What is your most comfortable carry?

Well I'd probably say my most comfortable carry knife is my SAK Cadet. That thing is so thin you forget its on your pocket.

Most of my full size folders are equal comfort-wise but I particularly like to carry one in the watch/pen pocket of my jeans. It doesn't get in the way, its more hidden and the poor-man's wave seems to work better in that pocket.
 
I don't have fixed blades.

But for folder my BM943 is my most confortable carry.
The blade length is 3.4" but it is so light and so slim that is "desapear" in your pocket.
I am used to carry it when I wear a suit or some very light clothes.

That is really something impressing for this blade length.
With a deep carry it will be unoticeable.
 
For pure comfort and convenience, neck knife. Mostly, around the house and yard for years, it's been the Benchmade 180 Outbounder in D2 ("Oak"), worn Native American style in an UPRIGHT sheath, so I can not only draw but return it one-handed, either hand. It's always in the same spot no matter how I'm dressed, how many layers, winter or summer, whether I have a belt on or not. it can be accessed without opening my jacket or coat in the winter and losing both time and body heat, I can wear it inside my shirt or jacket to conceal it or keep it warm and flip it out when I need it without fussing with clothing. It's clear of (most) pack straps and seat belts, and just as easily accessible in a chair as standing. Neck carry is the only carry I find that is really comfortable for being lazy- snoozing on a couch or hammock, I forget it's there at exactly the time something on the belt becomes the most nuisance, which means I don't have the tendency to take it off just when I'm at my most vulnerable and prone to being startled.

The Outbounder is relatively flat, full but tapered tang with thin scales like a folder, but more comfortable in the hand than a skeletonized knife. It's relatively lightweight, and with a 3-finger handle it has a lot of blade/edge for its overall length. And of course it's discontinued. There are probably others that would work about as well.

I have a ton of folders, but aside from a couple of failures the ones with pocket clips are mostly about the same as far as comfort of carry.
 
Fixed: My new Curtiss Knives Assault Necker in CPM-3V that should be arriving soon after a trade on the exchange!
Folding: Benchmade Doug Ritter Griptilian with custom G10 scales.
 
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Spyderco Dragonfly 2
Spyderco Chaparral
SOG Twitch II
Victorinox Cadet

All four fit nicely in the change pocket on jeans and are super light and portable.
 
Fixed - Becker BK14 with an Azwelke taco kydex and Blade-tech IWB straps. Light, low profile.

Folder - That's a toss up. My ZT 0350 is comfy to carry, but so is my Griptilian.
 
For pure comfort it is hard to beat the BM 94x series. The 940 is so light and sleek that it's barely noticeable in the pocket.
 
All my users are comfortable enough to carry and use daily. Those who are not go to the drawer and eventually to resale. My best surprise lately as far as comfort is concerned (but not only) is the Cold Steel Secret Edge. Pure pleasure to wear and very efficient to use. Mini weight, mini price and maxi pleasure. A great win ! It's a fixed blade... Speaking of folders, it would be unfair to not pay tribute to the Case Peanut or the Northwoods Mini-Moose or the Kershaw Double-Cross...
 
Don't carry fixed, but most comfortable folder for me? Hands down BM 940 and 707. Winner would be the 940 for blade and handle length in such a slim and light package.
 
Native5. very comfortable in my hand and doesn't take much space in the pocket. Great cutter as well, especially in S110v variant.
 
Folder-950 Rift. Its slim enough in the pocket for me and sits deep enough to be unobtrusive but enough handle sticks out to where it pulls from the pocket easily enough. Also big enough to where i don't forget about it. I like being able to feel my.knife in the.pocket. This almost went to my skyline, if only it sat about a 1/4 inch less in the pocket.

Fixed blade- Street Beat. Slim and light and i can carry it vertical, horizontal, inside the belt or outside the belt. Just about perfect imo.
 
Don't mind me too much, I'm just here to throw a monkey wrench into the conversation by introducing some facts.

"Most comfortable" is kind of objective in nature. Do you mean most comfortable immediately after you put it on? Or most comfortable after your body adjusts to the difference in weight and balance?

As it is, my most comfortable fixed blade carry right off the bat is the BK17. It wins out to my BK14 with factory sheath because the handle doesn't poke me in the ribs. However allowing for transition and adjustment of the body, the BK9 is unbelievably comfortable to carry and the weight isn't even noticed.

Most comfortable folder is more difficult as I carry my folder in my work vest rather than in my pants pocket. That folder is my Fieldmaster SAK, but away from my body I don't really notice it. I don't yet carry a folder in my pants pockets.
 
My most comfortable folder is a William Henry B-15 with a ZDP-189 San Mai blade to which I have added a pocket clip for placket carry. It weighs 55gm.
My most comfortable fixed blade is a Mission MPS-10 with a 1/4" thick beta Titanium construction and a multipositional Kydex sheath. Together they weigh 350gm.View attachment 415424View attachment 415425
 
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