Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Cadet Alox Multitool Review and Function Demonstration
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2018
- The Swiss Army Knife Cadet is a classic compact pocket multitool from Victorinox. This review covers all the functions of the small capable blade that also features screwdrivers, bottle openers, can openers, and a nail file. I compare it to Leatherman multitools and a few other Swiss Army Knives like the Super Tinker. If you like this review buy the Cadet from my links below.
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And my long long rant of the day to let me sleep better. I went to the dark side. After carrying a Delica 4 and and 2 different Leatherman for a long time I tried one of these cadets. Then after watching the old mcguyver on the CBS Streaming service I started to appreciate victorinox and former Wenger out of nostalgia and how my dad would never buy me a real one and just the fake knockoffs that would be a pile of rust wrapped in a ball of shrapnel after 3 months. Then I went down a rabbit hole on variations and the volumes of crazy history of these knives over the past 140 years. I respect the Cross dude. My griptilian and spydies are now idle, but are there if I need them. And I have started collecting SAK's from as far back as the 30's . (I can't afford the versions prior to that that are in decent ahape) they are not the greatest steel or the greatest functioning, but they fit in your pocket, fit nice in your hand, , they don't corrode, and they sharpen easily. Most of all I quite enjoy not being paranoid that my $200 blade is going to be fucked up when I pry open a small wood box or need to bend some wire or I'm trying to pry my fishing hook off the fk'ing log that I always get snagged on at the pond where I like to fish for a few hours each week. Also I don't sweat it when I'm trying to pry out a F'd up shell in an old rifle or have to break it down to pry a part or spring. Also no big deal when that one dude we all know who doesn't carry a knife needs to borrow it to fix his watch band or bend back a boot rivet on his fancy new slightly effeminate yellow Timberlands or cut open a plastic blister pack whatever that he just grabbed at the gas station and is trying to open it for 10 minutes like a bag of chips with his hands.
It will come in handy at the ski hill when my kids bindings need to be adjusted every time the wind changes direction by a single degree.
My little Cadet has shown me that I don't need perfect steel and a fancy lock. I still play with the spydies and my benchmade, but I fking live giving my little Cadet a quick sharpen each morning while I drink my coffee and slip it into my front watch pocket of my jeans. I can also peel my orange with it at the office and not have anybody freak the FK out about why I have a knife fit for skinning a feral hog next to my mouse. It's been several months and like I said I now respect the Cross. Used to make fun of people who carried them and ask when their next boy scout meeting was. Now I get what 140 years of making a product contributes to the quality of the product. It's like the go to .22 cal of the knife world. Small fun and practical. And when it does eventually get F'd up of gets some rust on it, you toss it to your 10 year old kid and buy a new one in a new color or variation for $35 bucks. Everyone wins. Respect the Cross.... The Swiss make some pretty good shit and they don't sell out to China. In fact they put away profits each year as a company to make up for the years when things slow down and then they don't have to lay people off. They took a big hit after the 9-11 attacks and there product could no longer be sold at airports or be carried into a keychain at an airport. Sales dropped 40%., But instead of laying off their staff to keep profitable they expanded into luggage and watches with other Swiss companies and kept every single person employed and busy adding value. The shareholder doesn't run the show, the company does. 2 World wars later they are still everywhere for a reason.
Probably the first guy to baton with a Swiss Army on CZcams. A truly groundbreaking and historic moment for humanity.
Here comes the Asteroid.
Not the first vid on yt...
I don't know which came first but I once saw someone batton with a victorinox classic, it survived.
Your passion for hand modeling really comes thru in this one, the pirouette was especially well executed. 9/10
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Watching you baton a stick on a desk with a Victorinox cadet was the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. Thank you,Sir..... thank you.
This is the worst ring pop review I've watched today.
THE STRAWBERRRY REALLY CAME ACROSS MORE THAN AXEPECTED.
Advanced Knife Bro did it really
I can appreciate the time these take to make man. People just think you whip these out. The sound mixing alone and the detail I appreciate. Well done.
I know I am late to the party, but you need to start listing the weight open AND closed.
Really appreciate the videos and your sense of humor, keep it up.
the first video with special effects? The clone voices, were truly magical
I do that in 3 or 4 other videos. I just say a whole bunch of "No's" in a row and stack them over the top of one another. It's easy to do and it amuses people...
Love the Swiss army batoning! Thanks for another excellent and entertaining video!
Another entertaining review bud. Love it. I have been telling my buddies to look you up. Hopefully the channel keeps growing fast. Enjoy the content. I too am a production and film person. Most of my stuff has been for TV and I am inspired to start shooting and editing something for personal enjoyment and to share. Keep it up.
1:18 "So let's take a look of the dimensions of my sack" 😆😆😆 Ik what he meant but it was still pretty funny.
Lol. Sak is abbreviated for Swiss Army knife
I have the mini version of this on my keyring for the past 6 years, and from all the knives I own, this has been used the most , i can't complain, used the file for all sorts of things, screw driver way bigger jobs than it was designed for, scissors for cutting my nails and knife for everything else. I love it
I have entertained putting one on my keychain but I already have too many keys and a car clicker and a fob.
Almost fell off my chair laughing when you cut to the batoning clip!
Great review as always.
Thats all I ask!
I got mine in white, and I've been waiting for your review, thanks!
Nice!
Love the can opener demo!! Oh man, I've been away from your channel for months at least. I've got some AKB binge watching to do!
I saw 5 tools in that shot. BOOM!
When I was a kid, I had one of the shorter SAKs. As I get older, my SAK has gotten longer.
But sometimes they get harder to open.
Best review yet!
Love my lockblade swissarmy knives, still got one from my teens I carried
I just bought a blue Cadet today. It is my favorite aluminum SAK by a wide margin.
You know I really appreciate the detail shots of the width and height dimensions. So many reviewers just skip over that.
For SAKs, I think the thickness is a major factor considering they are multi-layered tools and can get quite thick
you better be getting the new sexy 2023 Winter Magic Alox Cadet that comes out this month or I'm tellin Mom. Totally unique Alox scales on this L.E. and crazy how they were able to multicolor it.
Once again, great vid, bro, cheers.
Awesome! Blue lines are back!
Aaaawwww
It's not a SAK review until the Batoning comes out. Hells Yeah!!
SAK reviews need more batoning.
Love the video, damn funny. I have several larger tactical knives, BM's, SPYDY's etc. but always carry the Cadet too. Perfect for simple cutting chores.
"wine screwer" is the new name of my band
Easier with more wine.
Bling and a tie cool .
It's greyhounds instead of screwdrivers now.
Nice knife and batoning btw. I lost a Swiss Army knife and it still makes me sad thinking about it.Well done as always.
One vice for another.
I enjoyed the insertion of the sac into the beer bottle, it was very oddly entertaining :)
Who doesn't love a good sac insertion??
😂 Great review and funny too. Nice one dude
Thank goodness you batoned this blade! I was worried you wouldn't since it isn't a comtacbush blade.
Give em what they want.
I used to baton grandpas slip joint pocket knives in the mid 60s . Hey I could patent batoning!!!
Think of all the wasted server space given up to needless arguments that you'll create! All batoning now has IP claims!
Victorinox is an awesome knife. I have the Cub Cadet and Tinker which is no stinker. Keep em coming bro :-)
Will do!
Great. Thank you!
I love my little Tinker ... Tactical AF.
The steel that Victorinox uses for there blades is X55CrMo14. The 1.4110 number is their internal material number.
Beautiful ring.
The Cadet is my favorite
The Cadet is my single favorite EDC. The limited editions are very collectible too. Got the berry red and it's fabulous ;) Interestingly the file looks different on this 2018 model - I prefer the old version.
Yo man... if it works for what you need than it's a good knife.
Nice review. Hearing you say a Cara Cara 2 costs 20 makes my heart hurt, I can easily pay triple over here in the old continent. I've discussed it with Sal Glesser, and sadly he told me the retailer was doing an ok job of pricing. This is why so many European collectors buy so much from Gearbest. Still want a Para 2 sometime though.
Yeah it's a shame... The Cara Cara 2 is a great value- until it starts getting more expensive than a well made chinese clone.
Nice knife and review. I gave a few of these away for Christmas this past Yuletide season... except I didn’t give one to me. Grrr. Pencil batoning is quite the test.
My SAK Cadet is my EDC and probably my favorite pocket knife of all-time. It's very useful yet cheap so losing or destroying it would not be a big deal. Hopefully my next knife purchase will be a custom by SAKmodder. I want to add scissors and his blue titanium scales with the drawer to the Cadet tool layout.
Cool, I'll have to look up SAKmodder.
He's not too active on social media anymore, but for what it's worth, he has FB and YT. He also sells modded SAKs on eBay. His work looks top notch, but you're looking at Chris Reeve prices for a SAK. To me it will be worth it for EDC though. :-)
Thanks for the reply!
Fun fact: if you get a Swiss army knife nice and sharp then listen closely you can almost hear it getting duller. Still, any time this bro has to put on a fancy suit, it's a Pioneer that goes in the pocket.
I just take a knife.
I usually carry a spartan if I'm carrying a sak. I like (need) the wine opener and the awl is quite nice. Those alox scales looks slim though. Shame they don't have tweezers.
Yeah... tweezers is a major reason to like SAKs especially if you're splinter prone!
you are the only advanced knife bro that does not look silly batoning a tiny blade when access to axes are available.
Because it's done with irony- that's the key!
Irony is better than s35vn? That's your bestest steel!
If you like the victorinox Cadet you should try the Tops El Chete! It is also a knife! A hair less pocketable, but if you believe in yourself and try hard anything is possible!
The thin stock and shorter lengths on SAKs makes them ideal for apple flavored ring pop slicing duties.
Probably edge roll it.
I have a proximately 75 cadets. There are three basic models, the regular cadet you have, one with a saw and another with saw and second small blade. Some of the colors come out less than 50 units total. This is my weakness.
My weakness is knives too- I get it. Oh also video games. Also beer. Also movies.
Well done bro finally a knife that's UK legal carry...for now !
Just wait!
Advanced Knife Bro Yup !
The Alox is nice. Have a couple Pioneers. Nice one even though it's a slip joint.
Yeah I got a bunch too- but I stick with my Leathermans.
Advanced Knife Bro lol me too.....
So would this be the proper tool to open the box that my Fleshlight came in?
it’s a really really big box and I’m worried I might need something with better edge retention…..
I'd use the Aranyik.
It's been a while since I owned a much respected Victorinox, and I ended up not wanting to carry items like a saw, screwdriver, can opener, secondary blade, etc. Bottle opener and screwdriver are probably things I would mist use.
The Cadet seems to be a model I wouldn't mind having in my car. Have you compared the Cadet with the Pioneer yet?
Once you carry one a little the Alox scales really DO make a difference over the red fiber scales that
were the iconic character of the Swiss Army Knives I had growing up. I find the texture on the Alox
scales also a better grip, I use my Cadet a lot as I am in the technical professions...
I prefer a nice sturdy SAK. It helps take up vibrations when I hit my tip to hard.
This is sold advice. It's hard truth.
My SAK has a small knobbly bit on the end that hurts by palm when the blade is open. Actually it bothered be so much I had to file it off.
The keychain thing?
Advanced Knife Bro Yeah! What a terrible design flaw in otherwise perfect engineering. Some have it worse than others, mine is an alox farmer and the keyring thing was thin and particularly hurty.
NOW I CAN RELATE AGAIN! except for the batoning part.
Bro just try batoning! Once won't hurt. Ok maybe it will.
That might have been your finest batoning ever.
I needed to top myself- thank the knife gods I was able to succeed. PRAISE BE LYNN
10/10 for batoning with slip joint
I know this is the only place some people get their weekly batoning fix- so it needed to be done.
Yay batoning! So tactical!
Is every decision tactical in some way??
Nice video
Thanks!
Hi Advanced Knife Bro, I just Graduated Highschool and want to invest in a new pocket knife for everyday carry, my Current Kit is a Benchmade Bug out and a Leatherman Signal or Original Supertool, I’m debating between a new Benchmade or possibly a Spyderco, my Budget is $100-$200 ish, any suggestions? I’m looking for something maybe bigger, I love Deep carry but not having deep carry isn’t enough to keep me away from a knife, thanks.
Hmmm.. I like my Fact, but the full size crooked river is nice. Also check out the Spyderco Military. The Crooked River will probably be the stoutest, and heaviest... but I like the Spyderco Military grip best, and the Fact is the lightest and pointiest.
Thank you! I was honestly looking at the Crooked River but I’ll do my research on that Spyderco Military!
I'd note that Alox blades are a bit deeper and thicker plus the liners are a rust-proof nickel silver instead of aluminum.
Love your videos. Haha
Thanks man!
Wasn't gonna get one until I saw you could baton with it...
I know, that usually sells it!
Is it me, or did you use the can opener exactly back asswards?
That's not the way I use mine. 😯
I have no idea.
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Nope, he did it right. You extend the cut with each cycle. On a Victorinox-style can opener, that means inching it "forward" each time. On a P-38 or the kind I've seen on '80s Boy Scout knives and older Leathermans, that means drawing it back with each cut.
Bro.... I fucking lost my shit when you batoned that stick...
Good shit
It needed to be done.
What knife would you recommend for $53.37?
Best pocket knife ever. I’ve mediocrityly used every tool except the wire bender. Wait a minute, maybe I’m being exceedingly hasty. I’ll save my judgement until I find some wire to bend.
You can try stripping it as well
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NO FUCKING SHIT. Thats how you use it! Thanks for the link!
... the bottle of IPA in the frame is the cherry on the top afaic
I didn't find out myself until after 20+ years of carrying Swiss Army knives.
ComUnSas: Hey that's great never knew that!
Do you still rock the cadet?
I still find it interesting that you have an actual job. Not saying that you shouldn’t have or can’t get said job, I just imagine you getting paid to shoot CZcams videos and baton yard- forests...much like a docudrama. Anyhow, great video as usual!
CZcams pays me about $150 a month to do this and I get some affiliate money from Amazon. So it doesn't pay the bills. If this paid better I'd quit my regular job- because I've been doing the same thing for nearly 20 years and I like making my own schedule.
Advanced Knife Bro...then in the wise(?) words of Joe Dirt, “keep on keepin’ on!”
Nice SAK Bro
there are very few tasks that can't be handled with a Cadet/Tinker and and Opinel
Those aluminium scales ding up like buggery when you try to throw it ninja like into a wooden target in your parents’ 1980s rockery.
Just needed to warn fellow K. Bro’s who might be tempted to act out scenes from Crocodile Dundee with such a tool.
That’s my demo! Dudes working outside the warranty!
Also thanks for the patreon pledge!
Dude I do IT cabling and might have done work in your building..... that IT supply room looks familiar.....lol my company is called BIG. Does that sound familiar?
This was in DC near the waterfront. Does that ring a bell?
My brother drinks screw drives. But I don't trust his opinion and I'm I'm the CZcams comment section so I'm much to lazy to fashion one or aquire one so instead I'll demand I see a review from you that's how this works right? Mixed drinks review sweet can't wait
Oh you can wait!
Does the Swiss Army even use these?
Why were Panama hats so named when they weren’t made in Panama?
Discuss
yes and no. the swiss army issues one variant of a victorinox to every soldier. this particular one is referred to as the "swiss army knife" (plus a number for the year when it was introduced). generally, the victorinoxes are referred to as "swiss pocket knife", or by their respective name.
Panama hats were made in Ecuador but marketed as 'Panama hats' because the market (mostly Mericans) were more likely to support products bearing the name Panama.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/victorinox-wins-contract-for-new-army-knife/993870
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/steel-deal_victorinox-named-an-official-pocketknife-supplier-to-us-army/43322670
It's too late to come up with a funny comment. Great Video. I think it's time to buy another Victorinox. Why? I don't know. Just seems to be the right time.
I get all of mine on eBay for cheap- also I'll reply to your email soon!
Yeah no problem. No hurries. I actually have no idea how much Victorinox Knives are in the US. Because usually all Knives are cheaper in the US. Sometimes even European Knives which makes no Sense to me. But I usually order my Victorinox off amazon. Just not sure what to get. I have the regular "Huntman". I think it's time for an Alox Version. Oh btw: Have you checked out "Artisan Cutlery" yet? A pretty new knifemaker.. interesting though.
I can find lots of models of swiss army knives used for under $20. I'll check out Artisan- haven't heard of them.
Love me some alox. You lose the tweezers and toothpick but those scales are worth it. I carry a Wave, some model of Victorinox alox or not, and a main blade. People don't look at you like a lunatic for pulling out the Victorinox for a smaller job. They envy you and want one of their own.
If you never owned a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife you should buy one, so you can know the feeling of owning a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife before consigning it to a drawer, never to be seen again.
That's where all of mine are!
But seriously... Which do you prefer...
Vodoo ranger or swiss army knife?
Voodoo.
I'm beck... Nice vidooo
Great review plus a Sweet Baby Jesus sighting
Mmmm... my fav.
I’ve taken a mans eye out with the corkscrew
You opened the fuck out of that can...👌 Great job.
Advanced Knife Bro There's nothing like shotgunning cold soup in the morning.
If we're measuring in metric now, I think it's obligatory that you say "al-you-min-ee-um" when describing the scales.
Its been a while!
Does the Swiss army really use these??
Uuhhhh....
Yes but since 2004 they have the larger nylon handled Victorinox Soldier. Previous to that (1961-2004) they were issued what is now called the Pioneer.
Simon H thanks
Are swiss knives actually multitools? I always thought multitools are built around the full-size pliers. Well, in any case the large army backup knives and their civilian versions are certainly more useful than a ladies' purse knife.
They are... and since they have a limited usefulness it's why I rarely carry them. I don't need a survival knife for work either and a Wave is kind of mostly what I need.
The Victorinox catalog has a section for multitools with full size pliers 😉
Oh yeah- the Swiss Tool! The more expensive Swiss answer to the Leatherman! Next time I have $80+ laying around I'll check them out!
Every man needs to have 'wood' at his desk! Or a pencil.
No phillips blade is inexcusable on the Cadet. Anyone make a SAK with just a flat blade/bottle opener, phillips blade and a knife blade ?
"Let's look at the dimensions of MY SAK." Let's not and say we did.
I filed that annoying ass key ring hook off it now it’s a great knife
Doing some CZcams swag while being payed at work? Hahaha winning!
I try to avoid doing that because I know coworkers watch... but a little bit of footage here and there is fine.
🔦🔦 BLF GT ???
Probably not any time soon.
A Swiss Army Knife? Is the channel renamed Basic Knife Bro now?
I have had more SAK requests than almost every other knife. I have a few others (seen here) I might do an overview of- but we'll see.
"no blue lines sorry" I feel like you're addressing me. Apology accepted...maybe.
I had my fingers crossed- not sorry.
Wait?! The blade doesn't lock?
Got that slipjoint man!
And I love sweet baby Jesus!!
Its fucking awesome!
The airport steals a shit ton of them !
I am a service tech (hvacr) and I "lost" my old Swiss after 3 months of carrying and trying to use. If your not in the boy scouts this knife is useless. I did enjoy the little stabby tool, worked good to restring baseball mitts.
Yeah... my job requires only a few basic tools when I'm not in the office- a Leatherman is perfect. If I need real tools I bring a toolbox... but swiss army knives are not something I could clap down a source 4 light to a pole with- like I did my Wave this morning.
I seen a homeless bag lady clean her nails with a Swiss Army knife on a park bench once.
See! It's a real world test!
Advanced Knife Bro truth be told. I cleaned my nail after work with a Swiss Army knife. I’ve done a lot with Swiss Army knives. They were my first knives. Macgyver was my favorite show growing up.
people still drink em' new vid idea SCREWDRIVER REVIEW do it with cheap popov vodka and minute made from concentrate so its super cheap
Cheap and drunk. That's the name on the birth certificate anyway.