Does any ever feel "overknifed" ?

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When I ask this, I mean from a dollars and cents point of view? I was getting ready to leave the house today and had my Strider PT clipped to my pocket and dropped my Sm Seb in another pocket. As I locked my door, it dawned on me that I was carrying the better part of a grand in my pockets, but not more than three dollars to spend:o This left me with what might almost be called guilt in some way. And I felt kinda stupid as well. I know there are people walking around with watches worth more than my car, driving cars worth more than my house, etc, etc, etc..., but I really got a feeling that wasn't warm and fuzzy. As result, I opened the door and left the Seb.I'm coming to the conclusion that I don't do well with more than one high-end knife at a time. I know, it's odd, but has some level of self restraint taken over me:D:confused:?
Anyone ever get this kind of feeling?
 
Q---Yup! That's why I'm Really going to try to keep a few knives I Really like and carry and sell the rest. It's gotten Bonkers! I did this before and I'll do it again.
 
Ya, it's a kind of self restraint, and probably also a factor of how you grew up and the people you spend time with. There's nothing wrong with you, and a lot of people will have this kind of feeling from time to time as they get a chance to really think about their toys.

I don't so much get the feeling with knives, as I am the kind of guy that has only one or two of a thing, but that thing is my favorite of its type. I do wonder sometimes why I need to carry so many nice things with me, but I'm also the kind of guy that would rather have nice things on me than a nice car, etc.

So I drive an ok car, don't live particularly ostentatiously, but I splurge on the stuff I carry on me and the things I use most with the most relish. I don't see anything wrong with having very nice things that enhance the quality of your life, whatever that is and however that happens.
 
With a .380 in the strong side pocket and a UT6 clipped in the cargo pocket below and various and sundry $50 - $400 folding knives distributed elsewhere and $1000 Swedish Titanium prescription glasses with $200 hiking boots I'm wearing a free shirt w/ the company name on it and $20 pants w/ 6 pair for $10 Sears tube socks . Go ahead, try to rob me bitch, just don't get your blood spatter on my good boots you crack head piece of crap!! Wow, I'm definitely 'over' somethinged! I think I'm gonna take my pills and go to bed and dream of that 21 year old busty bartender's ever present cleavage. My wife says I'm morally bereft because I feel no guilt in lusting after buxom young ladies who are too young to date either of my sons not to mention younger than my daughter. Well, you might as well dance a jig as you pass though the gates of Hell, I know I won't be lonely!! Overknifed? Not me.
 
Lycosa said:
Q---Yup! That's why I'm Really going to try to keep a few knives I Really like and carry and sell the rest. It's gotten Bonkers! I did this before and I'll do it again.
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I did this, sort of, over the past year, but it wasn't driven by the purpose of turning knives into cash.

I just wanted to clean up.

One day I was looking for a knife and saw that I had accumulated
boxes and
boxes and
boxes of knives! And still more boxes. Didn't even know what was in half of 'em unless I opened them and looked.

It was just too much; it was a waste.

So I sold and gave away a bunch over the course of a year or so.

Still have a ton of knives but my collection is balanced much better now,
and more importantly, I can usually find what I'm looking for.

But I keep buying knives!!!!!!!! :)
 
mhawg said:
With a .380 in the strong side pocket and a UT6 clipped in the cargo pocket below and various and sundry $50 - $400 folding knives distributed elsewhere and $1000 Swedish Titanium prescription glasses with $200 hiking boots I'm wearing a free shirt w/ the company name on it and $20 pants w/ 6 pair for $10 Sears tube socks . Go ahead, try to rob me bitch, just don't get your blood spatter on my good boots you crack head piece of crap!! Wow, I'm definitely 'over' somethinged! I think I'm gonna take my pills and go to bed and dream of that 21 year old busty bartender's ever present cleavage. My wife says I'm morally bereft because I feel no guilt in lusting after buxom young ladies who are too young to date either of my sons not to mention younger than my daughter. Well, you might as well dance a jig as you pass though the gates of Hell, I know I won't be lonely!! Overknifed? Not me.
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I think that's borderline pedophilia
 
I'm afraid I just can't relate to the OP. I feel strange when I have less than a grand worth of knives on me. But then, about the only time that happens is when the girlfriend insists I dress up. That isn't very often. ;):D
 
I don't own too many expensive knives but for me it applies to my daily carry stuff in general. My $400 ipod and $200 headphones (both gifts) my $120 watch, $300 boots and usually $50-100 knife (if not 2), plus cell phone (usually cheapest model out) $100 messenger bag $1400 laptop, plus various other things. There are many days when I "load up" and stop to pause and try and justify to myself why I need such things... never really can completely. I think it is important to realize how lucky some of us are to have what we do, excessive or not.

-K
 
Well, I know you're asking about being "over-knifed" in terms of dollars, but I can;t help thinking of it this way:
-I've got a $10 Schrade Old Timer slipjoint in my pants pocket....every day;
-I've got a $130 BM mini-Skirmish in my waistband......every day;
-I've got a $110 BM Snody 210TK around my neck.....every day;
-I've got a $140 fixed blade (BRKT Highland Special today) on my right hip.....every day;
So, I guess that's about $400 worth of steel and scale carried by me all the time, but you know what I think about more often than not? Which one should I use...when something needs to be cut!
 
It is kinda scary when I think about it… I get in the car with a $2k laptop, a $2500 watch, $400 boots, a $100 shirt, and $500 of knives in my pockets (including a Sebenza).

I do like my shiny things...
 
I do, more in terms of the knives themselves than money wise. I don't mind paying 100-200$ for a knife if it fits my needs better than any other model I can find. Right now that's a 90$ knife, the Spyderco UKPK.

I just purchased some higher end Spydercos (Lil Temp, CF Stretch). Amazing knives. But I'll carry one of them, plus a multi-tool, then toss in a Spyderco Spin in my 5th pocket...I'll end up feeling pretty loaded down. When it comes down to it, the UKPK does everything I need. That and a Vic Classic fills my knife EDC needs perfectly. Even a Vic Soldier feels like dead weight most the time. I feel kind of stupid carrying a Lil Temp IWB all day and never once reaching for it. I just don't have a need for all that stoutness.

Money is no object to me with knives, as long as I can afford it. It's nice being able to buy yourself the "best" production knife you can for under 100$. You can't do that with many things these days. Guitars, cars, computers, cameras...
 
rifon2 said:
I did this, sort of, over the past year, but it wasn't driven by the purpose of turning knives into cash.

I just wanted to clean up.

One day I was looking for a knife and saw that I had accumulated
boxes and
boxes and
boxes of knives! And still more boxes. Didn't even know what was in half of 'em unless I opened them and looked.

It was just too much; it was a waste.

So I sold and gave away a bunch over the course of a year or so.

Still have a ton of knives but my collection is balanced much better now,
and more importantly, I can usually find what I'm looking for.

But I keep buying knives!!!!!!!! :)
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Did the same thing about a year ago and got rid of around 30 knives, keping only two at the time that I actually carried. Sold the rest and purchased a few knives I thought would make it into my edc lineup. Three did, 3 didn't. Sold the three that didn't make it, turned around and got 3 more that did. I now have 7 edc's that fit the pattern of large single bladed pocket clipped knives, and 2 slipjoints of which one is carried everyday.

Just like the rest that have done this, I just wanted to clean up my collection and try to get to the point of only having knives I knew I would fit into my edc rotation. So far, so good. I only have a couple or three knives I don't edc but wanted as good examples of a particular genre.
 
:eek:dont know how you all carry all your stuff, amazing really.
personally i keep it to a minimum
1. buck alpha dorado
2. yeller CV soddie jr
basically the buck is on me just in case the apples are being particularly aggressive or there is an unruly box to deal with:D
ivan
 
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