I actually ended up using the corkscrew on one of these at a mountain cabin! Everyone cheered. Seriously, everyone cheered when I pulled out the cork with my little Swiss Army Knife.
Most corkscrew models have a very similar twin with a Phillips instead. Since I don’t drink wine, I’ve always gone with those.
On the other hand, the corkscrews can be used in various other ways. Among other things, they make a good improvised marlin spike for untying tight knots.
There are also several kinds of accessories that can be carried inside the corkscrew. Victorinox makes a glasses-sized Phillips that for that. There are also aftermarket fire starters and other gadgets.
I don’t need the corkscrew, Aussie wine comes with screw tops or glass tops. Mine has a screwdriver in that slot instead. Bottle opener, though, is great for all sorts of things, not just bottles. Mine lives on my belt so I don’t forget it when I need it.
Never really looked at all the options Victorinox has. I have a massive Swiss Champ I was gifted but only regularly use the scissors, knife and toothpick… I can have a tiny one with those tools for $22?!?
No… Not unless I bring them. I service fire alarms so I could be on some near abandoned building on the reserve in the Everglades and scrub in to a hospital operating room same day. Schedules and plans go out the window and the amount of crap I have to carry in my vehicle is insane. Multi use tools are almost a necessity.
This is neither a Victorinox nor a Wenger, but some knock-off. (No judgement, might still be a good tool).
Have a look at the Victorinox Rambler, despite (or rather because of) it’s tiny size, it’s incredibly useful. It’s gotten quite expensive recently (probably because it’s been hyped), but it is a really good knife.
Also www.sakwiki.com has every SAK ever produced and you can search by tools.
@Twitchy1@yA3xAKQMbq personally I think a passable flathead and philips head are good components of an EDC - with the rambler you get the best goddamn philips there is without carrying a much bigger SAK
But the biggest improvement - the blade opens away from the key ring, instead of towards it. Don't discount that
For something you carry daily, can you not justify the $11? Most of us here aren't struggling to the point that that money makes any meaningful difference
But my job rarely needs a PH, 1/8" flat is probably 99% of what I need. If I need a PH then it’s much more involved and I will grab my tool pouch. It’s just unnecessary for my daily carry. Even at home if I need a PH then I take the 12 steps from my front door to my work truck and grab my pouch. So no… To me it’s not worth $11. You are correct on $11 not making that much of difference but if I am going to carry an additional item then it’s going to be bare minimum necessities so spending $11 on something I really don’t want to carry around on the maybe once a month I would use it then I may as well just go buy a couple snickers bars and throw them away. Why spend the money? I’ll probably never notice $11 in my account, you are correct. Why don’t I just carry around the 3 pound SAK I already own?
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