Comment by ubermonkey
2 days ago
That's a wild assertion about the knives, dude.
I've carried one pretty much every day of my life (so, starting at about 14 or 15; I'm 55). A tool that can trim a thread, open a box, open a bottle of wine, tighten a couple kinds of screws, punch a hole, and pluck a splinter while still being small enough for EDC is a big win in my book.
Is it the BEST screwdriver? Certainly not. Is it the BEST corkscrew? My WineRabbit is losing no sleep on that question. Are there better tweezers in the house? Absolutely. But the SAK is in my pocket, and is good enough for most tasks.
Yesterday the knob on my office door was loose. It's the kind of household issue that often drags on, bc you notice it when you're doing something else, kinda make a plan to get a screwdriver and fix it, but then forget about it until the next time you touch the doorknob.
But because I had my Swiss Army in my pocket, I took 10 seconds to tighten the screw right then. Problem solved.
As they say in photography, the best camera is the one you have with you.
We appear to agree it sucks at everything and is better than nothing, which is why I have one in my satchel but not on my keyring. Why did that need so many words? Meanwhile, I haven't intentionally installed a Perl interpreter so far this decade.
We don't really agree, though, because I don't think it sucks at ANYTHING.
It's pretty good at everything it does. Are there purpose built specialist tools that are better for many of the things it does? Sure! But the efficacy of a Swiss Army Knife shows that, most of the time, you don't need to bother chasing down the perfect screwdriver (e.g.) if there's just a loose screw to deal with.