The Victorinox Tinker is the pocket knife your grandfather carried — for good reason

Your grandfather carried one, and he was right. The Victorinox Tinker is the classic two-layer Swiss Army knife — scissors, blade, screwdrivers, bottle opener — and it’s all most people actually need. I went through a phase of buying expensive one-handed-opening tactical knives before I realized the Tinker was sitting in a drawer doing everything I needed better.

The thing about pocket knives is that the best one is the one you’ll actually carry. The Tinker is thin enough to disappear in a pocket, capable enough to handle daily tasks, and cheap enough that you won’t panic if you lose it. It’s a small upgrade to daily life that makes you feel weirdly competent. And in this economy, I’ll take any win I can get.