EDC Cycles

[kalan850]

Happy Monday BF

I consider myself a user/enthusiast but do have interest in collecting knives ive found rise above the rest in my eyes. Just cant wrap my head around having hundreds or thousands of dollars sit in a pelican case/safe exc.

Ive noticed cycles in my knife hobby.

There's the knife Aquisition cycle... most likely dopamine addiction/chase

Then comes the "there can be only one" cycle... The best of the latest aquisition or one previously purchased sticks around and the others get sold or traded.

Ill use the *best knife for a few months then the cycle starts over again when I get board of carrying the same thing every day.

Anyone else out there understand what im saying? If so what are your experiences?

 

[Medieval Peasant]

There’s always a new knife that I’m in love with, but I don’t sign the divorce papers on older knives just because I don’t carry them often.

I have to not like a knife to sell it. I’ve sold too many because I didn’t carry them, only to regret that decision later down the line. Often times, the sold knives have increased in value over the years too.

 

[kalan850]

There’s always a new knife that I’m in love with, but I don’t sign the divorce papers on older knives just because I don’t carry them often.

I have to not like a knife to sell it. I’ve sold too many because I didn’t carry them, only to regret that decision later down the line. Often times, the sold knives have increased in value over the years too.

Ah I am familiar with this too!
Lately ive been considering beginning to pick up those knives I liked but sold to justify the purchase of new one in attempt to break the cycle and continue moving forward rather than back and forth.

I guess another part of me misses the time long ago before my eyes had been opened to the world of edc/knife hobby where I just carried a kershaw everyday because that was my literal edc... The only one I had the only one I needed. Somehow having a trusted relationship to the tool. Sounds a little crazy but definitely a thing...

 

[edgelion]

I guess I'm different. I only cycle them because some laws, company policy, and societal standards won't allow me to carry all of them, all of the time.

 

[Medieval Peasant]

Ah I am familiar with this too!
Lately ive been considering beginning to pick up those knives I liked but sold to justify the purchase of new one in attempt to break the cycle and continue moving forward rather than back and forth.

I guess another part of me misses the time long ago before my eyes had been opened to the world of edc/knife hobby where I just carried a kershaw everyday because that was my literal edc... The only one I had the only one I needed. Somehow having a trusted relationship to the tool. Sounds a little crazy but definitely a thing...

Financially, I would be much better off with a true EDC, but what fun would that be?

 

[DMG]

I carry the same knife at work for years. But off work I go through cycles related to weather. When it's cold and I'm wearing heavier clothes, it's a Sebenza or Hogue Ritter. Then in summer it's a Manix Salt, Bugout or Deka in my swimsuit or hiking shorts.

 

[Franciscomv]

I might spend months without making any significant purchases, then I go through periods of getting something new every week. Sometimes I switch EDC stuff daily or I might carry the same for weeks.

My buying habits depend chiefly on my financial situation, I've got great months and awful months.

Supply is also a bit unpredictable in my country, we've only really got one store that stocks brands like Protech, Zero Tolerance and so on, and a few guys who buy and sell knives from collectors or import them in small numbers. So, if I want something from, say, Spyderco I've got to either order it from the US or check whether this one place has it in stock. Sometimes one of the sellers lets me know that he's got some knives that suit my taste and I get a chance to buy them before he offers them on-line.

I seldom sell any of my knives, it only happens when I buy something I don't like as part of a bulk deal.

 

[kobold]

mine are kinda inhale/exhale cycles:

inhale: accumulate a lot and at a rapid pace, cherry picking whatever the market has to offer at the time for a few years

exhale: slow down and just enjoy what i have, customizing, using, sharpening for a few years, until the knife world evolves and i start paying attention again to all the interesting new stuff out there