How I Easily Beat FOMO

[@richterknives]

This is one of the best videos you’ve made. Legit. Great points. SHARP

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Hey brother! Means a lot!

[@sergeb.1717]

Sharp and engaged. Beat a lot or those knife buying urges, this just makes you strong and nowadays feeling pretty content with what I have already.

[@14ederan]

I’ve been on a similar journey to yours. I’ve bought many different knives in many different styles to see what I like best, and then sold the rest. As far as modern folders, I’ve settled on the PM3 as my very favorite. At some point I had every single iteration of that knife, but then realized I would never use all of them. So I sold most of them and kept my favorites. Even so, I still have too many.

[@haakonr1]

Great video! I came to the same realization a couple of years into the hobby. Before you gain experience and learn your own preferences it’s easy to get sucked in by the cool, limited and fidgety stuff. After a while it became obvious that what I actually used was almost exclusively Spyderco FRN backlocks. Practicality and utility beats cool and fancy. To consider a new knife these days it has to solve a problem not (entirely) solved by my existing knives or improve upon and replace something I already have. I still have enough knives to feel some consumerism shame, but new knives are further and further apart, and continuously tightening the criteria for what to keep. I rarely buy something that isn’t regular production, by the same “replacement logic” you touched on. To fully enjoy a knife I have to be able to easily replace it. Monetarily and logistically. In the end knives are just tools, if we spend more time and energy chasing them than they save us through their utility - then we ourselves are the tools (of consumerism).

[@Agent_Orange_Peel]

Ya it took me a while to get over that. Once I had a collection and found the knives I like, I slowed down heavily. I get a knife once or twice a year now.

[@DoggoneJohn]

Brother I wouldn’t be as SHARP as I am without having listened to a few of your episodes in the past. Can’t thank you enough for the shoutout. I felt your video so hard before that it’s been in my head now awhile. You’ve changed my perspective and my taste in my collection for the better. Appreciate ya 🙏🏼

[@ericasedc]

❤❤❤we love you Doggone!

[@DoggoneJohn]

@@ericasedc couldn’t ask for a better group of people to be friends with 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MrkwlCS]

Absolutely the right attitude! Gotta go watch Jon’s’ now. Always SHARP!

[@ratride1]

I like your philosophy about this point in your knife journey. I can relate to many of the points you make. My collecting awakening came when most of my knives were stolen. I had sprint runs and collector knives that appealed to me. I played with them but never carried them. Then they were gone. I felt like what a waste that I didn’t get to experience how this knife handled. After that I try to carry and use the majority of my small collection

[@Tarheelsteel]

Stay Sharp brother! Couldn't agree more with everything you said 👏

[@carbonobsessed]

Needed to hear that Randy. Good to see you sharp again today. Always a pleasure. Take care brother.

[@mccombsedc]

Another SHARP video man. I struggle with FOMO regularly so this video was right on time. Like you I have a pretty sizable knife collection and am always pleasantly surprised when I go back to a knife that I’ve forgotten about. I’m definitely going to try and appreciate what a have more. Great video.

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Thanks for commenting! I often wonder what it would be like to get down to 5 knives… honestly I could never though 🤣 It’s nice being in control, wasn’t always that way.

[@gusbroussard718]

@@SolosKnifeReviewsIt’s funny how more knowledge changes your satisfaction. This last year I’ve gone down the knife rabbit hole, with a lot of info from you, Richter, EricasEDC, etc, but sometimes I miss when I had a little two blades buck pen knife with one snapped off blade. I carried that thing for years and never thought about its qualities, but used it every day. Same with the Swiss Army knife I bought when I lost the buck, and same with the opinel I bought when I drunkenly gave my friend the Swiss Army knife at his wedding. Now I gift everyone knives they love, and I have 7 of my own and feel like a crazy person for having that many. But they make me pretty happy and I have a little more money so it’s all good. I know a lot of people have more knives than that but I’m definitely also excited to let the acquiring part of the knife hobby chill, and focus more on using and sharpening the ones I have. No real point here. Love your channel man!

[@BMS_SMB]

Hey Randy,,,great vid & topic,,,your always "SHARP" to the point on each topic of your videos,,,your concern & honesty can be felt specialy on this one...thanks

[@thomasschowalter8475]

Good perspective and something I’ve found to be true over the years as well. Stay sharp!

[@joeyroose3820]

Sharp man!

[@quicktoevil]

If we're going full existential here then its not another knife I want afterall but joy. And peace. Spot on message Randy 😉

[@huzza123]

Sharp! I also struggled with figuring out what I was wanting out of this hobby as of late. I significantly cut back my collection and gifted a lot of knives to friends, I still have too many knives but I only ever find myself carrying a military, pm2, dragonfly, or small sebenza regularly. Something that helped a bunch with tempering the feeling of always needing to keep up with new releases was simply unfollowing a majority influencers and dealers from social media. Try to focus on the enjoyment of carrying, using, and sharpening the knives in my collection instead of chasing handle colors and steel combos. I also previously was in a trade where a knife was used regularly and now I sit at my desk all day so my daily carry is almost always overkill anyway.

[@Novice_At_Life]

Appreciate the insight, Randy. Sharp perspective. Good to know I’m not the only one who has questioned the consumerism of this hobby. Thanks!

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Absolutely, it’s important to at least recognize it. Then fairly easy to go from there if you know “what” it is.

[@BarlowBilly72]

Fantastic video brother! Sharp is the word! This is OnTheEdge72 btw on my work computer. The longer I have been in the knife game, the more i want to keep my collection small and really appreciate and carry the knives that I have. It's cool to have a big collection, but you don't build relationships with knives that just sit in a safe. And I love what you said #cantbuypatina

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Brother! You snagged a green TC right???? You enjoying that thing or am I on crack 🤣

[@BarlowBilly72]

@@SolosKnifeReviews Yes sir I did! Fantastic knife

[@bw8582]

Luckily for me, i have little to no desire to collect. I only want to own knives i'll carry and use regularly, and i also like having a genuine every single day carry. I bond with the knife, flashligjt, pen etc if the same tool is on me everyday. I'll rotate my carry knife every couple months between the 4 i have. I've sold more knives than i own 😂 I do still like watching people talk about and reviewing all the new knives coming out

[@jessehill7122]

I got a spyderco ultra fine yesterday and that thing makes my knives SHARP!

[@JXM777CG]

Keep em sharp Randy!

[@wardad8296]

That’s what’s up my G! Forget the knife. Love that shirt bud! Where can I get one of those 👍

[@petervu9773]

I buy 2 of what I like, I save up and work hard for them.. but I'll never put myself in a position where I regret or in a tougher situation. =]

[@malapropism27-ob2tk]

Thanks for the video

[@nino71]

the best way to defeat this whole impulse buying shit is to raise a family. As soon as you have your first kid prioritise will change and you'll be much more savvy in the way you spend. This is the very same reason why the modern consumerist society discourages family as, paradoxically, isolated individuals spend more than large families (this is my thought).

[@GR8RESET]

The goat returns!

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Stop it bro!!!

[@GR8RESET]

@@SolosKnifeReviews you me and pubg soon. Lesgo!

[@johnwoodcock6468]

Nice one

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Appreciate you

[@KnifeKrazy.]

Sharp video.

[@knifesketch101]

Nice video man! I enjoyed it. SHARP

[@rasputinscastle]

Great video. I think a lot of people are stuck in this cycle. 😊

[@sharamkh]

Agree! Sharp!

[@ericasedc]

Doggone’s video was SO GOOD!!!!!!

[@ericasedc]

Awesome video as always Randy!!!!

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Thank you!

[@fixedfuji]

Funny, as Randy was talking about not buying more knives I couldn’t help but think about how Erica signs off her videos, saying to sharpen and use your stuff (as opposed to buying more).

[@ericasedc]

@@fixedfuji YES!!!! That is what I preach!

[@Mrplacedcookie]

Good talk!

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Many thanks!

[@edged_mindset]

Soooo....should I get in on that Vero drop tomorrow or nah? 😂

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Lol! You’re a force of nature bro, can’t nobody hold you back! Go Go Go 😂 On the real, I have a Axon with upgrades I’d like to move

[@johnwoodcock6468]

Sharp

[@StoneHands25]

I pride myself being a knife nut and only having 6 knives at the moment, at one point I was buying too much and it became a real problem. From my experience magnacut doesn't really hold an edge any longer than Spydercos S30v

[@megaronknives3032]

sharp ;)

[@peer1332]

🤘🏼

[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

In most cases, the newer stuff has better materials, in terms of corrosion resistance and edge retention, but lacks in machining or hand tuning. SHARP

[@donut-jones]

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[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

Totally agree. FOMO drops are a major turn off. If you want to make money, as a knife company, why not make enough for everyone who wants one? I don't enjoy the hype, and it contributes to the ridiculous secondary market prices. It caters to knife flippers (not flipper knives...lol), not hobbyists and users.

[@fredde90210]

In Sweden Spyderco k390 is about $250…and Benchmade is…The world is greed.

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

That’s rough! If you ever need a guy, send them to me and I can get get a “used camp tool” to you.

[@FWGlockGuy]

Code word: sharp

[@malapropism27-ob2tk]

Always harp

[@ericasedc]

Almost forgot. SHARP!🎉

[@SolosKnifeReviews]

Real one!

[@ratride1]

Sharp