Your opinion...What are the top 5 "must own" spydercos?

[Talum15]

Sage
Paramilitary
Southard
Domino
Endura

 

[joeyza]

no particular order:
Para 2
military
techno
southard
and a tenacious, just cause its awesom

 

[Machinist#1]

Para2
Domino
Valloton
Manix2
Calypso

 

[JoePepper]

Para2
Manix2
Stretch
GB
D'Fly
Delica I know.That's 6.

 

[PreppedZombie31]

Manix2
Para 2
Domino
D'Fly
Sage

 

[Smash05]

Delica
Endura
Native
Salt I
Military

 

[AddictedToGear]

I do not have enough Spyderco experience to give you five of the best. I have many, but there are higher models I do not own yet. So I will give you two the Spyderco Dragonfly and the Manix 2 (blue). The Endura and Delica are great, but usually are among the first ones you buy and may not be the must own. For the price why not own them though.

 

[Joe L. Bachs]

The 5 I'd most like to have are.
- Southard
- Dodo PE (carbon fiber handles and ceramic ball)
- Ulize
- Tasman salt PE
- The big Hossom Forester (but more realistically price wise the schempp rock).
I've got the Tasman and the Ulize, and I'm on the hunt for a Dodo at the right price.

 

[Sparki]

I haven't had a chance to get a hand on a lot of models, but my current favorite 5 are (No order):

1) Caly 3.5
2) Paramilitary 2
3) Sage 2
4) Delica
5) Millie

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

Late to this, but here is my list:

1. Southard
2. Southard
3. Southard
4. Southard
5. Southard*

*NOTE: The ridiculously pretty damascus/cf version of the Caly 3.5 almost made it onto the list but was narrowly edged out of the five position by the Southard.

You rang?

 

[Rare blade]

chinook
PM2
Techno
Lum Tanto Folder Gray G10
Breeden Rescue

 

[Ranger1414]

Delica
Calypso
Para Milirary 2
Matriarch
Titanium A.T.R.

 

[whp]

In order

PM2
Southard
Military
Endura
Sage

Honorable mention Gayle Bradley

 

[Bruceter]

In no particular order.

Delica 4 FFG G10
Milltary
CF/ZDP Stretch
Calypso Jr
Lum Chinese

Bruceter

 

[Tedy]

Caly 3.5 super blue
Military m390
Techno
Para m390
Michael Walker zdp189

 

[riskydevil]

Must haves? Easy

The one they make next
The one after that
The one after that
The one after that
And the one after that

 

[Jayphog]

I would say the five must haves in no order are:

Sage series
Paramilitary 2
Gayle Bradley
Anything from the Tenacious line
Salt series

My five favorites are:

Sage 1
Paramilitary 2
Southard
Techno
Manix 2

 

[miltmaldo]

Gayle Bradley
Sage 1 and 2
PM2
Native 5
Techno

 

[Yotee]

Stretch - EDC
Pacific Salt SE - tucked in the swim suit waist line when boating swimming etc
Delica - dress carry
Tasman - in the car, nothing opens tenacious plastic packaging better & safer than that shape blade/point, gets out slivers pretty good to
Mule 17 - on the hip - just cause I'm a real man

 

[hapasnyper]

In order

Paramilitary 2
Delica 4 FFG
Sage 2
Gayle Bradley
Techno