Do you guys carry less than your best?

Well I consider "Lesser" to be the recent Gerbers , Schrades and Smith and Wessons, or most of whats in the Bud K catalog. All the knives I buy will get used equally.
 
DPC said:
Only when I know for sure some smartass cop wont take it for himself.
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Well, know your laws, don't give them a reason to talk to you in the first place, and don't be rude to them and it won't be an issue.
 
I usually carry a higher end knife in one pocket, and then something I don't mind beating up on in the other
 
My highest end carry is my Pro-Tech TR-5.
Other than that, all my knives. I believe knives are meant for carry if they have a pocket clip (which all mine do).
 
Of course I do. Otherwise I'd have to sell all my other knives.

I always have a SAK (currently a Pioneer X) on me, which is $50 tops. Sometimes that's all I carry, but I usually have another blade for the blade's sake. My EK&T Companion hasn't left my neck since I've gotten it (apart from showering and passing security checks); my Dragonfly 2 in ZDP-189 usually comes along as well. And there's always a plier tool nearby.

Other times, it's nice for the pricier toys to come out. That's where the Kizer Gemini or Spyderco Sages shine. If I'm going camping, my none-more-black Paramilitary 2 comes along with my ESEE 6. My Opinel gets packed for food prep; my KA-BAR sits next to the bed—&c., &c., &c.

Different blades for different purposes. Although you could do all those things with one knife, there is no One Blade to Cut Them All.
 
I normally only carry a Strider SMF or a Microtech QD Scarab, by two best are normally left in the safe as I do not want to be beating on a custom Emerson.
 
I 95% of the time have a ZT on me. The other 5% of the time it is a benchmade :P I buy higher end knives because of what they offer me over lower priced knives. You never know what life will through at you, so I like to be prepared as I can be.
 
Many days I carry my $20 CRKT Squid instead of customs by Chuck Gedraitis, Matt Degnan, David Sharp, Steve Hostetler, and others, or midtechs by Graham and Les George, or any number of production knives that cost 25 times the price. It's just a wonderful design that I absolutely love and which suits my day-to-day needs perfectly. It's also easy to keep razor sharp. I have considered getting a custom Burnley Squid, but don't want to shell out $800 or more for one!
 
Of course. High end knives are because I enjoy using a nice knife. Plus it will last, so might as well use it. My not so high end knife is for other people who don't know how to use a knife, or for dirty tasks. I do not want to get sand in an Axis lock ever again. Always got a 100+ knife, an under 50$ one. And a neck knife and a regular sized fixed blade in the car, if I need to switch from folders to fixed blade for whatever reason. Or carry all of them at once.
 
Well put.

Same except my users won't go much over 500. (I don't consider cutting tape using it either)
 
To me, "lesser" is determined by materials and design rather than price or some silly notion of prestige. Do I carry knives which I consider to be of inferior design and made shoddily? No.
 
I carry according to my need.
Some times I need a more formal knife, in the garden it is more basic => need no fancy filework.
It also depends if I use gloves or not.
 
The vast majority of my grab and go knives were picked with utility and toughness as priorities. So 'my best' may not be someone else's $1000.00 folder. My Granfors Bruk or Hult Bruk axes may be more expensive than my Husqvarnas, but all more than exceed anyone's outdoor needs. So the high value lower cost Huskies are also a 'best'. My best exceed their potential demands regardless of initial cost.
 
Alox saks might not be considered the best knives I own, but they do go with me most of the time.
 
I carry my best all the time. Sak, opinel and svord. The best cutters. Although I do carry a fancy delica from time to time. It's okay compared to the others. ;)
 
I should point out that I don't own safe queens. Any two knives I blindly grab, statistically, would probably equip me for a day with no cause for concern.
 
I have ended up with a few knives that I consider much more valuable than functional. They function just fine, but have a market value well outside their performance. While I didn't intend to have any safe queens, these are.

On top of that, I've really started to question the actual usefulness of a lot of the knives that are really popular right now. Thick blades, soft steel, heavy. I keep finding more utility in basic, thin simple knives that also happen to be cheap.
 
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