Hos do you guys decide what to carry?

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BP Green

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I can think of far worse decisions to have to make but it is a little disturbing when you are spoiled for choice. It's rather like trying to pick a favorite child. . . almost.

I have quite a few that I love to use but I really don't like carrying more than two. Now that I have my SNG I want to carry it all the time; but then I miss my 710 and 940 just to mention a couple.

Even carrying just two can be a PITA because it makes it difficult to get into my pockets. Then there's the choice of which one to use when the need arises? AAAHHHHHH!!

Anybody else relate?
 
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It takes me more time to decide which knife I'm going to carry that day than it does for me to decide what I'm going to wear. It's a tough decision. :D
 
Depends on where I'm going or what I'm doing.

If I'm going to work, usually one of my cheaper knives so I can abuse it. If I'm going somewhere else where I probably won't need the knife, I'll carry one of my nicer knives.
 
On a work day I only carry one knife, a Case Tiny Trapper, in order to comply with work regulations.

Off work, I carry a traditional in my front pocket and a one-hander in my back pocket. The traditional gets most of the cutting assignments.

Which knives I carry off work depends on what appeals to me that day.
 
Since I got it, I've always been carrying a one off custom by Andrew Demko. It's the perfect knife so I can't put it down.
 
I go to my knife box and pick one. Totally random (except for the fact that I almost always grab my Sage 1). My Izula is a given, but the folder is a gamble.
 
I like to EDC my Izula that I've had for a month now, but usually I still like to take my Kulgera or Needs Work as a companion folder because they're so much more convenient with the one-hand operation. If I have to go somewhere formal or where having one of those knives may be frowned upon I take my Case Trapper or my Schrade USA Uncle Henry Stockman.

Usually my lineup is the Izula with the Kulgera, and on occasion the Izula with the Needs Work. I mostly use my Needs Work if I want to pocket carry.

It's usually just a toss up between my Yellow Handled Case Trapper and my Uncle Henry. I think the Uncle Henry looks a little classier, so I've taken that to more formal occasions, and the Trapper is more for just having the laid-back knife that doesn't put anyone on edge.

I usually hate when I can't carry two knives though. I find carrying anymore than that too weird though.
 
I like to rotate depending on how I'm feeling. I also rotate how I sharpen my knives. Perhaps I'm in a whetstone mood. Perhaps I feel the convex itch. There are so many choices when it comes to knives that I mix it up and see what works for the day.

Currently, I've got myself an Opinel No.8 with a beautiful convex edge that cuts incredibly well. Gotta love that carbon steel.
 
Light Food Cutting(samples for the customers) - Pink Izula
Tape - Small Buck Vantage Pro
Slicer - Para2 S90V
Hard Use - Hinderer XM-18

For the most part I swap out the Slicer and the Hard Use knife depending on which knife I feel like using, but the rest stays the same.

The Slicer must be lightweight, slim, and stain resistant. The Hard Use knife would typically be something I use to punch a sizable hole through cardboard and doesn't require much if any stain resistance.
 
I try not to favor one knife over another. I just grab one and go:) Sometimes this plan goes up in smoke when I end up carrying one for months on end.
 
I've accumulated a lot of knives over the years. Most don't see any use at all. My recent method is this: I have seven blades in EDC rotation so I got a clear plastic lidded container out of an old tackle box with six sections in it. The sections are just big enough to hold one knife each. I have a knife on me and six in the 'box' which are visible through the lid, organized side by side, right on my desk. I just refer to this little container every morning before I leave for work and take what suits for the day. Easy
 
I have a lot of knives but edc a SAK because I use it so much. Then I usually carry another knife, most likely something thin for comfort, like a canoe pattern or Buck slimline.
 
My edc choice is based on what I am wearing or anticipate doing. At work, with dress clothes, it will be a small, traditional slipjoint. The rest of the time, it will be a Vic Spirit multitool paired with a small folder.
 
I keep probably 10 knives in rotation. Because I work from home and have access to my knives all day, I may switch what I carry 2 or 3 times a day. I watch a nutnfancy review and it makes me want to grab an Endura. Then I want to go minimalist, and switch out to a G10 Dragonfly. Later it strikes me that I "need" a hard-use mutha and I grab a Cold Steel Lawman. Its a sickness.
 
I EDC either my mini AK-47 for work, or my full size AK-47 when I'm not working. I have more need of a knife when I'm not working than I do at the job I have right now. I also carry an EDC bag, in it one of the things I carry is a CRKT pliers that has a knife blade in it. I use that more for crap use so I don't mess up my AK-47 mini blade.
 
It depends mostly on what I'm wearing. If the pockets can accommodate a larger knife then that's what I carry. I find too many jeans have smaller pockets that if I stick a bigger knife in them I can't reach past them for my keys. That's why my thinner knives like my Shallot and Mcusta gets carried to much. If I'm doing something that requires a certain knife, I dress to accommodate that knife.
 
I have 3 knives that I rotate for work:

Kershaw "Needs Work"

Kershaw Blur

Kershaw Zings

For home and around the town:

Mini-Grip

Kershaw Leek

Buck 112 or Alpha Dorado

I always carry my Leatherman Wave :D
 
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