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Knife chat: Slim, attractive… No, not me, it’s the often overlooked Victorinox Excelsior

Victorinox still offer a much overlooked slim and simple knife in their 84mm range. This is the Excelsior

Knife chat: Nail clippers

Foot care for the hiker is all important. Part of that regime is ensuring that toenails are kept trimmed. If you don’t- bruising, split nails, ingrown nails, lost nails, blisters, […]

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Knife chat: The Victorinox Executive

Victorinox has offered a huge range of knives and multi-tools over the decades. Traditionally these are roughly classified by their folded length. These are: 58mm, 74mm, 84mm, 91mm, 93mm, 100mm, […]

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Knife chat: Victorinox 108mm German Army Knife and Safari derivatives

Three Points of the Compass has written before about his […]

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Gear talk: A few grams here, a few grams there… in search of the perfect pen- again!

Three Points of the Compass implores anyone venturing out […]

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Knife chat: Victorinox Mate and Vagabond- are these the perfect multi-tools on trail?

Three Points of the Compass has previously looked at both […]

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Knife chat: My annual pilgrimage to Victorinox

Each year, Three Points of the Compass makes a pilgrimage […]

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Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number one choice

Adding utility to the classic: The ‘Wanderer’ series and Manager […]

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Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number two choice

The ‘Classic’ Series and derivatives Classic and Classic SD All […]

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Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number three choice

Added utility: the ‘Rally’ series The requirement on trail for […]

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Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number four choice

A pocket workshop on trail My previous post on 58mm […]

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Knife chat: A top five of 58mm Victorinox knives- my number five choice

‘Simple’ knives on trail Very frequently all that is ever […]

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Knife chat: SwissCards

Victorinox SwissCards The Victorinox SwissCards are lightweight plastic ‘cards’ that contain a small range of tools. These can frequently be all that is required on a hike. Three Points of […]