Is the rat 2 the best edc quality knife for the budget?

NJBillK said:
If you are in such a bad wreck that you are required to cut your belt to get out of your vehicle for fear of further injury, you are Very likely going to be dazed by the airbag, if not the accident itself. Due to that you wouldn't likely be in any shape to wield a knife near soft tissue and organs.

Firestrike: washers are an easy replacement, you can get them for under $2 for 10 at a few knife stores online.
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I'm gonna agree on that, I was in a pretty bad rollover accident and I had a Spyderco Tenacious on me and it seemed like an eternity to search for my pocket and cut the belt, which I was pretty out of it but I managed to do it. Get a strap cutter or a cheap knife with a strap cutter and throw it in the car.
 
Rat II is a great knife. When it came out a couple of years ago I carried mine exclusively for half a year to really put it through its paces and it did just that and impressed everytime. I gifted it to my younger sister who's first comment was...
" I like it but is there a bigger version? " (says the girl that's use to carrying a San Mai III SRK) :rolleyes:

Needless to say I bought her a RAT I for her birthday that year. :D
Great knives for the money. Highly recommended :thumbup:
 
Riley12 said:
I'm gonna agree on that, I was in a pretty bad rollover accident and I had a Spyderco Tenacious on me and it seemed like an eternity to search for my pocket and cut the belt, which I was pretty out of it but I managed to do it. Get a strap cutter or a cheap knife with a strap cutter and throw it in the car.
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You had a bad roll over accident and managed to use your knife to cut yourself free from your seat belt yet you agree with the guy that said its not practical after being in a bad accident.

After been in a bad accident myself I can say anything can happen. Driver or passenger can walk away without a scratch while the other one was mangled and dies. There is a reason why they make rescue knives with glass breakers. Though I don't think the rat 2 would be considered the most practical rescue knife.
 
needler420 said:
You had a bad roll over accident and managed to use your knife to cut yourself free from your seat belt yet you agree with the guy that said its not practical after being in a bad accident.

After been in a bad accident myself I can say anything can happen. Driver or passenger can walk away without a scratch while the other one was mangled and dies. There is a reason why they make rescue knives with glass breakers. Though I don't think the rat 2 would be considered the most practical rescue knife.
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I agree with him because I would have rather have had the ease of a strap cutter.
If you want a rescue knife get a rescue knife. If you want a rat 2 get a rat 2.
I did it but I wouldn't want to do it again.
A .22 can stop an intruder but I'd rather have a 12 gauge. See what I'm saying? Seriously buy a cheap rescue tool and carry the rat 2 for edc stuff.
 
Firestrike said:
Had a Rat 1, left it at work on purpose for someone to take home.

Instead of PB washers it has cheap flimsy plastic that will tear or get worn out from debris, once that happens the satisfying butter smooth deployment goes away. YMMV.
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Are there other threads where this is discussed in greater detail? My search-fu appears weak...
 
Steve6387 said:
An edc to me is a knife I never think twice about using, lending, losing, and abusing. For me it must be something I can depend on and of good enough quality to not worry about performance under normal circumstances. For me, it should be something I wont stress about if it gets lost. The Rat 1/2 won't win any beauty contests, nor will they win me any points around here but they just check all the right boxes for me.
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This ^^^ .

The above quote could have been my words. With the possible exception of loaning, which I am not a fan of, the life of my EDC knives are as Steve 6387 says.

I believe that loss is the most significant threat to an EDC folder. Neither superior lock strength not steel type will mitigate against that threat - only cost. However, from a performance (and safety) standpoint, I am not willing to carry a $5 gas station folder as a means of loss mitigation. My Sebenza and my Emersons are my favorate folders but they get no where near the pocket time as the Rat 1, Rat 2, Cold Steels and Kershaw- Emersons.
 
Firestrike said:
Instead of PB washers it has cheap flimsy plastic that will tear or get worn out from debris, once that happens the satisfying butter smooth deployment goes away. YMMV.
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I believe that the RAT 1 uses nylon and bronze washers.
 
I'm really not sure what your criteria are, but the Enlan el-01 is a very nice budget knife, $18.
 
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