Do you buy a well fitting belt or hold up your jeans with an old piece of rope? Better tools for the job at hand. Many of us will never be able to buy the Ferrari or even a new Vette, in knives it is attainable for almost everyone to have the 'latest and greatest.'
I recently saw an article about the Gerber LST, and I pulled out my old one. Great knife but after years of carrying super-steels I could easily tell a difference in less than a week. I generally go a month or more between sharpening, the LST was in need of sharpening by my standards after just a couple days of average usage. Different people have different standards and expectations. Do we need super steels? NO, but in truth we could survive without electricity too, our ancestors did it for most of human history...some people still do. Humans often crave what we perceive as the best. It's like food. Do you eat gruel? Or do you eat what what you find appetizing?
Grizz
I recently saw an article about the Gerber LST, and I pulled out my old one. Great knife but after years of carrying super-steels I could easily tell a difference in less than a week. I generally go a month or more between sharpening, the LST was in need of sharpening by my standards after just a couple days of average usage. Different people have different standards and expectations. Do we need super steels? NO, but in truth we could survive without electricity too, our ancestors did it for most of human history...some people still do. Humans often crave what we perceive as the best. It's like food. Do you eat gruel? Or do you eat what what you find appetizing?
Grizz
