My 3 knife experiment.

[dmattaponi]

Like some of the others, I remember the days when I carried one knife, and one knife only, and didn't even know I was going about unprepared for whatever it was I was going about unprepared for.

Today, in contrast I find myself with a small Spyderco on my keychain, another Spyderco clipped to my pocket, and a SAK in my pocket. The Spyderco on the keyring, virtually never gets used. Neither does the Spyderco clipped to the pocket. The SAK gets used all the time for everything I need a knife to do. Kinda makes me think (in my right mind), that maybe I could get by with only one knife, if it weren't for those paranoid "what if" questions that always seem to be lurking in my mind whenever I try to convince myself to go it alone with the SAK. I blame the Internet. Before the Internet I was able to go about my life "blissfully" ignorant of paranoid delusions, fantasy games, or the extremely rare "what if" my car breaks down on the way to the grocery store, and I become lost in the small woodlot between my house and the grocery store while trying to get home with only a knife to keep me alive by chopping wood for my fire scenario.

 

[cchu518]

Lovely fixed blade and sheath!

Well, if they so graciously granted me a pass for using my workbench beater, and a new one I "had" to test to make sure was right...., I sure this minor foible will be able to be overlooked. It is "her" fault after all.

That said, I have been faithful to my (3) since the earlier transgressions. But I must say, the three have garnered quite a bit of attention in the form of oiling and sharpening, and tinkering. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

 

[jackknife]

Like some of the others, I remember the days when I carried one knife, and one knife only, and didn't even know I was going about unprepared for whatever it was I was going about unprepared for.

Today, in contrast I find myself with a small Spyderco on my keychain, another Spyderco clipped to my pocket, and a SAK in my pocket. The Spyderco on the keyring, virtually never gets used. Neither does the Spyderco clipped to the pocket. The SAK gets used all the time for everything I need a knife to do. Kinda makes me think (in my right mind), that maybe I could get by with only one knife, if it weren't for those paranoid "what if" questions that always seem to be lurking in my mind whenever I try to convince myself to go it alone with the SAK. I blame the Internet. Before the Internet I was able to go about my life "blissfully" ignorant of paranoid delusions, fantasy games, or the extremely rare "what if" my car breaks down on the way to the grocery store, and I become lost in the small woodlot between my house and the grocery store while trying to get home with only a knife to keep me alive by chopping wood for my fire scenario.

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I loved your post! The famous "what if…" has probably accounted for more over packing, over equipping, and over buying in the history of man than any other single factor. Is it a more frequent problem now in the internet age? Definitely! I don't think our fathers and grandfathers thought much about the "what if' thing. They just went and did what they had to do, blissfully ignorant of the dangers from Chinese paratroopers, a giant meteor hitting the earth and creating a nuclear winter that we'd need all kinds of tactical gear to survive the chaos and man eating zombies. Who knows what evil lurks in the woodlot!

Having just returned from a 7,000 mile cross country and back odyssey, I was struck by the anti-climatic event. I had started to pack all kinds of stuff in the car, but thank the Lord above my better half intervened. I ended up just taking a few items, no more than I would carry in a day hike pack. Somehow, I managed to wonder all the way to the California coast and back with a peanut in my pocket and a sheath knife in the day pack. The sheath knife never got used for anything but slicing up some avocado to go with lunch. Amazingly, travel on the modern American interstate system is apocalypse free.

Carl.

 

[dmattaponi]

I loved your post! The famous "what if…" has probably accounted for more over packing, over equipping, and over buying in the history of man than any other single factor. Is it a more frequent problem now in the internet age? Definitely! I don't think our fathers and grandfathers thought much about the "what if' thing. They just went and did what they had to do, blissfully ignorant of the dangers from Chinese paratroopers, a giant meteor hitting the earth and creating a nuclear winter that we'd need all kinds of tactical gear to survive the chaos and man eating zombies. Who knows what evil lurks in the woodlot!

Having just returned from a 7,000 mile cross country and back odyssey, I was struck by the anti-climatic event. I had started to pack all kinds of stuff in the car, but thank the Lord above my better half intervened. I ended up just taking a few items, no more than I would carry in a day hike pack. Somehow, I managed to wonder all the way to the California coast and back with a peanut in my pocket and a sheath knife in the day pack. The sheath knife never got used for anything but slicing up some avocado to go with lunch. Amazingly, travel on the modern American interstate system is apocalypse free.

Carl.

Agreed on all points, Carl... and I've got drawers and cupboards full of junk to prove it. Oh, and I'm glad someone caught the intended humor of my post. I'm always afraid I come across as a grump.

 

[jackknife]

Agreed on all points, Carl... and I've got drawers and cupboards full of junk to prove it. Oh, and I'm glad someone caught the intended humor of my post. I'm always afraid I come across as a grump.

Oh I got the humor all right. But not only funny, it was spot on in todays culture. I long ago stopped looking at the gun and knife magazines because of their overhype of some aspects of the thing. It's a shame I only really understood my grandfather and father as I got older. Could have saved myself lots of time and money chasing the perfect whatever. Now I understand the woodlot is only a woodlot.

Carl.

 

[dmattaponi]

Oh I got the humor all right. But not only funny, it was spot on in todays culture. I long ago stopped looking at the gun and knife magazines because of their overhype of some aspects of the thing. It's a shame I only really understood my grandfather and father as I got older. Could have saved myself lots of time and money chasing the perfect whatever. Now I understand the woodlot is only a woodlot.

Again agreed, and same here. Too bad we don't catch on earlier. These days I'm always hearing the "It's a Wonderful Life" quote in my head, "Youth is wasted on the young." But it seems every generation has to go through the process. Have a good day, and nice talking to you.