Kniper Multitool - with Tobacco Pipe!

          $145 Knife and Multitool

While reading about survival tools in the October issue of Popular Science, I came across a knife with some other tools built in. This knife is called the Kniper Multitool. This knife is listed for $145 and balanced to be thrown. It was at this point that I thought it was not the knife for me. Then I read that it also has a tobacco pipe too.

Kniper Multitool picture - www.urchinsky.com

Per the website www.urchinsky.com, "The Kniper is an ultra-sophisticated weaponized lifesaver that'll easily replace every piece of survival gear in your bag" - Supercompressor.

This made me wonder, is this something that there is really a market for? One of the things I learned a long time ago, was that you do not throw your knife, and if you do, it had better be a cheap one. This is why throwing knives are usually sold in sets and not made to look all that nice. This knife is an avocado green color and made to look large and intimidating.

To be honest, it looks a lot like one I saw at the Dollar Tree store the other day. Kitchen knives in assorted colors and one was green like this one. However, I could buy a whole case of 36 of these knives for $36.

Royal Norfolk Cutlery Stainless-Steel Colorful Paring Knives with Sheaths
SKU 164532 - Dollar Tree

Do we really need a survival knive with a tobacco pipe in it? The screwdriver, fork and wrench can be believed, but a tobacco pipe. Is that so essential for survival. If this had been in the April Fool's edition of the magazine, I would have accepted it. I'll use a better knife to make a fork, spoon and spear tip.

My last thought on this knife is, who would buy this? I have spent a lot of money over the years for knives, but most of them have one purpose, to cut things. Some also have a couple of tools, or folding accessories like a Swiss Army Knife. Others have a whistle and some have a screwdriver. But none of them are meant to be thrown or used as a pipe. My guess is that the type of person that buys this knife, will not be using tobacco in it, it will be something else.