is the company conservative? Yes, but they have been making SAKs forever and know better than any other company how to make functional and reliable multi-tools.
Victorinox honestly surprises me so much if the time. Like the number of models they’ve discontinued that people genuinely love. Like, I can guarantee if they brought the manager back it would be a best seller.
@@MarcusCreates
Yes, the Manager is much loved but now gone. Odd given that the Midnite version is available, during an era when everyone has a far better light on them at all times in the form of a smartphone. It’s like the brilliant Rambler only being available with cellidor scales when an alox version would sell by the bucketload, but for whatever reason, possibly to avoid cannibalising sales of the Classic SD, it’s not available.
I really liked the discontinued executive. (a 74mm model)
People liked to make fun of it for the orange peeler. But that thing worked great, and not just for that.
And it had two sizes of blades + nailfile + scissors.
Light, small and very usefull. As it is discontinued mine will stay at home. (they ended all the 74mm models this year)
Seems very close to the Cybertool 29, except you added scissors and went with a combo tool instead of the standard opening layer.
The scissors are key
I actually have used that hook on a victorinox to carry a couple of those plastic bags you get in the grocery store. I had come across the info somewhere that that is what it's for so decided to give it a try; not so good, easier to just use your hands in my opinion.
Love that you tried it. I would just never even think of it to be honest 😂
The Awl and small Pliers are both very handy for Electronics hobbyists or DIY enthusiasts.
Interesting. What do you use the pliers for as an Electronics Hobbyist?
@@MarcusCreates Accurately bending the legs on components for PCB board insertion.
Cutting the legs off the components after mounting.
Holding the nuts on bolts while I use a screwdriver.
Cutting and stripping wires.
Holding items while soldering (with a rubber band for tension).
Tightening the nuts on potentiometers and metal headphone jacks.
I've been using an SAK in Electronics for 40yrs.
@@MarcusCreates The Awl I use primarily for making and enlarging socket holes in plastic or aluminium project cases.
I've also used it to clean corrosion off my car battery terminal posts and clamps. I'm not going to ruin the blades edge doing that !!
I've also used it for making holes in wood for bushcrafting and even a wooden hook on a willow pole to get into my car when I locked the keys in it !! LMAO 🤣
Hey Marcus thanks again for a brilliant video. A custom SAK like that would fit so nicely in my EDC. personally I carry a super tinker and a mini champ. Would love to have someone able to mod SAK in my country... or even have the skills myslef. ps. the Evo .. evolution range has a locking blade. originally a wenger design
I’ve never held one. Will have to give it a go
I use the cybertool for fixing my drones it’s great when out and about
That’s a good shout. Might stick one in my drone bag.
Nice video. I carry a field master and would love to carry pliers and a bit holder (but wish it was 1/4” - maybe there’s an adapter?). Anyway, love your workstation. Maybe do a tour? Thanks!
I have a video about my productive desk setup which runs through my office setup
Really enjoyed the video, I think we share similar thoughts on EDC. I carry the compact, but I’ve seriously been thinking about getting the cyber tool to have the screwdrivers. As you mentioned, they’re very important to have for things around the house and what have you. I’ve got to say I checked out the T-shirts, and I just cannot justify $90 for a T-shirt. That’s just ridiculous. Again enjoy your channel and I subscribe because of this video.
My huntsman has the saw to which is a must have for me
Nice review, but you neglected to show the wood saw of the Huntsman. By the way, I also promptly cut myself (finger) when I got my first SAK at age 11. I still have a light scar, so I guess it’s a right of passage for some of us!
The parcel hook can be used with any T shank blade to create a really effective saw. Its a game changer if you don’t mind carrying around a couple T shank blades. Theres videos on it.
I’ll have a look and see. Thanks for the heads up.
While you peobably won't need that hook every single day, I've still found it very handy in situations where I have to pull or tighten some wire, rope, zip ties, springs etc, also some random cases of improvised problem solvings. It is a strong hook and the knife makes a decent handle for it.
I don't think I've ever heard of anyone carrying parcels with it, but the more you use it for different tasks, the more new uses you find for it.
Wes built 2 Cyber Compacts for me.
Best knife ever!
I combine it with the Knipex Mini Cobra.
Also, I got replacement bits, no more 4mm hex, instead for 6, 8, 10, and 15. These are the references:
VIC-A.7680.34
VIC-A.7680.35
SAKs are the best and have incredible history. I collect vintage models and managed to obtain the first model from 1890.
Wow!!! I’d love to have one.
Do you throw always your fork and spoon after use? No you clean them. So just clean the toothpick. Wipe it of and clean it more thoroughly when you can.
Thanks for a good video.
I use the parcel hook more than I ever thought I would, just wish they would put a crosshatch on the back of all hooks! An extra 5 pounds/dollars more!
Before I use my toothpick I sanitize it with hand sanitizer and wipe it dry it's my bandana, then repeat that again before storing it away.
It's not hospital-grade sanitary, but at least you aren't storing it with food still attached.
The knife can be sharpened on a Victorinox Honing Rod
With the pen: don’t use the parcel hook, revolve the grey back part of the pen into the corkscrew. It fits perfectly and gives you a much sturdier lengthened pen. Also, I use the awl “all” the time.
Thanks for the tip
I prefer putting the pen under the corkscrew instead of screwing it in. The pen lies perfectly under it and will be held at the notch between the liners. At least that's what I do on my Sportsman, where I don't have the hook.
Love those white scales, awesome. Great video, thanks for the shout out Marcus. Cool we share the same dream tool!
Huge fan of the videos you create Todd. You’ve got a very unique style and always shot beautifully with great BRoll. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻
I use the hook to lift my large shower grate for cleaning, perfect tool for the job!
I was given the Cybertool, when I was a kid, and still have it. I have been using it for 27 years, it doesnt look as nice as yours, but in my opinion it is amazing. P.S. I just found out it is called the Victorinox Cybertool.
The tools you’ve had the longest = the coolest ☺️
@MarcusCreates I also carry a mini champ, but I have only been carrying it for about 7- 8 years. It is sooo small and versatile, and I always have it even when carrying my cybertool is not convenient.
I always carry a tinker or super tinker.
But nice mod Cypercompact 👍🏼.
And thanks for the good canal 😉👍🏼
Thanks for watching!
I have the Cybertool M and love it but a bit too overloaded. Your custom compact cybertool definitely is something Victorinox should look into !
Right on. The bit driver is insanely useful.
My lineup:
Bantam Alox
Spartan
Compact
Explorer
SwissCard (w/ the Bantam in a wallet)
Nice!!!
The cyber tool is my favorite have it in translucent blue agree on the pliers but have used the driver bits a lot.
I don’t use the toothpick as a toothpick but I do use it for other things. However I carry the tiny alcohol wipes nurses use to sterilize injection sites to clean that and the knife blade which tends to get gummed up with tape residue and such.
Not a bad idea
I was just going to say that I have also used it for other things. Pushing reset buttons on electronics, poking into small places on something where you don't want to use a pin/knife, etc... The toothpick actually has come in surprisingly handy for me over the years for non toothpicking. lol
@@hollyhockNYC as long as we’re agreed it’s not for your teeth Holly then I’m with you 😂
@@MarcusCreates lol... Fair enough!
I don’t think that I’ve ever used the toothpick on my teeth, but they are great for clearing lint out of the charging port of phones.
I’m in 👍🏻
The toothpick is worth having, but never for putting into your mouth. It's a light-duty and non-marring pry tool, it's a way to grab and pull a nail nick of other tools you just can't open. It's a cleaning stick that can reach into places you can't reach with anything that isn't pointy (and it won't scratch most of them). It's a "toothpick" because of its size and shape, not for how you ought to be using it.
They're excellent for cleaning lint out of your phone's usb port (nonconductive)
I got my first pocket knife at age 6 or 7 i think. Still have that, but i don't remember cuttin myself with it. (then again, that was over 35 years ago)
My first Vic was a sportsman at age 9 or 10. (economy line, so no tweezers, no toothpick, no keychain ring.) And i did cut myself with it, but not in the face though. I still have it
And a newer sportsman is still my mostly used EDC. (almost every day in my pocket, at least when i go to work)
The corkscrew i use for the little screwdriver (need glasses since my mid 20's) and for less noble things (it's great for getting stones out of the shoesoles and other simliar picking jobs. I don't drink, so the last time it was used to open a wine bottle was 20 years ago when i was kayaking with a group of people and some of them brought a wine bottle for the evening but they did not think about needing to get it open...So the nondrinker was the only one with a tool for it.😂)
The nailfile is a must for me. I work with electronics, electronics cabinets and cables. I can't even count how many times i tore a tiny bit of a fingernail off (or skin, but that's another story) on a sharp metal edge in those cabinets. And i hate it when a nail catches on clothing all the time, so i need the nailfile.
The flathead gets used a lot when i don't have a real screwdriver near me (no idea why in this day and age there are still so many flathead screws around in unexpected places) and to pry things.(But i have machanical sympathy, so i do know how much prying the knife might take without getting "hurt")
The canopener is nice for scraping things, or sometimes even to cut things or pry when the flathead is not thin enough to get in.
And i have used the awl a couple of times to actually make a hole into paper or cardboard to label something:
I am sure you know those wire bendy things cables are often boud together for shipping.
I have had a number of occasions where i needed to lable something at work and had no materaial to properly do it.
Solution: find some paper or cardboard (i do have a little pen with a pressurized cartridge on me at work), cut out a small piece with the knifeblade, "inscribe" the information, make a hole with the awl, and attach it to whatever needs "labled" with that wire thingy.
Voila, good enough for emergency use, until a proper self sticking lable can be printed and applied.
The toothpick i don't remember having ever used, but i see it as a small scratching device that won't harm metal or harder plastics rather than a toothpick.
(So i would most likely use it for things like that, not for food safe things though.)
Another good use for the toothpick from the comments here is a phone charging port cleaner. Going to remember that one
You can't go wrong with a Victorinox. My choice at home: Compact. My choice for the office: Mini champ. Leisure: Super Tinker. 👍
I also have a modified Compact from Wes where he replaced the back tools with a Phillips driver and and awl. The hook and the corkscrew are for me nearly useless. EXCEPT the hook on the Compact has a barely functional nail file.
I will, at some point, have Wes create a Compact Cybertool similar to yours.
Nice!!! I’m super happy with mine.
Hook is good for cranking down and wrapping bobed wire together.
Make sure to wear gloves.
Also, for those missing that package opener, just use diamond stones and sharpen up your awl and can opener to razor edges. All edges on these models should be as sharp as you can get them for reasons of battlefield importance.
I have to say I like keeping it simple, but useful. What do you thin of the Evo 17?
I’ve never actually held one to be honest.
I find it hilarious that you won't clean and reuse the toothpicks but youll stick and reuse a sharp pin in your kids feet n hands a few times a year and not bat an eye lmao.
That is the perfect SAK! Victorinox should take notice
Cheers buddy
That custom victorinox might just be the one I'm looking for. Amazing work and channel! Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you! Would definitely recommend.
Sorry if this has been asked many times before - what is the item you have wrapped around your left upper arm ?
Are extra bits with different sizes available for the Cybertool? Thank you.
Sweeeeeeeeeet 🍬🍫🍭 #BBQRando loved it! 🚀🧨🔥
The toothpick is to clean lint and anything that gets into your knife!
I edc the compact too. I recently used the parcel hook to life some tent pegs which was useful.
Someone else commented about the tent pegs. Great use case
Scissors are a must for me!
I've carried the Executive for something like 30 years. I've tried several others but like the Executive's form factor; two layer, 75mm, twin blades. After watching lots of video's, and hearing others worship of the Compact, I purchased one and have been trying it out. What I like about the Compact is the more robust blade and scissors. I miss the file on the Executive that also doubles as a phillips screw driver and also miss the small blade. I also really like the lighter weight of the Executive. The Compact has certainly earned a place in the rotation; but the Executive is still my go to EDC Knife. To be sure, habit plays a large part in my preference!
I will confess that of late the Compact has been my EDC of choice, I've come to appreciate the more rugged blade. What I miss is the nail file that the Executive has.
Compact rules 😊
The best step up from the Classic Sd is the 74mm Executive. I do prefer the larger scissors and larger file on the 91mm Champ but then you have to get a mountaineer which is so close to the more useful ranger and more bloat with the Champ. Executive keeps it simple.
You could also make a pouch to store spares from the Swisscard to get larger scissors, the mail file/screwdriver and letter opener/blade and add longer pen, tweeters and toothpick from 91mm range creating a different form factor to the Swisscard.
@@geraldmcmullon2465 It has now my custom to carry the Compact when wearing casual clothes and the Executive when in something a little more dressy. I also have taken to carrying the Fieldmaster and the Alox Pioneer X... Bottom line is an SAK is the foundation of my EDC.
You think you won't use that flint rod until the igniter doesn't work on your gas grill. Then you'll be thankful for the survival tool instead of looking for a long lighter.
I actually tried to use it this weekend and it failed me. 😳
What's so weird about reusing the toothpick? Do you throw away your toothbrush every time you use it?
PS, great video. The modified sak is perfect imo
Hahaha. I know I’m super weird about this. Thanks for watching.
@@MarcusCreates haha, you're not the only one who finds it gross tbf. I think as long as you wipe it off completely and replace it every now and then, it's fine to use if you have to. Personally, I use it more to clean the sak itself, it allows you to get in between the layers to get rid of sand etc and not scratch the metal
I use the parcel hook about once a month to move stuck platten rollers in industrial label printers. The idea is that there is a small and hard to reach plastic tab that I have to pull on with maybe 20 or 30 lbs of force.
I have used it other times for similar jobs requiring similar hard tugs in small hard to reach places.
So, I disagree with your opinion of the pliers. I know I'm never going to use them for anything close to hard/heavy use, but I also know that if I ever need to do that kind of stuff I'll have a proper set of pliers with me.
So, I basically made the same knife as you have, but with the pliers instead of the bit driver. Then obviously as it now wouldn't have a Philips, I swapped the corkscrew out for one.
Honestly, it's the perfect EDC tool for me. You couldn't convince me to swap it out for any off the shelf multi tool... Except maybe one of the new Roxon customisable ones, they're looking really good...
What you made is basically the Deluxe Tinker.
@@RemcoAlexanderPhDPretty much, yes. But it's slimmer and lighter.
I 💯 get that the pliers are useful for some people. But if I’m going to carry a pliers as an EDC it’s going to be a Leatherman.
hi, Marcus. what you have on the corckscrew side? the a awl or the hook?
thanks for the amazing contents!
I went for awl
I really need to look into the custom options I would live to have something like your custom white Nox.
I actually use the hook with the file on the back as a file, using the nail nick on the end is perfect for pressing in on standard bicycles valve stems when changing tires, Twisting in small hanging hooks which I did recently, pull tabs on cans. There are other uses, but I'm glad its there.
That custom victornox is very nice. I'm guessing he just buys Vicnox knives and cannibalises the bits, hence the use of a legit looking logo on the scales.
He does. They’re all genuine parts.
@MarcusCreates thought so, bet he can't want for someone to order a SAK customer with 17 reamers and 14 hook tools all on one knife. Big day👍
@@markjones1337 hahaha. The dream order. He’d probably do it for $20 😂
I got my first pocket knife when I was like 6 years old. It was 1989. A few years later I discovered MacGyver and I've loved swiss army knives ever since. Keep the Victorinox videos coming! 😄
A Cyber Compact would be a great project. The blade and combo tool are a little weaker than regular tools though. Looks like it's the same thickness as the Explorer, probably my favourite SAK
I carry a Swiss champ and I actually use the pliers a lot, actually is one of the reasons I got it, I needed pliers for my work and I'm a farmer so far no complains, too big for a pocket for sure but if you get a pouch you can't even notice.
Actually the Compact does have a 2D Phillips: it’s together with the flathead, the bottle-opener and the tin-opener. Just give it a try. Obviously not perfect, but better than nothing. 😀
That’s true. It works in a pinch
I use the toothpick on my Victorinox regularly! I'm usually at a restaurant or on break at work when I'm using it. I wash it with soap and hot water after each use. Then I wipe it down with an alcohol swab.😉
Great video! For me the hook is essential both for carrying plastic bags from the supermarket and to untie knots (especially when I’m playing with paracord)! For the pliers, I prefer the handyman, and I’ve had to release some bolts from my bike once and it handled great. Just subscribed, loved your channel!
16:01 i keep a Tinker Deluxe in the car. The pliers can turn a few small nuts (helped me tighten a phone mount) and pull those annoying mini fuses when i need to.
Also, in a pinch, the can opener fits most philips screw heads.
Compact or Huntsman has a metal file too. Don't know which one?
And a saw. 🤦♂️
@@MarcusCreates Yes. Just noticed the SAW
Victorinox should make your custom SAK for the general market. I’d buy it for sure and carry it in a leather sheath with a cobra xs. Close to perfect EDC for me.
Another opportunity Victorinox missed. It addresses the biggest shortcomings of both the Compact (screwdriving capabilities) and the Cybertool (being huge bricks). Victorinox should have a third line of SAKs (next to the Spartan-based and the Tinker-based lines) and this could be the 3-layer model for it, the 4-layer one having pliers on top of it all.
The only issue with your one is that the bitholder+driver layer is not in the middle.
I never thought of that. Would have been lush in the middle
Living in the Chicago area, the blade on a 91mm Victorinox is over the legal length. Otherwise I'd carry my Explorer with plus scales. Instead, I have a Manager (bought off ebay as it's sadly discontinued), that is almost perfect. Tiny knife, bottle opener, Philips screwdriver, scissors, nail file, pen, tweasers. I actually find the pen easier to use than the plus scale pen, and I've used both.
I've head the flashlight on the midnight manager is meh, which is why I didn't go that route. There's also the Rambler, which is the same minus the pen. But I use the pen quite a bit.
I’ve landed on the Manager being my perfect EDC. My number one. Will have to make a video on it.
Great video, I discovered your channel a long time ago and became a follower, I never commented, mostly because English is not my native language. I'm also a fan of micro glasses screwdrivers and phillips. For my edc I use different configurations, but the most used are 1) compact, 2) Explorer, and 3) a pioneer x, with a leatherman juice xe6; and on my keychain there is always a mini champ and a leatherman micra; but as you can always see the phillips has to go. Greetings.
Thanks for commenting. I’m glad you know what you love. Victorinox is a fantastic brand.
I never understood why Victorinox continues to make knives without scissors and they continue to put a corkscrew, awl and parcel hook. Just make a knife, scissors, flathead/pry/bottle opener and Phillips in place of the corkscrew
You’re not wrong