4 folders for college

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oneofakind198602

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Hey all! long time lurker first time poster :)

After studying my butt off i got accepted to a good college. So I decided that I was going to change my knife buying habits, give most of my knives to friends and have just four folders. I really want to focus on using and enjoying the knives I have as well as cutting down on the distractions that might impact my grades. I already have the fixed blades im keeping (BK11, BK9, ESEE-3) and I already know what guns I'm taking, but the folder problem seems beyond my powers of decision.

The catagories are as follow:
1) slippie
2)SD-oriented blade
3)Folding tank
4)Knife lovers knife


1) The slippie catagory is rough because I only have a SAK but other than that I have never owned a slippie. Im thinking eitehr the Case sway back jack or the queen workorse trapper. This will be my primary use knife and will be carried with me everywhere.

2) For my SD blade I have both a Spyderco P'kal with trainer and a Benchmade Bedlam.THey are both exceptional knives and I might break down and brign both. My benchmade is on a lanyard so its not visible in the pocket, however, the P'kal is smaller and mcgh more friendly looking IMHO.

3) right now I'm really leaning towards the Grayman Satu, just seems like a beast of a knife, however the three sisters super beast also has my eye. If the knife is too pretty or too expensive I wont use it. I know the new hinderer ZT is getting rave reviews but customs are so nice.

4) this si the fun one, a knife for just the pure joy of knife ownership. This is a knife to fiddle with and carry around and be in awe of its usefulness and simplistic beauty. Right now im kind of torn between a sebenza and a Paramilitary. However, any finely crafted knife that will give me pleasure will do. Whether its the pure slicing power of the Para or the fine finishing of the Sebbie. I'm kinda leaning towards the Sebiie because ive never had a user Sebbie before, but at the same time my usual get both mentality kinda defeats the purpose of posting this thread.


Thanks for any advice, I'm hoping that this little experiment will help me appreciate knives in a new more task oriented way.
 
Knives and guns? So you are living off campus, or do you just make your own rules? :)
 
I've taken my 0561 to school everyday since I got it, and sometimes accompany it with a CQC-10.



If you are consistent with the wave do the P'kal for SD. As for the others I have no opinion/idea.
 
Even off campus, almost all landlords specifically prohibits firearms in the lease-- this is the case in a Big Ten college town.
 
honestly man, I got accepted to Virginia Tech, and kept all my knives, I carried my benchmade 580 barrage for the first semester and for the second semester, a ZT 0350, a leatherman PST, and a case cheetah, most colleges have it in their hand book what you can have, and I assume you know this. Mine had one phrase in it that I coudn't tell exactly what it meant, it could be interpretted to mean no fixedblades, or no fixed blades over 4 inches.....I asked, and got to carry my fixed blade. If you have any question on your colleges rules, turn there. If you got accepted to VT like I did last year, PM me and I can tell you more details


but anyways
my advice to you for the 4 that you have posted though is, anything you are torn between, take both and get a safe, that is what I did.
and if I were you, I would add a small fixed blade. It was amazing how useful my BK 14 was in the dorms (I kept it next to out fridge/food nuker), it was a lot easier to clean than a folder for food prep. wait....I just read the part that you found your fixed blades you are keeping.


also, IGotStabbed, a lot fo the apartments that I checked out around VT the rules for firearms basically said that you had to follow federal, state, and local laws, other than that it didn't matter. I made a point to ask that question. And a lot fo campuses have a firearms storage program run by the campus police department. I store 2 guns at VT when I am there.

anwyays, oneofakind, good luck when you get there
 
That seems like a lot for college if you are bringing anything, bring some nice folders and such.
 
I went to University of Tennessee last semester and VCU this semester and have carried my Lg Sebenza, Strider SMF, Emerson 8, 11, 7, 15, and Commander, ZT 0560 and have had no problems with campus police except one football game where the officer told me I couldn't have my knife so I went to another entrance and got in anyway. In my experience when dealing with campus police the older ones are more understanding about knives being tools. Depending on the college you are going to you might want to be careful with your choice of knife.
 
Seems like you have plenty of good options, I want to point out one thing that I found out when coming back to college. You may already know this, but in California at least, school grounds have different laws than local or city knife laws. Where I live, I can carry a 4 inch blade but on any school grounds it is a three inch max, and even then, I use my case stockman more than my 3 inch spyderco just because I don't want to draw attention. I'd keep the SAK for your backpack/bag though, and defintely recommend the case swayback jack, in CV. congrats and enjoy school!! good luck with guns and landlords, I guess no dorms for you!!
 
How about saving your money, you'll need it. Buy a Case Sodbuster Jr instead and spend your money on the important things. Unless youre super rich, in which case carry a sebenza in every pocket for all i care :D
 
1.) Case Swayback Jack
2.) Benchmade Bedlam
3.) Get a ZT because you won't use the Custom.
4.) For pure enjoyment, this where you get the custom.
 
Why do you need 4 knives and and a firearm at school?

I'm sensing a major mall ninja here.
 
Knifein said:
Why do you need 4 knives and and a firearm at school?

I'm sensing a major mall ninja here.
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I think you stop being a mall ninja when you start bringing gun(s) and knive(s). I am not sure what you turn into but I dont think it is a mall ninja.
 
crazyengineer said:
honestly man, I got accepted to Virginia Tech, and kept all my knives, I carried my benchmade 580 barrage for the first semester and for the second semester, a ZT 0350, a leatherman PST, and a case cheetah, most colleges have it in their hand book what you can have, and I assume you know this. Mine had one phrase in it that I coudn't tell exactly what it meant, it could be interpretted to mean no fixedblades, or no fixed blades over 4 inches.....I asked, and got to carry my fixed blade. If you have any question on your colleges rules, turn there. If you got accepted to VT like I did last year, PM me and I can tell you more details


but anyways
my advice to you for the 4 that you have posted though is, anything you are torn between, take both and get a safe, that is what I did.
and if I were you, I would add a small fixed blade. It was amazing how useful my BK 14 was in the dorms (I kept it next to out fridge/food nuker), it was a lot easier to clean than a folder for food prep. wait....I just read the part that you found your fixed blades you are keeping.


also, IGotStabbed, a lot fo the apartments that I checked out around VT the rules for firearms basically said that you had to follow federal, state, and local laws, other than that it didn't matter. I made a point to ask that question. And a lot fo campuses have a firearms storage program run by the campus police department. I store 2 guns at VT when I am there.

anwyays, oneofakind, good luck when you get there
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HMMM... doesnt that sound similar.... HMMMMM.
 
bladedude92 said:
I went to University of Tennessee last semester and VCU this semester and have carried my Lg Sebenza, Strider SMF, Emerson 8, 11, 7, 15, and Commander, ZT 0560 and have had no problems with campus police except one football game where the officer told me I couldn't have my knife so I went to another entrance and got in anyway. In my experience when dealing with campus police the older ones are more understanding about knives being tools. Depending on the college you are going to you might want to be careful with your choice of knife.
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You've been somewhat lucky. You could be charged with a felony under state law you know. Granted, you'd probably have to get in trouble for something else first, but if regular cops get involved, it's a distinct possibility. I don't know some of those knives, but if any are over 4" blade, that's another possible charge.

- OS
 
Haha guess that's the downside of the anonymity of the internet, I guess i just figured it would be taken for granted that I was not all that young. I'm a 26 year old army veteran with a fiancee. There is absolutely no way that I am going to be living on campus. I currently attend a community college and day 1 I just went to the police office on campus and asked their policy, I'll just do the same thing at my next school. Also if you don't do anything foolish then you wont get accosted by the police. I also have a CCW for the state I'm going to school in. If you follow the laws you don't get in trouble, simple.

As for being a mall ninja, I was artillery for 5 years, thats kinda the opposite of mall ninja. Did I somehow give off the impression that I was going to carry all of these knives at once?

I don't get the bring just one knife answers. I have a large collection with a lot of custom knives and high end production knives, and I'm trying to change how I approach the hobby for awhile. Other than my knives that would be impossible or hard to replace (doziers, busses) I'm getting rid of most of my collection and everything that I'm not going to use I'm putting into storage. I'm not just going to college, I am going to be uprooting, moving and living my life in a whole new place and I want to live more simply. I'm on this forum asking this because I love knives and wanted some opinions.


Also I realized I forgot to mention the Sebenza I wanted is the large Insingo, with blue thumbstuds. Im trying to get more reviews on that but im really leaning that direction.

Thanks to crazyengineer, espanzi, bladechick and bladedude for their advice.

@ julian hayes unless I hear a pretty compelling argument, I'm going to get the SBJ, its just a gorgeous knife.
 
If you actually want to bring knives on campus, you need to know your campus regulations concerning knives. Look them up if you have not done so. I think keychain knives make more sense on a campus than anything else. I say a Victorinox Minichamp will be extremely useful for all kinds of things. Once I took apart a bathroom lock at a laundrymat with a slightly less elaborate little Victorinox when my youngest daughter managed to lock herself into that room. I was also able to put the lock back together in fine working order after I "rescued" her.

For more serious cutting, I recommend a Spyderco Manbug. These knives are deceptively substantial and are capable of real work too. Finally, a larger folder between 2.25-3"
would be nice. On the small side, I think Dragonflys are great, and of course something like a Delica or Minigriptillian will work just fine too. IME, the larger knives will probably get less use than the keychain size knives because in a college environment, so many people do not carry knives, and to them, a 3" blade folder will look like a machete.
 
I am going to change the format of my question. The mere mention of the word college seems to throw this question way off track.

The question is now: I am moving, what four folders should I bring with me when I move?

What slipjoint?
What SD folder?
What large work folder with a blade larger than 3.5 inches?
What high end/ high performance folder for enjoyment?
 
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