The 4 EDC Knives I Actually Carried This Year

[@OUTDOORS55]

Knives I actually carried this year⬇ What were some of your top carry knife this year? Knife #1 amzn.to/4iBcXwS Knife #2 amzn.to/3Zticpk Knife #3 amzn.to/4glS6vs Knife #4 Check the description and watch the video for one of the best edge retention knives I currently have. Also check for the different variations or each knife! Affiliate links As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

[@Nicholas.2]

Hmmm. These all seem unavailable in Canada. That sucks. If you ever have the time or energy to spot a good one available up North, I'd be interested

[@TheCgOrion]

Everyone will probably laugh, but for my typical day to day of opening packages, and stuff of that nature, I've been carrying the OKNIFE Otacle U1, and I love it. When I leave the house, I carry a regular knife often, but at home, the axis lock utility knife, and a pack of 100 blades makes sharpening a much rarer thing to do. I have been house construction too, which it makes sense to use.

[@mujadaddy]

Makes total sense. Also, I find that lately Amazon has been using super cheap tear-tape and I don't need a knife...

[@stevefonte3693]

This guy is one of the best knife sharpeners I’ve ever seen

[@mujadaddy]

*My God It'S JaSoN bOuRnE*

[@simonnizerontheroad]

1:44 Jared is the reason I discovered your channel. Him shouting you out like you just did is the reason I am here today.

[@qNeilq]

I carried Ganzo (or firebird now) FH31 with D2 steel and Ganzo F759M with 440C steel. The F759M slightly reminds me of Spyderco. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Czech republic.

[@bgdwiepp]

I've got a F759M and quite like it, although i do find the edges a little sharp on the touch points, its size and blade shape make it a great EDC, however the build quality and general finish on the FH31 are way better! I love the FH31, very nice knife, a great action, great value.

[@qNeilq]

​@@bgdwiepp I'm not able to make the fh31 to a stable edge, like after few cuts it feels dull. Which feels odd due to d2 steel. Also harder to sharpen than 440C. And also d2 is prone to rust more. The f759M are made in 2 sizes, smaller and bigget (like spyderco). I found the smaller one cute

[@otobotrecords]

@@qNeilq Chinese D2 != D2. It's some softAF stainless steel which has nothing in common with a good tool steel most of the times.

[@qNeilq]

​@@otobotrecords Might be the case here. No way for me to test it. Or I´m just bad at sharpening it. The 440C is shaving me, same as my Remington Heritage fixed blade with 420J2 steel. Dunno

[@otobotrecords]

@@qNeilq I've not tested it with a rockwell tester, but I'd say it's in the 51 - 52 HRC region.

[@porkchopulator]

For the first half of the year, I carried a Kizer Yukon. I love the thumb hole for opening and the blade shape, but I decided I wanted something better than a liner lock, so I looked around and found the Kizer Dogfish, which has been great. I recently (today) learned about the Dogfish G10, which has green scales, my favorite color. So here I go again.

[@scooterdoo1]

2014 Gerber paraframe (Boy Scouts) 2024 getting into knifes went with the Benchmade 945 Osborne mini Magnacut (hated the heat treat and thickness of the knife) researched harder knives that were larger. Initial hard buy but went with the Spyderco Paramilitary 2 in S110V loved the knife it was a tad too big to look friendly but it cut great and was around the edge retention I was looking for. Black Friday I got my 3rd knife the Spyderco Chaparral XHP ( still to test and sharpen). That’s my 2024 wrapped

[@AlanFriend-j8q]

Your videography keeps getting better. Thank you. I've carried 5 knives this year. In order: Spyderco Stretch in K390, Spyderco PM2 in Maxamet, Spyderco Manix LW in Spy27 and Benchmade Griptillian in S30V

[@drewrinker2071]

I have 3 out of the 4 in this video, and I have to agree with you, unspeakable value. The one I don't have the kunwu is definitely a sweet looking knife . I'll have to check that one out as well

[@otobotrecords]

Due to the laws here I've stopped carrying one handed opening edc's. 99% of the time now I'm carrying a F. Herder Oryx (Solingen) with 59 HRC carbon blade, a modded Victorinox Climber SAK plus a Vic Swisstool with pocket clip. The Oryx actually has pretty good edge retention.

[@Ken-wu6hr]

I’m an Auto Technician. I carry a Benchmade 490 Arcsne. Axis lock, spring assist opening, with a flip opener on the back. Aluminum scales. SV90 steel. Unfortunately it’s discontinued. Do I got a second for backup. It works for me.Before it I had a HK / Nitrous blitz.

[@fireandcopper]

I'm small on knife budgets, so whenever a buck knife is on sale I buy It, I've been carrying the buck 252, I never need to stab/pierce and the profile is easy sharpening, it can get hair whittling sharp off a good strop and diamond plates

[@tryxxor]

i can remember that s110v manix looking like a normal manix should look, great to see a knife last that long without falling apart.

[@GerstBladeworks]

Dude I love your content so much. I've been with you since the beginning, around 500 subs or so and noone has the delivery and videography like you do.. that *also* has the knowledge and skills you have. I hope one day we can collaborate like you and Jared.

[@ericphan2326]

It's Kizer mini Grouper for me, light weight, easy to manipulate and very strong lock for city life edc purposes.

[@bloodymotivationtv5926]

I use a PM3 lightweight since 2020. I cannot see myself use something else, what a wonderfull tool

[@c.garison3770]

My daily carry for 2024 has been a K390 Police 4 and a K390 Endura with the Wharncliffe blade. I use them all the time for cardboard, paper and plastics. The part I love about K390 it that I have only needed to do one formal sharpening on these knives all year. Just some touch up on an Arkansas surgical stone has been all that I needed most of the time to keep them cutting nicely. When working outdoors on the property, I have K390 Enuff 2 which receives a little more abuse with cutting tree branches and cleaning up plywood cuts when doing some carpentry. That knife has needed to be sharpened twice, but the apex never chipped or bent over with the hard use. It is hard to go back to other steel after the great performance of K390 in 2024. 10V may be the next steel that I explore after this year of K390 exceptionalism.

[@MB-jg4tr]

K390 is amazing knife steel. I have the police4 as well, it's a beast

[@Aethalops]

Your videos are always informative and enjoyable. One thing I never see with knifes and EDC tools in general is what people find themselves using them *for*. On any given day, how many times did you reach for the knife and what did you do with it?

[@danielcluley870]

My most carried knives are: Victorinox Rambler, with aftermarket Micarta scales (every day) Does most of everything I need every day in an office. Kizer Original Carbon Fiber Kizer Fire Ant Vosteed Mini-Psyop Spyderco Dragonfly in K390 (carry this if I know I might need to actually use a knife)

[@zanesweet7960]

I love your videos! I hope you are doing better. Thank you for your work!

[@ParkerBinion]

Great video, thanks for sharing. For me, the Vosteed Raccoon top liner lock is the most carried regular pocket knife, followed by the Kizer Original XL, Civivi Sendy and Civivi Elementum wharncliffe. So a 14c28n, 154cm and two NitroVs. All have multiple ways to deploy except the Sendy which adds the toothpick and tweezers. Speaking of, knife-centric multitools, my most carried this year was the Leatherman Free T4 and a custom Victorinox Cyber Companion. The new Roxon Flex Companion is mounting a strong challenge to those two.

[@dragonwisard]

Usually I carry a skeletool. Honestly, I probably use the screwdriver and pliers more than the blade. But the blade on it does cut things when I need it to. When I'm in the woods I carry a custom folder that I had a friend make for me. It's a friction folder that's a cross between a rigging knife and a bushcraft knife, the tail is a marlinespike.

[@J.sh_CDN]

Skeletool holds a special place in my heart, really good folding knife on it, and it's small enough to carry all the time. Has just the right amount of tools on it, I usually have a tiny victorinox on my keys as well, so I have a small pair of Scissors on that, plus the pliers, screwdriver, knife, and bottle opener on the skeletool.

[@Trainwreck1123]

Hey, I'm not sure if you've talked about this before but I'd love to know what your opinion on Grimsmo knives are. I am a machinist and so I came across them from that angle but your channel is my source for knife info!

[@OUTDOORS55]

I saw them at blade show this year. AMAZING knives! I was going to buy one but they were sold out of the ones I wanted. If you can handle the price they are awesome. Amazing action for sure👍🙂

[@ScopeBiteOutdoors]

My favorite edc is my Buck Alaskan Guide given to me by my parents for my 12th birthday. Liner lock, smooth action, and the S30V blade takes a great edge, and holds it very well. Also a very good looking knife.

[@Count_Smackula]

A carry a boring, bone-stock Delica in VG-10. It's inexpensive, light and thin. It does all the things I need it to. YMMV

[@twatmunro]

I've always found the lock on the Manix 2 to be hugely underwhelming. Mine has always been really stiff and not at all fidget friendly. I wish Jared Neeves would send ME a box of knives though. The knife I reach for most often (out of four or five sat in front of me at my desk) is the Opinel 8 in Carbon Steel. Opening and closing might take me a second or two longer than everything else, but I do love the slicy blade and with regular stropping, the damn thing has never gone blunt on me. I wouldn't carry it out of the house though. Hell, I couldn't. UK police would send me to jail because it's a locking knife and we can only carry a slipjoint. So a Victorinox Farmer or Spyderco UKPK gets all the pocket time.

[@OUTDOORS55]

When I was sick earlier this year, after I got out of the hospital, Jerad asked to send me something for some easy content to film as I recovered. He's a solid dude. Hopefully I can get him down here at some point to film some stuff👍 Crazy your laws there on knives. Hopefully it never happens here🤞

[@TacticalLlamaEDC]

Now that I made it through the entire video...I carried the QSP Canary prototypes a lot along with the Asher Acuto and Spiro. Vosteed mini psyop was in my pocket every week. Interesting to look back and see what was in the pocket most often. Thank you for the chapters and links! Keep up the amazing content!

[@quark_E]

Great vid as always! I almost always carry my Manix 2 LW in Rex45. Liked it so much I bought a backup. To shake things up, sometimes I carry my DFly 2 in K390

[@magnusandersen8898]

I had not heard about PM60 steel before. Very interesting to see. Also, such a dramatic ending!

[@richardkev3077]

Most of the year, a Dragonfly Wharncliffe in my 5th pocket, alternating with a Lil Native Wharncliffe in the past couple months. When I carried a larger knife, it was usually a Viper Oniro, though occasionally a Kunwu Pulsar took its place. In the past month, it’s been a Byrd Crow 2 or a Para 3.

[@spamtrap3000]

I’ve been carrying a Buck Tempest since they came out. I bought 7 of them over the years and I’m still on my first one. Buck standard steel that doesn’t get much love but I’m fine with it. I also sharpen it with the Lansky set you just reviewed (the ceramic set with a sapphire add-on stone) and I get an extremely sharp polished edge. Best knife I’ve ever had.

[@hamder4252]

I love your videos! Keep up the great work!

[@krazmokramer]

I want one of those knife trees to plant next to my money tree!! I've been carrying a custom fixed blade by KZbinr Campania Knives (the Brumby in aeb-l), a custom fixed blade by KZbinr Vojtěch Deštěnský (Caper in D2), and the $25 Civivi Zizzle in D2. THANKS for this video, Alex!

[@houserhythm]

My most carried knife is the Spyderco Manbug in K390, because it lives in my wallet, so I literally have it with me every single day. My most used knife was the Benchmade Taggedout in Magnacut & CF. After that, at quite a distance, the WE Qubit in blue titanium and their usual 20CV, and the Fox CHNOPS in titanium and M390, all blacked out, when I dress up a bit.

[@TacticalLlamaEDC]

Awesome collection and great carries throughout the year!!

[@gregorygolden1296]

I carried Recon -1 everyday. Also carried a Carbon Fiber Mini Bugout, once in a while I would slip a Steel Will Apostate in me pocket...... Carried the Walmart $9.97 knife until I saw your box cutting video, now it's in my wood box with my Buck 110 and a couple others...

[@jeremynedrow7003]

I have 7 different variations of the Manix2. I carry one everyday. I also carried the Kunwu Pulsar Xl alot. My wife carries the Vosteed Racoon top liner lock and a Kizer Swayback.

[@MB-jg4tr]

Which is your favorite and why?

[@samuraidriver4x4]

The EDC for me is a leatherman sidekick. When i am walking the dog in the woods i also carry one of the knives i made myself. Bit of a hunting/bushcraft style droppoint, O1 steel, walnut scales and in a leather sheath.

[@JeffRhine]

I've enjoyed carrying the Kizer Sparrow Titanium in S35VN as well as the Vosteed Ankylo in ELMAX. As a side note I've recently fallen in love with EDCing small fixed blades like the Smolt and Muskrat.

[@jchart]

My EDC knife is my civivi damascus mini praxis with wood scales. It's not any better than the less fancier versions in terms of functionality but it is really pretty to look at the patterned steel and the wood scales just make it feel nicer to me whenever I touch it. I find myself pulling it out to just admire it a lot. It's also a small and thin knife so it's unobtrusive and fits in my already crammed pockets well. When I need something bigger I like my ruike p128-sf. I installed a new ceramic ballbearing ring in it and it opens and closes like it's a switchblade. Very nice. Much bigger than the praxis though so I don't bring it around as often unless I want the longer cutting edge. Lastly I really like my condor cavelore fixed blade as my whittling, camping and bushcraft knife. It's not a folding pocket knife though so it's more of an honorable mention.

[@dayontapout]

PM2 in S90V(primary) and Hogue Deka Warncliff Magnacut(secondary) for my daily casual carry. My work knives has jumped around a bit more but my secondary work knife has constantly been either the Hogue Deka Clip point Magnacut or the Civivi Yonder. My work primary has either been the PMB Predator, Kershaw Blur in S30V, Vosteed Raccoon TLL, or the Olitains G031. All of them have performed well and are comfortable to carry. The 704 Gear Hornet was a good knife too!

[@torquethunder8404]

I rock the manix2 and Chad a lot as well, great picks.

[@tetsubo57]

I've been carrying the Civivi Stormhowl in Damascus and loving it. Due to arthritis I need a flipper with a button lock. And this blade fits that to a T. Highly recommended.

[@tonydillinger2553]

I just got the kunwu compadre, and the quality is sooooo good. Not only the knife with great action, centering, no blade play but the packaging with the nice box, stickers, nice quality carrying pouch, cleaning cloth. This is the perfect example on why spyderco needs to up there game.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Perhaps, kunwo is more expensive though 🙂

[@michaelgeorge5197]

Sweet last knife i bought for a long while was the manix2 lw on sale. Cool to see on your list. Oh and now drop bears coming up. I dont have that but i do have the escort. Thanks for the vid

[@Gterr1971]

Good look ! Thanks again! Getting alot out of your sharpening vids too !

[@dogoargentinoedc]

My top 5 for this year 1) Spyderco military s110v 2) boker magnum black hornet 2 3) Kershaw emerson cqc5 4) cjrb frack 5) Spyderco uk pen lc200n

[@anthonyaiello4343]

LOVE the Drop Bear so much.

[@lymedog3176]

I carried 3 out of four and they are my top tier knives I like in my collection!

[@sleepy9810]

I’ve carried SOG terminus xr and the leatherman free K4. Definitely don’t notice the weight of the leatherman since you get used to it really fast plus jeans don’t make it noticeable. The Terminus xr definitely one of my favorites since it’s such a nice size and fits so well in any pockets whether that’s shorts or even a suit. Holds an edge wonderfully and skinned a deer with it so definitely tested well.

[@andrzejpatek4557]

I've been carrying only one knife for 7 years and it is ZT 0609 in S35VN steel. I bought it back when I was a teenager and received my first paycheck. Thought it looked cool back then, but it turned out to be a great daily knife

[@npenick66]

No fixies? I don't really carry folders any longer but that Chad does look pretty sweet. Carried a Creely Mako in magnacut 100% this year (and in '23) with some various backups thrown in such as the Shivworks Clinchpick 2de and an Axial Shift otf.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Can't legally carry them here🙁

[@npenick66]

@@OUTDOORS55 I used to have that problem when I lived in California. Now in a constitutional carry state so I migrated to fixies after almost shortening my index finger with a cold steel vaquerro grande that I was fidgeting with.

[@weevilinabox]

​@@OUTDOORS55UK law takes it a step further: we can only carry folding, not locking. And we need a good reason to be carrying _at all_ ☹️

[@LittleSweed]

My two most carried are a CRKT Xolotl and a Spyderco Manix2, I have given the Xolotl a true dagger edge so it's sharp on both sides and it actually works on this folder😊

[@TraxTurd]

My EDC is a CRKT M16-04KS. Cheap, looks cool, heavy and I like how it opens. Not sure what it's made of, but it holds a decent edge.

[@adanma17]

Manix 2 any variety my guess. S110v mostly.

[@Shokkur]

Kizer makes really great knives for the price. But also they’re just good, period. My Kizer Assassin is my favorite edc, just perfect for me.

[@butchie2752]

I’ve been carrying the Kizer amicus with button lock and flipper. 14c28. Very easy to open and close one handed. Like the blade shape a lot. I’ve only bought one axis lock. Very difficult to open because the lock was so stiff. Maybe I just got a bad one, but no more for me.

[@MB-jg4tr]

Kizer has a reputation for bad heat treatments though

[@davidcooke8825]

Cool video. Love the close-ups of the CHAD.

[@RirtyDascal]

Well, I didn't see this video soon enough to deter me from buying my future son in law a Kershaw Livewire, but I'll definitely be snagging a Chad Knife as soon as humanly possible. Thanks for what ya do brotherman! We appreciate you.

[@andystronger]

I switched from am Victorinox Pioneer to a Petrified Fish PF818 D2 steel this year. It is much knive for low price and no copy.

[@alexkerber9410]

Only have a cheap Frost, but I have a couple new knives on the way, including a Drop Bear. Can't wait. Thanks for your vids, they are special. In a good way!

[@scottcrawford3745]

I normally carry a Spyderco Delica stainless in VG10, ( a little oldschool, I know) but the flatness, overall size, and ability to set it up Tip-Down has kept one in my pocket for decades. The first one was a fully serrated that I'd polished the sides to a mirror finish, but the serrated didn't always do the best job. Found one in combo/Semi-serrated and loved it, but sadly forgot it was in my pocket going to a concert, and ended-up losing it at the door. Found another one, used, on Ebay and it was as good as what I'd lost. Used to carry Enduras (particularly a full serrated in ZDP-189) for a while, back when bigger/ longer knives were all the rage, but those are kinda frowned-upon for EDC, hence the downsize to the similarly shaped Delica. Lately, I've decided I prefer a little more handle-size, but am staying with the shorter blade length, so, Para3 G10 in SV35, and a Para2 Blue G10 in SPY27. If I want something really small and slim, i have a Benchmade Mini Osborne Burnt Orange in Magnacut that is a delight to carry. Locks are a bit of a puzzle for me. I still really like the "traditional" Back-lock on my Delica/Endura knives, over some of the Axis, compression or liner-locks...mostly for the one-handedness they offer, but I can use them all about the same. Love the content, and the humor. Keep it up. Best knife/ sharpening channel I've encountered.

[@MB-jg4tr]

Endela is the great in-between "goldilocks" size and overlooked. And the LeafJumper is even better with less ricasso. Both have more comfortable handles than the delica & endura. The K390 steel is amazing

[@scottcrawford3745]

@@MB-jg4tr I have an Endela coming in K390 for myself for Xmas. Can't wait to see how it cuts/ feels to sharpen.

[@MB-jg4tr]

@@scottcrawford3745 sweet. I have a police 4 in k390 and it became one of my favorite steels very quickly. Less prone to rust than one might think, does take on a neat golden patina. Just wipe it down after use if it gets wet, or oil it if high humidity. It keeps an insane edge so long

[@Aviation_Professional]

Nice selection. Kunwu knives are damn saweet!

[@Ratchman_5000]

I carried the s110v manix daily for about a year doing construction work. It's still taking a beating and holding up very well.

[@victorfranca85]

Carrying a custom frame lock that does everything. I wish I just had a station with a fixed blade tho. I need a shoulder holster thing. I do cut hair from rollers at work. And there are sand particles. So it’s the ultimate test.

[@mikew8214]

The Raccoon has been my work knife this year. Huge upgrade from the RAT2s I've been carrying the last idk how long 6-8+ years. Lets just say the Rat2 improved my sharpening abilities a lot because it gave me lots of practice (AUS8 😂)

[@lawrencem5943]

CJRB Warncliffe Pyrite- AR-RPM9; CJRB Bowie Pyrite-S90V; CJRB Hectare- S90V; Spyderco Stretch K390. Didn't realize till now how much I've been carrying CJRBs. Undecided yet which steel I love more, S90V or K390. Definitely my top two favorites.

[@jaredm450]

One of two knives, >90% of the time: 1. SPYDERCO Delica Wharncliff in K390. 2. SOG Altair XR in 154CM. I like light knives and generally prefer the drop-point shape and crossbar lock on the SOG, but that thin flat ground K390 blade sure can slice... And in the office? My Boker Ovalmoon swivel. Because it's tiny and you can't see it in my pocket.

[@Tylor_taichou]

Seeing these knives makes me think you'd like a button lock knife, I mean, if you haven't already tried them. The Elementum or Elementum II seem pretty similar to the Kizer and the Qubit is somewhat similar in blade shape to the Manix. Kizer has several nice looking models. Vosteed actually has the Raccoon in both button lock and button actuated liner lock forms. I only have the CIVIVI Elementum which only has the button lock for opening and closing (no thumb stud or flipper) and it's been rock solid. Locks completely in both positions. Having it as my EDC has made me a fan.

[@bboyshr6]

I love it. I have been carrying Para 2 Crucarta, Delica 4 K390, Native 5 Magnacut and Para 3 S45 vn

[@RandomGuy-sp8pr]

It's a bit heavy in the pocket but recently I've been carrying a Manix 2 XL in S30V.

[@whatisrealwtf]

I carried the Benchmade Contego in M4 steel since that blade was released years ago built like a tank .. I just recently change over to a ZT 0801 rexford design has Elmax blade and titanium scales so far really like the blade. Great video never owned a spiderco maybe Santa will bring one for me in M4 of course.

[@sasines]

Another great video! Really enjoyed the review. Hmmm, I think my Christmas list just grew!

[@T_L_D]

I got a Vosteed Racoon after the first video you did on it, and I've been carrying it ever since. I got the carbon scales and blacked out blade version, and got one for my son for his birthday as it really is that good, especially for the price. The joint is rock solid, the edge is super durable, the blade shape is excellent, the pocket fit is awesome (don't feel it at all). It's an actually Good Product ™ which is so rare anymore.

[@heyarno]

I mostly used a home made fixed blade. (at home, because it destroyed the first sheath I made for it and I was too lazy to make a better one, so I can take it with me) But I carried a slightly modded opinel no9 everytime. And a Mora 511 in my backpack. For gardening I found a Mora Garberg to be quite good.

[@Spolt_main]

I've just been carrying my multitool around, but recently I started carrying thr Roxon Flex Companion. I have it modified to my liking and it gets the job done. The Blade is pretty good. Not 100% ideal, but I prefer it to most Victorinox SAKs because I don't really like having nails, and the blade locks. I also am not worried about breaking the blade since you can replace it for $8. I would recommend you to do a cut test since the blade is so cheap. $8 one handed opening/closing ambidextrous D2 knife blade, in a modular tool frame. I also carry my S110V Manix 2 when I feel like it.

[@justaguy6100]

My EDC is the Puma Gamewarden. My Dad got me one many moons ago after I completed Order of the Arrow in Scouts. Lost that one a long time ago, but I still have on in my pocket today. I also carry a Victorinox SAK that my girlfriend, who actually IS Swiss, gave me.

[@snesleywipessqueegeeservices]

I'd be interested to see if the No.4 knife's bulky thumbstud affects sharpening angle when you eventually get round to having to sharpen it.

[@nicholasswain5430]

My most carried this year is the Spyderco Caribbean and the ZT 0393GLCF the ZT with aftermarket scales from sharp dressed knives.

[@SansGFXSuboBot]

Hey, recently I got into knife sharpening but I've been indecisive about using Strop compound. I heard you can use Denim or some old jeans as a strop, is any of that true? Would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know of any alternatives to strop compound. Thanks 👍

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

Nice... My main EDC is a Spyderco Yo2 in cruwear, with a titanium deep carry clip and engraved G10 scales. It holds up very well to everything I put it through. I occasionally carry a standard S30V model, as well. In my off hand, I've started carrying one of the M4 Manix 2's. I like it, but the hollow grind of the other generally works better for me than the flat grind. That said, it's still a wonderful knife. I also keep an assortment of other knives in my backpack - Opinels (No. 9 & 10, regular and slim), and another spydie, the Bow River. Both are well made, inexpensive, utilitarian, but good-looking. I may get a Native Chief cruwear, as I love that style. I had an M390 model previously that I gifted, and I find myself wanting another.

[@kid5Media]

I only own three modern folders, all Spyderco and one of them is that exact Rex 45 Manix 2, which I love.

[@filipefaria898]

Amazing Alex! I purchased a manix in Rex 45... I didn't get it yet but I am sure it's fantastic. Do you know anything about the PM2 in Rex 76?

[@OUTDOORS55]

I have a pm2 but in s30v. That knife missed out this year because a pivot screw fell out (my fault after disassembling it) otherwise that would have made the list. Don't know about rex76 yet. Will be interested to see how it performs.

[@filipefaria898]

@ I think your friend Jerad got one as well. Seems to be a Sprint run and I couldn't find after Black Friday anymore... Let's see! Are you not able to find a new screw? 😳

[@life_with_bernie]

I regularly carry two knives at a time, different sizes for different purposes, and one knife that is always with me if I'm wearing pants. Around the house you'll find me in sweats. In the pocket of those you'll find: One of the original Gerber Paraframe I half-serrated knives. Laugh if you want, but it serves its assigned duty as a package opener and cardboard bod breakerdowner (is that an actual word?) quite well. It seems to always have a good edge (I touch it up twice yearly) despite more than a decade of daily carry and use. Next up is a CRKT LKC+ Large that I recently stopped carrying. It was being carried for backup self-defense in my left-hand pocket (I'm disabled and walk with a cane in my right) and it opened and stabbed me in my hand quite painfully. I'm looking for a replacement. If I was outside last year I always had three knives on my person, a Petrified Fish 818 (flipper) as my primary, a Buck Squire for delicate tasks and when I don't want to frighten the easily intimidated by snapping open the flipper, and clipped to my suspenders so that it often just gets overlooked as a pin, a Kershaw Ken Onion Chive, in pink. Legal even to take into schools and courthouses, I often forget it's there and it has never gotten me stopped at a checkpoint. Even when it's spotted as an actual knife, and an assisted opener at that, most people consider it a cute toy. The only one who has ever confiscated it from my is my neighbor's wife who plucked it off my suspender and dropped it in her bra, knowing full well I wasn't going in after it. SHe claimed it as hers and I only got it back after promising her one of her own for her birthday. I kept my promise and she wears it on her nurse's scrubs at work.

[@davidharvey1798]

Im shook by how much that one manix is sharpened. What steel was that one in?

[@chrisfell2621]

I carried a TRM Atom with micarta mostly. The second most was my manix 2 in g10

[@mortarish]

Do you have any experience sharpening silky saws, if so, can you do a video about that?

[@nosrin1988]

Ah, the manix 2, so several years ago, I was looking at spidercos, and I also, wanted a clear blue handled knife, or I just came across it and realized I needed such a thing, don't remember, but I like blue, and I like clear things. At the time, it was 105 bucks, and I didnt make that much, fastforward to this year and you dropped some video talking about how you liked the manix 2, and that knife I wanted was now 135 bucks. but I did some digging and found one for 95 with shipping and tax. looks unused, just had to clean sticker residue off the blade, and it didnt come with the belt clips, which i basically never use anyway. I don't carry it myself, but I'm happy to have it, and to be truthful, i generally carry stuff around 30-50 $s because if I lose it, it's not the end of the world, but it's expensive enough that I can trust the material and build quality. I need to learn more about this CPM and REX.....

[@natehoover5266]

It blows my mind how little experience you have in the folding knife world, yet how much experience you have in the knife world. Kunwu is an excellent company. All those companies are. Im surprised to not see any Magnacut or Vanax on the list. Or one of my favorites, Elmax. It takes a screaming edge.

[@OUTDOORS55]

I have many knives, and steels. These were just the ones in my pocket like I say. I could have cherry picked some more interesting stuff, but I didn't. I have heard of kunwo, but never did any research into their knives, since they aren't designs id normally buy. Thats why i was pleasantly surprised by this one.🙂

[@natehoover5266]

@OUTDOORS55 theyre excellent. I know you have tons of knives. I didn't mean any offense. Just that you buy knives based on use as a cutting tool mostly and don't get too caught up in every drop or pre-order from every company. Kunwu is a major player these days. In the folding knife communities I'm apart of, half the guys buy expensive knives and never cut with them or carry them and it would almost be unimaginable to only carry 4 knives 99% of the year. Im kind of in between. I like to play the game a little but I also want a knife to function as a cutting tool

[@stevenlachance8576]

Good list. Been hauling around a waypoint xl, Miguron velona, twosun ts392, appearances from Spyderco Manix rex45, native chief in m390, Manix XL cruwear, and military2 in s30V😊

[@gregkirby]

I've been riding the icon knife from harbor freight. No complaints whatsoever!

[@keithricketts4867]

I carry a 45acp on one side and a G44 on the other with an AR10 on the shoulder and a 10/22 in 1st vehicle an 870 12ga in 2nd vehicle, and an 870 20ga by the bed, and over in the corner there sets a 6.5mm, 7mm, 7mm mag, a couple 7.62s and the butter 8mm.. now, all these steels don't cut very smoothly, but you should see what they do to the paper towel..!!! And definitely will split hairs..!!!

[@chesterwsmith]

I bought the Raccoon on black friday sale after I saw it in your walmart d2 knife video. I really like the form factor and the action is great too. I spend more time fiddling with than using it

[@ASimao71]

Manly Peak One, 1.2379 steel and Buck 112 420HC... Love them❤

[@danielglidden9290]

I have mostly been carrying my S30V manix 2 in black. My blue micarta vosteed raccoon, and my gray Kershaw iridium in D2

[@danjennings5068]

Been carrying the same knife for 6 years, Carbon scaled Leek in CPM154.

[@Knuckleheaded76]

I carried a regular Spyderco Shaman. The same knife I've carried everyday for about 4 to 6 years. Idk when the Shaman came out, but thats when i bought it. Recommend.

[@MatchGrade08]

Ned foss beast d2. I dont carry it all the time but earlier this year I had to cut some conveyor rubber. It was a horrible. I tried using a regular razor knife which was also horrible but almost seemed better sometimes. I have not gotten it sharp yet but I am going to get a shapton 2k and hopefully not regret not getting a strop. Maybe ill get one next year.

[@Regolith86]

Recently I've mostly been mostly carrying a Spyderco Endela with the K390 Wharncliffe blade. Probably my most carried knife this year though is a Microtek MSI. One of the ones with the injection molded handles because a $120 markup for G10 is a bit much. Either that or the Hogue Deka.

[@TheGuardian_TM]

Bradford Guardian 3 cured me of my knife buying addiction ~7 years ago. Only knife I’ve EDCd since.

[@JerryLoffelbein]

Yeah, the Manix 2 XL is one of my favorite knives of all time. Carried my original for so many years that the G10 is perfectly smooth on the clip side. Always been curious why the bearing lock has only been used on the Manix 2's and a couple weird or limited collab ones (P'Kal, Dodo, Veile & D'Allara 3).