#SWISS MULTI TOOL FULL#
Victorinox makes well over 100 different models, everything from a small one with only a hand full of tools to larger models that have over 50 different tools. The Swiss Army Knife’s PROSĮNDLESS OPTIONS: One of the biggest advantages that the Swiss Army Knife has is the vast number of variations available. The Swiss Army Knife went reletivly unchallenged for many years, that was until the Pocket Survival Tool came on the scene. The infamous Swiss Army Knife has been around for a long time, for over a hundred years, and has had a reputation for being the “jack of all trades”. On most multi-tool pliers are also wire cutters which add to its abilities and value. The pliers on multi-tools are larger and more capable than the little ones found on some Swiss Army Knives. HEAVY DUTY PLIERS: First and foremost the multi-tools pliers are the biggest difference between them and the Swiss Army Knife, making it one of its biggest advantages. (Click here to check out my Recommended Tools page) a collection of my top picks. All having more features packed into them than ever thought possible. By using needle nose pliers as a base to work from, he was able to make a tool that had the room to house larger tools that more closely resembled full-size tools.įast forward to present day and you will find multi-tools smaller than your average pocket knife and larger than your average pair of full-size pliers, too large to practically carry in your pocket. When Tim Leatherman created the original Pocket Survival Tool, he based it around a full-size pair of needle nose pliers. Because of the vast number of options available for both multi-tools and Swiss Army Knives, I will keep the discussion focused around Victorinox and Leatherman, the original designers and manufacturers of their respective designs.Īs I said before, the main difference between a multi-tool and a Swiss Army Knife is the pliers. So for this discussion, I will be using mostly generalizations with a couple specific examples. That is one reason it is so difficult to do a side by side comparison. They share some similarities but are very different at the same time. Trying to compare Swiss Army Knives to multi-tools, is like trying to comparing apples to oranges. There are many factors to take into consideration when deciding which best suits your needs. The two have very different designs to accomplish the same thing, providing a mix of common tools to solve a number of everyday problems.
When choosing between a multi-tool and Swiss Army Knife there is more to it than pliers alone. If you need a good pair of pliers, then It makes sense to go with a multi-tool. So, what does makes a multi-tool or Swiss Army Knife better than the other? The easy answer, it really comes down to whether or not, you need pliers.
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