The combinations I carry, and why

[straitshot]

I've read a lot of the threads but not all, and didn't see many references to to specific reasons for carrying more than one knife. If I missed a thread and this is repetitive, it's not for lack of searching.
Years ago, I carried what I had with little regard for capabilities or aesthetics. I bought what appealed to me. Then I bought a Browning rifle and it sent me in a hopeless spiral towards the depths of "accumulating" sets of knives to carry together.
When I carry a Browning rifle, it's with a 4" Browning fixed, a Browning 3" pocket clip, and a small Browning slip joint pocket model. All in wood to match the gunstock and preferably of the same nationality as the firearm. A vintage sxs will require a damascus fixed and damascus pocket slip joint. Specialty arms with plastic frames or synthetic stocks seem to require modern materials for the accompanying knives such as carbon fiber or FRN.
It's a debilitating (to my wallet) weakness, but has a whole dimension of it's own when justifying yet another knife.
Similarly, I try to avoid carrying blades of repetitive capabilities. Ususally, especially when hunting, it is three of the same make in a stout fixed, medium pocket clip, and a pocket slip.
I don't know if it's weird or wise, but it's a quest with no end in sight. It has really become difficult since Hogging a couple from Busse and Scrapyard.

 

[Tballetta]

You my friend are bringing a sense of order to our universe. I salute you!

 

[Daniel Dorn]

I usually have a method to my madness. My wife makes fun of me for standing in front of my dresser, trying to pick the daily carry collection.

I will usually have one large folder, for real work, one small folder for office work, and a 'pretty' knife to show off, if needed.

Sometimes I'll feel nostalgic, and carry my oldies together, or maybe I'll want to carry the natural materials all at once. Sometimes it's an old combo of knives that I used to do, when I had no other knives available.

Sometimes I carry for the contrast: One ultra-modern with an old-school slippy.

The daily collection varies greatly, depending on mood, location, and planned activities, but there is always a REASON for what I have at any given moment. At least that's what I tell myself.

Daniel

 

[cutter17]

I think I'm more or less in the same camp as DD. I carry a large single bladed knife clipped to my right hand pocket and nothing else in that pocket. This is for extreme cases, but mostly for "show-off" and because I can comfortably carry it with no one the wiser. I'll also carry a small slip joint that probably does 99% of my daily work. This is usually a three bladed stockman pattern, or a whittler pattern, and sometimes it is a two bladed barlow pattern. Regardless, I like to be prepared and at the same time very discreet with what I carry and it all works out for me.