Anyone else obsessed with “covering all bases?”

Insipid Moniker said:
I used to be, but it was all just excuses to buy more knives and it often ended up with me buying knives I didn't particularly want and wasn't going to carry or use very often. Then I ditched the excuses and just embraced buying knives because I like knives. Been much more satisfied with my purchases ever since I decided to stop rationalizing them and fulfilling imagined needs and instead just bought the knives I want.
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Great mindset! I think that’s a healthier way of looking at it. It’s easy to get carried away with imagined needs
 
I am never 100% honest with myself. On a good day, I make it to about 40% honest, but that starts to wane after lunch and very likely goes all to hell by about 5:30 p.m. My psychoanalyst says that I am terrified by truthfulness both in the abstract and as a force of emotional pressure in my life.

Sorry, what was the question?
 
I had my bases covered over two decades ago. Then I started upgrading to Spydies and BM’s and everything in that realm.
Shoulda stopped there, but I’m artistic by nature and appreciate handmade items, and the skill it takes…so I upgraded again…
Now it’s frills, frills, frills!! Sawby’s and Ducasse’s and engravings and inlays.

My biggest fear right now, is that I am contemplating even upgrading those!!! (Where is the nail biting emoji?!) What can I say? I like frills.

As my wife has said before, “I now realize you don’t buy the most expensive knife to show off, but the one you find the most beautiful for your personal satisfaction and enjoyment.”

Yup. That pretty much sums me up.
 
eveled said:
I had all bases covered by the time I was 12 years old. I’ve spent the next 40 years trying to update or find something better and buying spares.

Truth is I should have stopped unless something broke or wore out.

At twelve I had a SAK, a Camillus 72, Buck 110,& aKA-BAR. I was set for life.

But you have to have a hobby. Buy what you like and enjoy the variety.
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A hoby ?!
Yup,
that sicknes must be a HOBY !!!
 
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DangerZone98 said:
If I were to be 100% honest with myself, I really only need two knives (maybe three) for my everyday context: food prep, general utility, and maybe a mid-sized folder for EDC. That’s it really.

But then I gotta have this for chopping. And this for “bushcrafting” (whatever that means to ya). And this for fighting. And this for parties. And this for traveling. And this for one-upping the only other knife guy within 100 miles of my house.
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That's my usual practice when I start getting into a hobby- I survey everything available, determine what needs/categories I might have, pick out items to fit those needs, and start pursuing them. The problem is that when I get interested in something I start making up needs and categories, and I might end up getting multiple items for each need. So I end up with a lot more than I need. That's why even though I just have one left wrist I have at least 10 wristwatches.
 
bdmicarta said:
That's my usual practice when I start getting into a hobby- I survey everything available, determine what needs/categories I might have, pick out items to fit those needs, and start pursuing them. The problem is that when I get interested in something I start making up needs and categories, and I might end up getting multiple items for each need. So I end up with a lot more than I need. That's why even though I just have one left wrist I have at least 10 wristwatches.
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It’s good to have redundancies I suppose, especially in emergency use contexts. We are limited by weight of course, but for bugout/get-home bags, it would be wise to pack more than one knife even if it means more ounces. For instance, I’d probably pair my Kansbol with something like an SRK. Both are capable, and not too heavy.

Nothing wrong with acquiring multiples to fit a particular niche. :)
 
eveled said:
I had all bases covered by the time I was 12 years old. I’ve spent the next 40 years trying to update or find something better and buying spares.

Truth is I should have stopped unless something broke or wore out.

At twelve I had a SAK, a Camillus 72, Buck 110,& aKA-BAR. I was set for life.

But you have to have a hobby. Buy what you like and enjoy the variety.
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12 y.o. you had a pretty well-rounded kit indeed. When I was 14, my Endura, gift from Dad, was my faithful companion.

Little me would have been super excited to own a Fighting/Utility Kabar, hehe.
 
DangerZone98 said:
If I were to be 100% honest with myself, I really only need two knives (maybe three) for my everyday context: food prep, general utility, and maybe a mid-sized folder for EDC. That’s it really.

But then I gotta have this for chopping. And this for “bushcrafting” (whatever that means to ya). And this for fighting. And this for parties. And this for traveling. And this for one-upping the only other knife guy within 100 miles of my house.
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Inquiring minds want to know about the party knife.
Yeah, I admit to being a little obsessed for a moment, I've since reeled it in quite a bit. Now, I resist impulse and gotta-have-it purchases and only buy what I believe I will enjoy using. Even when I think I have made my mind up about buying a new knife, I try to hold off for a while just to see if my feelings change about it.
 
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