Current EDC Rotation Stable

My stable of carry knives. I usually take two of them.



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On knife that has been in my rotation, but I didn't have it for the picture as I sent it to my bud RiverRat84 to check out, is the ZT0560. This is one of my most profound knives. I say this because of the value. Pound for Pound (value for the $), this is by far the best knife I've ever had. It is designed and built like a knife costing many times what you can get them for. I picked mine up BNIP (on BF!) for $200. Honestly, I am blown away by the design and quality.. at any price point. Bearing and race pivot is ridiculous! (in a great way!) I urge everyone to at least try one... I would think you'd marvel over it too.
Mick

Note: I'd like to qualify this with the point that the 0560 is not a better knife (doesn't even come close) to the Bodega, and some others in my rotation... but what you get (value) for your money.. far exceeds anything I've experienced.
 
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adlerburg said:
What do you guys rotate through?
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Its generally something like this:

Kershaw Leek > Emerson CQC-13 CE > SOG Flash I > CRKT Ripple > Spyderco Endura > Buck Vantage S30V > CRK Umnumzaan > Kershaw Knockout > Spyderco Ulize. I throw in a few others just to keep myself off balance, and often don't make it through the day without changing knives.

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Spyderco Ulize.
 
powernoodle said:
Its generally something like this:

Kershaw Leek > Emerson CQC-13 CE > SOG Flash I > CRKT Ripple > Spyderco Endura > Buck Vantage S30V > CRK Umnumzaan > Kershaw Knockout > Spyderco Ulize. I throw in a few others just to keep myself off balance, and often don't make it through the day without changing knives.
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Wow, you really mix up your rotation from a size perspective. From the thin and almost transparent Leek, to the bold and ever present Zaan! Cheers mate!
 
adlerburg said:
Wow, you really mix up your rotation from a size perspective.
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I do think its a borderline mental disease. EDC schizophrenia. When I carry a teeny knife, I think "what if there's a car wreck and I have to pry the door open" or "what if I have to field dress a mastodon?", so I switch over to a CQC-8 or whatever. And after carrying that a while, I think "why on earth am I carrying a big, heavy knife when all I realistically need is a little 2" blade"? And so it goes. Always searching for the happy place.
 
Fun thread. My EDC rotation switches between urban office carry (four days a week) and rural carry (three days a week).

1. Benchmade 940
2. Spyderco Sage 1
3. Spyderco Caly 3.5 (ZDP/CF)
4. Benchcmade 710 (M390)
5. Spyderco Gayle Bradley
6. Benchmade 950 (Rift)
7. Benchmade 810 (Contego)

Spiders and Butterflies living in harmony.
 
adlerburg said:
You do like big knives! Hey, the 551... do you find that hard to deploy? I had one a it was extremely tight. Then I got the 550, same thing. Now I have a 0560, and I'm in heaven with it. I would've included in my EDC stable, but I sent it to a buddy (RiverRat84) to check out for a couple weeks. Perhaps I just got tough ones? My 560 has the same steel (Elmax) as your 551. How do you like the Elmax? I find it holds an edge pretty well, and sharpens up wicked sharp pretty easily.
Mick


Hey, I believe the Tuco has the bearing type pivot (IKBS), yes? I love that pivot system. My Bodega has it, and it's such a pleasure deploying it.
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I've had two 551s now and two 550s and found them all to be smooth as butter!! I only have the one 551 currently and found that as I've tried Hinderers, Sebenzas and other very high end folders the ZT 550/551 models are just about perfect in my hand!! I'm even having a custom CF scale made for the "little" beauty!!
 
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