![]() ![]() Or, how come I can’t have a Swiss Army knife exactly the way I want? I started looking into what the world of SAKs was like and I had the same question that almost all fans have – how come there isn’t a perfect SAK. I have a number of multi-tools now including many Leathermans, a Victorinox SwissTool, a Gerber, and a SOG PowerLock model, but the long tradition and classiness of a Swiss Army knife has always appealed to me. ![]() Truth be told, I only used it around my uncle’s basement to cut sheets of paper and saw through empty soda cans and chopsticks. It’s still in perfect condition with not a hint of rust or wear. ![]() ![]() I recently was organizing my EDC and found the Wenger again. He bought me a Wenger Backpacker II and I cherished that thing so much I kept the original box and instruction sheet for the next 15 years. One summer, I asked my uncle to buy me a Swiss Army knife from the small town’s outdoors store. When I wasn’t out doing fun things like that, I was taking advantage of their cable TV in the basement, watching MacGyver and wishing I was part of the Phoenix Foundation. My uncle’s family would take me out fishing and on boat rides on the Great Lakes. My aunt and uncle would fly me out to Minneapolis, then we’d take a little plane to Green Bay, then take a two-hour drive across the Michigan border. I used to spend my summers as a youth in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Discover the fascinating world of custom Swiss Army Knife mods and where to get your very own custom SAK… ![]()
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