Backpacking Scissors (Reviews and Test Results)

Did you do any testing on which set of scissors was best for running?

JK. Fun and informative write up on the lowly scissors. Thanks for the contribution.

Thanks for the article!

I own a SAK Rambler https://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Rambler-Pocket-Knife/dp/B000FNFXQS/ but am frustrated with the tweezer when I really need it (removing splinters). I now take bigger tweezers and a cheap pair of scissors instead.

BTW I’ve found this small nail clipper works very well although I leave it in the car rather than take it along

Thank-You so Much. Great Job.

The scissors I use didn’t make the review…

Gingher 01-005102 Lightweight Embroidery Scissors, 4-Inch

0.6 oz

I carry these along with a razor blade.   Never carry a knife unless I’m planning to wrestle alligators.

Great review but I use these -Westcott Sewing titanium bonded fine cut scissors 2.5″.

Very light and seem to work well. Probably not as robust as the Cuda, but has a fine point which is very useful. I carry a very light (Deejo) knife for more taxing tasks.

Use a little piece of tubing over the tip as has been mentioned before.

Gordon

I also had a pair of westcotts…until recently…discovered that some betadine (iodine) had leaked in one of my FAKs, which corroded them shut! Titanium not so inert after all.

Damn nice scissors though. Can’t remember the weight. But performance, although I never tested toe nails, they would smash all the other tests in this review.

I carry the Victorinox SwissCard scissors, which I’m very happy with (along with, sometimes, a 34g 2½”-blade folding knife – sue me). Couple people asked about sheaths – I use a 1¼” length of 5/16″ heat shrink tubing, sealed at one end. Weighs < 0.2g, and never had a problem with it. Unlike a knife sheath there are no sharp edges acting on the sheath – all it needs to do is keep the scissors closed.

Following the loss of my Westcott scissors to iodine corrosion, I also used the swisscard scissors with shrink wrap sheath for a few years. Unfortunately a year ago Airport Security spotted them in a scan within my FAK! Taken away :-(

Now in the hunt for a new UL scissor. Maybe another swisscard job, but also mulling over the Victorinox 580. Seems hard to find the swisscard scissors separate to buy…