Victorinox Spirit XC Plus R Swiss Multi Tool Pliers

Markc 19/02/2013 15:57:20

Big, and heavy, but for carrying in a bag of some description that doesn't matter. the upside is that it looks to me to be tough enough to be useful. Pliers very good the ratchet quality is very good - lovely sort of "snicking" sound to it. had to add pz1 and pz2 bits, and a couple of small torx bits (t5 and 7) for specific uses. i carry hex-to-m6, m7 and m8 sockets separately and the ratchet handle is quite capable of allowing a reasonable torque (for most small applications) to be applied. the knife blade is of limited use - sharpened in "kiridashi" style, one side only, but at least you can argue it makes it simple to resharpen; just put it flat on a whetstone. It's certainly capable of cutting you nastily if you're careless. overall, pricey, but it is a good piece of kit. worth paying a bit more for the ratchet, imho. the sort of thing that looks as though it'll last for years (which is more than can be said for some of its smaller, cheaper brethren).