Comments on: The tried and true Swiss Army Knife http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:14:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Cliff http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1767 Cliff Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:10:42 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1767 The real trick is to have a home that doesn't require its occupant to own tools merely to have the right to occupy it. Outsource! Get an apartment and call the Super! The real trick is to have a home that doesn’t require its occupant to own tools merely to have the right to occupy it. Outsource! Get an apartment and call the Super!

]]> By: Raisin http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Raisin Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:40:57 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1766 Tom, it is the Victorinox Charles. <a href="http://www.ebags.com/products/index.cfm?modelid=94164" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebags.com/products/index.cfm?modelid=94164</a> If I had to do it over again, I would have got the Booq Folee XM. Two reasons, my laptop is 15 inches, and the victorinox is a 17 inch compartment, and the booq has a removable sleeve for the laptop. I used to use an eastpak chaos messenger bag with a laptop sleeve, but it got old and worn, and they had stopped making it when I went to buy another. Tom, it is the Victorinox Charles.

http://www.ebags.com/products/.....elid=94164

If I had to do it over again, I would have got the Booq Folee XM. Two reasons, my laptop is 15 inches, and the victorinox is a 17 inch compartment, and the booq has a removable sleeve for the laptop.

I used to use an eastpak chaos messenger bag with a laptop sleeve, but it got old and worn, and they had stopped making it when I went to buy another.

]]> By: Deb http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Deb Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:48:23 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1765 I loved MacGyver!! And yes, I still love my Swiss Army knife, too. I loved MacGyver!! And yes, I still love my Swiss Army knife, too.

]]> By: Jordan http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Jordan Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:21:50 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1764 I had this knife several years ago and it also came with a pen. The pen was slotted in like the tweezers and toothpick are. I had this knife several years ago and it also came with a pen. The pen was slotted in like the tweezers and toothpick are.

]]> By: Adam Snider http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Adam Snider Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:00:50 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1763 That Gerber is pretty sweet looking. As for the good ol' Swiss Army Knife, I lost mine back when I was a Boy Scout. It would be nice to find it again, though. It really is a great thing to have. That Gerber is pretty sweet looking.

As for the good ol’ Swiss Army Knife, I lost mine back when I was a Boy Scout. It would be nice to find it again, though. It really is a great thing to have.

]]> By: Cyrano http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 Cyrano Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:12:34 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1762 I love my Leatherman Crunch, and never leave anywhere without it (it has locking pliers - absolutely fantastic)! I even where it at work, where the attire is western business. I love my Leatherman Crunch, and never leave anywhere without it (it has locking pliers – absolutely fantastic)!

I even where it at work, where the attire is western business.

]]> By: Arjun Muralidharan http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Arjun Muralidharan Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:31:06 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1761 It makes me feel so patriotic... It makes me feel so patriotic…

]]> By: tom http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 tom Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:14:48 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1760 I have the Cybertool. Screwdriver with bits, lightweight plyers, eyeglass screwdriver plus all the other swiss army bits. It's good enough that I don't need my screwdriver when I'm repairing computers (I'm a system administrator). It's a medium pocket knife that I can carry in a pocket. No holster needed. Raisin - I'd love to see a pic of that backpack I have the Cybertool. Screwdriver with bits, lightweight plyers, eyeglass screwdriver plus all the other swiss army bits. It’s good enough that I don’t need my screwdriver when I’m repairing computers (I’m a system administrator).

It’s a medium pocket knife that I can carry in a pocket. No holster needed.

Raisin – I’d love to see a pic of that backpack

]]> By: Melinda http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Melinda Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:45:17 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1759 The toothpick always makes me laugh. My dad had one when I was growing up. Melinda The toothpick always makes me laugh. My dad had one when I was growing up.
Melinda

]]> By: Monica Ricci http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1758 Monica Ricci Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:18:31 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1758 I don't know about the one you profiled here, but I LOOOOVE my Leatherman! :) Let's hear it for multi-taskers! ~Monica I don’t know about the one you profiled here, but I LOOOOVE my Leatherman! :) Let’s hear it for multi-taskers!
~Monica

]]> By: Raisin http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Raisin Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:28:58 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1757 Agreed on the Gerber. I got mine as a gift in the mid-90s. I got it when it first came out, and at the time they didn't offer locking blades, or the needle nose. In fact mine has the leather punch instead of the file, and the I have not found a newer locking style gerber with the leather punch. I carry a gerber multi-tool and a gerber mini-ridge on the d-ring knife holder on my victorinox laptop bag. Both the ridge and the gerber multi-tool feature single handed-operation, and that combined with a dedicated knife holder on my laptop bag make it easily accessable, and easy to consistently put it away in its home. Not to go to far off topic, but using several multi-taskers like a multi-tool along with a backpack designed to have dedicated outer pockets for keys, wallets, knives, cellphones, sunglasses, nintendo ds, thumb-drives, headphones, etc along with a backpack station and/or landing strip has reduced my clutter considerably. I have a backpack station at both work and home, and a victorinox messenger bag. I flip over the top flap, set the bag on the backpack station next to my desk and have all my little gadgets in their more or less permanent home. When I leave, I throw whatever gadgets are missing in their dedicated pocket, flip over the flap, and I'm ready to go. Agreed on the Gerber. I got mine as a gift in the mid-90s. I got it when it first came out, and at the time they didn’t offer locking blades, or the needle nose. In fact mine has the leather punch instead of the file, and the I have not found a newer locking style gerber with the leather punch.

I carry a gerber multi-tool and a gerber mini-ridge on the d-ring knife holder on my victorinox laptop bag. Both the ridge and the gerber multi-tool feature single handed-operation, and that combined with a dedicated knife holder on my laptop bag make it easily accessable, and easy to consistently put it away in its home.

Not to go to far off topic, but using several multi-taskers like a multi-tool along with a backpack designed to have dedicated outer pockets for keys, wallets, knives, cellphones, sunglasses, nintendo ds, thumb-drives, headphones, etc along with a backpack station and/or landing strip has reduced my clutter considerably. I have a backpack station at both work and home, and a victorinox messenger bag. I flip over the top flap, set the bag on the backpack station next to my desk and have all my little gadgets in their more or less permanent home. When I leave, I throw whatever gadgets are missing in their dedicated pocket, flip over the flap, and I’m ready to go.

]]> By: BigNerd http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 BigNerd Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:56:12 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1756 BigNerd never goes anywhere without his Gerber multi-tool. Retracting pliers that can be opened and closed with one hand. All blades and tools have safety locks. It one bad mamby-jamby. Not as lightweight and pocket-friendly as the knife, but it's always in my MacGyver backpack... and I inevitably need pliers for something. Have a look-see here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/32cy53" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/32cy53</a> BigNerd never goes anywhere without his Gerber multi-tool. Retracting pliers that can be opened and closed with one hand. All blades and tools have safety locks. It one bad mamby-jamby. Not as lightweight and pocket-friendly as the knife, but it’s always in my MacGyver backpack… and I inevitably need pliers for something.
Have a look-see here: http://tinyurl.com/32cy53

]]> By: Brian http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Brian Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:46:03 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/07/12/the-tried-and-true-swiss-army-knife/#comment-1755 For my money, the Victorinox SwissTool is a better option than the Leatherman. For my money, the Victorinox SwissTool is a better option than the Leatherman.

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