What's Your favorite lighter weight EDC

Benchmade 530. One of my least favorite blade shapes but I wanted the lightest, thinnest folder with an Axis lock for EDC. I wouldn't trust the FRN handle to hold up to any serious use but for the day to day stuff it works just fine.
 
For day to day general carry, it'd be a small regular Sebbie. Light enough for me and big enough to do whatever I'm likely to need done on a daily (EDC) basis.

I spend a lot of time in parks and woods with my dogs though, and when we're hiking or camping, I don't go for light weight. I want something that'll do the job regardless of what it weighs. I started out carrying Buck 112s, so anything I take along now is going to be lighter than that. Up to now it's been a Para-Millie or a mini-Manix. I just got a Strider SnG this weekend, so I expect that will be what I carry "off the concrete" (in addition to the Sebbie, of course).
 
Trent exclusively wears BuckLites as EDC's now:cool:
Any other knife makes my pants sag :thumbdn:
My current is a Buck 442 with clip
She weighs in at 65.6 grams :thumbup:
 
freddy1 said:
good old griptilian is 3.25 oz ..
military is 4.2 oz... nearly 30% more !

i'll take the griptilian if weight is really important for you.
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But blade length also seems to be important to him. Isn't the Griptilian blade 3.45in vs. 4in for the Military?
 
batosai117 said:
Well now, I have to use my Math tutor side of me, *cough cough* two years of tutoring at various college math levels :D. If you want to get technical, here is how it goes as far as the weight.

We have to use the 4.2 as the denominator (bottom number) and place the 3.25 on top (numerator). After dividing: 3.25/4.2 we get 0.7738.....That means that just to start with, the griptilian is 77% of the weight of the military. If you subtract that from a hundred you will get 100% - 77% = 23%

So, you were right in your calculations, I just got antsy and wanted to figure out the problem for myself :D:o. Good job jill jackson :thumbup:. You just passed College Algebra ;).
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Your math is correct, but so was freddy's. Freddy didn't write that the Grip is x% lighter than the Military. He stated it the other way (Military is x% heavier than the Grip) and that is different in terms of the math. The weight difference is .95 oz. which when divided by the 3.25 oz. weight of the Grip is 29.23% (assuming the quoted weights are accurate). Freddy's statement "military is 4.2 oz... nearly 30% more !" was correct.
 
Gonna have to go with my Grey FRN Calipso Jr. Lightest knife I own and quite a bit of blade for little pocket space.
 
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Kershaw Splinter 1460

Handle: Quince Wood
Overall Length: 4"
Liners: 420 Stainless
Blade Length: 3"
Blade: AUS8A Stainless
Blade Finish: Satin
Lock Type: Liner Lock
Blade Style: Drop Point
Opener Type: Thumbstud
Edge Style: Plain
Carry Type: Pocket Clip
Weight: 2.3 oz.
 
Under 4 ounces, VG10 blade steel, outstanding grip, Emerson Wave: Spyderco Endura 4 Wave. Easily my favorite knife of all time. The pants wear out, I go to h_ll in a handbasket, but the knife remains on the ready line.

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Pic: Yellowstone Lake, late fall, 7,000 ft elevation, Rocky Mountains, USA, earth.

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One of the lightest folders I have is the Chris Reeve Mnandi. It's only 1.5 oz. You could easily EDC it.
I wouldn't call it a hard use EDC, but it is well built for such a light weight folder. The blade is 2.75 inches long.

Mnandi with damascus blade
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