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Comment by Todd Helmkamp on January 11, 2013 at 11:10

Ron I like that cowboy!  It's a nice knife!

Toby, my Forester is pretty similar to your Hunter, except it has the can opener/phillips and some black rubber inserts on the handle and it's red.   I'm thinking about getting one of the one-handers to see what they're like.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 10, 2013 at 17:29

Hi Todd and Ron,

Todd, I'm looking at the BSA Adventurer as well.  I needed for my growing BSA knife collection.   Is  Forester is essentially the same as my Hunter or does it have the one hand opening blade/liner lock?

I will admit that I bought the Hunter for the small gutting blade and combo tool plus the nifty OD scales.  That said, it is really a handy knife to have with me while hiking. Unlike the 91mm SAKs, I actually think this knife would make an excellent Bird and Trouter or Rabbit skinner. I really like it.

As for the liner locks, I'm pretty certain all the 111mm one hand (OH) openers have the locking screwdriver opposite the main blade.  I know my Rescue Tool does.

I really like that Cowboy, Ron.  I'm going to need to keep my opens for one.  Nice work on the lanyards, also.  Mine are always  a boring shoelace or something.

Comment by Ron Cooper on January 10, 2013 at 15:01

Hi, Todd!

Yes, I made the lanyards on those two knives. I use to have a great link that showed how to make it. It's really quite simple. Sadly my other computer with all of my links and most of my art work crashed and now I no longer have the link.

Here are a couple of pics of my Cowboy, a discontinued model and my only other 111mm SAK...

The last pic shows the sliding thumb lock that I was asking Tobias about in my other post. The 2008 Soldier knife has a liner lock - a left handed one at that.

Comment by Todd Helmkamp on January 10, 2013 at 14:26

Those are nice, Ron and Toby!  I have two 111mm now, a BSA (Boy Scouts of America) logo Adventurer and my new Forester I got a couple of days ago.  I love them both, but I sure like those green ones, Ron!  Did you make the lanyards?

Comment by Ron Cooper on January 10, 2013 at 14:19

Thanks, Tobias! That's what I thought.

Good point about the long screwdriver and its potential for closing. That's something I really like about the 2008 - 111mm - Soldier knife is that the flat screwdriver/wire stripper/bottle opener has a liner locking mechanism. Here is a pic of my Victorinox 2008 Soldier knife next to its much larger Wenger counterpart..

These are two of my all-time favorite knives!

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 10, 2013 at 13:48

Ron, Yes it has the slide lock.  The Skipper, and Huntsman also have the slide lock.  The rescue tool has a liner lock  My concern with the Outrider is if the long screwdriver will easily fold during use.  Only time and use will tell.

Comment by Ron Cooper on January 10, 2013 at 13:36

Good show, Tobias!

Does the Outrider have a locking blade? Without looking it up (I'm lazy) I'm presuming that it has the thumb locking mechanism found on many of the other 111mm SAK's -- yes or no?

I have an old Cowboy and the 2008 Soldier knife. Those are my only 111mm SAK's. I absolutely love the Soldier!

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 10, 2013 at 12:10

Here's an image or two of my Vic Outrider.  Only negative so far - you need to open the scissors to deploy the long Phillips screwdriver.  You have a similar problem with other in-line screwdrivers on the 111mm models.  The in-line driver also snaps closes pretty fast and obviously the scissors need to be out of the way when closing.  Other than that, this knife is excellent.  As far as I can tell the scissors are the same as those found on the 91mm knives. 

While the uncommon long Phillips is nice, I think I prefer the shorter in-line Phillips.  I'd love it if they  would swap the wrench on the Skipper and replace it with Scissors (maybe come up with a "Commodore" knife.)    Anyway, here's a pic or two.

The Outrider above showing the scissors and in-line Phillips.  Below, the Skipper, Hunter, Outrider, and Rescue Tool.  The additional key ring was added by me for easy display/storage. 

A rainbow of Vics!  I tend to favor Vics with Corkscrews.  I'm not a fan of the spine mounted Phillips.  I've already got my own three other 111mm Vics.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on January 9, 2013 at 20:13

Just Arrived!  My brand new 111mm Outrider.  This is the 4th of my 111mm knives.   I think it is going to give my Hunter a run for its money.   The long screwdriver and scissors are pretty cool options!  Pictures to follow.  Right now i'm too busy playing and comparing!

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on December 15, 2012 at 16:58

Classic black.....very nice Ron!

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