Victorinox Explorer Swiss Army Knife 1.6703 

So it’s the Huntsman with Phillips and magnifier instead of wood saw. It’s good they make SAKs with just a few slight variations. Means you’ll always find the one for you!

I just discovered a new use for the saw blade.. It works well to comb my moustache!! Or beard.. Just after a little trim it sweeps out loose hair...

MY FAVORITE! Best Balance of Size & Features.

I have to admire your strong fingernails, I keep breaking my thumbnail…

The Explorer is my EDC. I use almost everyday for something or other. Sure it's 4 layers, but I never have the feeling it's too big for the pocket.

The Explorer is one of my constant companions. I actually swapped the scales with plus scales to add the ink pen. I think the one thing people need to understand with the explorer is the screwdriver layers is one of the wider layers so the Explorer is a little chunkier than some of the other four layer knives. I normally just pocket drop it but I use a lanyard for easier retrieval. I would love to see the Yeoman return (Essentially a Phillips/magnifying glass layer added to the Compact. ) I use the magnifier all the time for checking tang stamps and such at the flea market. It seems like as soon as you start checking the knife with a magnifier the sellers assume you're an expert!

I used to carry a Tinker for some years. It's sometimes hard to use a sideways Phillips, a corkscrew I've never needed, nor can opener, bottle opener has become obsolete, never needed an awl. The package hook would be cool if they still wrapped packages in string and I was a porch pirate. I think SAK are cool, but most of their options are useless to me. P.S. i like the saw on my larger SAK and have used it, but never needed it. The tweezers on my Tinker were used several times some years ago for young granddaughters getting splinters and bee stings--yea!

Best for office city carry 4 layer. Buy a good one one eBay used with a gray magnifying glass. Put plus scales on it see Felix milers vid about the third slot with a eyeglass screw drive some tinder on the cork screw and a fire fly.

This one seems to be a very popular model, but I don't have one in my collection yet. I do like the fact that it has both a phillips driver AND a corkscrew. Thanks for the look at it, buddy!

Due to daft uk laws that don't work we are only allowed 3 inches must not lock or be fixed gravity knives are illegal here kids here want machetes and big kitchen knives to intimidate people but some kids will use it I always has my oak shillaglah handy it's saved few lives too but to your exellent content I love the saks vut prefure walnut scales I has already highly recommended you get yourself one can't fault a sak gets job done mines a 2 layer knife i dont want it chunky i has tools i wont use otherwise 👍🦊🐾🇬🇧🇺🇲

Nail file instead of the magnifier would make this one almost perfect (one hand opening blade would take it even further).

Man, I might have to get one of these. Love that inline Philips, and that magnifying glass, how cool. I prefer the black or blue scales, but the red is cool, so iconic. It’s funny, all the crazy modern expensive folders, and all the great traditional patterns available, I always recommend a SAK, over all other options cuz you just can’t beat the value, convenience, durability, of these Swiss made gems. I literally carry my huntsman everyday in my little edc bag I keep in my car and at work, even tho I usually have some rough Ryder or vintage slip joints in my pocket. You just never know when you might need it.

For the woods I carry a ranger with plu scales blah blah blah

I've been looking at this. Carry a super tinker right now. I assume this has a hole in the scales near corkscrew to stash a pin or needle?

My new edc all the time in my Airpocket bag…

Great looking knife! Nice set of tools with that one!!!

Great video John! I find myself searching for these a lot now, especially after you videos.

I see the one fault with the Explorer that grinds my gears appeared in this video though you have to be quick to see it. This is the lanyard ring sometimes causes the reamer blade not to close properly, and in doing so the sharp point is lying proud of the knife body just enough to dig itself in to your hand when taking it out of your pocket. Never the less it is a very useful knife for a lifetimes use.

My favorite of the big SAKs I drive a truck with a Leatherman in the console and am a retiree with a house full of toolboxes so I’ve never gotten the habit of carrying the huge SAK in my pocket I grew up in the shop with every tool in the world at hand so I never needed two pounds of Sweet Swiss Engineering in my watch pocket lol But to each their own It’s a beautiful knife and will look lovely hanging from the hook in my knife case when I buy it and never use it except perhaps as Tobias suggests to take it to flea markets to look at tang stamps with the magnifying glass lol Thanks for another great review TK

I have one but I miss the saw.

Fantastic review John, it's definitely an excellent SAK

I don't have an explorer yet, they look really usable, definitely one for my collection

dont forget the pin and small corkscrew screwdriver

I really like this one. I got my grandson an Evo grip for his first knife this month for his eighth birthday ( with his Mom and Dad's approval). I think I will get this one for my son (his dad) for his birthday next month. He doesn't have a victorianox knife yet. Thanks TK.

I added plus scales with pin and pen and the mini corkscrew driver one of my favorites. I pair it with the leatherman mini.

Very nice! Certainly packs a punch for many needs!

For the life of me icant understand why the call them swiss army knives..only one is issued. Its like calling a case a case army knife.i was in the miliatary decades a ago

I have an explorer I love it, all it's missing to make it perfect is the wood saw it would be heaven!

I have several of the early Explorer version in my collection. When they went to the all plastic magnifying glasses, I stocked up on the glass lens ones in the gray frame. Recently there has been a consensus that the latest version with its larger glass lens is easier to use. So I recently purchased one my self and I am very happy with it. The larger lower power lens, 6x compared to the 8x in the original Explorer is easier to use, my old eyes appreciate that fact.

The philips is nice, actually useful.

What a great tool!! You guys have me on the SAK TRAIN!! Thanks for sharing!!

yes. Victorinox. Cool.

Wish the kid versions came with the magnifying glass instead of the saw

I added the mini screwdriver, camo scales and a home made custom lanyard to mine.

One of my edc tools. A very good SAK ! I modify the scale to put a pencil.

Excellent pocket knives and multi tools all in one

That's a nice one

This was my first SAK, bought in the mid-90s, now waiting for new liners, hope to make them in G10. Thanks TK!

The Explorer is a great SAK and probably my 2nd favorite to the Super Tinker and Fieldmaster. I got one for my Father last year for his birthday and he really likes it. Thanks very much for sharing and Cheers!

The magnifier really is an asset. I went for the Huntsman because of the sawblade as well as the scissors, but the magnifying glass i really could enjoy. I seem to loose my reading glasses a lot, carrying this one would at least solve that a little bit. Thank you John.

That's a great option to get the corkscrew and the Phillips. I have the Super Tinker for the Phillips, but this is a good way to have both options should you need it.

Good review, I wish more Victorinox would have the inline philips. Enjoyed the photos at the end. Subscribed !

Congratulations, TK on surpassing the 3000 subs, I have been fighting the flu, these past days, so making up on all the videos, the explorer is a nice tool combo without being too bulky, thanks for the video.

Great review TK. I have this in mind for my next SAK to join my Fieldmaster. Like you said it’s the magnifier and in-line Philips driver that make it such a useful edc.

what is the clip for the pocket called ?

Super tool set!! I find it a perfect carry in a light vest! Dont know its there carrying it like that.

I own one too and I use mine almost everyday or for an emergency when I need it to fix, hack, make an adjustment on whatever task or chore needs to be done I'm always going to have my Victorinox Explorer on me I love Victorinox.

Neat

Great review of a fantastic knife .👍

That's a nice knife man!!!

I recently up graded my decades EDC to a Explorer from the Climber. I don’t wear skinny jeans or disco paints so I can easily carry a larger knife plus other items. Like a real man. 😄

I snagged an Explorer Plus off EBay for $6, shipping included. Got it today. It was in good shape with all the accessories (I.e. small corkscrew screwdriver, working pen, toothpick, and tweezers. I feel like I stole it.