Everyday Carry

Victorinox Alox Cadet

Authored by:
Bernard Capulong


Related Gear:
  The Drop: Victorinox Seasonal Swiss Army Knives
  Trending: Victorinox Cadet Alox
  Our Favorite Victorinox Gear for Cyber Week

How do you take an already classic tool and make it even better? You slim it down and toughen it up. The Victorinox Alox Cadet does away with its iconic red cellidor scales in favor of stronger aluminum handles. You do miss out on tweezers and a toothpick, but otherwise, its well-selected toolset remains intact. What's left is a capable set of features for everyday tasks and an awesome workhorse of a blade. Add one to your EDC and you'll be glad to have plenty of extra versatility in a single super thin, strong, and easy-to-carry tool.

BUY

Bernard Capulong

Founder and Editor-in-Chief


About the Author
Bernard Capulong is an everyday carry (EDC) gear expert, entrepreneur, all-around nerd, and the founder and editor-in-chief of EverydayCarry.com—the largest online community for EDC gear enthusiasts. Since founding Everyday Carry in 2009, he’s built over a decade of experience in the industry, reviewing and highlighting brands and products, including pocket knives, flashlights, wallets, watches, bags, pens, and much more.

Bernard is known for bringing everyday carry out of obscurity and into the mainstream, having been published or featured in various publications such as GQ, TIME Magazine, The New York Times, VICE, HYPEBEAST, Outside, and many others. He has also played a part in curating, designing, and developing digital and physical products, resulting in successful crowdfunding projects or limited edition collaboration products with established softgoods brands. He stays on the pulse of the EDC industry by attending trade shows, participating in online interest communities, and actively engaging with fellow gear enthusiasts on social media.

In addition to being the editor-in-chief and main social media personality for EverydayCarry.com, Bernard is an avid gearhead and collector in general. His personal collections span technical bags, fountain pens, digital cameras, retro gaming hardware, personal hi-fi audio gear, and mechanical wristwatches, to name a few. Bernard Capulong is a prominent figure and trusted authority in the everyday carry industry with a career dedicated to helping people discover this hobby and stay prepared with quality gear.

Discussion (8 total)

Ben ·
I've got a perfectly good Swiss Army from years ago that a Swiss Air pilot gave me but this new model I have seen makes me think about getting another one. I like the textured scales, might be better with wet hands.
1 Reply
Chris Szaroleta ·
Very cool! Here's some irony...I literally JUST sent an email to a guy who does custom SAK scales ( www.sakmodder.com ) to see about getting the scales on my Cadet Alox replaced with brass scales - still building out that brass EDC! I came here, refreshed the always open everydaycarry.com tab on my Chrome browser, and BOOM, a Cadet Alox article. Neat.
3 Reply
Michael Mutant ·
Hi Chris,
Your brass scale replacement project for the Alox Cadet sounds AMAZING.. please keep us posted.
1 Reply
Jim Walke ·
Check out Swiss Bianco (www.swissbianco.com) for more color and tool variations on the Alox knives. He has (somehow) gotten permission from Victorinox to reintroduce old designs and improvise new ones. I have the Lumberjack in copper and it is great.
2 Reply
Michael Mutant ·
I have this black alox on my desk right now.. attached is a Python clip like most everything else lol.. I really like Victorinox products.
1 Reply
Glen ·
This, in silver, is the next piece of kit I will buy.
4 Reply
Tim ·
I just lost mine, Missing it so much.
0 Reply
Shane Alger ·
Bought a Silver one a few months ago, but girlfriend just bought me that exact black model for Valentine's Day lol. Great tool that I use every day. Even better woman!
1 Reply