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Excellent video. If I had a primary fixed blade, I would go with the leatherman. If I did not have a primary blade, i would go with the Victorinox. If i had a choice of model, I would pick the Leahterman Signal or the Victorinox Swiss champ as my secondary tool wirh primary fixed blase. But if I had to pick one knife/tool for survival and no other knives, I would pick the Leatherman Signal.
The Leatherman Free P4 tools are on the outside of the handles, so you can get to the knife just as easily as the SAK. Also, the leatherman Free P4 has 2 blades, so if you accidentally brake your main blade, you have a back up blade.
Excellent review. I have the rebar, micra, swisschamp and climber. The rebar and the climber are the best companion for EDC and probably most of the needs. The profile of the rebar is great, even more than the swisschamp. For personal use, picnic, and a night or party: climber (blade, scissors, can and bottle opener, corkscrew, needle) For a repair or dirty work: rebar (pliers, all locking tools,and all metal). If i go in bike or car always add my rebar. If I need to take an all in one: swisschamp
I always have a Rebar or Wave+ on me, whether in the field or just EDC. I also carry a one-hand opening pocket knife EDC. I use a fixed blade for bushcraft tasks.
I run a SAK and a multitool as a pair because each can do stuff that the other can't and sometimes I need to use them both at once when working on my motorcycle
Great comparison video mate. I guess any multi tool would have its pros and cons and it could always be a trade off, unles you want to carry more than one tool. The SAK and some Knipex Cobra XS could be a good option to cover picking up hot pots when camping etc.
I see no reason to carry an 08 model if you’re an American. The Rebar does everything the 08 does and has pliers, metal saw, and steel wire cutters which is essential for soldiers. I have no idea why the U.S. military had 08 modes made for our personnel. It should have been a Rebar. No one will use a tool like this to defend themselves, that’s what firearms and bayonets are for.
Good comparison which clearly shows that the best tool depends on what you want to use it for. My favorite tool of last resort is the SAK Ranger 79 folder, which I've modified for bush-craft use. I sharpened the wide screwdriver bit and can opener to use as chisels and filed a 90 degree edge on the inside of the bottle opener for effective ferro-rod use. The blade on this knife is not serrated and has one hand opening and closing. At just under 4" long it is almost as good as my Mora Companion for carving and personal protection. Felix Immler has lots of good stuff on his channel about SAKs and how to get the best out of them - definitely worth a look. I also EDC an old Leatherman Juice slip joint multi-tool which has decent pliers and the vital corkscrew. With these tools to hand I can get by comfortably in most situations.
Thank you and thanks for sharing. I appreciate your sound thinking and modifications to make the tool relevant and tailored for your needs. Will have to look into some of those. Yes, Felix pushes the envelope for SAK applications.
@@urbanknifeguy I love tinkering with bits of kit. Having used my 10" Bidor Duku Chandong for the last few months, I'm about to make some changes to turn it into the ultimate bush-craft tool. It's a very good chopper out of the box, but I want better carving performance and to tweak the rather rattly stock sheath.
Interesting and a surprising result on the saw, proves that bigger isn't neccessarily better. I own both of these although my Rebar is plain steel, yours looks a bit nicer. Neither are EDCable here in the UK due to the locking blades. Neither is a one and done standalone tool for bushcraft or camping. In fact despite the Rebar saw's good performance it's very thin, even thinner than the ones on 91/93mm SAKs such as the Hiker/Camper or Farmer, and it just doesn't inspire me with much confidence so I'd probably carry both plus a fixed blade if push comes to shove. As it is I tend to take a Vic Farmer in my pocket, with a fixed blade, plus the Soldier, and either a small multitool like my SOG micro toolclip, or just Knipex Cobra XS which are really great potgrips due to the angle of the head from the handles. However in a bugout zombie apocalypse scenario I probably would take the Rebar as the wire cutters are extremely good, in case I needed to cut through barbed wire or wire fencing.
That is a good discussion to have. A thicker but less efficient saw blade or a thinner but more efficient one. I eventually it boils down to whether this will be your primary, secondary or back-up tool. I second the zombie breakout...
Victorinox literally tells us the steel is X55CrMo14 / 1.4110 at 56 HRC...and both 1.4110 and 420HC are tough stainless steels especially at 55-56 HRC. Why not compare a Victorinox Forester or Locksmith with a plain edge to the LM? Apples to pears comparison, this. I have the Forester, Locksmith, Rebar, ST300 etc and the Vic 111mm saw is superior to the shorter one on the Rebar, IDK how your testing showed otherwise.
I was surprised it outperformed the Rebar. It could be the nature of the wood (semi damp due to high humidity) and maybe the thinner blade bit through easier. I just tested the SAK Saw with the Signal Saw and the Victorinox outperformed it.
Why would you pick a serrated blade for the Victorinox model if it's for bushcrafting ? Also if comparing with a multi-tool why not pick a model with pliers ? I don't think it's a correct comparison. Also I have doubts about the Victorinox saw losing to pretty much anything else ...
These are two popular multitools are two I was personally interested to test out. The saw tests have been repeated in a more recent video with more saws tested. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I has the soldiers knife I removed the serrated part so it's straight no teeth it now like a razor will and has skinned tough wild boar 🐗 I don't like the leather man tools over priced for a start I prefure my sak any day I carve irish shillaglahs and spoons with mine if you don't know irish shillaglahs carved from blackthorn super hard wood the soldier knife is not legal carry in uk here so I carry a sak camper fir exellent saw on or my barlow pocket knife 👍🦊🐾🇬🇧
Thanks for sharing! The non-serrated version of the Swiss Soldier would be the one-handed trail master/ trekker but with different scales. Thanks for watching!
