I don't understand knife longevity challenges

Social Media (of which BF is one, after all) challenges are best reserved for Tide Pods or ice buckets.

Ignore and continue as you were. No one needs to respond to a "challenge" by some unknown person on the interwebs... some of the young 'uns still need to figure that part out...
 
I like "bonding with my knives" I don't commit to carrying anything for any length of time but I like to get use out of a knife and know it thoroughly. I like to build character wear marks. I like to have memories made with them. Yea, I'm a weirdo 🤪
 
shinyedges said:
I like "bonding with my knives" I don't commit to carrying anything for any length of time but I like to get use out of a knife and know it thoroughly. I like to build character wear marks. I like to have memories made with them. Yea, I'm a weirdo 🤪
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This is the way. Spidichef in the office, zt055 for fidgeting, kapara for the garden harvest, Caribbean for camping, etc. These are just the current group, who knows what tomorrow will bring! Variety is the spice of life!
 
K.O.D. said:
I absolutely concur. I have a colorful collection and often match my knife to my outfit.
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I just realized, that now that my PM2 with brown burlap micarta scales disappeared, I no longer have a knife to match if I crap my pants. Oh Lord IG will have my head!
 
Doing a challenge is a good way to explore something new, challenge the status quo to see if you actually enjoy the usual routine or whether you've just been going through the motions just because. Carrying one knife for a consistent period changes the relationship you have with it. You learn its subtle nuances. You create memories with it that make it worth something more than just a hunk of metal.
 
GatorMedic said:
Doing a challenge is a good way to explore something new, challenge the status quo to see if you actually enjoy the usual routine or whether you've just been going through the motions just because. Carrying one knife for a consistent period changes the relationship you have with it. You learn its subtle nuances. You create memories with it that make it worth something more than just a hunk of metal.
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I really agree with this.

I have a small collection (9 knives) and I change out which one I carry once a month. When I started doing this I found the knives I bought and wanted to carry really changed. I could justify carrying anything for a day or two but to make it a month I had to really enjoy the knife. The more I do this the more I find I either enjoy or dislike a knife and it forces me to take look at what I have and evaluate.
 
I never got it either. I purchased every single knife I own with the notion that it will be used...but maybe not every day.

There are days I'm down in a muddy hole. I carry a simple and easy to clean knife like a Cold Steel Counter Point or something. Most days I prefer the Adamas as it cuts well and can hold up to a lot of abuse. Other days, I carry an OTF. When I am at the office, having a knife that can snick, cut, snick and go back in my pocket is more convenient.

I have hundreds of knives costing thousands of dollars. Not to sound elitist, but I didn't work this hard to get to a point in my life where I can afford to buy something nice just because I wanted it and NOT carry it for whatever arbitrary reason I concoct :)
 
A Buck 110 has gone to work with me everyday to every job I’ve ever had. 40 years. Its like an extension of my hand. I don’t have to look at it or pay attention to it, I just know were the tip is and were the edge is. I could and have used it in the dark. Whenever I used a different knife its a little clumsy a little unfamiliar. Like riding someone else’s bicycle. It works, you don’t crash, it might be nicer than yours, but it ain’t quite right.

Sometimes when I’m not working I carry something else for fun, but always end up missing the 110, unless I take it too.

So in my case the challenge is not to carry the same knife everyday. The challenge is to rotate through my other knives and enjoy using them.
 
Back in the day it wasn’t a “challenge”. A man just “had a knife”. As in one singular knife.

Where I grew up it would’ve been seen as very fancypants to have more than one knife and rotate them. Hell, we all knew what each other carried and called on others for different stuff. “Hey Don, whip out that switchblade and poke a hole in this pan to drain it”.

Of course I have more than one now, but I tend to carry the same one for months, even years at a time. I don’t rotate much at all.
 
Different strokes. I generally have a small blade like a SAK or GEC or whittler in a watch pocket. That’s the constant. I almost always carry another bigger knife. It changes a lot. That’s the spice. Today a SAK and an Auto Stryker. Tomorrow a SAK and a Busse Meaner Street. All good.
 
jbmonkey said:
I carry two knives with me everyday. a Buck 110 and my sak. sak is always the same knife. I change up the 110 every so often just cause. i just like these 2 and theyve always been useful to me.

I also carry another pocket folder, as I'm weird I guess. that one I rotate often on. so that's my rotation knife. other 2 stay pretty consistent.

lastly, i dont do "challenge" stuff, I just do what I want.
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The w&c sak?
 
I honestly fight the urge to sell all but 1 knife everyday.

I am just not a collector at heart, I find it very hard to own things that are not used or at least serve a purpose or a planned use. I’ve carried the same knife for years at a time and honestly find it comforting.

I am however a “ pair and a spare” kinda guy so I like several/backups of the same loved or trusted thing, eg 7 G19’s.

I also have decent case of OCD (ya ya I know that’s not news to a bunch of you). At one point I actually owned more than 100 Buck 303….that started as a “what if I lose mine”.

Anyway I’m making myself have a small collection/rotation of much loved and desired knives to just enjoy them, but to satisfy my mind they are all CRK, to fight my mind they are all different and rotating often. Will it last? I hope so but worse case I’ll spank that one year challenge and make it say my name!
 
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Kettleman said:
I am just not a collector at heart, I find it very hard to own things that are not used or at least serve a purpose or a planned use. I’ve carried the same knife for years at a time and honestly find it comforting.
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I hear you loud and clear on that one. And the older I get the more powerful those thoughts become. Especially at this point when I KNOW there is no one that cares at all about my group of knives, the stories behind the old favorites or how I got them.

I have been letting go and gifting my knives at a more rapid pace lately, but it seems that if someone gets a knife from me they would like it new in the box.

I can't bear the thought of my knives being sold at a a garage/estate sale at my demise, so I press on. The goal is to use all of the knives and enjoy them while I can and wind up with the last two in my pocket when I say "adíos".
 
My two cents: I don’t really do it as a challenge but it sorta happens organically. Sometimes I carry my Recon Tanto for a week, then some other fixed blade the next week.

As long as you’re enjoying your hobby and not hurting anyone, you’re cool.
 
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