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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 18, 2014 - 05:01am PT
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For me probably a Letterman Tool but if I could still get the Swiss Army Knife that was advertised in the reprinted Eddie Bean catalog [courtesy of Mad Magazine circa 1971] I would get one. One the tools of the knife unfolded into a tent that slept 2.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Dec 18, 2014 - 05:08am PT
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whaaat?
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couchmaster
climber
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Dec 18, 2014 - 05:58am PT
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The Swiss Army Climber Knife has been an old standby for climbers, the Corkscrew alone is a critical piece of kit. I believe that few of the Leathermans have that important feature, the Juice variants do.
Opps, did somebody forget the corkscrew? Ho Lee Fuk....they seem to have missed it. Clearly this designer was not a climber.
And the Maxwell Smart version of the venerable Swiss Army Knife courtesy of Wired: http://www.wired.com/2008/06/flame-throwing/
Still NO corkscrew, a critical design error.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Dec 18, 2014 - 07:43am PT
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Just get a "Letterman" Wave.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
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Dec 18, 2014 - 09:17am PT
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Love my Leatherman, but my Swiss Army Knife makes me happier...
I think because it has a corkscrew. ;-)
And, because it's called a Spartan, it gives me the illusion that I'm tough.
DMT, as for the cheap steel, it may not hold an edge, but my corkscrew hasn't broken yet!
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