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SAKs are the best example for an exercise in restraint. Buy one with too many features and you won't carry it everywhere with you, buy one with too little and y
by Roritharr 6y ago
SAKs are the best example for an exercise in restraint. Buy one with too many features and you won't carry it everywhere with you, buy one with too little and you'll cover too few situations where it could be useful.
Buying a new one is for me a very calming experience as I get to contemplate how I spent the last few years and how my life over the coming years is going to change.
- samatman 6y agoFor my personal carry, the overarching question is: pliers, or no pliers. For years and years, it was pliers. Last decade, no pliers. When I had the pliers, I used them all. the. time. But without them, I very seldom miss them. I don't have a good explanation for this, that's just how it is.
- codeulike 6y ago"I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_instrument
- gonzo41 6y agoWhen i go hiking, I carry a SAK Bantam, One blade, and a can opener / flat head screwdriver. Very useful for dinner and tightening screws on my hiking poles. Though I haven't needed the wire strippers yet.