Yeah my house was pretty putrid, but who cares, my knife was safe. And I do have pictures, I posted some on the gb harduse thread, but since bladefourms doesn't run in taptalk I can figure out how to upload pictures now, or else I would.
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M4 in Florida?
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Will you post a link to that thread I couldn't search it out. I spelled it out as well as just gb.
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CPM M4 is much more stain resistant than your typical carbon steel, which is what people in Florida like conditions used for hundreds of years.... You'll be fine. The caveat is that as long as you don't care if something looks slightly less than pristine, and gets the odd spot/blemish. But it's a tool, so I really hope you're fine with that.
I live in slightly more arid California, but my main EDC for years was my CPM M4 Millie. I commute year round by bicycle, in our summers I am instantly sweaty, and my Millie spends all day damp with my sweat since I keep it in my waistband, not pocket. And in winters it spends most days wet from the commute and working outside. It certainly doesn't look new, but it has never affected performance or looked super rusty, even after forgetting about it while damp after camping in my backpack for a few weeks.
Soldiers crossed oceans with high carbon tools. Soldiers and workers spent whole lives in swamps with high carbon tools. A high alloy, nearly stainless steel, like CPM M4 will be just fine in your neck of the woods.
Here is my most recent picture after YEARS of constant carry on sweaty bike rides, sweaty manual labor, beach trips, camping trips, food prep, creek swimming. Still looks great to my eye
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I live in slightly more arid California, but my main EDC for years was my CPM M4 Millie. I commute year round by bicycle, in our summers I am instantly sweaty, and my Millie spends all day damp with my sweat since I keep it in my waistband, not pocket. And in winters it spends most days wet from the commute and working outside. It certainly doesn't look new, but it has never affected performance or looked super rusty, even after forgetting about it while damp after camping in my backpack for a few weeks.
Soldiers crossed oceans with high carbon tools. Soldiers and workers spent whole lives in swamps with high carbon tools. A high alloy, nearly stainless steel, like CPM M4 will be just fine in your neck of the woods.
Here is my most recent picture after YEARS of constant carry on sweaty bike rides, sweaty manual labor, beach trips, camping trips, food prep, creek swimming. Still looks great to my eye
When new:
Humidity in California is hugely different from Florida lol. We go from super dry desert areas, to fairly moderate everywhere else. Florida is HIGH humidity.
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Yeah I suppose the little wear you do see on the blade isn't anything to make it a deal breaker. Thanks for the reply and pictures my man!CPM M4 is much more stain resistant than your typical carbon steel, which is what people in Florida like conditions used for hundreds of years.... You'll be fine. The caveat is that as long as you don't care if something looks slightly less than pristine, and gets the odd spot/blemish. But it's a tool, so I really hope you're fine with that.
I live in slightly more arid California, but my main EDC for years was my CPM M4 Millie. I commute year round by bicycle, in our summers I am instantly sweaty, and my Millie spends all day damp with my sweat since I keep it in my waistband, not pocket. And in winters it spends most days wet from the commute and working outside. It certainly doesn't look new, but it has never affected performance or looked super rusty, even after forgetting about it while damp after camping in my backpack for a few weeks.
Soldiers crossed oceans with high carbon tools. Soldiers and workers spent whole lives in swamps with high carbon tools. A high alloy, nearly stainless steel, like CPM M4 will be just fine in your neck of the woods.
Here is my most recent picture after YEARS of constant carry on sweaty bike rides, sweaty manual labor, beach trips, camping trips, food prep, creek swimming. Still looks great to my eye
When new:
Humidity in California is hugely different from Florida lol. We go from super dry desert areas, to fairly moderate everywhere else. Florida is HIGH humidity.
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No sweat. I understand many people do prefer that virgin, stainless look, even on their users. At the start of knife collecting I was the same way. Then I got an Opinel and some Moras, you can practically watch the rust form on them if you cut up fruit. Used them camping, for yard work, left outside in rain, etc... and realize just how little it actually affects them as knives. Now I love a good, natural, patina. Different strokes.
Good luck
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Funny you bring up the opinel, I made a post over in the traditional side of this forum asking for a nice "Apple knife" and the opinel and the GEC knives got brought up a lot. I tried talking myself into them so so bad but my eyes keep turning back to the GB2.
Especially if I can find someone via the forums that will make me some natural wood scales for it. To me it's the best of both worlds.
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Proper maintenance is all that is needed. I have a lot of friends in Florida and the only time their steel rusts is when they neglect it. If you have highly acidic body chemistry then you might have some alternative issues that we cannot help with here.
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I would like to believe the fluids I my body are 70% alcohol and 30% orange juice seeing as I drink Blue Moon religiously, but that's a whole different story!
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There was a guy long ago from Cali, that would rust cardboard because he was literally hyper acidic. He rusted S30V with his fingerprints. No joke, it was sad, he even reported causing some rust on a Ti handle slab. Poor bastid. He's long gone now though.
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Wow. Sounds like the most unfortunate knife enthusiast to me.
