The makes my rotation euphemism, for EDC

zippo123 said:
I hear a lot about this and that knife is good enough for my edc rotation.

So I kind of assume everyone has knives for each day of the week…ha, but I think this rotation idea may be
euphemism to “ I want another knife I do no really need“ ha.

My youner brother loves Microtechs. The real expensive models…
And I have to chuckle when he tells me “ Bought this new Microtech for woods carry….it will be my woods carry knife.

I think he has 6 or 7 Microtech woods carry knives now,
maybe one for each day of the week. It makes him happy, that what counts..

So I assembled my own EDC rotation…not to be left out of this rotation craze, so here it is.

Rough Ryder Scout Knife …Mondays
Doug Ritter Houg Micro …Tuesdays
Civivi Elemetum Button lock …Wed
Buck 112 …..Thursdays
Buck Sprint Pro..Fridays

open choice on Sat and Sun





https://flic.kr/p/2mMi7bG
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Nice lineup! If you ever reach one for every day of the month, assign them numbers and use a random number generator app to pick the days carry. 🤣
 
I'm still trying to understand the thread title. Who's "ed"?

ETA: "ED" is the first half of "EDIT", which I see has taken place now ;)
 
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000Robert said:
I was raised to believe that any guy that didn't carry at least a slip joint pocketknife was an idiot
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This was never a lesson to me from my parents, and while I would not necessarily want to put it so harshly, I cannot disagree that there must be some kind of ignorance at work in the mind of anyone who does not carry a practical cutting tool at all times, as well as a good flashlight.
 
000Robert said:
I was raised to believe that any guy that didn't carry at least a slip joint pocketknife was an idiot, and to keep away from them...
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I like slippies but that seems severe. There are many good reasons not to carry a slipjoint.
 
I have several for normal days:
CRK Mnandi
WE Vapor
Benchmade Valet

After that: it comes down to what needs cutting, and where I'll be doing it...
 
brownshoe said:
I like slippies but that seems severe. There are many good reasons not to carry a slipjoint.
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He said at least, as in, at least carry something to cut with. He's not saying you're an idiot if you choose something you like better than a slipjoint.
 
I don’t have an edc rotation, I have a carry as a necessity! For me not just any knife will do. In my professional work I’m around some very harsh chemicals, VOCs, salts and acids and I need a knife to endure those elements and It also has to endure abrasives and tough materials so I have a Buck Vantage pro 20cv with micarta handle slabs. It is my primary using knife and excells in that capacity. Then I also carry a 303 cadet for lighter tasks and I have a 110 in my pickup as backup and when I need a bit more blade.

On my days off away from work I’m around the ranch in tough dirty, materials and I prefer my Buck 830 marksman in s35vn. It handles the chores very well and stays sharp for a long time. Sometimes I’m doing work specific tasks and I select the knife that best suits the need and that includes a leatherman wave or signal depending upon what I’m doing. Many times I also carry a Buck 110 and sometimes a fixed blade when needed. When I go hunting, fishing or camping I usually have a brace of fixed blades to choose from.

For me edc means the type of knife I need at that time for the task. Every day carry as in, the same knife every day, is a confusing term to me. Otherwise all knives would be exactly the same, no difference from one to any other.
 
I usually carry multiple knives, two at minimum, 3 normally (and at least 2 that live in my truck).
I almost always have a Buck 110 in a nylon sheath on my belt.
I always have a Swiss Army Rambler in my pocket.
And I have my "EDC" knife in my pocket. My EDC knife has changed over time, but not often, certainly not daily.

I want to open my mind to this idea of multiple EDC knives in a rotation because it would allow me to carry more of my knives and enjoy more of them more.

I don't see me having different knives based on anticipated daily activities (except work related of course), or based on weather, UNLESS they are activities (or weather) out of the norm.
And most of those activities mean carrying a non-EDC large fixed blade, non-EDC fillet knife, or something else built for a specific function.

For normal day to day use the differences from one EDC rotation knife to another would be slight for the most part.
All of them would be folders, with blades usually between 3 and 4 inches, set up to be clipped in my front right pants pocket.

So, today I'm EDC-ing my Buck 110 Pro, my SAK Rambler, and a Spyderco PM2. And that's all for sitting on the couch watching football :)

Have a great day!
 
EDC for me: carry what I enjoy using. That differs from day to day depending on how I'm dressed and what I'll be doing with said knife. Some days it's the one on the left. Some days it's the one on the right. Some days it's something else not in the picture.

 
Lesknife said:
I don’t have an edc rotation, I have a carry as a necessity! For me not just any knife will do. In my professional work I’m around some very harsh chemicals, VOCs, salts and acids and I need a knife to endure those elements and It also has to endure abrasives and tough materials so I have a Buck Vantage pro 20cv with micarta handle slabs. It is my primary using knife and excells in that capacity. Then I also carry a 303 cadet for lighter tasks and I have a 110 in my pickup as backup and when I need a bit more blade.

On my days off away from work I’m around the ranch in tough dirty, materials and I prefer my Buck 830 marksman in s35vn. It handles the chores very well and stays sharp for a long time. Sometimes I’m doing work specific tasks and I select the knife that best suits the need and that includes a leatherman wave or signal depending upon what I’m doing. Many times I also carry a Buck 110 and sometimes a fixed blade when needed. When I go hunting, fishing or camping I usually have a brace of fixed blades to choose from.

For me edc means the type of knife I need at that time for the task. Every day carry as in, the same knife every day, is a confusing term to me. Otherwise all knives would be exactly the same, no difference from one to any other.
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Here's my daily EDC setup, not counting flashlight, compass, firestarter, etc.,


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000Robert said:
I was raised around hunters, fisherman, and outdoorsman on both sides of my family. I can't think of a single family member that is not a 2nd Amendment supporter on both sides of my family.
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A pocket knife has nothing to with the 2nd amendment.

Both men and women in my family usually had a knife, since pencils needed sharpening and packages were wrapped in paper with twine. My dad had a keychain for his keys and it had a little Buck attached too, my mother had a Brownie Knife in her coin purse. However I wasn't raised to believe that if a person didn't carry a knife they were an "idiot." My parents were from NYC.
 
I distinctly remember when I was young my grandfather telling me a man always carried a knife, a pen, and way to start fire.

I don’t anymore, but for 20 years, even as a non-smoker, I carried a lighter.
I suppose the pen has been replaced by my smart phone.
But I still always carry a knife.
 
eveled said:
I was raised the same way. It was never put into words. I just knew all the men I respected carried pocket knives. They all had a handkerchief too.
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This.

Back in the day, not many fathers and grandfathers had a PowerPoint presentation or a management strategy for raising up kids, especially boys. They were busy earning a living, and sometimes (if they were lucky) enjoying the fruits of their labor, and if the boy was around the general expectation was that he would watch and learn by example. Good form and good choices led to success, and the satisfaction thereof. Other choices resulted in failure, which led to disappointment.

It wasn’t always a perfect educational method, but in my case, it left a lasting impression. I learned pivotal ideas like telling right from wrong, and seemingly trivial skills like how to build a fire, by the example they set. I grew into a man by working and playing in a man’s world, and becoming capable of doing the things that needed to be done, just like they were. Part of that competence was being prepared, and part of that was carrying a knife, keeping it sharp, and using it responsibly.

Only in my adult years did I understand and appreciate how valuable that gift was, the gift of their example. I was, and am, so fortunate.

Thanks, dad. Thanks, Pa. I still have a couple of your knives (and other tools), and I take them out and use them sometimes, and think of you. Sorry I didn’t thank you while you were still here.

Parker
 
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