How many per day?

For me it's a bit different (live in Sweden), since we're not allowed to carry without a legit reason. We can carry a knife if we're out hunting, hiking in the woods, working construction etc. We can't however, carry a knife as a EDC just in case we might need it (except at home or on your own property). It is legal to transport a weapon or knife from point A to point B though, but we're not allowed to go down to the pub or go shopping along that route. No, it's straight from point A to point B, or it's illegal to carry. It's sort of a grey-zone and ultimately it's up to the cop who stops you to decide whether or not he/she feels like you have a valid reason for carrying a blade. A edged tool which is specifically designed to harm people (dagger/stiletto/balisong/shuriken/spear/katana/kiridashi/karambit etc.) is considered a assault weapon and is illegal to carry, but legal to own (at home). So, for me to be able to use my knives, I must plan ahead and bring them along when I know that I'm going to use them with a valid reason (bushcraft, camping, hunting etc.). With all of this in mind, I bring a Leatherman Squirt along on Christmas Eve, since a lot of packages will be opened and when I'm going to someones summer-house I'll bring my Para 2 or something along those lines for carving, slicing meat, making grill-sticks and so on. So quite simply, I cannot carry a knife, I can only bring one along when doing so is validated. Therefor, the task dictates the tool. A kukri might be seen as a mall-ninja-type-weapon even though it's excellent for chopping wood, so a sami-chopper or preferably an axe is better suited, as they are traditional tools which therefor don't scare people. It's all about the politics.
 
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I find it offensive that balisongs are considered weapons at all. Not only do they open slower than most folding knives these days, attempting to open one without some prior experience with one will just get yourself cut.
 
I carry 2 knives. One Locking knife (for my own use), and one non locking knife (to lend it or for me to use when i'm around girls who gets freaked out by any knife except kitchen knives).
Within this two categories i have several rotation:
For the locking knife, it's either a Spyderco PPT or ZT0200 if i can and need to.
For the non locking knife, it's a Spyderco ukpk or a case knife.
Once in a while, Izula gets tagged in
 
Usually two. My Alox VIC Farmer in flp and my Spyderco Salt 1 SE clipped in my frp. The Salt one is a 5 year beater. I'll wear out before it does.
 
I like to have 2 blades, but they can be on the same knife. One of the blades is kept very sharp, and the other is used for rougher cuts.
 
at least two.
Yellowhorse folder in pocket and some type of fixed blade on belt.
Usually an 8 inch drop point.
Yep...even in San Diego, all day every day.
Only had one instance where a LEO approached me, asked me if i really "needed to openly carry that knife".
I replied " Yes. I do not allow my rights to get lazy, do you?"
He laughed, got the joke and pulled out his Spyderco with filework!!!!
:D
 
Used to be 2, a small fixed blade on the back of my belt, and a folder in my right pocket. Like to be able to reach for a knife with whatever hand ISN'T tied up doing something else, if I need to make a cut. Now I carry 3, because I won a small Wenger, and it went on my keychain. The only tool on it that I HAVEN'T used yet is the knife, amusingly enough. But I've got better if I need a knife. Never hurts to have a backup, anyways.
 
I usuall have a one hand opening knife clipped in my RH front pocket and slipjoint in the same pocket. Sometimes I carry a larger slipjoint in my backpocket next to my wallet. I also carry a neck knife at times in addition to the others.

So the answer is usually two, sometimes three or four. I often switch knives during the day, work, home, woods, fishing, etc.

Why? Cause it got em and like to carry em.

Greg
 
Usually one sometimes 2. Though even when I have just 1 I usually have a second in my pack. I like having a clean knife for food prep.
 
shadow93 said:
As the title says. How many knifes do you each carry with you at a time and why so many? I only carry one because that's all I've ever found to need at a time. But then I see people carrying 2,3, even 4 at a time on here and I don't understand the concept behind it besides having a backup.
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Because it's America.

You need one for your left side and right side. Years ago Eric Remmen taught a class where he recommended carrying two Spyderco Endura's-- one for each side of your body; incase one arm was trapped or jammed, you could still access a knife and defend yourself. He was modifying Endura pocket clips for both sides(this was when the Endura/Delica had a molded clip on one side).

If you carry two knives you can carry a plain edge and a fully serrated edge.

To test different blade steels, you might carry a few knives(CPM D2 and CPM M4 at the moment).

If you carry an emergency blade, that is only used for "emergency" cutting: it stays sharp always. Now you have three knives. Two users(one plain, one serrated) and one "emergency" blade.

Of course you need a nice small SAK, or slip joint, that is sheeple friendly. Now you have four knives.

If you carry four knives, you might as well carry a fifth knife, that one can be a loaner, or can be used to jam a door open, a knife you won't mind losing. A knife that was your first knife, and you have been carrying it for eighteen years. Now you have five. :)
 
Either one or 2. If I'l carrying 2, the second one is something like a CRK Mnandi.
 
Always two, one "work" knife and one for your lunchtime requirements.
As a maintenance worker in a hospital, I can not see me cutting an apple with the same knife I have cut a seal round a toilet bowl in the morning of my shift at lunchtime.
 
Blades said:
Because it's America.

You need one for your left side and right side. Years ago Eric Remmen taught a class where he recommended carrying two Spyderco Endura's-- one for each side of your body; incase one arm was trapped or jammed, you could still access a knife and defend yourself. He was modifying Endura pocket clips for both sides(this was when the Endura/Delica had a molded clip on one side).

If you carry two knives you can carry a plain edge and a fully serrated edge.

To test different blade steels, you might carry a few knives(CPM D2 and CPM M4 at the moment).

If you carry an emergency blade, that is only used for "emergency" cutting: it stays sharp always. Now you have three knives. Two users(one plain, one serrated) and one "emergency" blade.

Of course you need a nice small SAK, or slip joint, that is sheeple friendly. Now you have four knives.

If you carry four knives, you might as well carry a fifth knife, that one can be a loaner, or can be used to jam a door open, a knife you won't mind losing. A knife that was your first knife, and you have been carrying it for eighteen years. Now you have five. :)
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All makes good sense to me. :thumbup:
 
at work (in a kitchen) 4....all spydercos. waved endura off hand front pocket for pure sd on way to work. tenacious with ziptie mod in front rh pocket for heavy cutting task. breaking down boxes or loaning out. military which i use for delicate cuts. making flowers out of strawberries for vip plates and whatnot. and a ladybug on my keychain which is always on me anyway. all except lady bug can be used sd. when im not at work i add a benchmade 950 because i love it and the only reason i dont carry it at work is because i am terrified of it being taken or lost. and there is a knife attached to my boot from when i worked in the rougher part of town and because the place i worked served alcohol i could not carry a firearm. just never took it off. tried but it felt weird to have it off...i dont know....so i carry a lot not because i am afraid of people but because i am used to carrying lots and i feel that if i got them then why not, as long as i stay within the law.
 
I usually carry 3. A small fixed-blade (2 inch blade) in a pocket sheath that's my main user. A Leatherman juice (mostly for the tools, and having serrated blade option is nice), and a Vic classic on the keychain (mostly for the toothpick, tweezers and scissors). And this was already mentioned, but if someone asks to borrow a knife, they get the vic classic because it's cheap and easy to replace. I once had someone chip up the blade on my Leatherman Surge when they borrowed it, never making that mistake again.
 
Blades said:
Because it's America.

You need one for your left side and right side. Years ago Eric Remmen taught a class where he recommended carrying two Spyderco Endura's-- one for each side of your body; incase one arm was trapped or jammed, you could still access a knife and defend yourself. He was modifying Endura pocket clips for both sides(this was when the Endura/Delica had a molded clip on one side).

If you carry two knives you can carry a plain edge and a fully serrated edge.

To test different blade steels, you might carry a few knives(CPM D2 and CPM M4 at the moment).

If you carry an emergency blade, that is only used for "emergency" cutting: it stays sharp always. Now you have three knives. Two users(one plain, one serrated) and one "emergency" blade.

Of course you need a nice small SAK, or slip joint, that is sheeple friendly. Now you have four knives.

If you carry four knives, you might as well carry a fifth knife, that one can be a loaner, or can be used to jam a door open, a knife you won't mind losing. A knife that was your first knife, and you have been carrying it for eighteen years. Now you have five. :)
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You sir just made me laugh with that answer and yet it was extremely logical and helpful.


Thanks guys. I think I will probably add a second cheapy knife to my edc. The whole aspect of loaning out a more expensive knife doesn't seem smart when you could loan a cheap one.
 
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