Deluxe Tinker One Year later

[@simonh6371]

I have 10 Victorinoxes, but not this one, but I would recommend this as one of the best and in a way wish I'd bought one. It's pretty much got everything you need for urban EDC, you hardly ever need a file or woodsaw. I often carry my Climber - which is like this minus the pliers, and with a corkscrew instead of a Philips driver - together with a pair of Knipex Cobra XS pliers, and sometimes add a bit driver to that, but the Deluxe Tinker would mean I could just carry one item. My one and done SAK is the Swisschamp which has the pliers, and an inline Phillips, but also a file, woodsaw, fish scaler, and magnifying glass, which I never use.

[@kvernesdotten]

Having a SAK is such a good idea when moving out, theres always going to be some tool you suddenly need and even if you dont have it, a SAK is likely to have something that can do it. Imo having had the deluxe tinker for a long time, its -almost- the perfect pocket tool for everyday life. The only thing im missing is a bit driver like the cybertool has

[@MisplacedYellowhammer]

Yea! I had a cheap no name multitool when I was a kid, but never really cared for it. I just wanted it because my dad had a Leatherman, but as I got older I really wanted another multitool and Victorinox really fit with what I wanted. The Deluxe Tinker really had everything I thought I would use and I was right, Leatherman is just to big. If I were to get another one the I would get a Cybertool, but right now I'm happy with the one I have :) I have been thinking of getting some kind of sheath or something to put it in so I can carry it on my belt, but I can't seem to find one small enough for the Deluxe Tinker.

[@kvernesdotten]

@@MisplacedYellowhammer Idk what you are looking for spesifically, but having one made by a leatherworker doesnt need to be super expensive. Or if you are into it, making one could be a fun project, 2nd Chance George on youtube have made a bunch of those type of sheats. Alternatively its possible to get 3rd party replacement scales on places like Etsy that have pocket clips too

[@Rhubarb2]

I enjoyed hearing about what you found useless and what you actually used. I think that is the way of multitools. The precision pliers actually make good tweezers, better than the scale tweezers at least

[@MisplacedYellowhammer]

They actually do. I've used them to grab coins that were stuck in tight spots haha.

[@johnnelson9252]

Maybe you should consider carrying the Compact knife; it has a large blade, a combo screwdriver, scissors, the hook, the corkscrew, the eyeglass screwdriver, the tooth pick, the tweezers and a ball point pen. Basically, it's everything you use, and none of the things you don't, plus, it takes up a lot less room in your pocket.

[@MisplacedYellowhammer]

One of the reasons for the Deluxe Tinker was specifically because it didn't have the corkscrew. I knew I would never use it so I was specifically looking at SAKs that didn't have them.