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I spent from January 15th to february 15th carrying what I felt was a similar load out to what my grand-father carried. He carried a Large Case Stockman, and carried about a 3 1/2 inch carbon steel fixed blade. Here is my final write up.
Fixed blades.
Traditional fixed blades were not really an option to me because I needed it to be concealable and in Kydex so I kept it carbon steel. I used 4 different models trying to find the right one. I started with a Rat Cutlery Izula, then went to a Adtkins Custom in A2, then a CPM3V Koster Bushcraft, and finally a Busse Boney Active Duty. All were in Kydex and all concealed very well. They were carried slightly behind the hip on the right side and normally covered by a T-shirt. They all were used for heavier tasks, but in all honesty not very often, they mostly got used when I did not have both hands free to manipulate a folder.
Folders
I bought like 15 slipjoints when this started and I am not going to list them all but the one that were carried the most was a Case Red Bone CV Large Stockman in CV. I used the sheepsfoot blade at work cutting down boxes, and things of that nature. The clip blade got used a little in the kitchen and a little in the woods. They spey was not used. The sheepsfoot ended up getting the most use. I also used a SS large stockman for a couple of days but ended up prefering the CV model. I also used a sunburst bone barlow for about a week and really enjoyed it also I just ended up needed a little more blade length in the kitchen. The Large CV stockman proved to be an ideal work EDC for me. The slippies were substited a couple of times for a Buck AG 110 and standard 112 a total of 3 occasions in the month.
The month with traditional carry was definitely eye-opening and educational but I have been carrying one hand openers again. I would not feel under knifed with a slippie I just at times like the convenience of a 1 hander. I will always be carrying some type of slip joint from this point out and it will probably get the majority of use. It will just be supplimented by the other tools in my pocket. I really enjoyed this test.
Fixed blades.
Traditional fixed blades were not really an option to me because I needed it to be concealable and in Kydex so I kept it carbon steel. I used 4 different models trying to find the right one. I started with a Rat Cutlery Izula, then went to a Adtkins Custom in A2, then a CPM3V Koster Bushcraft, and finally a Busse Boney Active Duty. All were in Kydex and all concealed very well. They were carried slightly behind the hip on the right side and normally covered by a T-shirt. They all were used for heavier tasks, but in all honesty not very often, they mostly got used when I did not have both hands free to manipulate a folder.
Folders
I bought like 15 slipjoints when this started and I am not going to list them all but the one that were carried the most was a Case Red Bone CV Large Stockman in CV. I used the sheepsfoot blade at work cutting down boxes, and things of that nature. The clip blade got used a little in the kitchen and a little in the woods. They spey was not used. The sheepsfoot ended up getting the most use. I also used a SS large stockman for a couple of days but ended up prefering the CV model. I also used a sunburst bone barlow for about a week and really enjoyed it also I just ended up needed a little more blade length in the kitchen. The Large CV stockman proved to be an ideal work EDC for me. The slippies were substited a couple of times for a Buck AG 110 and standard 112 a total of 3 occasions in the month.
The month with traditional carry was definitely eye-opening and educational but I have been carrying one hand openers again. I would not feel under knifed with a slippie I just at times like the convenience of a 1 hander. I will always be carrying some type of slip joint from this point out and it will probably get the majority of use. It will just be supplimented by the other tools in my pocket. I really enjoyed this test.
