kenhypno wrote:...and others too! i have 3 big ones picniker,locksmith and hunter! the problem is they look too flimsy and blingy! i mean sharpening a stick to put a hammer head on seemed to be a problem with plain edged!
till i got it done by picnicker serrated edge !and not to mention locksmith saved my life in a way i was locked out of my home lockmith and not brought file and i gave him the locksmith file to use !
i have seen Bear Grylls use knives Gerber as a survival tool i am impressed buck / but why not Swiss Army Knife is my question ? For that matter why not a Muela /Scharade /Buck/Benchmade/Spyderco/ Camillus/Ka-Bar/Browning /Case/Queen/Kershaw/Boker/Anza/Fallkniven/Cold Steel/CRKT/Leatherman/Wyoming Knife/KissingCrane/Uncle Henry/Old Timer just to name a few?
Well, like most of the others here I too am partial about swiss knives. I do not EDC any of the larger ones but I carry one of the smaller models. You may imagine various situations where a swiss knife is indispensable but again these might not be of any use on other occasions.
There is a tool for every job and you have to choose the right one for the right job so you get the maximum output with the minimum input and speed things up. The swiss tools might not be very suitable perhaps to sharpen a stick to fix a hammer head. If you have tried it we will not doubt you but why use this when you have more suitable full sized tools available. Now let us imagine you are stuck at a place where you do not have any other tools available. You put your hand in your pocket and you get a knife, pliers, file, saw, bottle opener etc etc. Although these might not be as effective as the larger full sized versions but they just saved you a lot of efforts (futile) with your bare hands.
That is the beauty of it.
Look at the example of the locksmith you have yourself given. The tool came in use probably when you needed it the most and had none other at hand.
I own a lot of fixed blades but when it comes to chopping the first thing that I reach out for is an axe but when not available then I think about what IS available with me at that point of time.
Why does Bear Grylls not use Swiss tools? Probably because they do not sponsor his show or Victorinox does not have an agreement with the producers or they have a contract with some other company. The same for all of the other companies. What else do you imagine??
And BTW the Gerbers etc were not the original knife this show started out with it was only when they saw the market for it that they highlighted a particular company. The First one was the Bailey knife.
Nothing wrong with what the show is doing, I do not blame them.
...and they serve admirably. My Swiss Champ is at least 15 years old now and it just soldiers on. It is possible that you dont like them...and that is fine. You are entitled to your preferences. I use the Swiss Army Knives for the regular tasks you need a knife for. I am more likely to need a Swiss Army Knife while camping to remove splinters from my thumbs, slice sausages or fruit, use the screwdrivers to fix my gear, use the various tools to keep my stuff in running condition. In all my years of camping, fishing or just driving long distances, I have never really faced a situation where I had to ward off anything more threatening than perhaps a reluctant creepy crawly. I always carry a fixed blade knife with me as well. To ensure that heavier tasks, should they be needed, can be performed. I do not expect the Swiss Champ or the Bundeshwehr to hack down a tree 
