Carrying more than one EDC?

Blues Bender said:
Obviously, we live very different lives...
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For sure. In Philadelphia, it's not even legal to carry a knife unless for work.

You probably would not be carrying a multi tool on a daily basis if you did not to use it on a daily basis. My post was more towards those who carry a single bladed tactical knife and a single blade traditional.
 
155440 said:
For sure. In Philadelphia, it's not even legal to carry a knife unless for work.

You probably would not be carrying a multi tool on a daily basis if you did not to use it on a daily basis. My post was more towards those who carry a single bladed tactical knife and a single blade traditional.
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I'm seeking out a traditional to carry as well. Sometimes its more appropriate in certain settings, and the thin/narrow blades work great for different chores rather than a big bulky 3.5" folder.
 
I find that a single bladed titioute lockback is appropriate in every setting in which I use my knives. I rarely carry my tactical folders due to the stigma of whipping out a tactical knives with aggressive features. Ironically, my favorite tactical folder is my Spyderco UK Pen Knife which is designed to be legal to carry practically everywhere, including Europe. Spyderco's trademark hole, the serrations, metal clip, and checkered plastic handles tend to freak people out, despite being a slip joint and sub 3 inch blade length.
 
Quiet said:
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Damn Quiet, that is a really nice Umnum, love the bronze and blue anodizing.
 
155440 said:
I find that a single bladed titioute lockback is appropriate in every setting in which I use my knives. I rarely carry my tactical folders due to the stigma of whipping out a tactical knives with aggressive features. Ironically, my favorite tactical folder is my Spyderco UK Pen Knife which is designed to be legal to carry practically everywhere, including Europe. Spyderco's trademark hole, the serrations, metal clip, and checkered plastic handles tend to freak people out, despite being a slip joint and sub 3 inch blade length.
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Exactly, "in which you use your knives".
I couldn't imagine having to cut up 200ft of silt fence with only a traditional folder! I'd end up sticking that traditional in my eye if that were my only option:p

You know, "different strokes for different folks". Not all of us work construction and such.
 
155440 said:
It seems almost redundant to carry an extra knife on your person at all times. Especially when weight/strength/dependability are leading reasons in why one purchased a specific knife in the first place.
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Different tools for different tasks and places.

Opening my 710 in line a the super market to open up a new package of altoids might be a little unnerving for other patrons. My Dragonfly can do it without drawing attention to myself.


Cutting garden hose with my Dragonfly would be tedious where my 710 would make short work of it and not seem out of place
 
Like some of the guys above, my EDC is more of a "system" - check it:



And that's not including the pistol and extra mad on my belt.
 
I carry my main folder, a large over 3 inch blade, and a "sub"-edc like my cold steel mini tuff lite. Something 1-2 inch blade. And I always have a multi tool of some sort. Sometimes I leave the sub edc at home. Plus I always try new larger ones out so if my larger one fails and I can't replace it at the moment, I have a smaller one that'll take up the slack.
 
I always carry a larger folder in my RF. Lately it's been my ill size Ritter Grip, and always have my Alox Farmer in my RR pocket. There is always a need for both of them daily for me. Every time I pulled out the farmer to use, It for setting that I could not have done without it.

 
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I carry about eight knives of varying sizes, from the BK9, down to the Victorinox SD. Each one has its intended purpose of use, even if it doesn't come up every single day. Some are for my use, some are for loaning out if another person needs a knife.
 
Sunyata said:
Different tools for different tasks and places.

Opening my 710 in line a the super market to open up a new package of altoids might be a little unnerving for other patrons. My Dragonfly can do it without drawing attention to myself.


Cutting garden hose with my Dragonfly would be tedious where my 710 would make short work of it and not seem out of place
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I carry the same for the same reason! :)
 
155440 said:
It seems almost redundant to carry an extra knife on your person at all times. Especially when weight/strength/dependability are leading reasons in why one purchased a specific knife in the first place.
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This obviously depends on what you do, where you do it and how prepared/paranoid you are. I always carry 2 Buck 484s in my L/R FPs and dual small Kabar fixed blades, 1 on each hip. If you only carry one and are unable to reach it when you need it, you are SOL.

Back in 1965, my grandfather would have lost his arm at the least and most likely his life (we were 18 miles from the nearest and cell phones only existed in Science Fiction) had the shirt sleeve on his RIGHT arm gotten caught in the combine gears, rather than his LEFT sleeve. He only carried a single fixed blade on his right as he was right handed. After I asked him the simple question "What if it had been your right arm?", he started carrying paired fixed blades when working on machinery.

I have simply expanded on that concept and carry paired folders and paired fixed blades all the time.
 
Almost always three. Victorinox Alox Cadet and some other traditional slipjoint, plus a Boker Keycom that doubles as a pocket dangler for my flashlight.

Example.

Vic Cadet in bottom of front right pocket, Case slipjoint (Small Texas Jack in this example) in left rear next to wallet.


Same Case knife, with the small Boker KeyCom used primarily for the pocket clip to support the flashlight, but also a quick one-hander for simple stuff.


Some overlap, sure, but they are all small, lightweight knives that aren't a particular burden to carry and each serve unique niches. Arguably the Case knife (which is the rotation slot) is redundant but I'm a knife hobbyist so I like to carry them.
 
I usually carry a few, one or two folders and a fixed blade. The bigger the fixed, the smaller the folder. The smallest folder is a CRKT P.E.C.K. which is used daily as a money clip. Largest is a ZT 0200. Fixed is either a BK 11, 24 or 16. Or a fixed of my own design
 
I usually have a large seb in my RF and always have a SE Dfly in my LR. The se Dfly will cut almost anything, that's why I carry it. I have the older clipit version,
the plastic clip doesn't scratch most things.
 
I sport a spiderco ambitious and a sak, just to cover my bases. Whenever I'm thinking about dropping the sak I end up using it the next day.
 
Like many if these other guys, a mid/large sized folder, right front clip, with an SAK dropped in left front, nice to have the multitool if needed
 
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