Swiss Army Knife OR...... Multitool? Discuss with pole.

[shortylickens]

Bonus question: Does anyone carry a card tool?

I got one for my mother (she loves it) cuz she didnt wanna carry the keychain tool. As small as it was she still didnt like the bulk.

I've also had the lil guppie but didnt like carrying it.

For reference, I used to carry just a small Kershaw Chive, and now I keep a Leatherman Micra on me. It fits in my coin pocket nicely.
http://kis.net/0012/kershaw-chive-damascus.jpg
http://echoforcetactical.com/store/images/Leatherman%20Micra.jpg

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Multitool, of course.

 

[Yeem]

Does the compass in the card actually work properly? With and without the different removable metals (knife, opener).

 

[shortylickens]

Deus Ex reply is automatic win.


As for the compass issue: I have never seen a small, cheap compass that works well. My mom hasnt said anything so I guess she doesnt use it.
Actually, she'd do better to figure out the compass on her phone instead. With GPS assistance it probably works much better.

 

[nanette1985]

Leatherman Fuse. It was on sale.

 

[theflyingpig]

Did MacGyver use a fucking multi tool? No. He used a Swiss Army Knife. That's what I use. That's what real men use. Everyone knows this.

 

[shortylickens]

Did MacGyver use a fucking multi tool? No. He used a Swiss Army Knife. That's what I use. That's what real men use. Everyone knows this.

He used a paperclip.
Every one knows this.

 

[spidey07]

I get much more use out my gerber multitool than I would any Swiss army knife.

 

[herm0016]

i have carried both, i have used my SOG multitool orders of magnitude more than my swiss army knife. my multitool has a leather pouch that goes on my belt, weighs near a pound i would guess but has never gotten in the way of anything. i have the sog powerlock eod. i got the eod version because i use the wire crimper quite a bit and sometimes the det cord crimper at work.

 

[keird]

entrenching tool

 

[irishScott]

Multi-tools have real pliers in addition to everything the other options have.

/thread

<--------Carries a Leatherman Juice CS4 daily.

 

[Colt45]

Got dinky swiss army knives on most of my keychains... mostly used them for cutting nails and opening packages, etc.

for anything else I use real tools, can't be bothered to use halfass stuff. infuriating.

 

[zerocool84]

You guys carry tools with you at all times???

 

[TonyG]

I almost always have my Leatherman multitool on my belt along with a small flashlight and a folding razor knife in my pocket.

 

[schneiderguy]

Multitool > SAK if you need pliers.

I carry an SAK classic on my keyring. I'm planning on getting a small Leatherman sometime soon.

I wish they made multitools without blades. I already carry a bigger pocket knife all of the time, I don't need another blade.

 

[shortylickens]

You guys carry tools with you at all times???

Yes, for we are men. Noble, brave men with little toys in our pockets. Not to mention multitools.

 

[zerocool84]

Yes, for we are men. Noble, brave men with little toys in our pockets. Not to mention multitools.

lol, men don't need tools on them to feel manly. Going out to dinner or a bar or the movies and bringing tools with you doesn't make you look manly, it makes you look weird. Like one of those weirdos that has a vest or cargo pants with tons of pockets stuffed with tools and condiments.

 

[schneiderguy]

lol, men don't need tools on them to feel manly. Going out to dinner or a bar or the movies and bringing tools with you doesn't make you look manly, it makes you look weird.

Yeah, because the SAK on my keyring makes me look weird :hmm: It weighs barely nothing and is very useful.

Last week I was out with a girl who was getting poked in her boob by the remnants of a price tag on her bra. I'm sure she thought I was weird when she was able to cut it off with the scissors on my swiss army knife.

 

[shortylickens]

lol, men don't need tools on them to feel manly. Going out to dinner or a bar or the movies and bringing tools with you doesn't make you look manly, it makes you look weird. Like one of those weirdos that has a vest or cargo pants with tons of pockets stuffed with tools and condiments.

Wow!
There are so many things wrong with that sentence I am afraid to continue the conversation. The fail seems to be growing exponentially and I am afraid it will overwhelm the thread.

 

[zerocool84]

Yeah, because the SAK on my keyring makes me look weird :hmm: It weighs barely nothing and is very useful.

Last week I was out with a girl who was getting poked in her boob by the remnants of a price tag on her bra. I'm sure she thought I was weird when she was able to cut it off with the scissors on my swiss army knife.

So you need scissors to cut off a price tag? If I need tools I keep them in the trunk of my car.

 

[irishScott]

lol, men don't need tools on them to feel manly. Going out to dinner or a bar or the movies and bringing tools with you doesn't make you look manly, it makes you look weird. Like one of those weirdos that has a vest or cargo pants with tons of pockets stuffed with tools and condiments.

ORLY? Tell that to my GF when (before we were official) I was over at her place and she couldn't find the cork screw for the wine. Guess who busted out his multi-tool's cork screw and saved the day? Being prepared is sexy.

I've also used it to widen a hole in a chain link fence (legal), cut off bar/hospital entry bracelets, repair one of my friend's glasses, and other handy stuff.

Not to mention mine is in a front pocket unless I'm using it, so yeah. Looks weird my ass.

 

[ponyo]

You guys carry tools with you at all times???

Only nerds. We have a forum full of them.

 

[zerocool84]

Only nerds. We have a forum full of them.

Revenge of the Nerds guys are the only ones you ever see carrying tools like that in their pockets at all times.

 

[irishScott]

Revenge of the Nerds guys are the only ones you ever see carrying tools like that in their pockets at all times.

Everyone notice how it's the guys who don't carry tools that are being defensive?

 

[schneiderguy]

Everyone notice how it's the guys who don't carry tools that are being defensive?

He's just mad cuz he doesn't have cool toys like we do :awe:

So you need scissors to cut off a price tag?

It was one of those hard plastic ones. So yes, you do.