EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

Knives&Lint said:
Head in the clouds yesterday. Weather forecast was less than ideal, but I just had to get out, so I decided to do a lake hike rather than a viewpoint. What didn't occur to me, however, was the fact that this lake sits near the summit of the pass, so the forecast for clouds meant that I would be shrouded with clouds the entire day. Still a magical experience though, and sure beats the hell out of not being in the woods. All in all probably walked around 11 miles or so, and spent about 7 hours from leaving/returning to my vehicle.

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From the high point of the ridge I had to go over, looking down into the basin of the lake (note: this pic was actually taken on the way out, as heading in visibility was about as far as that first tree.

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Ran across this little feller on the way down, who was screaming his face off at my presence. I don't speak pika, but the conversation seemed to go as follows: "HEY!..HEY!..HEY!..THERE'S A MOFO COMING! HE'S OUT TO GET US ALL!" His buddies chirped out from the crevices and were all like, "Alright man, we get it. Chill. You're just alerting him to our presence." To which his response was, "Nah dawg, I got this. If I just sit here frozen perfectly still I'm pretty much invisible to him. Humans are so stupid". That was my interpretation at least ;) .

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Down at the lake

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After exploring for a while, it was pushing 11:00, so I decided to go ahead and break fast. Wild berries with a handful of almonds from my pack seemed a good choice

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I thought with time things might clear a little, so I decided to head up the trail to a little lake that sits beyond this one. I've never been there before, and once I get an idea to go further I can never resist anyway. It required first going over another ridge, across a makeshift log bridge at the outlet of the lake, and about two more miles of moderately steep elevation.

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It turned out to be more of a pond, but an enchanting spot nonetheless. The fog/clouds actually seemed to fit this spot well. Plus I had the entire place to myself (as I did much of the day). Well worth the extra trek.

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Back down at the main lake. It cleared a little intermittently, but never for long. Oh well, just an excuse to come back soon.

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Looks like such a nice trip.... and this knife has me heavily regretting that I have a black scaled "sharksfoot" AD20.5 coming in... I wonder how hard the scales are to change on this type of lock, wonder if it's more like a backlock or Tri-Ad, or more finicky like a compression lock.... I love your, affectionately referred to, as I heard this term somewhere else, "Froot Loops vomit" knives! :)
 
Hashishiin said:
I feel like you might feel like I'm targeting you with a "heart" every time you post, and you do post great knives, it's just that specific DM knife will always elicit that reaction from me, dang that is a knife knife! I hope to experience something similar with the new series, speaking of, you just gave me an idea.... how do you like the scale patterns on that, the "jimping" if that is what you'd call it?

@Zeroedin Get well soon!
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It’s comfy and definitely locks into hand. It’s almost too small for my hand but the g10 texture along with the scale jimping makes it feel really secure.
 
Yeah, scale jimping, that's it. Nice! Handles to me are not too small, just wastes no space.

The carry of the day. Love the combo very much, feels nice for walking around doing things on the town at night, the black blends in with my outfit quite well so it doesn't look like I have anything hanging on me. Enjoying the lanyard to access the SAK.

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... That really sucks. I am forever a RAT devotee, but I have looked at other Ontario folders, and they're nice, but nothing REALLY caught m eye, that, that one seems really nice. Well, thank goodness for the RAT and Buck 110 LW... keeping modern budget knives real.
 
Knives&Lint said:
Ran across this little feller on the way down, who was screaming his face off at my presence. I don't speak pika, but the conversation seemed to go as follows: "HEY!..HEY!..HEY!..THERE'S A MOFO COMING! HE'S OUT TO GET US ALL!" His buddies chirped out from the crevices and were all like, "Alright man, we get it. Chill. You're just alerting him to our presence." To which his response was, "Nah dawg, I got this. If I just sit here frozen perfectly still I'm pretty much invisible to him. Humans are so stupid". That was my interpretation at least ;) .

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You came across one of my lil homies! The American Pika for those that don't know. I've grew up and still live in the same area and had never seen nor heard of a Pika until I was about 16. I heard some weird screeching sound and was looking all over to find out what it could be and came across my first little Pika friend. Awesome little animals. You probably already know, but they live exclusively on talus (rocky landslide mountainsides exactly like you show if your picture). You're probably a Pika master but I like to spread the good word of the Pika when I come across the opportunity.🤙
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LimpCroissant said:
Nice setup yea got there! Is there any reason in particular that you keep your light and knife clipped together with that ring? I was thinking maybe you'd clip the light to your pocket and then you could get to the knife easier. Just curious though, I'm just always looking for better ways to carry everything that I keep in my pockets.
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Thanks LC! The clip on the light does allow for pocket clip carry, but that’s a secondary feature for me. I like to always have a knife and light on me, so clipping the two together is handy. Neither get in the way of each other when in use. I could grab this set and have the vast majority of daily knife/light needs on 1 ring.

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JOELSM said:
Thanks LC! The clip on the light does allow for pocket clip carry, but that’s a secondary feature for me. I like to always have a knife and light on me, so clipping the two together is handy. Neither get in the way of each other when in use. I could grab this set and have the vast majority of daily knife/light needs on 1 ring.

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That's pretty nifty! I'm surprised that they don't get in the way of eachother, I'm glad that they don't and it works out good for ya. I might have to give that a try 🍻
 
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