USGI Stainless Steel Pocket Knife

Reviewed by: Joe Ames
Where to buy: Army-Navy, Brigade Quartermasters
Cost: about $20

If you like the Swiss Army knives, you'll love this baby. Picture your old Boy Scout knife on steroids--that what it is!

Made by Camillus from heavy gauge stainless steel and features a a roughly three-inch blade, a bottle-opener/screwdriver, can opener, and leather punch.

The blade--and all the tools--is thick and sturdy, but still thin enough to be useful for whittling, cutting food and whatnot. But it is thick enough that it won't break if you try to pry something with it. I can't remember how many Swiss Army knives I've busted doing that!

Actually, I did break a can opener once. I used it as a screw driver trying to free a stuck window. Bent it too far and it snapped on flattening... Camillus replaced the knife free-of-charge, not a question asked of me! Now that's customer service.