Help with flippers

Ruike and realsteel are budget options with good materials. I'd recommend those over a cryo anything.
Pr2460 said:
Where do you get the good links. I just read a review on the 801 and the reviewer said that after light camping the action got filled with debris. The company offers a warranty but it is invalid if anything is done to the knife, like taking it apart to clean.
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This could happen with any type of pivot. And running water through it could easily clean it out. I'm sure they are easy as pie to disassemble, but they also have a warranty if you don't want to.
 
My experience with the Cryo 2 was not favorable. To be blunt, both of the specimens that passed through my hands were utter crap. An assisted opening knife in which the blade does not deploy reliably is not worth the money spent on it.
I'll second the recommendations for the Blackout and the Leek.
 
My Cryo II is a great knife. Fires strong, locks up great, zero blade play. It's an excellent work knife. If you're like some of us and don't mind carrying paired-knives, combine it with a Leek, and you've got a combo that will likely do anything you need to do. Shop around, don't be afraid to buy a Leek blem, and you can get both of them for not much over budget.
 
Kershaw Blur. (Not a flipper but is assisted opening) Great knife comes in different steels and other options. I picked up an S30V version for around your price. It needed a little tweaking but now it's pretty unbeatable for a practical EDC. I had to file the sharp thumbstuds because they were tearing up my pocket. I also bent the pocket clip to give it more clearance.
 
I have the Leek and can’t imagine the tip being weak. You’d have to abuse it to get it to break. It’s a very solid knife with solid features.
 
Had a Leek liner lock. Light duty, IMO. Thin liner and maybe the thinnest tip I've seen on a folder.
 
The stainless Leeks have a frame lock and provide a fairly sturdy platform for a small knife, IMO. But, the tips - yeah, that's sure a weak point. It would be very easy to damage the fine tip on the Leek. That's why it's a nice knife to be part of a pair, or for light duty only. If I ever carry the Leek by itself, it's because I'm not really planning on needing a knife.

All of us lead different lives with different needs, though, so I'm sure it works for a primary carry for some people. The Leek is one of those that requires that you be honest with yourself about your likelihood of abusing your carry blade, no doubt about that.
 
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