Older thread, but I had to comment on yours "zzyzzogeton". I like your style brother....I too always have a fixed blade on me (except at work - I am a construction manager and spend 95% of my time in an office, so I go modern folder for the most part and a bird-n-trout on Fridays). My EDC fixed is typically from 3" - 5" when I'm out and about in town, and when I'm on my property or hiking/picnicking/camping I really knife up. I'll have one of my bird-n-trouts on me, a 4" - 5" blade carried scout style in the back, and a 5" - 9" (that's blade only, so add another 4" - 6" for OAL) usually hanging on my side, sometimes with a leg strap to keep it from moving around too much....and like you, I'll finish with a machete. My wife and kids think I'm a little crazy about knives....and they are of course correct.