Carrying more than one EDC. Why?

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mostho

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Carrying more than one EDC. Why?
This is first on the morning question to me.

I always carry a SAK Handyman in my bag.
Also I find very hard to not put another EDC in my watch pocket. Today I have another SAK, the Spartan...

But always I feel compelled to have more than one EDC like today... What's wrong to me? What's your toughts to carry more than one EDC? Just undecision?

Curious to read some reply indeed of people like me... :D
 
You're not alone...... I carry my Benchmade 9530, a custom little fixed blade from RMJ and my Leatherman Wave. :)
 
Single blade folder in RFP. Micra in LFP.

Micra gives me common tools and pen blade. Folder gives me blade and ergos with no compromise.


EDC Pair by Pinnah, on Flickr
 
Today I only have one knife on me, but I often carry multiples. Usually, if I'm afraid that my main blade would freak people out if I used it to e.g. open a bag of coffee in the office (para2, southard, sebenza), I'll carry a smaller blade too (dragonfly, SAK). Then I normally have a smaller knife (ESEE Candiru and/or SAK) in my bag "just in case" if I were to forget to bring a knife (like how I have extra medicine and stuff in there). I don't have one in my bag now though, because I went to a concert recently.
 
I usually only carry one knife. I dont like having all kinds of stuff in my pockets maybe because I usually have about twenty pounds strapped to my waist on work days. But I keep a mulitool and a big fixed blade in my truck in case I need it. But that being said I dont think there is anything wrong with carrying more than one knife at a time.
 
That's because knives aren't just a tool, they're a lifestyle.

And you are enjoying it to it's fullest!
 
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Opinel - lunchbox
Bk11 - backpack
Sebenza - pocket
Leatherman - belt/tool belt
 
Because there are times when one EDC blade is simply inadequate for what you need to do. It could be too big for delicate work, too little for chopping away a rogue tree branch, too fragile for whatever hard use you encounter, or too high-end to be lent out to whoever's asking to borrow it.
 
Left pocket is a Leatherman Ti charge

Small wharnie custom fixed blade in 3V carried horizontally at my belt buckle

Right front pocket varies. ZT0550, domino, or Southard
 
wharnie in 3v.... Sign me up! I love Wharncliffe blades but the thin tip always worrys me. A wharncliffe in 3v would be real nice.


As for me I alway carry 2. One knife is for edc tasks and the other is just a backup plan incase I ever had to defend my self.
 
I often carry a Victorinox Farmer as a back up.That knife can do just about anything in a jam.
 
RFP: Leatherman Micra
LFP: EDC
Wallet: CRKT Eros

I work in an office. I use a pair of ordinary office shears for about 50% of my cutting needs, the Micra's scissors for another 25%, and my EDC for the remaining 25%. I keep a CRKT Eros in the coin compartment of my wallet as a backup.
 
powernoodle said:
It makes you feel good. That's 100% of it. Everything else is just the cover story.
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I think that's the main reason. As a double feelin' good.
And also to have a reason to carry more than one even if not oging to great outdoors. At least for me.

Now, I will redeployed soon, so I think the number will grow in thickness and length :):D

But I have to admit that, while I'm in urban environment, even the Vic Spartan can cope 97% of my needs.:rolleyes:
I'm scared to not scare, that's the point also.
 
I carry a Vic Classic for the tools (I know that sounds funny, but despite its size they're useful) — and a second knife, typically 3.5-4 inches long when closed. The second knife may be an Ulster Scout, Wenger Soldier, or something else depending largely on whim. Often, it's a traditional lockback (Schrade, Camillus, Buck, or Opinel).

Why two? The habit grew out of experience. For a long time — talking 20+ years — a series of Vic Classics did it all. Then I began to find that a knife with a larger blade, perhaps one that locked, would be useful as well. But I still wanted to have onboard the Classic's basic little toolset. The obvious answer was to divide and conquer: keep the Classic and choose some second knife to fit the needs of the day and/or whim.

Three knives? I wouldn't rule it out, but it's hard to find a need not met by the first two. (Big wood processing? Nah, I'd bring a saw, hatchet, or ax.)

For hiking trips (meaning good weather, no overnights, no Death Marches) the basic two-knife kit still fits the need and isn't onerous as to weight.

So there you are.
 
powernoodle said:
It makes you feel good. That's 100% of it. Everything else is just the cover story.
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I would say that "feeling good" is the main reason for it. I carry a 111mm SAK and another knife which I rotate. Right now the other knife is a ZT 0770CF, Cold Steel Tuff Lite, or Spyderco Delica.

If I carry a large GEC slip joint (such as the #42) and if I am thinking about it, I replace my larger 111mm SAK for a Vic Bantam. I like having the tweezers and toothpick available.
 
mostho said:
. . . while I'm in urban environment, even the Vic Spartan can cope 97% of my needs. :rolleyes:
I'm scared to not scare, that's the point also.
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Roger that. Fact is, I could do far more damage with my office shears than I could with any of my EDCs. If I pull out my EDC, some folks in the office look at me sideways. But nobody pays me any mind when I pick up the shears. Social conditioning is a funny thing.
 
Because I can. A knife is the most basic survival tool outside of your brain. At work, I carry an SAK mainly for the scissors, nail file, and toothpick; a Spyderco ZDP-189 Manbug on my keychain; and a Spyderco Leafstorm for the real work. Outside of work, I still carry the SAK and Manbug, but the main EDC knife varies in rotation and with what I'm wearing.
 
I almost always have the zt 350 clipped in my back right pocket and a leatherman micra in my left front pocket for the tools. Honestly I could probably get through most days without any knife but I like feeling prepared as do most in this community.
 
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