XM 18 a style of life........

I don't like mine (right... ;)) Every time I touch it I start looking for accessories for it. Then I get accessories for it and then have to buy more knives for my accessories.
 
Assuming a deep "Zen like" query here, I will say. Being a : Live in the woods, Jeep, Truck, FjCruiser, Camp Fire, Jeans and fleece
Kinda Guy - Yes, my XM's "FIT" my style of life in a big way.

If I was a suit and tie, get dressed up to go out, worry about my sock color kinda guy - well, I would hope I would have been run over by a BMW and killed already but maybe not an XM style of life sorta fit at that point.
 
Xtreme lifestyle, hard use, taking to the fullest, Oh hell yeah I have XM-18 to cut SH**!! Haha! I don't know where I was going with this either.... :)
 
I have been giving this some thought belerofon 26, I don't know if your thread lost some traction due to translation, but I think of carrying a Hinderer as a journey for me. I have been collecting and using knives for over 50 years. As pilote suggest yes it is just a knife, however as your tastes become more discerning the search for the best led me to Hinderers.

Like Lamborghini, Porshe, Mercedes, etc., yes they are all cars, however a premium will be paid for the design, engineering, materials, warranty and so forth. Same with cigars, fine wines, scotch or any high end product. Hinderers are not for everyone and that is fine, there are many great production and custom knives out there for everyone.

Back to my point I carried buck and camillus pocket knives growing up on our family farm, then Buck 110, Gerebers ( 1970's quality). When I stared my career in LE I carried Kershaw and Benchmade, in addition to custom fixed blades. While I was in SWAT Randall Made Model 14 was my go to knife. Then as I attended SWAT tactical shows and conferences the tactical folding knife was the knife du jour. So a few of those found their way onto my harness.

Probably three years ago I became intrigued with this Hinderer guy and a folding tactical knife he called the XM 18. It was like nothing I had ever seen or carried, it's brute strength and design were far superior to what I had seen. They were very hard to come buy, but it became a must have for me. I'm not involved as an operator now but I use my XM 18 on our family farm and for other daily tasks.

I think everyone has a story of their own, just a knife? Not for me, been a long traveled road, now I have a companion in my pocket everyday.
 
Roger that F.O. well put and spot on. I actually have a little smile on my face and a thought in my mind every morning I roll outta bed.
I get to start the day anew and don my favorite gear (No SUIT) and go get a coffee and take a slow ride to my daily activities.
IF ,by chance, I forgot my knife - I'd turn around and go back.
 
I was at the, ugh, mall with my wife the other day - I forget what we (uh, she) were there to look at/for - bored outta my mind. Anyway, I was standing around and before I knew it my wharnie was half-way out of my pocket for some flipper therapy. I caught myself before I actually whipped it all the way out, think we probably in the women's clothing dept or something - regardless that probably would not have gone over well ;)

I've always had knives, but until the last couple of years they have always been an afterthought - simply a tool, and while I typically had one on me I never really put any emphasis on them. Gerbers, Benchmades, Kershaws, CRKTs, or whatever run of the mill mass-produced knife worked just fine. An honestly, probably still would. Except a couple of years ago I started looking at knives from a different perspective, the same way I've always looked at guns - yeah a Jennings might go bang the same as a Kimber but, nah, not the same thing. F.O. nailed it with the car, cigar, wine, scotch analogy as well - all part of my world. I'm actually very surprised it took me so long to come around to knives in the same way. In fact, I was sort of peripherally aware of Hinderers but half-consciously, half-unconsciously eschewed them because I mean, really, how could a KNIFE - which is just a tool - be such a rarified commodity? That is, until this past summer when I had the opportunity to actually hold and examine one first-hand.

There's something very satisfying about having a work of art, produced by a group of folks who obviously care a great deal about both their product and customers, that I know I can beat the crap out of and never worry about having it fail on me. Can't say that about a whole lot these days.

It is the rare moment that I don't have an XM at hand or in pocket. I'm with Rubi, I'd HAVE to turn around and go back but I have yet to experience that because if I have pants on I have a knife - more to the point an XM. And it's gotta be a really bad day for me to leave the house without pants.

Not sure if this has been posted yet, a cursory look didn't reveal it so please forgive me if it's already been posted but I found this on the RHK facebook page this morning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL5Em7D22V4

Hope you all have a good Friday evening, the wife and I are off to collect my most important "Kimber's" ashes from the vet and put her to a well-deserved rest... Cheers, Shane
 
Sorry about Kimber, they become like family. Thanks for the YouTube link, very cool.

Looks like you also took awhile to get here, and appreciate quality and the people who make Hinderer Knives!
 
AZ2AK I'm so sorry about kimber. That's really tough buddy. My thoughts are with you and your family.
 
That link is very cool! Thanks! Excited to see the upcoming videos.

Sorry to hear about your dog.... Hope the best for you
 
Very sorry to hear about the pup.


As for the video...Rick said Flashpoint and I call dibs!
 
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