What is EDC?

I just got a ZT 0450 today and I think it's a perfect EDC blade. Small, sleek, simple, and reliable. Not scary looking either. I would carry in any condition, from wedding to warehouse. (Unless I find a major flaw but out of the box seems awesome)
 
Most of the folding knives I own could be an edc for me and my uses. My true "EDC" by your standards is a SAK Alox cadet. That is carried with a modern one handed opener which does most of the cutting. For the past 3-4 months that has been almost exclusively a gayle bradley 2. It's heavy duty enough for "hard use" (by my definition) and dressy enough for a suit. The only time I carried something else due to the gayle Bradley being inappropriate was this past week at the beach. (Carried a Spyderco DF2 salt around and in the ocean)
 
timbo813 said:
Most of the folding knives I own could be an edc for me and my uses. My true "EDC" by your standards is a SAK Alox cadet. That is carried with a modern one handed opener which does most of the cutting. For the past 3-4 months that has been almost exclusively a gayle bradley 2. It's heavy duty enough for "hard use" (by my definition) and dressy enough for a suit. The only time I carried something else due to the gayle Bradley being inappropriate was this past week at the beach. (Carried a Spyderco DF2 salt around and in the ocean)
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M4 is definitely not beach steel.
 
I guess I feel the term is singular. To me, it's more every week carry, etc, what do you have in your rotation.

For about 6 weeks I have predominantly carried my ZT 0095 BLK. I still don't consider it EDC. My buddy has one folder, a 20 year old Spyderco police stainless. He carries it every day, always. That is an EDC.
 
Strictly according the OP definition, there is no true EDC knife. Nowadays, even the smallest SAKs are not allowed on airplanes...
 
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