Victorinox Swiss Army One-Hand Trekker Multi-Tool Pocket Knife

Michelle‘s brother Steve Wonderful knife. Very useful tools. Everything works. Solid and sturdy. I can’t open it with one hand, but it’s such a nice knife, I like it anyway. Love the locking serrated blade. It never ceases to amaze me how the tweezers on Swiss Army knives seem so light and flimsy, yet they work better than any of the tweezers I have in my medicine cabinet. PS. I like the feel of the textured grip as well. Update: I have now opened it with one hand, however, in every practical sense, it still takes two hands to do it safely. It’s good to know, that in an emergency, if I could not use one of my hands, it is at least possible for me to open it with one hand.

In my opinion this is one of the best all-around outdoor knives you can buy. If someone were to tell me that I was going on a 2 week backpacking trip and could only take one tool, I would absolutely take this. The tool selection is well thought out, the quality is supreme, the steel is fantastic, and the price is staggeringly low. The main blade is the clear selling point to the Trekker/Trailmaster as it is a beautifully utilitarian design with no unneeded or flashy features. It sports a Kephart blade pattern, a very hygienic/ideal uncoated and polished finish, a good balance of thickness of the spine vs thinness at the start of the secondary bevel, and it uses Victorinox's legendary steel (I'll talk more about the steel below). I am not a huge fan of the one handed model as the blade pattern changes and it feels a lot more clumsy to use, just my opinion though. The blade locks, which isn't very important to me however some people find that to be a must. I've been using slip joint Vic's for most of my teenage and adult life and never once have I found myself in a situation where I felt the design of the Vic was a hindrance to my task. But different strokes for different folks I suppose. The saw is another one of the huge selling points to the Trekker/Trailmaster. I vastly prefer the Vic saw over other saws like the Leatherman. The Vic saw has very aggressive teeth that cut on both the push and the pull, making it a very efficient cutter. Its also very ridged and stiff so it doesn't catch in wood as easy. Another feature of the saw is that it has a sharp 90 degree spine that does a good job of producing sparks off of a ferro rod. The saw doesn't lock which to some people means you cant bare down on the ferro rod and produce a shower of molten iron and magnesium, however this is untrue. I've used it plenty of times for just this without problems. If you need to really bare down in it (in the case of damp tinder) all you have to do is go find a stick that is about three times as thick as the saw, cut the stick to the rough length of the saw, and either saw a channel longways into the stick or just press the saw into the stick. Then you can use the stick (now covering the teeth of the saw) to press down on it and create those Ray Mears sparks you need. The next tools are pretty common Victorinox offerings, including cap lifter/large flat driver/wire stripper, can opener/small flat driver, 90 degree Philips driver, and reamer. The final note I would like to talk about is the steel that Victorinox uses. They use a steel called 1.4110 which is roughly equivalent to 440A steel. While this doesn't sound impressive with knives out there with crazy steels like CPM S90V, VG-10, and CTS XHP, the steel itself has fantastic performance for a few very good reasons. First, any knife maker worth his salt knows that the single most important factor of any steel when being used for a knife is the heat treat. Victorinox has been using this exact same steel for a very long time, long enough that they have the heat treating process perfected. The steel is hard enough to take a serious beating but soft enough to be easily sharpened to a wicked razors edge, the steels composition makes it very resistant to rust however not too laden with vanadium and chromium that it easily chips (I'm looking at you S30V - S110V), its also a breeze to sharpen compared to some of the more "designer" powdered steels we see today. Sure its a bit softer than some of those other steels, but that is on purpose as a roll is much easier to work out than a chip or gouge. Also, a knife that you cant easily sharpen back to life is not a very good knife to rely on. If you ever look down at your fancy knife after a hard days work and think "Better bust out the Sharpmaker/Edge Pro/Work Sharp/Wicked Edge and my 3 tier stropping systems" you probably should start shopping for a better knife (unless you just like sharpening with over the top systems, in which case sharpen on!). With a Vic you can grab your closest Arkansas or ceramic stone and take a few passes between cheeseburger bites to bring it right back to shaving sharp. I guess the point of this whole long post is to let you know that if you are looking for a knife built for real use with no frills, no tacticool black finishes, or the latest snake-oil steel that claim to never need sharpening, then this is your knife! But in all honesty, I'd recommend looking at Victorinox's catalog of knives, if you find one that suits your needs better than this one, get that instead. You can't go wrong with a Vic.

I have always carried a Swiss Army knife of some sort. This one is easily one of my favorites. This is a true utility knife as it includes features that are very functional and practically no useless ones. I love the shape and size of the handle. Some may think it is too large but I don't detect much difference from other Swiss Army knives when I have this one in my pocket. Here's my take on the features of this knife. Blade: The one handed opening blade is very handy to have. I used to always carry a tactical folder, along with my ever-present Swiss Army, but having an obvious knife clipped in your pocket isn't always appropriate in public. The flat grind of the blade is also a plus. I immediately noticed that it cut more efficiently than most pocket knives. I purchased the non-serrated blade because I knew that sharpening would be much easier. Swiss Army knives do tend to dull with heavy use, but I have found they are extremely easy to return to a razor edge. The liner lock is definitely good to have for safety reasons. Saw Blade: These small saws work great for their size. I've cut through many branches, 2x4s and even large pieces of plywood without much effort. The one on this knife is a little larger than the regular sized Swiss Army knives, which makes it even better. Can &Bottle Openers w/ flathead screwdrivers: The screwdrivers work fine. What I like is they are easy to get at and are part of another tool, as compared to a Leatherman that has about five different size screwdrivers that just take up space and offer no other function. The can opener is the same as the regular version. The bottle opener is a little larger and has a liner lock. I guess if you're doing some serious beer drinking you want a bottle opener to stay in place. Phillips Head Screwdriver: This works fine for simple things like removing small screws from electronic equipment. It can't reach very deep and I wouldn't recommend putting too much torque on it, as I have bent the frame on a regular Swiss Army while trying to remove screws that were corroded in place. Reamer: This is probably the most underrated feature on most Swiss Army knives. It is great for drilling small holes in wood, plastic, leather, and even thin sheet metal. Tweezers and Toothpick: The tweezers are nice to have handy, although I've found the toothpick will wear if it's removed a lot and eventually not stay in place. I usually just replace it with another pair of tweezers. Your teeth may suffer some, but the reamer is great for dental work too! The only change I would make to this knife would be to add another small blade. Other than that I am very happy with this knife. I can't imagine finding a better pocket knife for the same price.

La típica navajita suiza evolucionó. Y la evolución es el modelo de 111mm. sacado ya hace bastantes años. Concretamente este modelo me parece que tiene un equilibrio ideal. Tan ideal que con poquísimas diferencias és prácticamente la misma que utiliza el ejército suizo(de verdad) y sobre todo el alemán, creo que el de US también desde hace poco. Las versiones "militares" no tienen ni pinzas ni palillo de dientes, seguramente porque se pueden perder con cierta facilidad. Ésta en cambio al ser la versión civil cuenta con palillo y pinzas. ¿Porque ésta navaja es la evolución de la pequeña navaja suiza? Pues por varios motivos. 1º porque es más grande 2º porque tiene hoja bloqueable (sin temor a que la hoja se cierre al clavar fuerte y te corte algún dedo) 3º porque la hoja semiserrada hace que siempre corte, aunque no la afiles nunca. 4º porque la navaja la puedes abrir con una sola mano 5º porque ni es muy delgada ni muy gorda siendo la ergonomía bastante buena y ofreciendo buena estabilidad (no se abre tan fácilmente entre las capas al torsionar) 6ºporque ofrece lo justo, sierra, punzón, destornillador fino, grueso, philips, abrelatas, abrechapas, pelacables, pinzas, palillo. 7º porque después de tener ésta, la típica navajita suiza te parecerá de juguete.

Excelente artículo. Regalo del amor de mi vida. La cuidaré por siempre..

For me, this knife is the perfect answer to the question, how many tools do you really need in a pocket utility knife? The main blade is sharp, long, and easy to open and close with one hand. It also has Phillips and flat head screwdrivers, a bottle opener, a can opener, and a nice saw blade. Everything I need without being too bulky. This is my second one; I used my previous one almost daily for all kinds of everyday chores. As for why I had to get a new one, well, interesting story: I was traveling in Scotland, trusty travel companion in my pocket, when I had to go through a security check to enter a building. Knowing that I would get stopped anyway for the knife, I took it out and asked the security guard if there was anywhere I could store it while I toured the facility. He nonchalantly referred me to the police officer on duty who gave me a steely look and asked, “Where are you from? Do you realize that having a knife like this in your possession is a felony in the UK?” Long story short, I was not arrested, but I did have my knife confiscated. Lesson learned. Be careful of local laws if you take this knife traveling with you.

Perfect knife for the summer! Non-serrated is more expensive (for some reason...), but well worth the money. Knife's mint! Fast shipping too! Tumbs up!

Knivbladet och flasköppnaren har en låsskena som måste tryckas till för att fälla in dem. Har samma utrustning som schweizisk soldatkniv 08 plus tandpetare och pincett. Kniven är greppvänlig känns bra att ha i handen. En handslåsbladet är mycket lätt att fälla ut tack vare hålet så är det fälla knivbladet. Sågen fungerar bra för att vara en "knivsåg" en riktig är bättre men som nödsåg helt ok. Min kniv var rejält inoljad. har den som kriskniv/verktyg till krislådan.