Have owned a Swiss Champ for nearly 30 years and it has literally traveled the World 🌎 with me. I have used every tool, some tools are more used than others like both knife blades, scissors, pliers, magnifying loop, tweezers, cork screw, flat and Philips-head screw drivers - don’t forget the mini screw driver on the corkscrew, and the can and bottle openers. While some may chuckle and call me McGyver, this tool has proven itself invaluable over the years. They make wonderful presents to give at Christmas and birthdays.
I bought a field master because of your videos. I didn’t realize these knives were so useful and versatile. Thanks for posting these, if not for them I wouldn’t have gotten this awesome tool.
I've carried my Spartan for 30+ years. It's been invaluable. My dad always carried a pocket knife, so I do, too. It's not as common for us women, but it should be. I'm a firm believer that everyone should carry a good quality pocket knife.
I am women, too. I also everyday carry knife last ~15 years. Now I am carrying 2- 3 knives in one time. My Leatherman's small multitool Squirt PS4 as a keychain tool works almost every day. Finger nail file, bottle opener and small knife helps me. If I need biger blade or biger scisors, in my backpack is the Victorinox Compact. Sometimes I add the Victorinox Signature Lite- there are LED light and nice, sharp small scissors, but not so proper blade, as my Leatherman's Squirt.
Thank you! Finally a video that shows the tools in practice! all other videos are guys just talking...who probably don't use or have never used half the tools they review. Thank you from California!
I have been using the Camper for years as my EDC. For me it is right on the limit when it comes to size and thickness to through in my pocket every single day! It does everything I need in 99% of the cases of daily uses.
I started carrying a Climber back in the late 70’s or so. It’s been used on three continents and the scissors have cut about a mile of moleskin to patch my blistered feet. Great knife!
After 20+ years of carrying the Camper I just realized that it fits perfectly in the fifth pocket if most of my jeans. Love it. Also the bottle opener is the best tool for putting back a bicycle chain on the gear.
I’ve carried a tinker for about 13 years. Probably the best for urban edc with all the good screwdriver options. For me, the models with corkscrews are better for outdoors/hiking/camping/hunting.
The great thing about Swiss Army Knives is that whatever set tools you think you’ll need, there’s likely to be a model that provides it. My everyday knife is a Pioneer, mainly just because I love the look and feel of the metal scales. I’d like to put in a mention for the Sportsman too. I take it on hiking or cycling trips when I appreciate it for the more compact size and the built in nail file.
I wish they made a pioneer with the large and small blades and the bottom tools. For quite some time my go to tools are the scissors, small blade, andmawl. But I like the Pioneer X's better blade. 🤨
Love the video and production value! None of them have the magnifying glass, which is priceless because it makes me feel like a kid again every time I open it. But the Ranger is a powerhouse. The chisel pairs with the Leatherman Rebar bit adapter, allowing the Ranger to be used with 1/4" bits. Also, the position of the hook in relation to the key ring allows for Felix Immler's t-shank saw trick. Pretty much everything you need except pliers. Enter small Knipex pliers or maybe small Leatherman/SOG pliers (I like the discontinued SOG Synch 1 Travel).
For about 15 years now the SwissChamp has been my EDC. Once you get used to the size you don't even notice it anymore. When I go out into the woods I always have my Rangergrip 78. I like the larger blade and saw. But all my survival kits and bags have either a Camper or Huntsman for a back-up.
Got a Ranger for my son. Liked it so much I had to get one for myself too. Just wish it had a locking blade or even better they made it larger like the Outrider.
I love your channel. The Huntsmen and Cybertool L are what I consider the best SAKs, though I also love my Ranger Grip 79 and my Nail Clip 580. None of which I use as an EDC, my Classic has that position though I plan on replacing it with a Signature Lite Onyx Black. I intend on modifying the bottle opener of my Huntsmen and RG 79 from a screwdriver to a chisel and the under belly into a ferro rod scraper. The bottle opener is useless and a chisel has more use than a screwdriver for bushcrafting, which is where I use these knives. I've added a SAK pen and a ferro rod to my RG 79 in the channel that holds the can opener and the bottle opener. The leaver arm of my Nail Clip 580 I also intend on modifying into a cuticle pusher, making it the complete nail care tool.
Great comparison. The Ranger is a favorite for sure. I have a Huntsman which is kind of in between the Climber and Ranger. Recently picked up a 85mm S557 and that little knife is quite loaded up with also a locking blade. The larger 111mm WorkChamp is probably my favorite camping/outdoor oriented knife.
I modded my ranger with plus scales, added a pen, 2 pins, little screwdriver in corkscrew. The troubleshooter was also one of my favorite models, it's sad that they don't make them anymore.
I have the Ranger. I changed the scales to white plus scales and added the tiny screwdriver to the corkscrew. I also have a Swiss Champ in black and an Alox Farmer that I carry in my wallet.
The magnifying glass on my Champion Plus is great for reading fine print on my phone screen. It is amazing that screen resolution is so good now that we can do this. I remember when color CRT displays came out for computers in the 80's and the pitch between phosphor dots was measured in mm. A monochrome screen was easier on the eyes.
I've carried the non-serrated Trekker for years -- but sadly they aren't producing them anymore. I also have a Swisschamp, Classic, and an early Swisscard. Also have an early Hunter model with the slide blade lock on the side. All good knives, but the Trekker has worked out as the best EDC knife, backed up by the Classic on the keychain (mainly for fingernail trimming).
I have a Crafsman with plus scales, which I managed to find a few years ago as a discontinued model. Basically a Ranger but with pliers and a Phillips in place of the corkscrew.
Ideal things in a swiss army knife: Large blade, can opener, flat screwdiver, phillips screwdriver, scissors, sat nav, internet, photocopier, tool for getting boy scouts out of horse's hooves.
You didn't mention the wire stripper notch on the bottle opener tool. I have seen it mentioned but I have never seen it demonstrated. Very nice comparison though.
The only thing the cork screw is good for is holding tinder. Unless you’re stranded in the swiss alps with a wine bottle and new girl friend LOL. Love your videos Bro! I have a really good survival kit and have been considering adding a Victorinox to it. I have room so in your opinion which model should I add? I need to do another homemade survival kit video on the one I have. Would love to hear opinions on which model I could add.
For 50 years I avoided the corkscrew because I don't drink. I had a Tinker and then a Craftsman. Last year I moved to the Champion Plus (because I didn't want the bulk of the pliers and I always have a Knipex Cobra or Leatherman Wave. The corkscrew has actually won my heart because it will loosen knots. I love cordage and rope and good knots and splices, but I really hate random misplaced knots. The toothpick has been replaced with a Firefly ferrocerium fire lighter.
Don't quite agree. Instead of the Camper model, it is better to take the Mountiner, in which a saw for metal (which can almost always replace a saw for wood, has a sharp part at the tip for small Phillips screws) and scissors. In terms of functions, it will be almost like Ranger, but lighter. Among two-row models, Compact also is better ( if need can put bosh saw under hook)
The Victorinox Ranger is the beast SAK , ir haves all anyone can need . I have since a lot of time and is very useful , ir has a lost of tools and is not heavy . The beat Swiss Army Knives for pocket , edc , and any Work in the Wild.
Thiers only one thing I don't like about those knives the fact they don't have a locking mechanism to keep the blade from trying to go back in while your using it other than that it's amazing
I have 5 SAK's. I prefer the Compact for EDC and the Handyman for long hiking trips. The Compact also has scisdors, nail file, hook and pen. The difference between Ranger and Handyman: the Handyman has pliers, the Ranger has not.
I have around 20 + SAK's. 02 - Champ 02 - Handyman 07 - Huntsman 05 - Climber 01 - Camper 02 - Swiss Army card 02 - Nail Clipper I am not adding my Classic SDs.
@MSkachenite The Victorinox Pliers are not that useful like People Think. They are madre for small Jobs and works. The wire cutter in the Pliers are kind of tint and bad , i cut a office clip and the Pliers stop working well. They are good, but not at Pliers
@@Jack-pb6rh The Victorinox pliers always are stronger as my two finger touch. :) But my Vic's Handyman's pliers has no wire cuters. At least, I don't see them. If I need wire cuters, I also carry as a keychain tool the Leatherman Squirt PS4. That wire cutters works well.
I don't know why they persist with the corkscrew. Screw tops are nearly universal now and I know for a fact even the top winemakers prefer them for their reliability and consistency. I have a five layer VSA I bought 30 years ago and, even though I was (and still am) into wine, I deliberately chose it for the crosshead screwdriver in place of the corkscrew.
The corkscrew also makes actually whittling with the darn thing infinitely more uncomfortable, possibly if you were left handed it wouldn't chafe as much. For that reason I much prefer the Hiker to the camper, even though I feel the spine mounted driver is of limited use. On multiple occasions, in a pinch, I have trimmed an appropriately sized stick, and used the stick to drive the cork into the bottle.
What ??? "The top winmakers" ??? Every good wine in France has a cork !! A corkscrew is therefore an essential element. Otherwise you carry a corkscrew separately!
I'm sorry I'm just not interested in ever having a SAK without the can opener. I know the situation doesn't come up a lot, but it fits the bill of "if I need to do X thing, can I fudge the job with another tool?" Where it is just indispensable
Mountaineer is better. A metal saw and a file can almost always cut wood. But a wood saw cannot cut metals, clean surfaces and nails. And besides, you can put a BOSCH saw under the ring, and they don’t produce such interchangeable files
Have owned a Swiss Champ for nearly 30 years and it has literally traveled the World 🌎 with me. I have used every tool, some tools are more used than others like both knife blades, scissors, pliers, magnifying loop, tweezers, cork screw, flat and Philips-head screw drivers - don’t forget the mini screw driver on the corkscrew, and the can and bottle openers. While some may chuckle and call me McGyver, this tool has proven itself invaluable over the years. They make wonderful presents to give at Christmas and birthdays.
I bought a field master because of your videos. I didn’t realize these knives were so useful and versatile. Thanks for posting these, if not for them I wouldn’t have gotten this awesome tool.
I've carried my Spartan for 30+ years. It's been invaluable. My dad always carried a pocket knife, so I do, too. It's not as common for us women, but it should be. I'm a firm believer that everyone should carry a good quality pocket knife.
💯%. Been saying that same thing for years.
I am women, too. I also everyday carry knife last ~15 years.
Now I am carrying 2- 3 knives in one time. My Leatherman's small multitool Squirt PS4 as a keychain tool works almost every day. Finger nail file, bottle opener and small knife helps me.
If I need biger blade or biger scisors, in my backpack is the Victorinox Compact.
Sometimes I add the Victorinox Signature Lite- there are LED light and nice, sharp small scissors, but not so proper blade, as my Leatherman's Squirt.
You’re damn right
My wife carried a Swiss army knife for years. When she died I put it away for safe keeping. I carry it now and then for nostalgia.
Spartan FTW - I have had several since my first in High School, several decades ago.
Thank you! Finally a video that shows the tools in practice! all other videos are guys just talking...who probably don't use or have never used half the tools they review. Thank you from California!
I have been using the Camper for years as my EDC. For me it is right on the limit when it comes to size and thickness to through in my pocket every single day! It does everything I need in 99% of the cases of daily uses.
The one thing you overlooked was the small pinhole behind the corkscrew. [More valuable than people would think].
I put a pin with a large round plastic head in that spot. The original fell out.
The Ranger is one of my favorites. I've got them all.
The Camper is great. Three layers, and includes the saw and awl for outdoor tasks. Perfect.
I started carrying a Climber back in the late 70’s or so. It’s been used on three continents and the scissors have cut about a mile of moleskin to patch my blistered feet. Great knife!
After 20+ years of carrying the Camper I just realized that it fits perfectly in the fifth pocket if most of my jeans. Love it. Also the bottle opener is the best tool for putting back a bicycle chain on the gear.
I love my Huntsman.
I’ve carried a tinker for about 13 years. Probably the best for urban edc with all the good screwdriver options. For me, the models with corkscrews are better for outdoors/hiking/camping/hunting.
The great thing about Swiss Army Knives is that whatever set tools you think you’ll need, there’s likely to be a model that provides it. My everyday knife is a Pioneer, mainly just because I love the look and feel of the metal scales. I’d like to put in a mention for the Sportsman too. I take it on hiking or cycling trips when I appreciate it for the more compact size and the built in nail file.
I wish they made a pioneer with the large and small blades and the bottom tools. For quite some time my go to tools are the scissors, small blade, andmawl. But I like the Pioneer X's better blade. 🤨
I have the Pioneer. My ex-husband bought two from the Army shop in Wynberg Cape Town in 1987 for R3.75 each. Mine has been invaluable.
Just discovered your channel. Good work, subscribed !
Don't forget about the pin hole compartment under the corkscrew
I've had a lot of victorinox but now I am a fan of a Makita blue multitool gear. Very good.
Really appreciate the demonstration clips.
Love the video and production value! None of them have the magnifying glass, which is priceless because it makes me feel like a kid again every time I open it. But the Ranger is a powerhouse. The chisel pairs with the Leatherman Rebar bit adapter, allowing the Ranger to be used with 1/4" bits. Also, the position of the hook in relation to the key ring allows for Felix Immler's t-shank saw trick. Pretty much everything you need except pliers. Enter small Knipex pliers or maybe small Leatherman/SOG pliers (I like the discontinued SOG Synch 1 Travel).
I'm missing the Fieldmaster. Highly versatile pocket knife!
My favorite is the explorer, never leave home without it.
That model is really overpriced - more so than other SAKs.
I have the Handyman. I am always interested to see new uses for all the tools. It’s a great knife.
I've had a swiss champ for 26 years, never let me down
Great video im all fired up.
The "Explorer" has a side opening phillios head driver and magnifying glass. My go to!
For about 15 years now the SwissChamp has been my EDC. Once you get used to the size you don't even notice it anymore. When I go out into the woods I always have my Rangergrip 78. I like the larger blade and saw. But all my survival kits and bags have either a Camper or Huntsman for a back-up.
Nothing but the Swisschamp makes sense.
I sold these for years, and the Huntsman has always seemed the best balanced go to me.
Agreed.
Since the Huntsman is the only Vik I own 2 models of I guess it is my #1 choice too!
I ended up with the HIKER and added the needle (which comes very handy as a SIM-pin)
I added to my Ranger the Plus Scales with the pen and the fire ant. It’s my all time favorite.
Many thanks❤
Good timing !
not sure why you don't consider the Huntsman!?
The handyman is the goat
I prefer the Compact. Only two layers but a lot of functionality to include a pen and scissors
Fieldmaster and Huntsmam are my choice of knives. 👍😋
For me, my favourite SAK combination for my EDC is Farmer X and Deluxe Tinker..so far
Ranger + Camper + Climber + pliers = Handyman ! :)
Camper + Climber = Huntsman
Got a Ranger for my son. Liked it so much I had to get one for myself too. Just wish it had a locking blade or even better they made it larger like the Outrider.
Evolution S range have locking blades. Ergonomic, but a bit smaller, and obviously a different range of functions.
I love your channel.
The Huntsmen and Cybertool L are what I consider the best SAKs, though I also love my Ranger Grip 79 and my Nail Clip 580. None of which I use as an EDC, my Classic has that position though I plan on replacing it with a Signature Lite Onyx Black. I intend on modifying the bottle opener of my Huntsmen and RG 79 from a screwdriver to a chisel and the under belly into a ferro rod scraper. The bottle opener is useless and a chisel has more use than a screwdriver for bushcrafting, which is where I use these knives. I've added a SAK pen and a ferro rod to my RG 79 in the channel that holds the can opener and the bottle opener. The leaver arm of my Nail Clip 580 I also intend on modifying into a cuticle pusher, making it the complete nail care tool.
Me too!
Great comparison. The Ranger is a favorite for sure. I have a Huntsman which is kind of in between the Climber and Ranger. Recently picked up a 85mm S557 and that little knife is quite loaded up with also a locking blade. The larger 111mm WorkChamp is probably my favorite camping/outdoor oriented knife.
The same and for me (ranger).
I modded my ranger with plus scales, added a pen, 2 pins, little screwdriver in corkscrew.
The troubleshooter was also one of my favorite models, it's sad that they don't make them anymore.
I found one at a local Pawnshop. I had the scales changed to a translucent green. [I Love The Way It Looks Now!] BEAUTIFUL KNIFE!!
I upgraded my Ranger to white plus scales and added the tiny screwdriver to the corkscrew. It looks stunning in white 👌
I have Swiss Army knife I bout in 1982 still looks awesome
I have the Ranger. I changed the scales to white plus scales and added the tiny screwdriver to the corkscrew. I also have a Swiss Champ in black and an Alox Farmer that I carry in my wallet.
Got to have that magnifying glass
The magnifying glass on my Champion Plus is great for reading fine print on my phone screen. It is amazing that screen resolution is so good now that we can do this. I remember when color CRT displays came out for computers in the 80's and the pitch between phosphor dots was measured in mm. A monochrome screen was easier on the eyes.
I have a Farmer. Sturdy blade and the saw. Use it often.
I've carried the non-serrated Trekker for years -- but sadly they aren't producing them anymore. I also have a Swisschamp, Classic, and an early Swisscard. Also have an early Hunter model with the slide blade lock on the side. All good knives, but the Trekker has worked out as the best EDC knife, backed up by the Classic on the keychain (mainly for fingernail trimming).
I have only 2, Ranger Grip 58 and the Hunter XS but I think this are Wenger. Now I want the Ranger.
I love my Fieldmaster. Four layer, regular philips instead of a corkscrew and a wood saw.
That's what I carry. Phillips is much handier than a corkscrew.
I agree I've never needed a cork screw
The "Handyman" is the best one.
pliers are must have
The Mountaineer is the best for urban EDC, it is the climber with the metal file/saw
I spent a lot of time and did a lot of research before I bought my EDC. I went with the Ranger.
I have a Crafsman with plus scales, which I managed to find a few years ago as a discontinued model. Basically a Ranger but with pliers and a Phillips in place of the corkscrew.
I still have a Craftsman I bought in 1985, apparently before the pliers were added.
Swiss Champ, unrivalled
I carry an Huntsman for over twentyfive years now. For me the best EDC. For work I use a Forester.
You did not show the wire stripper on bottle opener/screwdriver. 0:44 I have several but none have the hole in the Awl???
Sorry, for me the Handyman has all the necessary tools. The vic pliers is underrated.
My top 3 SAK is:
1. Huntsman
2. Compact
3. Spartan
Ideal things in a swiss army knife: Large blade, can opener, flat screwdiver, phillips screwdriver, scissors, sat nav, internet, photocopier, tool for getting boy scouts out of horse's hooves.
You didn't mention the wire stripper notch on the bottle opener tool. I have seen it mentioned but I have never seen it demonstrated. Very nice comparison though.
Joe: he has a video showing the wire stripper ...
Love my Handyman, went 1 more layer for the pliers than Ranger.
Has victorinox discontinued this Ranger model this year?
The only thing the cork screw is good for is holding tinder. Unless you’re stranded in the swiss alps with a wine bottle and new girl friend LOL. Love your videos Bro! I have a really good survival kit and have been considering adding a Victorinox to it. I have room so in your opinion which model should I add? I need to do another homemade survival kit video on the one I have. Would love to hear opinions on which model I could add.
For 50 years I avoided the corkscrew because I don't drink. I had a Tinker and then a Craftsman. Last year I moved to the Champion Plus (because I didn't want the bulk of the pliers and I always have a Knipex Cobra or Leatherman Wave. The corkscrew has actually won my heart because it will loosen knots. I love cordage and rope and good knots and splices, but I really hate random misplaced knots.
The toothpick has been replaced with a Firefly ferrocerium fire lighter.
forgot the wire stripper
The only thing the Ranger needs is a 3 dimensional Phillip's screwdriver.
It has three pieces with which you can unscrew the Philips screws. One on the can opener, one on the back, one on the tip of the metal saw.
Huntsman ✌
Don't quite agree. Instead of the Camper model, it is better to take the Mountiner, in which a saw for metal (which can almost always replace a saw for wood, has a sharp part at the tip for small Phillips screws) and scissors. In terms of functions, it will be almost like Ranger, but lighter. Among two-row models, Compact also is better ( if need can put bosh saw under hook)
Those swiss army knives are beautyful
I never go anywhere without my Super Tinker
How about Ranger vs Huntsman?
Also,ranger,has and a pin hole!I need the chisel and the metal file.That' why,this is my everyday knfe 😊.
I think Compact, Huntsman and SwissChamp could be a better choice to this video title.
I bought my camper in 1978 and still have it. It cost around £4.50 of the time.
The Victorinox Ranger is the beast SAK , ir haves all anyone can need . I have since a lot of time and is very useful , ir has a lost of tools and is not heavy . The beat Swiss Army Knives for pocket , edc , and any Work in the Wild.
Climber!👌
I prefer my Huntsman, however I replaced my small blade with a short file and sharpened the tip for a chisel.
Y'all missed the pin behind the corkscrew! ✌️
Thiers only one thing I don't like about those knives the fact they don't have a locking mechanism to keep the blade from trying to go back in while your using it other than that it's amazing
deluxe tinker for me
My most carried SAK is a mountaineer, I prefer a file and metal saw over the wood saw.
Super Tinker, as you can enter most airlines w/o the corkscrew and blade below 6 cm
My EDC is the huntsman, or- if a fixed blade is useful - the outrider.
I have 5 SAK's.
I prefer the Compact for EDC and the Handyman for long hiking trips.
The Compact also has scisdors, nail file, hook and pen.
The difference between Ranger and Handyman: the Handyman has pliers, the Ranger has not.
The "Ranger" and "Handyman" are my next two options.
I have around 20 + SAK's.
02 - Champ
02 - Handyman
07 - Huntsman
05 - Climber
01 - Camper
02 - Swiss Army card
02 - Nail Clipper
I am not adding my Classic SDs.
@@deepakkothari8658 I probably have close to 20,if I got them all together and counted, lol.
@MSkachenite The Victorinox Pliers are not that useful like People Think. They are madre for small Jobs and works. The wire cutter in the Pliers are kind of tint and bad , i cut a office clip and the Pliers stop working well. They are good, but not at Pliers
@@Jack-pb6rh The Victorinox pliers always are stronger as my two finger touch. :)
But my Vic's Handyman's pliers has no wire cuters. At least, I don't see them.
If I need wire cuters, I also carry as a keychain tool the Leatherman Squirt PS4. That wire cutters works well.
I have the officer without a wood saw. The big one and a bigger one with a locking big blade
Huntsman because it combines the climber and the camper. By the way I'm not a wenger guy.
Posiadam:
Handyman, Camper, M-Grip OH (111㎜), Bundeswehr OH (111㎜) i Signature (58㎜)
Prefer the Handyman with the mini pliers but pliers are much more useful on SwissTools & Leather men.
I don't know why they persist with the corkscrew. Screw tops are nearly universal now and I know for a fact even the top winemakers prefer them for their reliability and consistency. I have a five layer VSA I bought 30 years ago and, even though I was (and still am) into wine, I deliberately chose it for the crosshead screwdriver in place of the corkscrew.
The corkscrew also makes actually whittling with the darn thing infinitely more uncomfortable, possibly if you were left handed it wouldn't chafe as much. For that reason I much prefer the Hiker to the camper, even though I feel the spine mounted driver is of limited use. On multiple occasions, in a pinch, I have trimmed an appropriately sized stick, and used the stick to drive the cork into the bottle.
What ??? "The top winmakers" ??? Every good wine in France has a cork !! A corkscrew is therefore an essential element. Otherwise you carry a corkscrew separately!
Why Camper if you have Ranger?
I'm sorry I'm just not interested in ever having a SAK without the can opener. I know the situation doesn't come up a lot, but it fits the bill of "if I need to do X thing, can I fudge the job with another tool?" Where it is just indispensable
Famer X. The best
Haunstman the best!
Compact,climber,mountaineer
0:30 should use the awl tool first
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I edc a 1991 Huntsman
Give the explorer a saw and its the ultimate. I still go fieldmaster first
What about huntsman?
Mountaineer is better. A metal saw and a file can almost always cut wood. But a wood saw cannot cut metals, clean surfaces and nails. And besides, you can put a BOSCH saw under the ring, and they don’t produce such interchangeable files
@@diAx007 hi! my friend the mountaineer was my first Victorinox!,i love it was in my pocket for Many Time,godbless you 👍🇦🇷👏
@@nicolasortiz8485 🤝
Hey, where did your tiny little screwdriver inside the corkscrew go??? Handiest darned thing.
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