Hiker Deals

Always useful when something goes wrong, all Victorinox knives and multitools are 50%, or more, off at Amazon.com this week. Some of my favorite models are the Swiss Huntsman knife with plenty of blades and tools for the outdoors, including a small saw blade, but not any extras to make it bulky or heavy. For a bit more usefullness around the house, the Swiss Deluxe Tinker knife trades in the saw blade & corkscrew for pliers & a philips-head screwdriver. The Swiss Locksmith knife is a large lockback knife that loses the scissors of the Tinker, but gains a lock on the knife blade and an inch in length.

If you spend enough time in the outdoors though, a multitool like the Swiss Spirit multitool comes in a lot handier than even the most feature-filled knife. That’s because after enough time in the backcountry you’ll need to do repairs on something, like a stove or water filter, and that usually means you either need a set of wrenches or a good set of pliers. Leatherman invented this type of tool, but Victorinox has taken them to the next level with super high-end, stainless steel. Plus, the Swiss Spirit multitool is marked down from $85 to $34.99.