I've always had an interest in knives and a few years ago started adding more and more knives to the collection.
In general I'm a folder guy. I'm not a big fan of wearing a fixed blade for most scenarios. (Although some of the pocket sheath fixed blades are starting to appeal to me more and more.)
I carry a folder on me pretty much always. My biological father always believed that a man should just have a knife on him at all times and I guess that stuck.
If money were no object Id have many more knives than the current collection of 30 or so. Unfortunately I am also a fly fisherman so I already have one expensive hobby lol.
My current EDC when I'm just running around town or at home is a Pro Tech Malibu. I love the flipper action on this knife and the button lock is fantastic. Super fun to fidget with. Very slicy but not a blade that feels like it will break if I need to use it a bit more seriously. Flat out disappears in the pocket.
When I'm on the water I carry one of two knives made by Quiet Carry. I'm a big, big fan of this company and their designs.
My first QC knife was a Drift. I love everything about this knife. It's the perfect size for an EDC. Butter smooth action and carries so well in the pocket. Best of all it is built to be completlety corrosion free both the blade and the rest of the knife. I've carried this thing on the salt hundreds of days and not a spec of corrosion. The Vanax steel is wonderful.
This year QC came out with a larger version called the Drift OC. I loved the Drift enough that I had to order one and do not regret it. It's significantly larger, but doesn't feel like it in the pocket. LC200 steel and also designed around being corrosion proof. Only thing I would change about this knife is adding a thumb stud. I'm not the biggest fan of the thumb hole for deployment, but it's not a huge deal. I've carried this one every day Ive spent on the water since June and again zero corrosion to be found. I'd be hard pressed to choose just one of these knives if I had to. This thing will cut plug a herring quite well also lol
When I anticipate needing a serious knife to do some heavy duty work I typically grab this Hinderer XM-18. 3.5. Just a beast of a knife made by Rick Hinderer that is a bit heavier than I like for general EDC use but is a serious tool that will handle anything I could possibly put it through.
The other large, serious knife I tend to reach for is this Spartan Harsay. Another absolute beast of a knife that is also just cool as hell. I like it so much that I finally sold my similarly sized Chris Reeves Sebenza 31 as this was the blade I always chose over it anyway.
I have a whole pile of other knives in the collection but I reckon if I had to pair my collection down to a few these would be the ones I'd keep.
Knives are cool!
