Rambler Red

I know Victorinox is already highly regarded but after realizing just how long I've had my Rambler, I figured I'd write up a review. It's been on my keys for 11 years and I've not had a single issue with it. It's the perfect size to carry in your pocket every day without being bothersome, and there are so many uses in such a small package. -Knife is great, as one would expect. I've had no issues with it. -Can-Opener/Screwdriver is awesome. The can-opener has come in handy here and there, but the screwdriver is great for those random times where you need one and either don't have one or can't be bothered to go and seek one out. -Scissors are sharp and useful and still working great. The little scissor spring is still intact with no signs of wear or breakage. (This part had broken on my childhood swiss army knife, though I don't believe it was Victorinox) -File/Flathead is another great and useful part of this. I chose this model with the file specifically for those times where you have a sharp or edgy fingernail and it keeps bothering you. Might not apply to everyone but it definitely has come in handy for me a lot. The flathead also similarly useful for certain applications. -Tweezers/Toothpick are useful for those minor grooming emergencies, lol. -Keyring is strong and I haven't had any issues with it staying attached to my keys for 11 years. In conclusion, I think everyone should own one and do their own research on which model suits them. This one was perfect for me, but maybe there are other models with tools that would benefit you!

I have bought and used several versions of the Swiss Army knives. There are plenty of reviews that cover the pros and cons of specific versions of the Swiss Army knives (SAK), so I thought what I would do in my review is cover some of the things I like (or don't like) about the different versions in case anyone is like me and trying decide WHICH SAK they want to by. I did a lot of research before I bought any of the versions and then, of course, personally tried out different versions. So, I thought I would share my experience and what I like and don't like. Naturally, when it comes to which SAK to buy, there are fundamental choices to be made about what size of SAK you want as well as what functionality. Obviously, that can be personal preference. So, while I'm not going to list the features of each type of SAK, I'll talk about why I like particular knives (or don't) comparing their feature based on my preferences. I think I'm probably fairly "typical", but if you have different preferences your opinions won't necessarily match mine, of course. I've divided my review up into "small", "medium", "medium plus", and large SAKs. Small SAK (Swiss Army Knife): Victorinox Swiss Army Rambler Pocket Knife Link: https://amzn.com/B000FNFXQS The Swiss Army Rambler is really amazing in that it gives me the items I by far use the most in a SAK so small it basically disappears in your pocket. There is fundamentally no difference in overall weight or feel to "how much stuff is my pocket" by adding this SAK. It gives me the scissors and blades, which are by far my two most commonly used items, as well as screwdriver, tweezers and toothpick, which I also use quite a bit. I don't use the bottle opener too much, but it's a nice core item to have as well. So, basically this knife gives me 90%+ of what I really use in a package so small I barely notice I'm carrying it. That's really hard to beat. If I wasn't greedy about wanting things on my every day carry (EDC) SAK (Swiss Army Knife), this would probably be the knife I use every day. As it stands, I mostly use this one when I have dress pants or otherwise less room than usual and one of the bigger ones when I'm jeans (for example). Victorinox Jetsetter 3 Pocket Knife Link: https://amzn.com/B00932EPYI I bought this for the obvious reason of it's a very small knife that can theoretically get you through TSA at the aiport. I thought having a pair of scissors and the screwdriver with me on trips would be nice. The problem is after reading reviews, I've never really had the motivation to try to get it through TSA security. While most people seem to be able to do it fine, it does seem to "draw attention" more than I'd really like according to other people's reviews. So, I've just never bothered to do it. Given that, I can't really give this version a fair review. If you want to get it scissors on a plane, it sounds like it works. I just haven't had the energy to test that theory when push came to shove. Medium SAKs: I'm also a big fan all of the knives in my "medium" category quite a bit. Which one works for you is really a matter of what features you want and if an additional feature is worth the, typically minor, increase in weight. These are 3 of my favorites. Victorinox Swiss Army Super Tinker Pocket Knife Link: https://amzn.com/B000MLU8PE This version is a great option for me. This has all the core items I use regularly as well as some I use less frequently in a size that fits in pocket without being distracted (although it doesn't "disappear" into my pocket like the smaller rambler does. It has large and small blades, scissors, multiple screwdrivers, tweezers, and toothpicks. So, all the core things that I really use the SAK for at a very reasonable size. I don't really notice it in my pocket, but it doesn't quite "disappear" in my pocket with my rambler. I think overall it's a great combination of functionality and size. Victorinox Swiss Army Fieldmaster Pocket Knife (Red) Link: https://amzn.com/B00006IS69 The main advantage to me of this one over the Super Tinker is it has the wood saw. While I don't use the wood saw often, I actually use it more than you would think and it works quite well. It is slightly larger than the Super Tinker (because of the saw), but I don't really notice the difference carrying it around. Whether or not you would like it over the tinker depends on how much you want a wood saw. Victorinox Swiss Army Explorer Plus Pocket Knife (Red) Link: https://amzn.com/B0007QCOYM This is another excellent option in the "medium" size SAKs. It has a lot of the elements I really like about the Champ Plus: the eyeglass screwdrivers, the pen, the pin, the magnifying glass, but is not as bulky. Two key things missing from Champion Plus are fish scaler / ruler (which I don't care much about) and the wood saw (which actually I do like as I said earlier). While I like this one A LOT whether or not I use it compared to the Army Fieldmaster depends on if I'm in a wood saw mood or a magnifying glass, eyeglass screwdriver, pen, pin mood. It's also slightly bulkier than the Fieldmaster. I use this one most of the time when I'm not using my champ plus because I typically use things like the magnifying glass and pen more than the wood saw. Also, the screwdriver isn't the "T" screwdriver, which is a bit easier. I also like having an eyeglass screwdriver with me. So, if I had to recommend one SAK to someone, it is probably this one. Medium Plus SAK: Victorinox Champion Plus Knife Link: https://amzn.com/B0009KF4GG This is one I probably carry more than I should. I like it more than the Champ version (not listed in my review) because it doesn't have the pliers which add significant size and I personally find not very useful. The pliers are too small to get good torque. If I want pliers I end up pulling out a "real" set. It is of a size that it it is small enough to be an EDC (every day carry) tool, but really just barely in my opinion. It's noticeably bigger than the SAKs I have listed in my medium section, which is why I call it "medium plus". I notice when it's in my pocket, but it's not a nuisance...especially when I'm in jeans. The reason I like it so much is because it has all the cool stuff I want on my SAK and so I can carry it without making the choice I just talked about of do I want the wood saw or do I want the the magnifying glass, glass screwdriver, pen, and pin. With the Champion plus, I get them all! Basically, there isn't any feature I really want on my SAK that isn't on this version. So, I'm willing to put up with something that's a little larger to have the "all in one" feel to it that this has. At least, when I'm wearing jeans or maybe dockers. When I'm in pure dress pants, it's time for one of the smaller SAKs. Large SAK: Victorinox Swiss Army CyberTool 41 Translucent Pocket Knife (Translucent Ruby) Link: https://amzn.com/B000LKBHJM I'm not going to give this one a very long review, but basically it has absolutely everything I can imagine wanting even if I'm not really going to use it. :) So, I own it on the theory that rather than carrying it on my person (it's too big to carry regularly), it can sit in a drawer or a glove box and I can pull it out when I need it. The problem is, for me anyway, in practice that never happens. By the time I'm going to a drawer to pull out a tool, I can just pull out one of my normal screwdrivers (or whatever) so I do that instead. So, basically this one never gets used. But, I like the IDEA of it a lot. It's cool to own. :) If you are in a situation where you needing a smallish one size fits all tool that doesn't have to go in your pocket, I think this could be awesome. Victorinox Swiss Army SwissChamp Pocket Knife by VictorinoxLink: https://amzn.com/B0001GS19U This SAK is basically the Champ Plus only with pliers. As I mentioned, I don't think terribly much of the pliers, but if I'm just throwing it in a drawer or a glove compartment and not trying to carry it around, why not have one with the pliers. :) I do own one I keep in my car for that reason. Too big to EDC for me. ---------------- Summary: Which SAK you use depends on what you want in terms of size and features. But, to someone not sure, I'd recommend the Victorinox Swiss Army Explorer Plus Pocket Knife (Red) (Link: https://amzn.com/B0007QCOYM). It is a great combination of some of cool features that I use the most often. If want something really small, go with the rambler. If you can tolerate something a bit bigger, go with the Champ Plus. If you aren't going to carry it and stick it in a glove compartment or drawer, the Champ has everything really. :)

It’s the perfect Swiss Army Knife if you have limited pocket space or don’t like carrying a heavier tool all the time. The Rambler fits in my Chums wallet and I have found multiple uses for every tool.

I carry this knife in my front pocket every day. It's so light and thin it can't be noticed. But, when you need it, it's indispensable. The tool set is a great tradeoff between versatility and compactness. All of the tools are useful. Compared to the Victorinox Classic, the Rambler has the added bottle opener and phillips driver, at the expense of a slight increase in width and weight. The increase in width/weight is negligible; it's really not noticeable in the pocket. I find the phillips driver extremely useful. The bottle opener isn't really necessary because it's so easy to improvise ways to pop bottle caps off without a dedicated tool. But, it works well, and it's nice to have something quick on hand when people ask for a bottle opener. I used to carry a Leatherman Squirt, which is an excellent tool. But, I found that its weight was too noticeable and irritating in my pocket, even though it's a very small tool. The Rambler completely solved this problem. And, I found that the tweezers and toothpick are very useful (the Squirt doesn't have them). Losing the Squirt's pliers and wire cutters wasn't a big deal for my purposes; they were certainly useful, but not not strictly necessary to have in my pocket every day (I'll grab a full size pair of pliers/cutters when I need them). The build quality of the Rambler is excellent. The red scales get scratched up in the pocket, but that's part of the charm. My one complaint is that the pivot on the scissors has a slight sticking after opening to a certain point, which causes the spring not to push them open all the way. You can open them further by thumbing the lever, but if you rely on the spring, you'll always be cutting with the front 3/4 of the blades. I've examined two models and this seemed to be the case on both, so perhaps it's designed that way to prevent the scissors from flipping too far open. In practice it works fine, and the cutting action of the scissors is fantastic (much better than the Squirt). I find that the scissors are one of the most useful functions on a multitool, but something that many manufacturers mess up. If you want a pen instead of the toothpick, check out the Manager (but it comes at the cost of a slight increase in width over the Rambler).

I've played around with a number of different EDC configurations, but I keep this little guy on my key ring and I've found it covers me most of the little day-to-day things that come up. I also have a Victorinox 2008 Soldier, a Vic Cybertool M, and a Leatherman, and I'll carry one of them when I think I might need them (depending on whether I'm going outdoors, working on a project, tinkering with computer hardware, or whatever) ... but most of the time I don't need to worry about it. And the tools on the Rambler are good enough that I don't need to worry about equivalents on a larger tool. If you've never used a Victorinox SAK before, they're very consistent, and very consistently well-built. The metal is softer than some knives, so it requires sharpening more frequently, but they're also easier to sharpen. And honestly, for a little knife like this, it doesn't make much of a difference: the blade is there for those occasions when you need to open a package or something, not for breaking down 100 boxes. Also, it's shiny. As a rule, SAK scissors are excellent. They cut very cleanly and precisely, and are great for small bits of paper, cloth, etc. The tweezers, small though they are, are surprisingly good. They're honestly the best pair of tweezers I own. The screwdrivers (especially the phillips head) are great for very small screws, like you'd find in eyeglasses, electronics, etc. The bottle opener is okay. I wouldn't want to go on a bender with it, but for sharing a beer or two, it's fine. The nail file is okay, I guess? I haven't really been blown away by it, but I don't use it very much. The toothpick is great if you want to put a small piece of plastic in your mouth, but you also want to keep that piece of plastic in your pocket so that you can put it in your mouth again, days or weeks later. It seems sturdy enough, though. Share it with a friend! If there were one improvement I'd make, it'd have a small pin. Some larger SAKs have a small pin tucked away, and that could be useful here. Also, let's talk aesthetics: it's a clean, classic, minimal design. It looks nice, and it doesn't look like you have a Transformers action figure or paramilitant delusions of grandeur. It also doesn't have weird rough edges that will wear a hole in your pocket. In short: all the tools I use on the Rambler are great, but the BEST thing about the Rambler is that I can just... forget about it. If I need a small blade or scissors or screwdriver, I just have them right on my keychain. There's no significant weight or bulk, yet it has just enough weight to feel solid. It's well-made, and feels pleasant to use. And while it's not cheap, it's not expensive: if (heaven forfend) I forgot about at a TSA checkpoint, it wouldn't be crazy expensive to replace. Victorinox is very good at making tools that reliably do the job, and the Rambler is no exception.

I bought my first knife like this one over 20 years ago, because I wanted something like the Victorinox Classic but I also wanted a bottle opener. Why? Because, at the time, they didn't make a twist-top Guinness. Beer jokes aside, I have had three of this since then. The first one is still in my desk, but the scissor spring broke ages ago, and the knife has been sharpened enough that the tip is peaking out of the side of the knife even when closed. I bought another one 5 years ago here, and then lost it earlier this year when it slipped out of my pocket at a wedding. I just cannot be without one of these in my pocket. The legitimate Swiss Army Knives are the handiest little tools for everyday use. This little guy packs a sharp blade, handy nail file with flat screwdriver tip, scissors, and the aforementioned bottle opener--which also happens to sport a tiny Phillips screwdriver and a wire-stripping notch. And of course, the ever-present signature tweezers and toothpick tucked into the sides. I cannot tell you how many things I have fixed over the years with this tool, and Victorinox has kept the same great quality with each knife I've bought from them. Great for men or women, this is a perfect everyday tool for anyone's pocket.

With the Phillips screwdriver and bottle opener, the Victorinox Rambler is a definite upgrade from the popular Classic SD for very little extra money or size/weight. The scissors are great, just like on the Classic SD. I gave the Rambler four stars, since I like the overall, but I was half tempted to give it three stars. I can be pretty picky, so here are the few things that disappointed me a little. First, the Phillips screwdriver on mine was not magnetic out of the box, as was advertised. I was able to remedy that with a cheap little tool magnetizer. (If you need a quick test, see if the Phillips screwdriver can pick up a steel paper clip.) Second, when you open the nail file, it tends to jam slightly against the keyring. I doubt it will break anything, but it's still not a good element of the design. Third, the bottle opener is somewhat variable in performance. Sometimes it will work first time. Other times it can take a two or three tries to lift the cap off of a bottle. I don't use bottle openers very often, so it's possible that some limitations are inevitable in making such a tiny bottle opener. Given that, I won't judge it too harshly. It ultimately gets the job done. Despite my small issues, I still recommend the knife.

Have carried this knife for a while now and it has been a good knife. Have used it around the house to open packages and mail. Also to remove small screws and cut twine. It has performed well and has held up to repeated use. Not a large knife, so is only for light duty tasks. But it performs those tasks well.

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Aço suíço. Eles TEM DIREITO à fama, justificada, de qualidade, em todos os quesitos: têmpera, gume, engenharia, sim, engenharia que projeta as centenas de combinações das ferramentas. Entretanto, fiquei decepcionado com essa compra por UM motivo. É a QUARTA vez que compro canivete desse porte, dessa marca, sendo a 3ª vez desse exato modelo. TODOS vieram com uma pequena e conveniente bainha, de material sintético mas muito útil na proteção contra arranhões etc. Como podem ver na segunda foto, da caixa, o nicho onde essa bainha costuma vir está vazio. Também não veio e SEMPRE vem, o folheto com detalhes do produto. Aparentemente não existem danos ou sinais de uso mas registro isso pois NÃO é o padrão da famosa e zelosa Victorinox. Fica o recado ao vendedor que, se quiser emitir uma resposta, terei prazer em reavaliar.

Pretty much the greatest small SAK available. Compact, handy, and that trusty swiss quality.

Llego en tiempo y forma, la calidad de la navaja es de lo mejor es muy practica y de tamaño pequeño para llevarla en la bolsa del pantalón sin problemas.

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