Customer Reviews

Royal Crest™ "Camper" 16-Function Knife

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I own two of these knives. I got the first one as a package deal. I paid $5 for 5 knives (including shipping). The handle of this first camp knife was stamped Sheffield, England. I'm not sure if it was made in Sheffield or if it was just a Souvenir of Sheffield made in China. As I was getting 5 knives for $5 I didn't really care because one of the other knives was Pink Victorinox Classic and I knew it was worth $5.

The other one I own was made in China and was a souvenir from a tourist trap in South Carolina. It has wonderful wood handles and is pretty decent for a souvenir knife. Paid about $5 for that one and again worth the price. However, I wouldn't use either of them as an everyday carry knife or take them camping.

What you will find when you buy these knives are very thin 420 Stainless steel blades. That's about as bad a knife steel as you can get. The blade are about 2/3 the thickness of the blades found on actual Swiss Army Knives, meaning they aren't going to take as much punishment and will be more prone to breaking.

The pins used to hold the knife together are also not very strong. This will lead to the handles warping over time especially if you use the flat head screwdriver as the additional torque will twist the knife out of alignment. Eventually the pins will fail, everything will get loose or just fall apart.

The fish scaler is too short to be of any use. The saw blade is also thin and is prone to bending. The center mounted tools located along the spine of the knife are hard to get to unless you pull out other tools first. The scissors are not as sharp as those found on real Swiss Army Knives. In short the knife is low quality knock-off and this is why it is inexpensive.

I'd recommend it as a good starter knife for one of the kids who is going to lose it anyway. If you have more responsible children, invest in a real Swiss Army Knife made by Victorinox or Wenger. It will become a treasured possession. Victorinox and Wenger Swiss Army knives will last you a life time. This one will last you about one serious camping trip and will probably let you down at the worst possible moment.

Royal Crest is owned by Maxam. Maxam is a decent enough company known for economy knives made in China. I own other Maxam Knives and have found them decent enough and a bargain at the price I paid for them. If you're paying more than $5 (including shipping) for one of these knives, you're paying too much.

I'd recommend Victorinox Swiss Army Climber II Pocket Knife
or Wenger 16444 Serrated Backpacker Swiss Army 3-1/4-Inch Knife

Its no swiss but the multi-function knife works well. For the little amount it costs, its a good find.

This item is really cool. It's actually my first swiss army knife, so I was pretty excited about getting it; and now that I do have it, I am very pleased with it. It has so many different functionalities that it's kind of hard to say which function I like the most. But if I did have to pick a favorite, it would probably be the long blade. It's just so handy in so many different ways. Whether it's opening packages to killing off your enemies...(ugh, ok maybe not that one!) Anyway, it always gets the job done...actually, all of the functions get the job done! This is definitely a must-have for anyone in need of a cool little gadget!