The Journey Down to 3 - 2 - 1

[Kettleman]

I just came off of a 18 month stint with 1 knife annd years with just one or two. I only ended up back in the game as I was at work on a roof in a storm and found myself under knifed. I was just gonna buy 1 but now Im sitting at 6 and Im pleased, satisfied and done for at least the rest of this year. Ill see how I feel in 2024 if I want to plug the 3 holes left in my “ collection” of user work knives.

 

[mitchnola]

I’m a big supporter of minimalism but unfortunately I don’t get to practice it due to a family. If I was single I wouldn’t own or be owned by much.

If minimalising ya knife collection or lack of makes ya happy, glad to hear it. Just curious if ya take the same approach in all aspects of life.

I know if I was single, one of the first things Id get rid of is the television. Maybe only smartphones waist as much or more of our time as the tv. Id also get rid of anything that hasn’t been used in 6 mos time that is easily replaced. How nice it would be to be clutter free.

As far as my knives, I think I’ll hold on to those because there’s a passion and love there. They don’t take up much space. And if I happen to be around during the apocalypse I figure they’ll be worth as much as gold.

 

[mitchnola]

Oh, and…..


GEAUX TIGERS!!!

 

[GatorMedic]

Hmm. 3 knives. Three knives? Weird. Hmm.

I actually slimmed it down to 1 for the past couple years

 

[GatorMedic]

I’m a big supporter of minimalism but unfortunately I don’t get to practice it due to a family. If I was single I wouldn’t own or be owned by much.

If minimalising ya knife collection or lack of makes ya happy, glad to hear it. Just curious if ya take the same approach in all aspects of life.

I know if I was single, one of the first things Id get rid of is the television. Maybe only smartphones waist as much or more of our time as the tv. Id also get rid of anything that hasn’t been used in 6 mos time that is easily replaced. How nice it would be to be clutter free.

As far as my knives, I think I’ll hold on to those because there’s a passion and love there. They don’t take up much space. And if I happen to be around during the apocalypse I figure they’ll be worth as much as gold.

Minimalism isn’t only for single people. Yes, I practice it in other areas of my life as well, except for hats. I went without a tv for a years, but have one now in the living room for watching sports. Just have a ESPN+ subscription, no cable.

GO GATORS!!! Still sad y’all took the baseball National Championship from us last month.

 

[mitchnola]

Minimalism isn’t only for single people. Yes, I practice it in other areas of my life as well, except for hats. I went without a tv for a years, but have one now in the living room for watching sports. Just have a ESPN+ subscription, no cable.

GO GATORS!!! Still sad y’all took the baseball National Championship from us last month.

I hear ya and glad ya all about it. It’s just that I’m into it, the rest of my family isn’t. Didn’t mean to insinuate it was only for singles but that I would be if I was single.

I don’t want ya to be sad so I won’t rub it in

 

[GatorMedic]

Knife came back on Monday. Feel like I have to get used to it again lol.

 

[StuntDouble]

Still rocking the single Bugout?

I've been contemplating another downsizing of my own, and it's always interesting reading others' thoughts and experiences.

 

[unwisefool]

Ah they got me, didn't see the dates. Getting slow in my old age

 

[fuyume]

When the OP said "black knives", I thought that meant knives with black blades, not knives with black handles. Knives with black handles that I've owned are probably too numerous to count, in the 40 years or so that I've bothered with knives. And then there are the literally dozens of knives with black handles that I've bought as gifts and given away.

Over the years, I've owned a number of knives with black blades:
two Gerber Patriots
two Gerber Yaris
two Cold Steel Bushman (Bushmen?)
two Cold Steel Mini Bushman

All of the above have either been sold or given away. I do not currently own any knives with black blades, but I am probably going to buy two Cold Steel Recon Tantos and two Cold Steel Kobuns, all with black blades, as my next four knives.

 

[GatorMedic]

2025 Update:

Surprise, I now have a second knife. I’ve had my original blue Benchmade Bugout since its release in 2017, but now I just purchased a different version, the 535-SL13.

Well apparently I can’t post pics anymore unless it’s linked to a URL, so you’ll just have to picture it in your head.