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| Posted by: bert003 24 February 2015 - 12:16 AM |
| Thought I'd share this with you guys... another practical use for the multipurpose hook on my Victorinox Compact model... hanging a wet umbrella in your car |
| Posted by: denizen 24 February 2015 - 02:34 AM |
 That's great Bert! |
| Posted by: bert003 24 February 2015 - 12:18 PM |
thanks denizen  |
| Posted by: denizen 24 February 2015 - 08:58 PM |
Now you've got me wondering, what else can one use it for?  |
| Posted by: bert003 24 February 2015 - 10:35 PM |
| 1. The official use is as a package hook, to turn your knife into a handle that will help you to carry a parcel that is wrapped in string. 2. Similarly, you can use to carry heavy plastic bags. Normally when a plastic bag is heavy, the handles become thin and carrying it for a long distance will hurt your fingers since the plastic handle will dig into your fingers. You can use the hook to grab the heavy plastic bag. 3. On my compact I can use it to hold the pen when writing. It is much more comfortable to use that way. Refer to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g3-ZcggUzM. 4. As a fishing aid it is extremely useful. You can hook it through a fish's jaw and carry the fish like a strung parcel. 5. It can also be used for grabbing wire wrapped hay bales, so you don't cut into yourself. 6. You can also hook the bail of a cook pot to lift it on or off a camp fire. 7. Check also this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP5hA7K4l8w as well 8. Additionally, on my Compact knife it also has a nail file on its back. Refer to the image below (bottom hook).  If anyone else knows of another practical use, you are welcome to build on this discussion... |
| Posted by: denizen 2 March 2015 - 10:03 PM |
| It truly amazes me when people discover so many uses for a single tool on a SAK. It makes it that much more useful. I will never see that hook the same way again!!! |
| Posted by: MacFan092985 2 April 2015 - 07:49 PM |
Although I wouldn't recommend trying it, one could use the multipurpose hook as a handle on an improvised zip line to escape from some bad guys.  |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 17 September 2015 - 12:56 AM |
| All of my SAKs are too old to have the hook, but my son has a Swisschamp and got a real kick out of this! An old friend of mine says they were used to cinch up laces on boots. |
| Posted by: Scorpion Regent 16 September 2016 - 03:31 AM |
| Here's a very another video that show a huge amount of uses for the hook. The truth is that once you start down this path you realize that this one tool can truly be a extension of your mind's will upon the physical world, and isn't that a huge part of what MacGuyvering is all about? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN231NO5ij0 Your mind like your SAK works best when it's opened up.  |
| Posted by: Barry Rowland 16 September 2016 - 11:16 AM |
| Since my last post on this thread, I've picked up a few with the hook, and it's amazing what you can do! That video really opens the possibilities up!! |