Salt water folder?

The salt 1 is my favorite "underwater knife." Aside from the great ergos, the rust proof steel, and the slim profile -the spyderhole is the best way to open a folder underwater IMHO. A thumb stud has less control -and underwater you need to control the blade all the way to its locking point -flicking a knife is very difficult, if not impossible underwater.

I have had mine since around 2009, and I have logged a lot of time with it in the ocean. It is still as functional as it ever was.
 
The Government said:
the spyderhole is the best way to open a folder underwater IMHO. A thumb stud has less control -and underwater you need to control the blade all the way to its locking point -flicking a knife is very difficult, if not impossible under water
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That's what is now attracting me to it over the SAK... is the oversized thumb hole. The extra tools of the SAK are awesome and I'm a HUGE SAK fan but they are much thicker and harder to deploy quickly under water.
 
Only answer here is the salt. Save a little bit and get a serrated one. Edge retention on par with s90v and will never rust on you. For sub $60 I'd say that is the best value out there. I swear by my Tasman salt, gets carried more than any other knife I own. Let us know what you go with
 
pmbspyder said:
Let us know what you go with
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I sure will. Actually, I was just looking at the Salt on Amazon on my phone and my wife said "I can always get you that for Valentine's Day"... um hell yeah! I have amazon prime with 2 day shipping also! Screw flowers, chocolates and cards... the way to my heart is a blade! My wife knows me too well lol! I had better get her something good!
 
Another thing. I was looking at the plain blade Salt 1 and the plain blade Pacific Salt ... what's the difference? The examples on Amazon looked identical.
 
Ladybug->DragonFly2->Salt 1->Atlantic/Tasman->Pacific (in size and [relative] price order)

i have all of the above, including two cherished Aquas (fixed blade); i live on a saltwater peninsula, and have had these knives in the water and air for several years without a single spec of rust - very handy for fishing!

the ones i use the most are the Salt 1 (carried on bicycle) and the Tasman (in my surf fishing/wading tackle bag)

hth,
willie
on the Gulf of Mexico
 
Gotcha. If its an inch longer I'll definitely go with the Salt 1 then.

Another good thing about being rust proof is that these Texas summers sure do get me sweating alot... and believe it or not I have rusted a blade from sweat!
 
I love me a bunch of SAK's - especially ALOX models...

But they are no substitute for an H1 Spyderco in these kinds of circumstances.
 
Spyderco Salt, nothing more to think about. As mentioned not only is the blade nearly rust proof but the thin profile and light weight of the knife lends itself to very discrete unobtrusive carry in swim trunks and summer wear. Lastly the hole is extra large for very fast and secure opening. For $30 more you can have the very best for this environment and IMO one of the best concealed carry knives made. I know where you are coming from when you say they "never appealed" to you. I felt the same way at first, I thought they were ugly and weird looking. Try it and you will soon be thinking how did I ever go without one of these knives and within six months you will own at least three.
 
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I have been using a plain edge Pacific Salt while sea kayaking for a few years now and really like it. No rust on the blade or other parts even though it was constantly wet with salt water.

Last year I went swimming without realizing it was still in my pocket. There were waves crashing on the beach which were churning up sand in the water. Afterwards, there was a bit of sand in the knife. I cleaned/oiled it and it's OK but I will be more careful of that situation (sand) in the future. It's cheap enough not to worry too much though.

Definitely an ocean EDC. You can snorkel, swim, whatever with it. Put it in the pocket of your surfing shorts and when you close the pocket flap it's very discrete.

When I am engaging in drier, land based activities I prefer a different steel though.

My first post. :)
 
thelastbestplace said:
When I am engaging in drier, land based activities I prefer a different steel though.
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Yeah, I want it strictly for wet situations and maybe an occasional dry carry... it would be hard for me to find a knife that'll replace my Benchmade Mini Griptilian. I wish they made the Benchmade H20 in the Mini Griptilian size.
 
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