Victorinox SwissTool Spirit

Excelencia suiza!

So in my seemingly never-ending quest to find the perfect pocket knife and multitool, I purchased this Swiss tool after much debate. I watched many other reviews and while I initially thought the MX clip version would be nice. I ultimately purchased this one seeing as the price on sale at $119 was an absolute steal. I’ve carried Swiss Army knives for years, going all the way back to my days in the scouts, but in the past few years, I have found the need to have pliers handy, mostly due to the nature of my job and carrying a separate set of pliers, as well as a knife and the other tools just seemed a bit too much. Now I have a few Leatherman‘s as well and while I do like the Leatherman’s, I’ve always been drawn to the quality and the aesthetics of Swiss Army products. This tool it has everything that I could possibly need minus replaceable bits, which is not strictly necessary, but is a nice addition that Leatherman has on their multi tools. For all the tasks that I need a tool for on a daily basis this one fulfills all of them quite well. I really am not too bothered by the lack of replaceable wire cutters as that is one of the few things that I don’t actually do on a daily basis. The plier head, however, is very strong and the tips are quite fine which still allow for some precision work and the more standard plier area works well for gripping onto small nuts and bolts that I have to loose and tighten throughout the day on my machinery. The knife is what you would expect from Swiss Army. It cuts very well and while it doesn’t hold an edge forever, it is incredibly easy to bring back with a few passes on the ceramic rod or on a strop. The scissors as usual are quite wonderful although I do think the ones on the standard Swiss army knives work just a tad bit better. Right out of the box the tool is very easy to operate and I love how easy it is to actuate the pliers as they pretty much move freely right out of the package. The locking mechanism for the tools is very easy to use one handed. Some of the tools when I first purchased it we’re a little stiff opening up, but after a month or so they easily pull out without pulling their neighbors along with them. This is quite the shiny tool, but it is easy to clean and easy to maintain. The flathead and Phillips drivers work very well. Now I don’t have much use for a bottle opener or a can opener day today, but having used them in the past on other Swiss Army knives I have no doubt that if and when the situation arises, they will work quite well. I think this is an absolutely wonderful multitool that will accomplish most tasks just fine. I’ve not done anything. extremely ridiculous with this tool such as hard use prying as in those cases I would feel more comfortable, using a dedicated prybar for that. The fit and finish as usual are fantastic from anything from this company. They included sheath is leather and is very nice. However, I do wish that it had a button instead of the Velcro just as I can see the Velcro wearing out a lot quicker, especially as I take the tool in and out of the pouch several times throughout the day. The other advantage to this is that it is not an overly heavy tool so I really don’t feel it on my hip. I I have debated purchasing the pocket clip, and I may do that in the future however, I generally carry this tool during the week for work purposes, and when I’m not working, it typically sits in its pouch in my man bag, as I typically carry a pocket knife and away a Swiss Army knife in my actual pocket. Now it has a lifetime warranty, although I don’t know that I would want to test that seeing as their warranty is not quite as forgiving as Leathermans. In comparison to Leatherman I would say that overall this is a nicer tool that is more ergonomic in the hand however, I will say that Leatherman does have a wider variety of tools and I would have to say a better selection of tools available. Most of that comes down to what you can do with the replaceable bits and it’s adapters and general and the replaceable wire cutters if that’s something that you use more often than not. I find myself alternating between this and some of my Leatherman tools throughout the week so as usual, I still don’t think I found the perfect one and much like my pocketknives. I tend to just rotate through them. You really cannot go wrong with this tool, especially if you can find it on sale.

Multiherramienta fiable y a buen precio. Este es el segundo que reemplazo después de que mi cuñado se llevó uno, lol. Tiene una construcción excelente y un aspecto elegante, como se esperaría de Victorinox. El peso también es mucho más ligero que mis herramientas Leatherman y definitivamente más ligero que el Swiss Tool X que tengo. Es una gran herramienta a un precio razonable, aunque la compré originalmente por 80 $, pero la calidad de construcción vale la pena. La hoja del cuchillo se afila fácilmente y mantiene un filo razonable como sus otros parientes de Victorinox SwissArmy. En general, es una multiherramienta sin adornos que se ajusta bien a la mano sin “hotspots”. Tuve mi Spirit durante cinco años y fue un compañero EDC confiable para el trabajo. Las pinzas de punta de aguja también fueron muy útiles para sacar grapas de los tableros. Los destornilladores son del tamaño perfecto y, gracias al diseño, los encontré útiles en una configuración “L” para obtener un mayor palanca o su longitud alargada para alcanzar tornillos de difícil acceso sin usar ningún tipo de accesorio de extensión. Sí, me encanta esta herramienta y, de todas las opciones de multiherramientas en el mercado, esta es mi favorita.

Un bonito multitool que demuestra una buena fabricación. Tengo dos diferentes herramientas multifunción VICTORINOX. Cada una tiene sus ventajas. Este es un poco más fino. Lamentablemente, tienen tantas funciones que no las uso mucho. Sería bueno si VICTORINOX fabricara una herramienta multifunción con menos funciones. Un competidor ofrece una herramienta excelente que uso a diario. Así que, si quieres muchas características, disfrutarás de esta herramienta.

Elegí el Victorinox Spirit X porque estoy convencido de la calidad y fiabilidad de esta marca. Al principio todo parecía perfecto, hasta que usé la pinza por primera vez. Ya en el primer uso noté un juego notable en las mordazas de la pinza. Esto no es absolutamente lo que se espera de un producto en esta gama de precios y, especialmente, de Victorinox. Con cada uso adicional mi decepción aumenta, y siempre me preocupa que la pinza se rompa por completo en algún momento. Un multitool de lo contrario bien pensado y de alta calidad se ve lamentablemente gravemente desvalorizado por este defecto.