How many knives can you EDC at once?

I was a strictly one knife guy for many (many) years. I'm thankful I eventually saw the light. Now I carry many for the pleasure of having always the exactly right blade at hand. Currently my EDC carry includes (jeans and sweater only, no Molle harness or multipocket cargo pants, sheesh...) : a small folder (Case Peanut, today) and the smallest Douk-Douk (in the coin purse, always) in the left pocket. A small fixed blade (Böker Beauty, today) in a sheath clipped inside the right pocket for light and gentlemanly duties, a Böker Winzer Messer (folder with blade, caplifter and corkscrew... always) in the coin pocket and a small fixed blade on the belt (Böker Nessmi, today) for the tougher stuff. Additionnally, I wear a Fred Perrin Street Bowie (skeletized stainless version) as a necker because it's the best slicer ever for ribs, ham, bread, cheese and in the sweater's pocket I keep ready at hand a Fällkniven Kolt for the tougher stuff that needs a blade over 3". That makes a total of seven... I can hardly believe it. Is it necessary ? Absolutely not (but I enjoy it immensely). Mind you this is only at home, in the garden and in surrounding nature. When going to town, I empty my pockets and most of the time keep (forget !) the Douk-Douk, the Peanut and the Winzer Messer. Which makes me already enough of a weirdo for the average people...
 
Boias.John said:
I'm sorry I didn't realize we were living in Grand Theft Auto. I LOST IT when he pulled the shotgun out.
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I noticed the shotgun, the Uzi on the otherhand was hilarious. I'm pretty sure that kid inspired a character or two in Smokin' Aces.

To answer the OP's question, I just checked and I CAN carry all of my knives and still function. I only ever carry 2 though.
 
One main folder (sebenza or mini commander) and a smaller knife (cadet or a case). If I dont carry a second knife then a leatherman blast
 
the kid in the video was good to watch, but probably couldn't move. i know having a full size/weight 1911 in my side is enough to slow me down a bit, so can't imagine how I'd walk or sit with an 870. This thread made me think, and what I'm realizing is that I only usually have 1 on me, but another 3 or so nearby wherever I am.

On me is a benchmade, either griptillion or 940. Soon a fixed blade I made once I get set up to make a kydex organizer.

But there are 2 nearby in my desk here at work, plus a couple sets of super nice scissors.

In the truck I have a big 5.11 strapped to the first aid kit in the door, a rescue knife on the console (soon to be visor when I make a kit for that, too). A kershaw folder and larger fixed blade in the BOB in the trunk. Plus a crowbar, ax, and shovel. Oh yeah, and a weatherman Mut. I carry too much crap...
 
I carry 2 90% of the time. A bug in my key chain and whatever folder I'm carrying. Sometimes if I know I'll have to do a bunch of cutting I'll bring a dragonfly and a bigger knife just for entertainment purposes
 
6 daily for the most part. 1 necker, leatherman, victorinox recruit on the keychain, my sentimental leek that goes everywhere with me, main blade (recon 1 currently) & back up folder (skyline currently).

Two nights ago i was in the ER wearing basketball shorts; so i had my leatherman and recon 1 IWB
 
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And that's just one pocket!

Seriously though I carry a UKPK in an EDC bag like the one above but larger Maxpedition Pocket Organizer EDC (shown) and a Maxpedition Pocket Organizer Fatty.
 
I generally carry 3 or 4.

Old Timer 340 Stockman, right front pocket
victorinox classic, in the same pocket
Leatherman original, opposite pocket

Off and on, an uncle henry 153 on my belt.

I have carried additionally at the same time,

nemesis neck knife,
benchmade 3310
Gerber Mark II

I carried those a while, but sold them. The neck knife didnt suit my style, and the benchmade was too delicate to actually use during my day to day, and the boot knife was cool, but got in the way since I am also never without my gun. A springfield armory 1911A1 milspec, stainless
 
I only carry what I need for designated purposes/uses - that means 4 typically: large folder, small fixed, Vic SwissTool, and SAK Cadet. Which folder and fixed I choose varies from day to day, but the Vic and SAK remain the same always.
 
I could probably carry 6 in my pockets without being obvious. But 1 int the pocket and one in the Jeep and I keep one at work.
 
I carry a folder in my pocket, in my EDC bag I have a fixed blade, a Victorinox Farmer, a Leatherman Wave and a backup folder.
 
When I go into the office I carry a smaller blade sage 2 or delicate along with a small multitool. I keep a larger 4" or fixed blade like my Fred perrin in my edc.
 
Of the knives I own, I could carry a small stockman in each back pocket, a nice beefy modern folder in one of my front pockets (Texas seems okay with that kind of thing :) ) a neck knife, for the sake of the excersize I'll wear cargo pants/shorts for another two easy knives, if I'm feeling creative I could put a fixed blade in each of my boots for another. I could fit a small one in a shirt pocket, and since its currently cold I could wear a jacket for... I have one with three internal pockets and two outside, so five more, lol. And then one on my belt (I could obviously do way more on that, but that feels like cheating). That's 14, right?
 
But, for all practical purposes I carry a stockman most days. If I go out for field training or hunting our something where I feel I need a slightly bigger knife, I carry a SOG magnadot, which is a fantastic knife that I think more people need to be made aware of.
 
Most of the time I have two on me. One of my fixed blades and one folding knife. That doesn't include my Bear G. Mini multitool. That thing has come in handy so many times, I started keeping it in my pocket at all times.
 
Max I carry is three. One in my jacket, one in my front pocket and one small vic on the key chain.
 
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