Photos Most carried knives in 2020

[Therom]

Here is my top 10 knives (+1 SAK ) most carried knives of 2020

My most 2019 most carried here under.
Amazing to see that the evolution and the addiction the my CRKs

What have been yours?
What have been the evolution in your rotation?

 

[tomsch]

Nice collection! I have five CRKs that rotate through but for 2020 my primary carries by far were my Gen6 Hinderer XM-18 slicer and a BM Anthem. For some reason they just seemed to have dominated over 2020. To be fair my latest CRK is a large Inkosi insingo with micarta inlays that arrived just before the NY and it has already seen daily carry so 2021 may look different.

 

[3fifty7]

Spyderco K2
300+ days

Spyderco Nirvana and Case Bose Tribal Spear
Split time going to church and semi formal events.
40-50 days


Spyderco Autonomy 2
Carried about 5 days when I got it.

 

[K.O.D.]

This is tough. In no particular order:

Brian Tighe Twist Tighe OTF
Heretic Manticore E
Hogue Exploit
Spyderco Para 2
Spyderco Para 3 Spy27 lightweight
Spyderco Manix 2 cts-xhp
Spyderco Yojimbo 2
Kershaw Launch 8
WE Deacon
APurvis Progeny

I also keep a Vic super tinker in my small med bag, which goes everywhere with me.

 

[Knives&Lint]

The Inkosi Insingo and Full-Track got a good majority of my everyday pocket time, along with the Jurassic which became my main outdoor folder. I always carry a fully serrated Dragonfly, and in 2020 that duty split time between my Zome green and Pakkawood blade swaps. My most carried traditionals were the GEC Eureka Jack and Possum Skinner, and I carried a LT Wright Great Plainsman fixed blade on quite a few hikes. Around the house carry is split between the Cru-Wear Manix and Bugout, so those got plenty of time as well.

 

[ktataragasi]

I like that people are actually posting photos in this one.

My year started off with my BM Bugout. I had been carrying this knife probably 6 months but in March the springs broke ago I had to send it in. At the time I was thinking I was done because the Bugout was my "ideal" knife. But after the springs broke it sent me on a hunt.

I then did 1 month rotations of the other knives in my very small collection until I purchased a Para 3 in Maxamet. I carried this knife for the last 3 months of the year.

2021 as of now looks like it's going to be my Para 3 and my Kizer T1 I got the first week of January. I haven't put the Kizer down since I got it and I don't see it changing.

 

[Murphjd25]

Carried either my Large 21 Drop Point or Insingo every day of last year. Random GEC traditionals to accompany them in bottom of my pocket.

 

[halden.doerge]

Here’s my top 5 most carried from 2020, from left to right:

 

[psquared]

1. Rambler that lives on my keychain unless I am flying commercial (that only happened for 2 days last year thanks to Covid). I might argue that since I don't think I've ever used the blade it's not an EDC "knife"
2. Benchmade Bugout
3. Small Insingo
4. Mcusta Bamboo
5. Mini Bugout
6. Benchmade Split Personality (Amicus / Arcane)
7. Spyderco Memory
8. Strider PT
9. Mcusta Higo Trad
10. Spyderco Delica

In the last 3 years my top two carry hasn't changed, they juggle for top spot a bit but they have been constantly the top 2 since I got my first Bugout.

Mini Bugout has pushed my Mini Grips down the order (still in top 20 though).

My Guthrie Scout has slipped out of the top 10 but is still in the top 20, as is my Mini Dejavoo (fights with Bugout for pocket time).

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Let's see,

I bought my Leatherman P4 right around this time last year, and I bet it had been in my pocket at least 220 days out of the year.

A few more have rotated in my other pocket splitting about 50/50. Those being a Large PJ Inkosi drop point that I bought in November of 2019 and a DE Combat Troodon that I bought earlier this spring around the time most everything was locked down.

Wildly different knives, but I have really grown to appreciate their different strengths and applications.

2021... who knows
I keep bouncing between picking up another CRK like a Zaan or 31 and getting either another Combat Troodon with a single edge or a Scarrab II.

 

[Pilsner]

These are the top three by far, with the Manix 2 getting the most use.

 

[sabre cat]

For most of last year I would reach for two knives. A full-size Griptilian and a SAK.

If I could get a OHO 93mm SAK then I would probably not carry anything else.

Are you listening Victorinox?

 

[Ron Sabbagh]

Here is my top 10 knives (+1 SAK ) most carried knives of 2020

My most 2019 most carried here under.
Amazing to see that the evolution and the addiction the my CRKs

What have been yours?
What have been the evolution in your rotation?

very nice collection

I am gonna derail the thread and ask you a question - how do you like the CRK tanto blade compared to the DP and Insingo blades?

I own the DP and Insingo but still lust after a tanto 'zaan

 

[jideta]

First half it was a variety of new stuff.
Second half, when work started and I couldn't go fixed it was this:



Then I got this and it's almost EDC:



Always with one of these in rotation:



I dunno why but I got used to one straight and one serrated.

 

[Therom]

very nice collection

I am gonna derail the thread and ask you a question - how do you like the CRK tanto blade compared to the DP and Insingo blades?

I own the DP and Insingo but still lust after a tanto 'zaan

Here is the CRK I have at the moment (I also had a KA Large inkosi, a small micarta insingo and DP 21 and a large DP PJ standard 21)
I may add a 31 at some point in the future but for know i am good with what I have

The tanto CRK are my favorite tantos and the Umnumzaan tanto is my prefered tanto knife.
The DP is the most versatile IMO but I prefer either the insingo or the tanto for EDC. They are very useful blade shapes and they are less common
The large insingo 21 is my favorite knife, for it is a great slicer.
The second point on the tanto is very useful to open package, etc.

if you want to experiment a tanto I can only recommend you to try one.

a friend has a large Inkosi tanto and I is a great knife too that can be a good compromise between the Umnumzaan and the sebenza

 

[jiggyfly16]

Been my daily driver since I first picked it up in the exchange here in around 2014

 

[ktataragasi]

Been my daily driver since I first picked it up in the exchange here in around 2014

Have you really carried that almost daily for 6 years? That's awesome! I'm finally either at the stage or found the right knives where I only want to carry 1 or 2 of them.

 

[Rich S]

SAK Tinker (for the last ca. 30 years), SAK Super Tinker, CRKT M4-02W (deactivated; dress wear only).
Rich

 

[yoko]

S110v manix 2
M390 dividend
20 cv griptilian
Xm18 bowie
S30v para 2

I get to cut paper and plastic sheeting most of the day

I'm sure you can tell which i carry usually out of work lol

 

[oldmanwilly]

Here are my most carried of 2020:

I did not acquire some of these until late spring/summer, but once I did there was nary a day where at least one of these was not in my pockets or on my belt. The David Mary fixed blade is now my favorite fixed blade for edc and light hunting and practically lives horizontally on my belt in the 11 o'clock position.