Victorinox - Swiss Army Knife - Perfect EDC - 58mm Classic, Rambler or Manager

The Utility of a Simple Pair of Scissors

It’s the utility of a simple pair of scissors that makes a 58mm Classic Swiss Army Knife probably one of the best options for urban EDC. While a knife can work, the scissors just work better in most situations.

Bottles, bottles…

The one drawback of a Classic is the lack of a bottle opener, which is remedied with the similarly sized Rambler or Manager. For me, a Manager—which is essentially a Rambler with a retractable ballpoint pen—is my ideal urban EDC.

Size and weight are also factors in dubbing the 58mm Swiss Army Knife one of the most convenient and practical EDC tools. It also simplifies my choice of complementing the Classic with a separate knife folder; I find a 91mm Camper or my 111mm Trekker to be ideal.

But the awl…

The only additional tool I could find useful on a 91mm SAK is maybe the awl. It’s surprising how valuable it is to make a hole in a plastic lid using an awl. That said, the Cellidor 91mm awl is in an inconvenient location among the bottom tools and can easily snap onto your fingers when too much pressure is applied at the wrong angle. The Alox Pioneer and Farmer have a better placement for the awl.