h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I cannot stress the sheer utility of a good Swiss Army knife (or any multi-function pocketknife of comparable quality.) There are about 15 things it's "meant" to be used for, but the beauty is in the versatility; one of the beauties of a SA knife is its stimulation of the human imagination! Don't care where you're going, take this baby with you!

Couldn't agree more! The best place in the whole world to get these little wonders, is obviously Switzerland! But and official retailer there will have such a Huge range it'll blow your mind You can get any knife/multi-tool for any eventuality but if you want to carry it with you on the streets of towns or cities, make sure you know the laws about these things! In England the Maximum lenght a knife can be before it's classed as an offencive weapon in 3 inches. But some Police are more (or less) stringent.
I went on a tour round Europe recently and we stopped in Switzerland in a town called Lauterbrunen. they had this amazing shop there with knifes, watches and cookoo clocks I got myself a load of knifes, cos they're just so good! But I made sure they were well packed, otherwise borders(not that there are any in mainland Europe) get a little stroppy.