I was WRONG! The Victorinox Compact is BACK.

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3 months ago I said goodbye to my Everyday Carry knife, the Victorinox Compact, and switched to the James Brand Ellis. It turns out that for me, the Victorinox Compact is the best EDC knife you can buy. This video explains why.
My name is Jonathan, I have a passion for all things 'gadget, travel and EDC' which has filled both my personal and work life for many years. This includes sourcing, reviewing and product development and the creation of two UK national retail chains. Find out more here: • About Jon Gadget - Who...
This channel is here to help you find great travel and carry gear on the back of solid and detailed reviews along with years of experience. I also hope to give you ideas and inspiration when it comes to everyday carry gear, travel gear and gadgets, which make life a little bit easier and perhaps more fun.
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Contents of this video to help you navigate:
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Why I am going back
01:01 - Comparing features
04:05 - Victorinox Compact extra features
06:53 - Using the Victorinox to start a fire
08:28 - Alternatives and Price
09:31 - Is there something better?
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@jasoncrane Год назад

So cool to see a video where someone says, "Hey, I tested this thing and I'm going back to my previous choice." It's that honesty and integrity that make your channel so useful.

@JonGadget Год назад

Thanks Jason that's appreciated.

@paulsilver1625 Год назад

It’s like. Ok. I have little to say but if I say a negative it’ll let me find a positive. So. I’ll say a positive. I’m waiting for the negative. And so it continues. But. It’s all money in the bank. And it’s RU-vid paying. But in reality. You’re selling your self short. Easy money isn’t exhilarating. It’s boring. Do it for love not gain less is always more

@kilruf Год назад

If I remember correctly, and correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you say didn't need those extra's that the Compact had because they were in your edc kit? Either way, cool video. The Compact has been my edc since watching your video on the Compact. The only time I don't carry it is at the school I work, so I carry the Victorinox Jetsetter instead.

@dizawnofwizar Год назад

I thought it was his buttery accent and mild mannerisms

@dizawnofwizar Год назад

@@kilruf I think the deal here is, sure, he has those tools but having the same tools in your pocket, easily at hand, suits him more because he uses those tools very frequently. Doesn't require opening a pouch, etc

@FelixImmler Год назад

Thanks a lot for this interesting reasons why you go with the Victorinox. Greetings from Switzerland

@JonGadget Год назад

Hi Felix, hope you are keeping well.

@CaptainPupu Год назад

When legends collide!

@chasc301 Год назад

Agree with your observation about the ‘non- threatening’ and friendly appearance of the familiar Victorinox. This is a key reason for this being my pocket knife of choice.

@etherealicer Год назад

Well the blacked out is very aggressive looking. Color changes perception strongly. I once was at an Airport check with metal detector (for the visitor deck, so not as strict). My baby-blue Mini Griptillian was ok, but my Victorinox Spirit RT (dark glossy frame, polished tools). And let's face it, that makes no sense.

@juvieguy Год назад

I retired 8 years ago from my job in corrections, where carrying any type of knife was strictly forbidden. I chose the Compact for my EDC. I carry it in a leather sheath made for me by a dear friend 40 years ago. I've found the Compact meets almost all of my needs. I've even used the pen on a few occasions!

@LordCinnamon Год назад

I like this video and your brand as a whole. Many youtubers say that "this is the best thing ever and I'm only going to us this form now own" and we never see them use or talk about it again. Its also nice to see someone try new things and not just swear by the same old gear that they've always used.

@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo Год назад

Great video, thanks! You know, I first got the Compact about a year ago, based solely on your recommendation, and carry it daily in the 5th pocket of my jeans. I saw your switch to the Ellis, but EDC a larger knife as well, a Spyderco, Benchmade, ZT, Chaves, Reeve, etc. And thought the James Brand stuff was overpriced for the steel you get, so just stuck with the Compact. I’m glad to see you take another look at your EDC needs and go back. I also have the tortoise gear setup on all my SAK’s, and it’s a great option. I learned quickly NOT to strike on the Firefly rod with the tip on the ground with the wire stripper pushing down as they’ll snap pretty easily (dumb lesson) but now do it correctly the way you show. Thanks again.

@Bill1844 Год назад

Always enjoy your reviews! Great job.

@user-dh2xz4pe5d Год назад

I’ve been carrying a Spartan for years, I saw your video on the Compact with the KeySmart clip. This clip is a game changer, it keeps your SAK in place so it’s easy to get to. I used to fish around in my pocket trying to find my Spartan, not any more, I also bought a Compact which I just received and I am loving it. Thank you for videos and the great tip on SAK accessories, I’ll probably be ordering the Firefly ferro rods and tinder. Keep up the great work.

@marcolabranche2480 Год назад

Just ordered a compact yesterday and can’t wait to get my hands on it. Been wanting it for many months and a 15% sale on Amazon give me the push to make a move and buy it. Love your channel, one of my favorite of all time. Thanks !

@dougbotimer8005 Год назад

Your previous videos had made me realize what I was missing when my EDC knife has evolved from a Boy Scout to a tactical knife. I had switched back to a three blade stockmen knife like I carried from elementary school through being a Marine grunt. I finally got a Compact just before you released the Ellis video, and have been very pleased to carry it for many of the same reasons as you. Now I’m fully back, after several decades, to EDC a utility pocket knife. Like you, and thanks to you, I found the Victorinox Compact hard to beat. I do have a Hunter for hiking and camping. Looking back, a Victorinox or Wenger was my go to even when my EDC was a Kabar and my knife was in constant use, from meal time to gear maintenance, and even personal grooming and minor medical chores.

@JonGadget Год назад

Thanks for the great feedback Doug 👍

@lemmyjoker3678 Год назад

Cool to hear you have a Hunter as well. It’s what I went with and I really enjoy it. Mind you some if that enjoyment is just pulling out all the tools to look at them, haha

@dougbotimer8005 Год назад

@@lemmyjoker3678 A fidget toy since whenever the first one was made.

@lukebusbridge6611 3 месяца назад

These videos are always so informative: there's loads of detail about the equipment and the visuals + audio are excellent as well. JG is an ambassador for safe EDC knife use in the UK, and anyone who wants to own + carry a swiss army knife should refer to his videos. Great material.

@chriss3886 Год назад

Another great and well thought out topic. I too have cycled between various SAKs and more modern EDC options. Finding myself currently pairing a Classic Midnight Manager (key chain) and Evo S18.

@summer.of.69 8 месяцев назад

Nice review. I ordered my compact today. It is exactly what I wanted. Thank you

@miscelaneasmiscelaneas6593 Год назад

So glad to have you back among "us"!!! Best regards. Victorinox Fundamentalist Group.

@kevinjlarson Год назад

I was disappointed when you went away from the Compact, but I’m glad you’re back. I bought one thanks to your previous review. I have 10 Victorinox knives, but the Compact is my go-to. I sometimes carry the Explorer, but I miss the file on the Compact hook.

@JonGadget Год назад

Hi Kevin. It looks like the Compact is going to be hard to beat!

@inandouttv5365 Год назад

Same here, Compact my number one and sometimes Explorer. I own 8 knives / multitools and love them all but Compact is the king for daily urban EDC 🥳

@GeekfromYorkshire Год назад

There's a file on the Manager, except for the corkscrew the Manager has smaller versions of tools but is even smaller.

@1xayekim Год назад

I love that your channel just reads like every one else that EDCs stuff. "Ohhhhh a new shiney, I love this thing, this is perfect!" .... then stuff happens and you miss that other perfect thing you liked before and you back and forth. Great content!

@SpacecityEDC Год назад

Great video Jon. I finally picked up the Compact after watching many RU-vidrs and scouring over the comments and have to say you are so right 👍 I really like it for an EDC. I have a pretty fair collection of Victorinox pocket knives that I have collected over the years to choose from but I think this one will be hard to beat. Glad you came back to it and that guys like you take the time to share these videos and information for everyone. Take care.

@mccoyburgess844 Год назад

Appreciate the video. Bought a couple of the pocket clips. Makes carrying a Swiss Army knife easier, frees up pocket space, and improves access. Still trying to decide on a new Compact. Really like your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@negolfman Год назад

Thanks for posting this review 😊. The pen also fits into the corkscrew for writing.

@dbag57 14 дней назад

Cheers John! I just got mine in the mail and couldnt be more pleased. Im hoping to carry it for many years

@razgrizbird4562 Год назад

Great video. A lot of people feel like going back is somehow wrong, but it isn't. I personally had a similar evolution, from multi tools to a tactical knife (USA), but I added on instead of going back. I found I had a lot of uses for the larger blade that wouldn't be fulfilled by the multi tool, so now I carry both a Victorinox minichamp and a ZT or OKT RAT.

@DWMurry Год назад

Excellent explanation of the nuance involved in edc gear

@Kleiner_Lutz Год назад

I really love my compact, it's always on me even though for everyday cutting tasks I prefer a one-hand operated blade. But while those change rather often, the compact always stays in my other pockets because of its (in my eyes) perfect toolset for edc

@kabayan9746 Год назад

Nothing beats my Compact personally at this stage of my life. I actually just bought black scales to replace the original red to make it more preferable for me. A lot of us for sure keeps on coming back with Victorinox Compact.

@alexpaulk9364 Год назад

For years, I carried the Pioneer. In 2016, they came out with the Pioneer X. Since then, I have carried it a lot but I still often go back to the original Pioneer. I fully understand going back to what works for you.

@DKBoerner Год назад

Thank your for the great review. I am happy the Compact is back in your pocket, since it is my favorite knife at all. 🙂

@fathersonsurvival Год назад

Thanks for the honesty. Bought a compact.

@normc8169 Год назад

Thank you Jon for another great presentation. You convinced me to get the Compact for edc pocket knife. Just ordered. Had the Spirit Plus wich is great but for carying everyday is a little heavy on the belt. I'll keep it for camping though.

@urielmartinez2161 Год назад

I really admire your testing system and patience. Hats off sir 👏 🙌

@kermitthepog7063 Год назад

Called it! This is why I enjoy you videos Jon, we're often on the same wavelength when it comes to EDC.

@JonGadget Год назад

You did call it!

@angusaxeblood1080 Год назад

I’ve had my huntsman for 41 years and still use it although I often carry my pioneer x. My most useful knife is a little alox sd for cutting and filing my nails. 🙂

@adamclaxton8528 Год назад

I was searching and searching for my everyday carry and I knew I wanted it to be 2 layered not 3, have the standard blade plus scissors and the corkscrew after watching some of your reviews. After looking at various UK high street sites I thought I was going to have to compromise on either the Spartan or the Climber and then I saw your review on your top 8 Victorinox and at last, it does exist!- the Compact, has everything I think I might need everyday and nothing that I wont - that's what you want in your pocket! Great videos, keep up the good work and thank you👍

@charlesmckinley29 Год назад

I saw the video when you went away from the compact and it had me thinking. I’m not surprised you went back to it. I’ve carried a Leatherman Juice SC2 for almost 20 years.

@user-dq9el6zk1d Год назад

Glad your back! Please give more consideration to the humble hook. I use it often. Mostly to open tabs of packaging. Consider a product with clear plastic packaging with a tab clasp on one end.(usually for rectangular packages). With my hands to open the tab only pulls the sides in tighter till I must rip it and hopefully not cut myself on the rough jagged plastic. Much better to slide the hook in the packaging parallel to the tap. Turn perpendicular to catch the tab and pull open the package! For boxes like nails and screws, this saves the cardboard box from tearing making its reuse easy over and over. Lastly it’s a great zipper pull when you catch your clothes or gear in the teath of the zipper. I hope you give these suggestions a try. Thanks for reading my comment.

@JonGadget Год назад

Thanks for the great suggestions - I am beginning to appreciate the hook more!

@Castleknight Год назад

I like your reviews a lot. I like your voice (it's calming), your backdrop, professionalism and neatness.

@JonGadget Год назад

thank you - very kind

@argus. Год назад

Grest video. I also purchased a Compact. It will arrive today and will replace my current Bantam as EDC knife because of more options by being light and compact at the same time.

@kboett77 Год назад

You are the best Jon! So happy to see this comparison! Would you swap the Hook for the Awl if possible?

@ironman2326 Год назад

I'm a PT and the parcel hook is great for untying knots in Theraband without tearing it.

@markbowen1051 Год назад

Great video Jon. I like it when someone admits they were wrong in the light of new evidence. Great call out to Felix. He is a Swiss star! So practicality won out over style. I chose the Pioneer X alox after your video. Less doodads than the Compact but enough for me and so much more stylish/slimmer in my pocket.

@JonGadget Год назад

Thanks Mark - Pioneer X is a great option.

@chrishyde7798 Год назад

I also purchased and daily carry the Pioneer X after watching Jon's video. It's a great tool. I do kinda wish the alox scales could be produced with the ability to include the two compartments to hold the toothpick and tweezers.

@Dglenn2185 Год назад

This is exactly the appeal of victorinox, the blade is non threatening and the tool set is unmatched.

@888johnmac Год назад

yeah exactly

@deeps2761 Год назад

Totally agree, I've carried a small knife in my pocket since I was a boy and I'm 54 now. Mostly a SAK of some sort and for the last 30 or so its been a Spartan. Nobody bats an eyelid when you pull a SAK out of your pocket (I've a AAA powered smally torch attached to mine which can be a hindrance and can be removed but adds to the 'fluffiness') as they're sort of known as a handy tool rather than a knife, all down to perception of course but that's where we're at so why make life hard for yourself by carrying some 'tacticool' looking pocket knife when there's a SAK that will cover pretty much all your bases whatever it is you're after (apart from a machete).

@JonGadget Год назад

very true!

@Dglenn2185 Год назад

@@deeps2761 I carry a handyman despite the girth. The large blade never sees any use, the small blade is my package opener, otherwise it’s an entire toolbox in my pocket.

@deeps2761 Год назад

I've carried a Camper (I think) in the past and I didn't take to that slightly wider knife. That's absolutely batcrap crazy because I carry a lot of other gear in my pockets so don't have a leg to stand on with that logic but there ya go.... people, we're a strange bunch. There's pretty much a SAK for whatever you want though and I still have to stop and stare like a kid if I'm passing a display of SAK's.

@mauradlayouni3080 Год назад

Create job explaining why you went back, Thank you very much. I find myself using the Victorinox Midnight-Manager more and more these days. I wish the compact had a retractable pen and flashlight.

@gilbertoesquivel9668 Год назад

I went with the Victorinox based on your remommendation. The Compact replaces so many other tools that it has become my indispensable companion...if anything I'll probably buy another one just to have a back up!

@mccoyburgess844 Год назад

I think I just found the replacement for my SAK Classic and Case medium Stockman! Thank you very much!

@naturecalls3465 Год назад

I can see you feel right back at home with the Compact! Thanks for the video. Nothing beats the feel a Victorinox. :)

@dionst.michael1482 Год назад

I started with a Huntsman and then picked up a Handyman for the extra pliers and a more complete edc tool but just ordered the compact for warmer days I want to wear shorts or when I’m just bumming around home in just track pants for something a little lighter but still chock full of useful tools. Wasn’t really on my radar but thanks to RU-vidrs like yourself I have since seen the light! Great little edc on those days you might want something a little lighter, slimmer and basic! I love it! Love Swiss Army ❤

@rashadnagi7531 Год назад

I saw that little pocket clip and I'm buying like three! I always carry a SAK in my left pocket and my main tool or knife in the right, and that clip is brilliant!

@inandouttv5365 Год назад

Being a big fan of the Compact and Jon's reviews, this video was incredibly heartwarming LOL. Thank you Jon!

@teutatix Год назад

good to have you back home 😉

@mars5172 Год назад

There is a version of the compact that has a Phillips instead of the corkscrew. It's called the Duke of Edinburgh pocket tool. Bought one for my daughter to gift to her when she is older. For myself I had a compact modified and switch between the regular and the modified version when there is a need to...

@xrysoryba Год назад

Unfortunately the DoE knife seems to only be available in the UK. I also don't like how they rounded the knife end. Makes it much less usable.

@lisantica842 Год назад

I agree with your assessment of the Compact. I have recommended it to others, and it isn't until they actually buy and use it that they understand my enthusiasm. I have many other Swiss Army Knives, but I find myself reaching for the Compact very often. In the 58mm range, I like the Vagabond, discontinued, but worth finding on the used marketplace.

@DonMcCulloughCyber 7 месяцев назад

I love a Victorinox and carry the Explorer as I need to read the tiny print on stuff that I am building all the time, and the magnifying glass is essential. I would love to see some gadgets around us older guys who need such enhancements to keep doing what we love HEHe I find your honesty and precise style to be totally refreshing and I am a huge fan of your channel!

@matthewstrunk605 Год назад

Excellent video as always. Glad you gave up all that style for the SAK. I still swing back and forth between the Victorinox Yeoman and Compact as the perfect EDC. Two layers vs three does make a difference in pocket real estate, however just think how cool a fire starting demo would be with the magnifying glass and who does not like an inline Phillips driver.

@eugen-august Год назад

Perfect Jon, many times i changed some edc gear and many times i went back to my older stuff. In Switzerland we say, you can better cook on a old pan.👍😏 Kind regards Eugene

@dalecarr5445 Год назад

I agree with you about the Compact. For its size, I don’t know of anything that even comes close. I do have a Robert Jessard mod where the awl replaces the hook and the Philips replaces the corkscrew. That’s my perfect version of the Compact.

@ek8652 Год назад

Your first video made me think about getting a compact. Your newer video is gonna make me get one right now. As I mentioned in the last video, the only thing that would make the compact perfect is if they made one in Alox WITH the pen, tweezers, toothpick, and pin.

@darrenvanderwilt1856 Год назад

Great video. I'm discovering the EDC capabilities of Victorinox SAK's. This started from another content creator, "Kit Badger," who reviewed Prometheus Design Werx SAK replacement scales with a built in pocket clip. The Key Smart pocket clip is a far less expensive alternative that I'll also try in the near future. I find the SAK's to be more useful than a stand alone knife for most EDC.

@mikeprunty1 Год назад

Glad you’ve seen the light again Jon. Welcome back

@JonGadget Год назад

Thanks Mike 😁

@kessler003 Год назад

I ADORE my Vic Compact. Hook can be use to retrieve keys if to deep to grab, just tie some cord on the SAK with the hook opened and lower to get keys or whatever you can with the hook.

@MaxTaube Год назад

I do absolutely agree on your decision, I own 8 Victorinox knifes and more than 50 pocket knifes in total, but the Compact is the one I carry all day and it never disappointed me for now.

@ELaster1 Год назад

I like the changes to the editing! I had a feeling you'll come around 😉But every tool has its role, I guess for a nicer occasion you would prefer the Ellis.

@JonGadget Год назад

The Ellis will find a place - it's a good knife - just not my EDC 😊

@martina.710 Год назад

I told you so ;-) I bought the Compact after your first review of it and I absolutely love it. Thanks Jon!

@siener Год назад

You just saved me quite a bit of money. Thanks! It turns out it's hard to beat the original and I already have a couple of Victorinox knives that do their job very well.

@no.love.for.a.nation Год назад

thanks, bought the exact same combination of compact and key smart!

@sprokthered 9 месяцев назад

Very sensible decision !! Thanks great review

@FrancisLCorro Год назад

Another insightful video, Jon!

@geradebowden3293 Год назад

Two layers are my favorite for EDC

@GlockNinja Год назад

Brilliant. You have convinced me to replace the tooth pick and get the tinder bit.

@EDerable1 7 месяцев назад

My compact version is from 1992 and called a timekeeper because it has a watch in it, it's a bit different because there's no file on the back of the hook and also no tweezer. That's because the watch sits there. Glad you went back to the compact..

@simonh6371 Год назад

I've had a similar experience with a similar SAK, the Climber (not going to go into why I prefer it over the Compact but really they're very similar). I own a Farmer X which is more or less the same thickness but still find myself carrying the Climber 5 days a week as (a) I am less afraid of losing it as the Farmer X is around 50 quid and my Climber was less than half that and (b) I use the small blade pretty much every day for mundane stuff like cutting boxes for the recycling at work. I have other nice knives with better blade steel like Manly Wasp in S90V or Bokerplus Atlas in 12C27 but these have less functionality - so I only carry them in combination with a multitool like the LM Squirt - and are a bit threatening looking in deepest London, so the Climber which I bought on a whim as it was a good price for the black scaled model at the time, and didn't carry a lot at first, has ended up being carried and used most. But like me it gets a weekend off so tomorrow it's probably the Farmer together with the Nextool Mini.

@Pinki2019 Год назад

Yeah, I like having the secondary blade and the awl/reamer.

@DonnieGladfelter Год назад

I love the Compact for its size. That said, I’ve settled on the Explorer because it has an in-line Philip’s (and as a dad, using the Philip’s to open battery compartments of my kids toys is one of the most common things I use my SAK for). Likewise, if ever there was anything less intimidating than the Victornox logo when using a knife in public, it’s the Victornox logo plus the Eagle Scout badge - which the Explorer offers but the Compact doesn’t.

@iyn1911 23 часа назад

I switch from the Cadet to the compact for my EDC. Thanks for reviewing this knife.

@wildweasel8564 8 месяцев назад

I recently bought a Real Steel Luna LIte and gave it a try for everyday carry, but after a couple weeks went back to my Victorinox Compact.

@enricoflor3601 4 месяца назад

Got my KeySmarts, thanks to your video. Will go to my EDC MiniChamp ☺️

@UT3BMIKE Год назад

Half lock feature is very good on James, agree with your final choice

@Wintermute87 Год назад

For a while I had a leatherman with bit kit, until I pocketed the Compact. It's so perfect for EDC! My leatherman is great but only when I have a bag to drop it into

@woodchild48 Год назад

Good video, the Compact is a great knife! My knife that I always have with me is a Victorinox Classic Signature on my keychain. The ballpoint pen is very handy with an open nail file and next to the ballpoint pen you can easily drill a hole for a pin. In addition, in the urban area an 84mm Pocket Pal, Secretary or Popular and when it comes to nature a 93mm Bushcrafter or Harvester with the hooked blade reground to a carving knife.

@johanbertilsson2213 Год назад

Nice to see that your Compact is back. I use a Victorinox Compact as my daily goto EDC knife, i carry mine in a homemade canvas holster together with a small torch. I think i use it everyday. Sometimes my coworkers calls to me do you have your tools on you. About thd pin, in every Victorino i own if they can carry a pin i put one there.

@JonGadget Год назад

great feedback and good to know 👍

@piggymito Год назад

I carry the explorer daily and it seems to me to be a somewhat overlooked tool. I was looking at a huntsman but what swung it was the end mounted Philips seemed more day to day useful than a saw and luckily I was right. If I'm going to be anywhere that I'll need a saw chances are I'll have my leatherman anyway. Granted tye explorer is a but chunky but I'm not a skinny jeans type of guy anyway. Reckon I'll look at that firefly though looks very useful as I never use the toothpick either. Cheers dude keep up the good work, as fellow Brit it's nice to have a UK EDC guy that also has to conform to our silly knife laws. 👍

@anothorestes Год назад

I think the perfect EDC tool is going to vary greatly depending on the person. I use a SOG powerpint, which is somewhat similar to the leatherman micra. It's tiny but the tools are all quite functional. I have a full sized leatherman, but it tends to stay at home or in a larger bag. The powerpint is always on me. It's light, totally non-threatening, and does so much. The leatherman micra is pretty nice as well (the one with the scissors in lieu of pliers). The big scissors are excellent. But the other tools are a bit flimsy. I had a gerber dime too. it's better than the micra, but the scissors were too small, pliers too thin, and the bottle opener can get in the way. And it's just slightly too small.

@FreedomFox1 Год назад

I love the PowerPint… very capable pliers and locking tools (impressive for the size). But I find myself missing the scissors on the compact (also the combi-tool for cleaning my nails). The PowerPint and Compact compliment each other nicely.

@shooter31m Год назад

I wasn’t aware of the Compact... I carry the Huntsman, but see why you’re fond of the Compact. I’m going to have to check into that pocket clip you’re using, thanks for sharing.

@TheGrenadier97 Год назад

Great video! Always fine to hear opinions based on experience. I learned a truth two years ago: it's impossible to get rid of these red things as soon as you get them, hahaha. One may say that you're being unnecessarily focused in minor details - like the scale texture and clip - but those "minor details" truly show up in everyday carry and use and may be really annoying to just ignore.

@JonGadget Год назад

That's very true - the small things become amplified with lot's of use

@murdock5537 Год назад

Best choice! Welcome back to SAK! As a minimalist I prefer the Bantam (in urban areas), outdoor the Camper 🙂.

@JonGadget Год назад

Good choices 👍

@PeterFaden Год назад

Diggit. The Compact is arguably my own favorite. Surprise use for the hook. Backscratcher. Albeit not a large one. But definitely works to catch some of those just out of reach spots.

@cparedes2302 Год назад

Good for you! The Compact is the best EDC! I also prefer a key smart clip to carry my SAK toma pocket clip.

@baobo67 2 месяца назад

Enjoy your revues thanks. I have carried a Spartan for years and it is perfect for my needs HOWEVER I would love one with Alox scales.

@mobelue Год назад

Right! The Compact is a “stand alone” carry, but in sacrificing the extra goodies of the Compact assumes you are carrying an additional case to supplement. One does not always carry all the additional accouchements.

@PandaCristos Год назад

Welcome back to the Compact squad. Still the best urban EDC ever. The other day I fix my roborock with only a compact and a screwdriver, stripping wire, with the blade and combi tool, clean up hard places with the pin and the tweezer…etc feel so good!

@JonGadget Год назад

It is a great feeling!

@mickwallace3655 Год назад

Excellent gentleman’s knife with functionality. Great review…

@anthonys239 Год назад

I’m sure you have answered this before but I’m new to the channel and was wondering what clip you are using on your victorinox? Thanks.. love the ch!!

@epbrewtus1 Год назад

In the American vernacular "I love me some Felix too!" I am also quit fond of your series. Thanks for this video. I have a small collection of knives and I am currently trying to explain to my wife why I need "just one more" and I think you've just shown me the perfect knife. Help me by wishin' me good luck with the Mrs. So here I go. Thanks again!

@sidneycavalcant Год назад

Assisti um primeiro vídeo do compact e terminei comprando o explorer, depois de usar por poucos dias, observei a necessidade de comprar o compact e assim o fiz. Estou gostando muito.

@dustymileroad 8 месяцев назад

Hey there Jon, great video. You said it, Compact is the best! Love mine and I feel naked leaving home without it!

@Coup0705 Год назад

Bought a compact on your recommendation and love it. Really lightweight and has tools that really works. Not sure how you get then at 35 pound. It cost around 50 pounds after conversation.

@GeekfromYorkshire Год назад

I owned the Champ and the Explorer, based on your love of the Compact I got one recently but I immediately missed the inline Philips screwdriver as I fixed an item. I get that the Compact is thinner but I get most of my EDC needs served by the even smaller Manager. I carry the Explorer on belt horizontally inside a home made tube I feed through trouser belt. That idea of a belt storage would work even better for the compact as it's even thinner and lighter.

@bobbyd4400 Год назад

Love the compact I find myself using the spartan on a daily basis also have a pin and fire rod in the cork screw I like to use the awl reamer for striking cheers mate

@tommyd5605 5 месяцев назад

Good information will help in my purchase.

@tacticaltruth8118 Год назад

Great video. Now I have to have both the Ellis and the Victorinox.

@AndreasJankeEU Год назад

I have two knives that are 24/7 around me: Victorinox Camper and the bigger Forester. I added a screwdriver for my glasses into the Camper and a Fireant set into the Forester. My son much prefers a Huntsman with an extra screwdriver for glasses and an additional pin.

@ste-c1218 Год назад

GREAT VIDEO JOHN AS EVER... JUST BOUGHT MYSELF THE COMPACT AND THE COBRAS THANKS TO YOU INFO... REALLY PLEASED WITH THEM... SAID GOODBYE TO MY MULTI TOOLS...LOL MANY THANKS MATE 😊