EDC folders?

[sofbak]

Had a Buck Redpoint Rescue-good knife with a crummy tip down clip that chewed up the seam on your pants pocket.
Had a Benchmade Triage auto. Good but expensive and large.
Tried a Civivi Elementum Ii button lock. Chinese crap.
Tried a Honeybadger. Great assisted opening action. Hreat tip up deep pocket clip. Excellent build and material quality. Comes i S, M, and L sizes, multiple blade shapes, and two steel choices. Not expensive either. Typically $39 to $79 depending on size and steel. Even comes with a wrench for disassembly maintenance.

South African company.

[DolphinFan]

For the last 40 years I?ve carried a Buck 112.

[k1dude]

Tried a Honeybadger. Great assisted opening action. Hreat tip up deep pocket clip. Excellent build and material quality. Comes i S, M, and L sizes, multiple blade shapes, and two steel choices. Not expensive either. Typically $39 to $79 depending on size and steel. Even comes with a wrench for disassembly maintenance.

South African company.

I forgot about Honey Badger Knives. They're good. 3 steel choices, not 2. I don't think they're assisted opening. At least none of mine are. Their prices keep crawling upward every year. They will also blast your email account with constant spam.

[drunktank]

For folders, I love my Benchmade Bugouts. I?ve been slowly getting rid of my other folders in favor of them. I?ve never had their Axis lock fail on me in the past 15yrs or so using that brand and style.

[hermosabeach]

I cut almost daily with my knives.

I have an old spyderco that was so trashed they had to regrind the serrations.

Also have a smooth edge cold steel that I sharpen myself.


If you actively use a knife get one that fits the bill.


The spyderco H1 salt steel is about as rustproof as they make.

[hermosabeach]

I got suckered and purchased a fake spyderco.

Grind is off and the steel is crap

Buy from a legit site - too many fakes in the amazon / eBay world

https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/category/salt-series

Spyderco has a generous 1st responder discount program too.

[sigstroker]

I'm pissed that a thread I started in "off topic" got moved here. Who friggin' reads knife forums on a gun site?

[crufflers]

I'm pissed that a thread I started in "off topic" got moved here. Who friggin' reads knife forums on a gun site?

I love ZT. Not everyone does, but I can't see why. They have every EDC type and size covered. My favorites are the Hinderer, Rexford, George, and Sinkevich designs... hard to beat a 0562Ti... another one I love to carry is the old 0566CF - one of the best

[crufflers]

I cut almost daily with my knives.

I have an old spyderco that was so trashed they had to regrind the serrations.

Also have a smooth edge cold steel that I sharpen myself.


If you actively use a knife get one that fits the bill.


The spyderco H1 salt steel is about as rustproof as they make.

I definitely cut daily even if it is just tape and twine... I got rid of my Benchmades, still have quite a few Spyderco including a nice M4 DLS Shaman and a PM2 Wharnie, both Jimbo/Jumbos... but Spyderco is just not as nice to carry for me. I do miss my Ulize.

[Rgarbarino]

A good all around EDC from Spyderco would be the manix 2, lots of blade steel choices. Look at a Hogue Ritter RSK1, same guy who designed the Benchmade Griptilian. I have both and prefer the Hogue...

[nickleplatedbrass]

Lately, I've been carrying a Buck 110.

[Fjold]

I carry a Kershaw 7550 Auto (3" blade) I have the next size larger 4" automatic, but the smaller one fits in the pocket better and the blade does everything that I need it to do.

[theduracellbigd]

CIVIVI Ortis is a light, deep pocket carry flipper with a 3.25 inch clip point at a good price. Handle has a good shape as well.

[TrappedinCalifornia]

I carried a Schrade USA 25OT for a number of years, long before the company was off shored and began producing lower quality 'imitations.' I did it, in part, because my Grandfather carried one. The blade didn't lock, it was (*gasp*) carbon steel, and it was carted about in a belt pouch. My Grandfather swore by the edge he could put on it and I similarly found it useful for just about everything requiring a slightly larger blade than my pocket knife afforded. Here's a video on one...

Then came the gradual clamping down on knives, even pocket knives, being carried. Since work necessitated being places where such carry was verboten, I slipped it off the belt. I still have it, somewhere, buried in a box; though I hate to think about what shape it's in given that I haven't oiled it in years. Part of the reason I kept it is that my Grandfather performed a necessary repair on the pouch for me. It doesn't look 'original,' but it's steeped in nostalgia now.

Over the last decade or so, I started toting a Benchmade Griptilian with a few sundry items (Streamlight MicroStream flashlight, Exotac Nanostiker XL, a P-51 can opener, and a WorkSharp Micro Sharpener & Knife Tool) via a detachable lanyard while fishing and working in the yard.

Mine is a plain, uncoated finish. Fewer stares, fewer concerns since it isn't carried as visibly, and it's not considered a (*oh... swoon*) hunting knife. I've got two of the 154CM blades and they're the ones I actually haul around. About a year ago, I picked up the newer S30V and, someday, I'll give it a go. (It kinda surprises me that I haven't yet.)

Do I consider the Griptilian the 'equal' of the 25OT? Not necessarily. But, given that I can't get the original version of the Schrade anymore... Do I consider the Griptilian the best option? Not necessarily. But, I got mine when they were could be had for under $100 and even the newer S30V version I picked up before the $160 MSRP it now has. It's been good enough for the girls I go with. So...

[Zimbo]

Had a Buck Redpoint Rescue-good knife with a crummy tip down clip that chewed up the seam on your pants pocket.
Had a Benchmade Triage auto. Good but expensive and large.
Tried a Civivi Elementum Ii button lock. Chinese crap.
Tried a Honeybadger. Great assisted opening action. Hreat tip up deep pocket clip. Excellent build and material quality. Comes i S, M, and L sizes, multiple blade shapes, and two steel choices. Not expensive either. Typically $39 to $79 depending on size and steel. Even comes with a wrench for disassembly maintenance.

South African company.

Agree on the Honey Badgers - I tend to carry them (I have a few!) more than my higher end knives. South African product but with excellent US based customer service. leaf.jpg