Spyderco?

[vanslem6]

It's simple, IMO. Are you buying a tool or a toy?

I can certainly appreciate all the cool stuff that's out there. I couldn't get myself to justify the price of the vast majority, however.
Function dictates my knife purchases. I find the FRN grippier than G10/CF/etc., and I prefer the back lock over all the rest.

Thought the same thing. Bought a couple Spydercos. Realized I was correct. The hole prevents the knife from being functional for me. My knife spends majority of its time clipped inside my pocket. The hole makes the knife ridiculously wide so it makes it difficult to move anything else in or out of that pocket. Plus I find a thumb stud more comfortable and secure opening with or without gloves than the thumb hole. I still own one--a Salt edition--for carrying at beach and kayaking/boating but it stays inside the waistband which is annoying. However, it's the only completely rustproof knife that I know of so it's a tradeoff I deal with for those environments. I won't ever EDC one though. Despite what the vocal membership on this forum would suggest, plenty of people don't like the thumb hole and that's ok. Different likes and uses for different folks. It just so happens that the Spyderco brand is ideally suited for collectors so that is a major reason why they are so popular on this forum.

The bolded part - that's precisely why I rarely carry my PM2, and why I don't see the point of the Para3. The width has remained the same as I understand it. I can't get to my wallet without pulling the PM2 out first, which can often times be awkward.

 

[KBA]

Jean pockets are certainly a subjective variable to determine an opinion on knives.

Some carry more some less.

I'm not one for skinny jeans and some are.

The term 'pocket' is over used and misused Imo.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

Jean pockets are certainly a subjective variable to determine an opinion on knives.

Some carry more some less.

I'm not one for skinny jeans and some are.

The term 'pocket' is over used and misused Imo.

I think I agree with what you seem to be getting at, in that not all pockets are created equal, but I don't know of any real solid alternative to the word pocket, nor do I see it being misused terribly often, if at all, and never, that I can recall, in the context of pants.

I do think people sometimes underdescribe when discussing how pocket friendly a knife is, though.

 

[mmmotorcycle]

I think of it this way: When I have hard work to do, I carry one of my two favorite Spyderco's.

When I have regular EDC tasks, I often carry something else. I just find Spydies best for hard work but other knives carry better for EDC for me. YMMV and what not....

 

[KBA]

I think I agree with what you seem to be getting at, in that not all pockets are created equal, but I don't know of any real solid alternative to the word pocket, nor do I see it being misused terribly often, if at all, and never, that I can recall, in the context of pants.

I do think people sometimes underdescribe when discussing how pocket friendly a knife is, though.

Agreed. Thank you polishing my poorly articulated post.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

Agreed. Thank you polishing my poorly articulated post.

Happy to help, man.

It's definitely a little frustrating when people leave out details. I wear Duluth Firehose pants most of the time, and even my Manix 2 XL vanishes into the pockets of those, but I'd never really consider carrying it in dress slacks.