The PERFECT Camping Knife! Victorinox Rangerwood 55 Review! 

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Put a small piece of wood between the saw and the body of the knife, you can close the saw down on it and safely strike your ferro rod on the spine.

Nice to see you guys on the American Continent using these knifes as well. They are absolutely awesome. German here and proud of our engineering, but when it comes to reliable detail work, our swiss neighbours are the real wizards. I have a Forester and to this day i carry it in my pocket, since the day i got it.

A safer way to strike a ferro rod with a non-locking saw is to keep the saw teeth down inside the tinder, and pull the ferro rod towards you. As a bonus, the sparks strike closer to the bundle and avoid the risk of pushing away the bundle with your blade.

I just got one from my brother for Xmas and so far I love it! It is gorgeous and the walnut handle scales really give it a high-quality feel. One thing to note: with the bottle opener/flathead screwdriver tool, when you're using it as a screwdriver and press hard on the screw, it locks the tool! Victorinox knives made in Delémont, Switzerland with the bottle opener/screwdriver (even the small one) have that feature. The Delémont knives used to be the Wenger brand. Also, I recommend putting mineral oil on the handle scales and letting it set for a few hours, Then, wipe off the excess and the handle will feel nice and silky,

Gave this very knife my wife for a birthday present years ago. In heavy use by her since then, she loves it and it was worth every penny. You husbands out there: you can‘t buy your wife‘s affection, but some things do help… ;)

Great review. You're very articulate and make the review interesting to listen to. All the best from the UK.

This video hit all the right notes. Love Victorinox, great food and music. Cuervo has good taste in wine, love Casilllero del Diablo.

You are a great salesman. I never thought about buying this multitool because I already have the one-handed trekker. But after seeing your video, I totally see the value of carrying the 55 in the woods!

An outstanding presentation. Thank you, James, I‘d love to see more of such product reviews in a real life situation.

Place the saw with the teeth down next to your tinder pile & pull the ferro rod back over the top of the saw. Excellent sparks that stay in one place & aren't scattered around with your tinder bundle when you strike towards the finder/kindling/fire source.

This is the first time I see someone using trade skills to place the branch between the legs to cut / sawing wood. I was thought this technique to cut conduit pipe for electrical installations. I enjoy your videos and the info . provided 👍

At least you were Signaturely opening the can the Safeway! Seriously a great looking knife...Every guy has to have just one more!

Bought one for my go bag yesterday,went trout fishing to try it out and wonder how l managed without it,fishing a tree lined river l got snagged twice in overhanging bushes…twice l sawed the offending limbs off,both about 2 inch thick,hence retrieving my faithful lure. Fantastic tool,get one

I’ll have to say, your knife skills with food have greatly improved over the years my friend. Excellent video, food looked amazing.

I’ve been using my Victorinox Farmer for years all over New Mexico , this looks fantastic .

I've used the corkscrew to soften the dirt so I could stick in a 🔥 . You don't want a wide area of soft ground so 🤷 unless you brought a hammer to and a tent peg , a simple corkscrew will soften just right amount of dirt to push in a strong stick or mosquito repelling 🔥 torch.

The Victorinox saw is fantastic for crafting compared to the Bahco, its teeth are finer and sharper :D The saws spine is so incredebly usefull! Its a Carrot Peeler, Fat wood Shaver and a good improvised Firesteel striker! I use my saws spine to scrape gunk of off stuff all the time!

It's always a good day when I see you guys put up a new video.

I find it very soothing to watch your videos. Keep up the great work James. I love using my Victorinox too. Your meal looked beautiful.

That's a beautiful knife and "Camping Knife '' is a perfect description for it. With that fancy hat, gourmet cuisine, wine bottle with a real cork, and now that pretty knife, you are venturing vary close to Glamping territory! The locking blade and the large saw blade are nice features. Also, that was a nice mod on the bottle opener, which is just about the least useful tool on any multitool IMO. But at least they combined a flat head screwdriver and a wire stripper on the same tool. Plus, I don't know what else they could put in that area, so the space is not actually wasted. Many bottles now are twist off, and there are easy ways to pop a bottle cap off in a pinch without a bottle opener. It's handy for a Glamping or tailgating knife though. The Victorinox Ranger Grip at $80 also has wooden grips, it would definitely tempt me if it had a Phillips head screwdriver! My vehicle is usually only a short distance away from my hunting camp, so lack of tools is not usually an issue for me in deer camp. Admittedly, I am more oriented towards EDC or having a tool that has maximum usefulness that I can carry in a small pack, or throw in luggage for use on a trip. So a Phillips screwdriver is more useful to me personally than the corkscrew because when I'm in the field I've used the Phillips head to disassemble fishing reels and to repair different things. In an emergency, and having a bottle of wine but no corkscrew definitely qualifies as an emergency, one can use a stick or screwdriver to push the cork into the bottle rather than trying to drawing the cork out. Of course then you have to finish the bottle since you can't use the cork to reseal it. But HEY, in tough times you gotta do what you gotta do! One could also plan accordingly and select a bottle with a screw top. I hate to admit it, but when traveling we sometimes resort to carrying the small, plastic single serving bottles as they are lighter, easier to pack and one can open them as needed over a few days. I suppose one could even reuse them in a pinch. Some parks and other areas also prohibit glass containers, so we blame "The Rules" for our choice of déclassé wine. I don't think that I would look half as good as you in that amazing hat, so I probably need a fancy knife like yours to add to my cover. I have owned a Swiss Army Knife for many years, but I never treated it like a it was a serios tool. Instead, since it does have a corkscrew, it has lived a somewhat neglected life,; usually only seeing occasional use when thrown into my checked luggage. I never really thought of Swiss Army Knives as serious tools until recently when I binge watched some videos by you and others using them to actually accomplish something or to make things. I have a lot more appreciation for them as serious tools now than I did in the past. The scissors and the awl on Victorinox tools are outstanding. While small, the scissors are high quality and precise, and they will cut tough items such as fingernails, unlike many small scissors on other tools. Also, their awl is longer than on most other tools, it has an eyelet, and it is very sturdy. I like the file, pliers, and wire cutter on most Leatherman Tools an awful lot, but I also see the usefulness of a SAK in a much more positive light now. The Victorinox Hiker is fairly similar to the knife that you featured, it's just smaller and without fancy scales. Well, I guess almost ALL SAKs look kind of similar! The Hiker is on sale at Amazon right now (9-20-23) for just under $25, so one could buy 5 of them for the cost of the Ranger Wood. I've had a Hiker on my wish list for a while, and after watching your vid I went ahead and bought it today via your Amazon link. I like the Hiker's second, smaller blade, and the Phillips head screwdriver. But I get it, the Hiker is more of an EDC tool, not a Glamp...er...Camping Knife, which IS the point of your video. Also, thanks for the link to the soup! I live in Texas and I have not heard of that recipe, but I like everything in it! The pork was a nice touch! I bet rabbit, squirrel, or turtle would be good in it as well. Or even chicken in a pinch! I guess I'll have to pass on a Ramen Bomb one evening and give it a try! BTW, the music by Cuervo Negro is always good in all of your vids. Apparently he is a mute though, as I have never heard him speak on any of your videos, LOL!

Awesome review!👍🏼 I agree the size of the saw & the large plain blade make all the difference camping. Wood handles are all good with me too. Ever try garbanzo beans with the calabasitas….it’s 🔥 too.💯👊🏼

The size of the blade is awesome but I love the shapes of the blade in the one handed ttrecker

Excellent hack idea! That alone made this video a winner! Thank you.

It is a beast of a knife! I own one, but have not used it. It's almost too pretty to use in the woods.😉 I just wish that it had scissors. It would be perfect then.

FYI the corkscrew is good for untying knots, and you can sew with the awl

I have the great-grandfather of this knife and it was great for camping. The knife was big enough to slice meat and tomatoes. Mine also has some useless pliers. The edge retention was also good.

Man, that calabasita dish looked good! Another great video, gentlemen!

Nice looking knife! Great video too, beautiful where you are!

Use the awl for the ferro rod

I own this one, also the Huntsman as an EDC, but the Rangerwood 55 is outstanding, might be the best Survival Knife, expect the RangerGrip 55, where you geht the toothpick and tweezers adding to the great tool. Sinze I carry more then one Knife with me, I would say it is okay without the toothpick and the tweezers, for an EDC I would use one who allready got that and put the big Rangerwood knife in my EDC Bagpack.

Wrap some 20 or 22 or 24 gauge brass wire about the lower part of the longer Ranger corkscrew and you have emergency trapping/fishing/lashing/repair covered. Ranger series are excellent outdoors with a saw on par with dedicated folding saws with the ranger wood 55 really standing out as a big knife that even non-knife hostile to blades campers/hikers/walkers seem to treat as a picnic knife despite its size and functions. To use the saw on a ferro pick up a stick and hold it along the handle and along the blade side of the saw .. INSTANT LOCK!

Swiss army junkie here. Have the German and Swiss army version, think I need this one. Thank you for your efforts. 😁👍🇺🇸

I put one on my wishlist for christmas, and missed that it did not have a toothpick or the tweezers. The number one thing i use is the knife blade, the second most is the toothpick. I never use the tweezers and only exist to swap them out to the overly expensive fire steel. It is not perfect, but it works.

When I think of the Swiss army knife I think of the awl, most important tool in the kit, even more so than the cork screw

I have this blade in the red and black handles its great!

That's one sexy beast! Perfect for camping. Very similar to my Rangergrip 58 which is my camping go-to. Great video James!

LOVE this knife, but ONLY after I took a Dremel to the side with the awl so it had a notch to access the awl without busting a thumbnail every time. The weird thing is that the Wenger version, which I also own, actually had the notch pre-made on theirs.

I have that knife and love it. The only complaint I have about it is the blade's edge doesn't go back far enough and the spin is not a 90°.

Gorgeous! A second model with both a liner lock blade and locking saw would be awesome! They could name it the woods man model and a mini sugar instead of a corkscrew would make it just about perfect

Place your wood saw with edge facing down and ride your fire steel on top and slide it to create sparks.

Had to revisit this video because I've just negotiated a New in box 2nd hand one. This thing is a beast! Only thing I'd change is the corkscrew. Lovely piece

I have the SAK 79, pretty much the same thing. 79 is a one hand opening blade style & the plastic scales. Love the wood scales on that version. 🔥🇨🇦

Very good Swiss knife good for camping for cutting up small things😎

Check your flat blade screw driver. If it's like my one hand opener the screw driver tip will push in to lock in place. It's a great feature to stop it from collapsing or folding in on you.

another great video James, Victorinox makes great knives . the blade steel is top notch. those pablanos off the grill looked delicious. i see you put corn in the chili. that squad leader i mentioned few videos back taight me about corn in chilli also lol

I HAVE RANGERWOOD 55 VITORINOX, SHOW BLADE, FANTASTIC FOR USE.

As you say you have to need to let the cork screw cause We love drinking wine and picnic is one of those occasion 😉

Great knife indeed,I have my SAK for over 13years now

That. Was. Outstanding!!!

Great skills and food, love the elk and yes us europeans do like red wine. The knife look great aswell.

Nice review... cool to see old fashioned in field KRVs still on YT, after all these years.

Get you a long straight stick about 1” thick an put the corkscrew in at one end an open the saw ban pole saw for the out of reach fat wood branches

Dude it’s been so long since I have been out “getting my boots dirty” damn this video makes me wanna go out right now!! Just added that boar sausage to all the veg and all I keep thinking is take some of that outta the pan and save it for breakfast in the morning with some sunny side eggs boar and green chilli hash for breakfast yes please lol

Beautiful knife brother, and great video!

I have the Ranger Grip version of this knife and I love it. But that Wood handle is gorgeous.

I just bought the regular forester. For camping and hiking I want something a little bit beefier than a regular victorinox.

Great selection of wine you have... casillero del diablo 👍🏻

Great review, thanks! :) PS: I had a Rangergrip 79 (like this one, but with nylon scales and one hand opening) and I hated the part of the blade closer to the handle. I just found that sooo annoying I sold it.

good review James

Actually, there are lots of big, locking Victorinox Swiss Army Knives. Both 111mm and 130mm. Many models. Public perception may be that a Victorinox is a little red knife, but not so. There are plenty of the little red models available, to be sure. The big, heavy Victorinox Hunter Pro line is far from the little red classics! I have had the RangerWood 55 for years, and agree that it is great! Thanks for the review. Cheers from Haifa, Israel.

Hola soy de Argentina y tengo una rangerwood 55 y la adoro. Es ideal para el outdoor camping casa etc

Great video. That Swiss Army knife would come in handy for camping. I’m just not ready to pull the trigger yet. Stay safe my friend.

I just got one of these. Thanks for this review.

I think you would really like the outrider it's one of my favs and seems right up your alley

Just started watching your guy’s videos and bought the Rrangerwood 55 based on your review! Cheers 🍻

Nice knife, food, and camp. Thanks for showing us. Take care.

Gentlemen... The food looked amazing! Cool knife! Very nice my friends 🤠

thanks for sharing the knowledge.. always great content. you be at 300K subs soon. 👊💪

Excellent review. Excellent video production. Thanks. That food looked great. (I'd add much more garlic, but I'm a garlic fiend.)

Ok guys, you had a nice bottle of wine to open. But I still don't see the sense in a corkscrew. But I love victorinox. Great video.

That sak is nice. Thanks for sharing

Great review on the Swiss Rangerwood.

Another excellent video!

The Blast is my favored Leatherman for my needs, too.

Thanks for this. I got one of these and couldn't figure out how to close it 😂

Have you seen Felix Immler's RU-vid channel? Guy does all kind of projects with just victorinox knives. He has an amazing trick with the can opener just digs it in and then pushes, he has a can open in 2 seconds.

This knife looks perfect!

A beautiful and practical knife. This knife is very nice to own. Thanks for the review

Im about to get it for my birthday and I can’t wait 😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Man that knife is awesome!!! Oh and so are the Green Chile's.

Good review brother

Came looking for copper... Found GOLD.... THE FOOD!!

Excellent review, hands-on, complete and diverse!

If love to buy a second copy of this knife and mod it by taking out all of the other tools except the saw and the can opener, build new scales shaped more round to make the knife ultimately the same width, just less square.

I LIKE IT JAMES....BUT IS IT CUERVO APPROVED 🤔🤔🤔

Certainly looks like a practical tool for camping. Good video you two.

Outstanding review video.

hey, this Castello del Diablo wine is a wine I also like to drink over here in Germany!! thanks for the video, liked it.

It's amazing how much people like to eat.

yes me to i love the swiss army knives have you seen the fixed blade knives two of them with blue handles a small and a large kinda like a mora but full tang and wood handles i think very nice

Hey James, I recently stumbled across your videos. I really like what you're doing. I live in SE Arizona so it's super relevant for me. Thanks for doing the videos.

Of all the knives i own.. i do not have an actual swiss army.. i definitely want to get this one. Great review my friends and excellent meal time. Awesome little mod also on bottle opener

corkscrew......screw it into for example a 7 or 8 ft length of a 2 inch straight branch, open the saw and you can then use it as a long reach saw

Ooooohweeee that looks amazing 🤤 oh and the knife is sweet too 😅 thanks for the review.

I steered away from Swiss army knives because most did not have locking blades. This one looks like it might be worth looking into!

With hindsight, I personally don't use one hand openers in the outdoors (do at home with wood working and repairs) so didn't need a rangergrip with said feature. 99% of the time a medium Trapper will handle most animal processing along with the main SAK blade. Don't need a hook blade on my Rangergrip. If they do this 55 in a different wood this would have been my preferred Rangergrip (with hindsight). That meal you made isn't well known in the UK so I'll have to make it, that looked good.

This was a fantastic video. Blade looks awesome but I’m never going to use a corkscrew haha

Awesome man, love your work and style. I just rediscovered this tool in my kit and really enjoy it for camp food prep. Paired with a carbon steel Mora Im good to go 👍

What hat are you rocking? American Hat Makers? Love the Western fedora design over standard cowboy hat. The brim is supposed to protect you so why the up turned sides on a cowboy hat. I must have the discontinued or re-branded version of this because it's black and there is a slide button on the side you pull down that moves the liner out of locking position.