Ever bought a knife for wrong reasons?

I have bought a few large fixed blades, picturing myself deep in the woods using it on camping trips, maybe fighting a bear and chopping firewood.

A few miles in, it is pulling my pants down because it weighs 4 pounds and is uncomfortable to carry. Then i use it and realize i need a 4-5 inch knife and maybe a hatchet in my pack.
 
Most of the knives I’ve bought were for the wrong reason; we only need a few, if we’re realistic with ourselves.
 
Smaug said:
Most of the knives I’ve bought were for the wrong reason; we only need a few, if we’re realistic with ourselves.
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For me personally, the only true wrong reason was to buy a knife I wouldn't use. I have four knives I don't use. All were gifts. Two are traditional, which I don't care for, one is a weird custom fixed blade art knife my mom bought me while in Tennessee, and the last is a custom folder that was I gift from her that has very significant sentimental value. I have carried it and used it a few times, but I'm just terrified to lose it. It's a Matt Bailey model 2 geek edition flipper. When I was in the hospital and was incoherent, and later unresponsive, she saw it was the last thing I had been looking at on my phone and bought it for me. I finally came back around, and when I got home from the hospital, it was sitting on my end table. Needless to say, I was shocked. Little did either of us know it was just the beginning of a three year battle with liver failure and a transplant gone heinously wrong.
 
K.O.D. said:
For me personally, the only true wrong reason was to buy a knife I wouldn't use. I have four knives I don't use. All were gifts. Two are traditional, which I don't care for, one is a weird custom fixed blade art knife my mom bought me while in Tennessee, and the last is a custom folder that was I gift from her that has very significant sentimental value. I have carried it and used it a few times, but I'm just terrified to lose it. It's a Matt Bailey model 2 geek edition flipper. When I was in the hospital and was incoherent, and later unresponsive, she saw it was the last thing I had been looking at on my phone and bought it for me. I finally came back around, and when I got home from the hospital, it was sitting on my end table. Needless to say, I was shocked. Little did either of us know it was just the beginning of a three year battle with liver failure and a transplant gone heinously wrong.
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Your mom is awesome and thank you for sharing.
 
Four Maras, and I still have two of them. Decided to learn free hand sharpening and read somewhere that scandi grind is the easiest. The first fixed blade I ever bought was Mora Companion, purchased online and based on reviews how well it cuts. I did not know then that the voices come from these with bushcraft disorder. The ugliest knife I've ever had, unpleasant rubbery feeling when holding it, and no practical use for me.
 
All dwellings should have a sword and I bet it clashes with the suits less than some recently common hair colors.

No suits or swords in my dwelling (couple machetes out on the front porch), but I do have several axes and over 2 dozen hatchets in hanging racks. Handforged tomahawks have their own hanging rack. And knives, got one or more in every room.

And I can say about each of them, “I think this is cool (for whatever reason) and it pleases me to have it here.”

Is that wrong? If so, tell me why. Not that you’ll change my mind, but I might find your argument amusing.

Parker
 
I mostly bought the AB because I share the makers mark initials, luckily it is of fantastic quality!
 
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