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...better than leather or canvas. They also provide more protection from weather. The REI Tech Beast ($215) is made of abrasion-, moisture- and tear-resistant ballistic nylon, and the wear points are reinforced with Hypalon patches to better bear rough-and-tumble conditions. The luxe new Tourbach line from Victorinox Swiss Army ($260-$700) boasts a Swiss-engineered fabric called Performax that is tearproof and grime and water repellent...
Navigating airports is easy with Victorinox's new Lingo Collection (available in June), which includes the 22-in. Medium Cruiser at right ($230). An ergonomically designed rotating handle allows your arm to turn without capsizing the whole bag, and it's 20% lighter than most suitcases. --By Betsy Kroll
MONTREAL Swiss Army's super-durable Victorinox luggage is taking off at the Aéroports de Montréal. This 20-in. wheelie bag, among the most popular, sells...
...most popular multi-purpose tools, used by millions for filing nails, tweezing eyebrows and opening bottles. After the Sept. 11 attacks, when sharp objects were banned on airplanes, worldwide sales of the handy gadget dropped an estimated 30% but rebounded several months later, says Urs Wyss, marketing director of Victorinox, the biggest Swiss Army knife manufacturer. Buoyed by the knife's success, the Swiss Army line has morphed into watches, travel gear, apparel, cutlery, pens and eyewear. Victorinox's U.S. distributor, Swiss Army Brands of Shelton, Conn., opened its first retail store in New York last October selling rugged...
...multitool market has been flooded with knock-offs, leaving loyal Leatherman owners to wonder, Is the original still the best? To find out, I put four high-end, fully loaded multitools through their paces: the Leatherman Wave ($99), the Gerber Multi-Plier 800 Legend ($136), the Victorinox SwissTool ($75; by the makers of Swiss Army knives) and the SOG PowerLock ($75). Be warned: prolonged exposure to multitools can fuel the dangerous delusion that you secretly are Batman...