Customer Reviews

Victorinox Swiss Army Huntsman Lite Pocket Knife (Ruby)

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While I love this knife, I have got one gripe about it. The light is cool, and it's relatively easy to replace the battery, but if you keep this in your pocket you're probably going to be turning it on accidentally and running that battery down. Wish they'd made some way to lock the light off while you're not using it. Still, the translucent look is a nice touch, and there are a lot of useful tools on here. Another nice feature is the fact that it's not too big to fit in your pocket (though it's pushing it just a little). A good choice for the most part.

The Huntsman was always my favorite Victorinox knife. This knife just seemed to strike a near perfect balance of overall size versus a useful assortment of tools. So I was delighted to discover the Huntsman Lite, which added a LED light, ballpoint pen and a straight pin to an already outstanding knife! How could you go wrong?

This is a great pocket knife -- if you wear jeans or Dockers. It is more than 1" thick, but it not too heavy.

I own a number of multi-tools and Swiss Army knives and this is my favorite for every day use. The pen, standard Phillips, flat heads, flash light, scissors, and wood saw are all useful to me on a daily basis. These are the features I need without the tools that increase the size and weight of some of the other pocket knives. IMHO if you want a wrench with your SAK, buy the Spirit (which I also own.)

Here is my break down on how to select a tool.

Spirit or Wave: either will work for you if you need a tool for moderate loads with locking tools. I prefer the Spirit as a stand-alone tool; and the Wave for the extensions. A pouch is preferred.

CyberTool 29: for small electronics work. This is the right size for pocket carry. It is only missing the scissors for completeness. The scissors are available in the CyberTool 34, but I can't justify the size and weight created by the wrench.

Executive or Manager: these are great choices if you wear dress slacks.

Huntsman Lite: covers a lot of territory without being excessive. I wear jeans to work. So, this works for me.

BTW: One reviewer complained about the thinness of the pen and how painful it was to use. Might I suggest the following. Lift up the corkscrew and place the pen in the slot that extends from the corkscrew though the end of the pocket tool. Then close the corkscrew to "lock in" the pen. Now the tool acts as a handle for the pen. I think the slot was designed for the pen. The pen is very secure and works well. I've taken notes for more than an hour without any wrist strain.

Enjoy.

It's really light and small. The lamp is a great idea. The ruby color is really beautiful.

Great little knife. It has everything one could possibly need, in my opinion, and weighs surprisingly little. Is there really a Swiss Army?

Having a pocket knife in my briefcase is a habit that has helped me on a daily basis but unfortunately I tend to lose it every so often . Having Amazon.com available to quickly and easily provide a high quality replacement is a major asset . The Swiss army knife is versatile , well put together and sturdy . Now I need help with how to prevent myself from losing it and how to remember to put it in a different location when I'm heading to the airport .

This is a fantastic Swiss army knife which is my every day carry item. I particularly like it because this model has two very practical tools which come in handy...a bright white LED light and a high quality black ink ball point pen. These in addition to all the standard huntsman tools makes it indispensible for me. I love it! The ball point pen is a little awkward to use because it is so small (it comes all the way out of one end of the tool). The batteries on the light are easily accessed and replaceable.

The Huntsman lite is an excellent knife with plenty of tools that all work!

It actually has a real Phillips driver - enough said. So many of the Swiss army models are annoying - because they are always either missing the Phillips driver, or the cork-screw - this one has it all.

My light battery is dead (the switch is easy to accidentally turn on by pocket-motions, plus I used it a bunch). My pen is empty (used it a bunch). I've used every tool on this thing, and haven't regretted it in the least. For me, it was just the right balance between having tools I wanted and not having tools I didn't want (I prefer phillips screwdrivers to corkscrews, for example, but the corkscrew on this one serves duty as an eyeglass-driver holder, and it's got a phillips elsewhere). A bit bulky (compared to my old Tinker) but I'm very happy with it.