How frequently do you use the corkscrew on your multitool?

[zefflyn]

Why is the corkscrew such a necessary attachment on Leathermans, Swiss Army Knives, and other multi-tools? Do people in the field find themselves needing to remove corks all that frequently? Or is the multi-tool a must-have kitchen accessory?

 

[Cheyenne]

They are there to help you gather information from people that don't wish to divulge it.

 

[n10sive]

They are there to help you gather information from people that don't wish to divulge it.

and to help relieve the pressure from brain aneurysms.

 

[Brokenlink]

Removing poo from paralyzed old men.

 

[CHUM]

self defense tool for overweight psychotic hitmen.....

 

[greener]

Heh, True Romance

 

[Traq]

For stabbing people on MUNI after I forget to put on deodorant.

 

[KennyMonster]

Once while camping, the only tool we had on hand to open a bottle of wine was a hammer...

We felt extra classy drinking the wine out of the broken bottom half of the wine bottle.

 

[Brokenlink]

Once while camping, the only tool we had on hand to open a bottle of wine was a hammer...

We felt extra classy drinking the wine out of the broken bottom half of the wine bottle.

You ever consider just pushing the cork inside the bottle?

 

[KennyMonster]

You ever consider just pushing the cork inside the bottle?

And get cork in the wine?!

We were just too young (underage) and inexperienced at the time. And possibly not sober.

 

[Asphaultnaut]

no corkscrew on the Leatherman Wave series. or most of the multitools I've had since I retired my Swiss more than a decade ago.

 

[Bowling4Bikes]

depends on the multitool. I have a corkscrew/aluminum bottletop cutter/beer bottle opener multitool. works great!

 

[Traq]

Once while camping, the only tool we had on hand to open a bottle of wine was a hammer...

We felt extra classy drinking the wine out of the broken bottom half of the wine bottle.

You should have just beat the bottle against a tree.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

My Leatherman doesn't have a corkscrew and my Swiss Army Knife has a phillips head screwdriver where the corkscrew would go. :dunno

 

[ohio]

Backpacking or mountaineering no, but more and more I go camping in order to lure young women into the wilderness for a night and get them hammered. So yes, I use the corkscrew on my leatherman fairly often.

 

[Johndicezx9]

I opt for the Swiss Army knives that replace the corkscrew with a Phillips head screw driver.

 

[*Tina*]

My Swiss Army knife is probably a good 25 years old and I think I've used the corkscrew to remove a cork once. Its been used a bazillion times but only once for its intended purpose.

:laughing

 

[Cheyenne]

My Leatherman doesn't have a corkscrew and my Swiss Army Knife has a phillips head screwdriver where the corkscrew would go. :dunno

Sucks. Took me twice as long to get a good restaurant recommendation out of someone with the screwdriver as compared to the corkscrew.

 

[auntiebling]

obviously you've never had to open Chardonnay under fire.....

 

[Nemo Brinker]

self defense tool for overweight psychotic hitmen.....

Winnar, True Romance!

I use mine on picnics occasionally, but they do seem sort of old school. Relics from a time when real men were ready, willing, and able to open and swill liquor at any moment.