Victorinox Swiss Champ Customised & Upgraded 

Wonderful tip and mods, that I hadn't seen anywhere else in a long history of viewing these types of videos. The Firefly storage solution (most relevant to SAKs with those two tools) was really useful, since I never wanted to lose the toothpick or the other uses it can serve.

Absolutely brilliant. I've never considered modding the scales to have functionality with firemaking like that. You're a master of the craft. Thank you.

I’m floored by this video. You sir, are quite the craftsman as well as an excellent teacher. Thank you.

One modification I made to my Champ was magnetizing the Philips screwdriver. You just stroke it against a magnet 15 times or so, in the same direction, and it's magnetized. It's not a strong magnet, it won't kill your phone, but it will pick up screws so you can move them into place. You can also open a second hole for a second pin under the first pin hole. Why not? Two is better than one.

I absolutely enjoyed listening to you. You are an excellent speaker and presenter. I live my Swiss Champ and it's never far from me. That's been the case for over 25 years.

Excellent 👍.. another quick mod for free, double wrap about a foot of cotton round the small part of the scissors sealed with candle wax, and put a needle behind the parcel hook.. sewing kit and additional fire lighting tinder. I tried to post photos but don’t have the option

Thank you for speaking clearly, and not rushing it.

My knife I will not leave the house without is my SAK Spartan. Has all I need. Great video.🦉

Great video Sir! Love what you did with your swisschamp, I carry mine also everyday in my pocket and it’s incredibly useful! Thanks for sharing such good ideas! Greetings.

This was extremely fascinating! Thank you!

Thank you so much for sharing this video and the wonderful functional tips to maximize the use of the SAK Champ

Amazing customisation man 🔥🔥🔥

Great modifications very nicely filmed and explained !!

Thank you. The Firefly storage solution was really useful, since I have a Swiss Champ for EDC and I never wanted to lose the toothpick as it is my most used tool. Good luck lighting a fire with the tiny magnifying glass though. Even in the Australian summer on a 38 degree Celsius (100 degrees F) day at 1pm I couldn't raise a hint of smoke from paper with mine. But now I know where to store the Firefly, that's not a problem.

Great mods. Really enjoying your content!

Thank you very much for making this very informative video. I don't have the Swiss Champ, but plan on eventually purchasing one. I currently use the Huntsman. Your video is very relaxing and is enjoyable during these troubled times.

Good grief, what a fantastic video. You Sir have made the video I've been waiting for. The SwissChamp is ordered and on its way. Many thanks. (Subscribed)

Great descriptions.

I really like Swiss Army Knives and I am glad I found your channel,this was a real interesting video thanks.

Thank you for this clear and informative presentation for the Swiss Champ, which is my favorite edc. I appreciate your tips. Especially, how to add a ferro rod without sacrificing the toothpick 👍

Excellent review and video! Thank you Jeffery! Love my Swiss Champ. Great mods. Keep up the great work! I would love to see you use the bearing and drill set to make a fire.

Lol,,, I love it!!! What a creative imagination!!!!!

Phenomenal video!

Sir. what a really good job, a master class!!!!! regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Pretty cool tip for the firefly storage

Well done!

Nicely done!

you saved me from ditching my toothpick for the ferro rod. thanks!!!

Great video, thanks a lot

Thank you very much. Very informative.

Great video, I have carried a pocket knife all my life since i was a kid about 10 or 11 years old Iam 54 now mostly sak's, Recently bought the champ and I absolutley love it.

Standing ovation for the caveman fire-starter!

Great video, wonderfully articulate and two excellent modifications I’ve not seen before. The Champ is a bit bulky for my liking however I probably more individual items that collectively weigh more than the Champ haha! I modified my SOG powerpint by filing down the bottle opener to a flat head screwdriver and cut off the piercing portion of the can opener to make a marlin spike kinda thingy haha. I also ground down the end of the file to make a chisel/scraper.

AMAZING! that is beautiful, Sir, you made me sin with envy on Holy Saturday!

Brilliant. Many thanks

brilliant ferro rod mod!

Thank you, great tips. I am expecting my first champ after I discovered the lifetime warranty vitronix offers. I had my uncles seized one in a drawer for 5 years. I think the fire rod and the micro tweezers are definitely mods I will make.

Great tip putting the firefly under the saw/fs

Wow...incredible! I wish you made and offered these scale kits for sale. I would order 2 immediately! Bravo sir!

Very cool

Didn't know Al Pacino was into SAKs! Great mods I learned a lot

Great mods! I've seen that you can put a Quattro screwdriver from the Swisscards in the 91mm scales. Also I think the cap lifter is the perfect tool to remove scales. The small part can fit inside the toothpick holes and you can lift same as bottle caps. I use a tool like yours to put new scales on but before I had it I used a rubber hammer. Worked pretty well. I protected the scales with a cloth.

The storage for the firefly is ingenious

I've found that you can put a single strike-anywhere match in the slot where you put the Firefly (you can strike it with the file). It fits almost perfect, but the saw teeth do bite into the matchstick just a bit. It's not as useful in a survive situation, but it's a lot more useful in a candle lighting situation.

Great video! Well-written and presented. Thank you. There's just one thing you may wish to verify. I was informed by a knife retailer in the Netherlands that the Swiss Champ, or any knife with a saw, is not a legal EDC in the UK or EU. The Law considers the saw on these knives as a double-edged blade, rendering it illegal.

Bravissimo!

Interesting video. It never occurred to me to modify a SAK in the same way, but you obviously have a very specific application in mind where these sort of modifications would be useful. Well done! Personally speaking, I would not have much need for a Swiss Champ as the USA has much less restrictive knife laws, so we have a far greater range of options to choose from when it comes to an EDC. All that said, your is purpose built to suit your needs and fits within confines of what your allowed to carry. I admire the thought and effort that went into to modifying your SAK. It neat to see how others use their SAK’s for EDC.

The fire ant storage site is awesome. Haven't come across it before!

Outstanding👍❗🙏🏆🔪

Good video, Sir. The Swisschamp is my favorite and most carried Victorinox as well. Thanks for showing your modifications, very well done. The last thing you could probably do to pack those scales is creating a second pin slot under the original. It's another easy mod, Felix Immler has a tutorial on his channel. Do you carry any other things inside to increase functionality? I know some like to put a needle and thread or fishing line under the multipurpose hook. Have seen that small magnets can be held in the hook and can opener as well.

This a knife Mod "The Saint" would be proud to use on his adventures.

The bearing is o good idea. I'd like to see it used

Great video thanks. I like your mods. Thought you were going to mount a small button compass in the hole you put the barring into.

Good ideas, I have the firefly/fireant and tinder for a while now and they work very well, also love the mod for the second, sharp tweezers, not so much the divot mod. If need the divot I rather have one made out of wood and keep my logo,. I am curious because not sure if the bearing will be hold in place to keep that little gap to the metal side plates in time, after using it several times.

Wow great mods and video. 👍 Would love to see how you attached the small ring to the tiny magnet 🤔

You must watch felix immler, he is a sak genius with many of these mods like the magnet and bearing. He also has books he wrote involving the sak

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I don’t know how old your Swiss Champ is but If it is only a few years old then you have the glass magnifying glass. The newer magnifying glass is 6x power, the 5x version was all plastic including the lens. The original magnifying lens with the gray frame was 8x. Have you used char cloth with the magnifying glass, it lights very easily even with less than ideal sun light.

If you cut a small notch into a plastic credit/gift card, it can be used as a tick remover 👍🏻

Excellent. This was just what I needed to resurrect my 30 year old Swiss Champ that has a cracked upper scale. I've been toying with the idea of sending it off to Victorinox, but now that I know the secrets I reckon I can manage it myself. Any advice on where to look for scales? Cheers

I was ghinking for a second that, well, now you have to find cifca 10mm diameter rod. But guess what? You have a knife to make any rod fit!

Interesting mod, but I think that bearing will break free of the scale if weight is applied. Maybe 3D print a ring for the bearing to rest against the knife frame.

Greetings! I'm going to attempt your "pick-up tool" mod for the hook. Do you have any suggestions on where to find the attachment for the magnet?

Nice! Where did you get that bearing? It's very low profile.

Where does one find the 12mm bearing and the micro tweezers to which you referred? Tom KC3QAC

Jeffery since I saw this video I have been trying to find that Firefly rod but Ican’t any ideas where to get them or on a long shot would you have any extras that you might consider selling probably just one.Thanks for any info.

i love my swisschamp. i use the mag glass for coins

The idea with the magnet is great. But how did you attach a ring to the magnet?

Great mods and video👍👍 I agree whit those Chinese clones, very bad quality

Where did you acquire the magnet and ring and what are their exact dimensions?

I've never seen the magnet used with the hook. Interesting but not for me. Love the new fire rod location though. I don't want to lose the toothpick. Matches are still option 1.

Greetings Mr. Lippman. I am a lifelong SAK collector & user with over 170 SAK's ( mostly 58mm keyring & other collectables with some 40 of my SAK's that I rotate in my EDC ) I am originally from London, England where as a schoolboy I began collecting SAK's & a long time ago I immigrated to Israel & reside in Tel Aviv. One of the SAK's I have never bought & never will is the Swiss Champ or as I call it " the pocket hernia " or unkindly " the Swiss Chump " Its simply too big, cluttered with tools that I will never use & far too unwieldy to use even as a home tool kit SAK let alone for pocket carry knife. IMO even King Kong would opt for a less monstrosity of a SAK. The largest SAK's that I own are in my home tool kit - the Deluxe Tinker, the Ranger & the CyberTool M ( I also have in the kit the Spartan Lite & the 84mm Watch opening tool ) . The largest SAK's that I regularly pocket carry as part of my EDC rotation are 3 layer Climbers & Pioneer X's and 4 layer SAK's - the 93mm Farmer X, the 91mm Huntsman, the 91mm Mountaineer & the 85mm EvoGrip S17 & occasionally the 4 layer 85mm Wenger Forester ( the original version with a lock blade & a clip point secondary blade instead of the nail file ) . I also pocket carry 2 layer 111mm SAK's such as the slide lock Picnicker & liner lock Garant & even less frequently the 3 layer 111mm slide lock Rucksack . Nowadays I carry both a rotational multi-tool SAK and a key ring 58mm which for most of the last 4 1/2 years has been the Midnight Manager , I also own the Midnite Mini-Champ, the Mini-Champ Version 1, the Mate & the Vagabond but I only occasionally carry them on my key ring as the Midnite Manager seems to be the one that has the actual tools that I am likely to use more frequently .

I keep a small stick of fat wood, lighter wood (pine resin) inside my knife like you do the Ferro Rod.

Where did you get your magnet

Nice beard and hair!

What time did you come from?

I can offer another mod’ that I put in the same place as your bearing, that is a compass, great for orienteering!

Are you selling your modified Swiss Champ knife? I thought this was genius!!! The only other mod that I would add is the flashlight tool for a backup light source.

I'd buy modified scales and tweezers off of you.

How does one modify what he already has

The Champ never made any sense to me. Too heavy and unwieldy. If I'm carrying something this big, it better be a Leatherman (a Wave or a Skeletool). If I'm carrying a SAK it's gonna be the Farmer or the Pioneer.

Muß sich ein Mensch mit angeklebten Bart so wichtig machen?Und das bei 10.000 gleichen (Beiträgen)!!!???.Es wird dermaßen extrems widerwärtig und langweilig, ist schon schwierig, sich an den respektvollen Umgang zu halten.