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C-dub wrote: ↑Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:47 am

Jusme wrote: ↑Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:45 am I have several fixed blade knives. I don't consider any of them to be the "be all and end all" I don't know if that exists.

I keep with me, most of the time, the following:


ESEE 5 Plain edge
https://eseeknives.com/knives/esee-knives/esee-5/

Big, beefy, all around great survival/bushcraft knife

Buck Matt Would Go knife
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/BU0245 ... ta-handles

This is probably the closest thing I have to a self defense/fighting type knife

Those two look like great knives. I like the history behind the Matt Would Go knife.

When you say they are with you most of the time, do you mean that you carry them attached to you somehow or they are in your vehicle or a bag that is with you most of the time?

They are with my get home bag in my truck. I will carry them on occasion, especially the Izula, DPX,, or the Matt would go knife.
I really like the balance and feel of the MWG, it is the most comfortable in my hand. The ESEE 5 is a little heavy for EDC in my opinion. I have had my ESEE knives for years, and took them on camp outs with my son's Boy Scout troop. They hold up well to hard use, and sharpen easily. For the price, I don't think I could find better quality knives. My son has the ESEE, Laser Strike, which I also really like, it has a 4" blade, but is a little thinner and lighter than the ESEE 5. ESEE knives come with an unconditional, lifetime warranty.

I have several fixed blade knives. I don't consider any of them to be the "be all and end all" I don't know if that exists.

I keep with me, most of the time, the following:


ESEE 5 Plain edge
https://eseeknives.com/knives/esee-knives/esee-5/

Big, beefy, all around great survival/bushcraft knife

ESEE Izula in a neck sheath
https://eseeknives.com/knives/esee-knives/izula/

small, lightweight, great for skinning small game, preparing food, and small camp chores

Buck Matt Would Go knife
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/BU0245 ... ta-handles

This is probably the closest thing I have to a self defense/fighting type knife

DPX HEST
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/RPDPHS ... dex-sheath

Also, a smaller knife but with a thicker blade than the Izula, If I could only have one knife, this would be it

Ontario SP-8 Machete. (I see that this has been discontinued, which is a shame, I really like this tool.)
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/ONSP8/ ... her-sheath

Great for chopping, clearing brush, and laerge game preparation, The squared off tip, is also useful at campsites, etc.

Each knife has it's own purpose, and I have different methods of carrying each one. ESEE 5 scout carry small of back, Izula on a lanyard around my neck, Matt Would Go knife scout carry, in front cross draw, DPX HEST, on my backpack shoulder strap horizontal, and the SP-8 attached to the MOLLE webbing on my get home bag backpack.

Each one is for a different purpose, and while they may have some overlapping capabilities, each one has unique uses. I am also a big believer in redundancy, in case of emergency/survival type circumstances Most of these stay with my get home bag, and depending on where I may be, if I have to leave my vehicle, and hoof it home, I can decide to take some or all of them, with me.

I have other fixed blade knives, at home, including my old K-Bar, hunting knife that I carried as a Boy Scout many moons ago. The leather sheath, rotted away, but I kept the knife. I have others, mostly skinning, and food preparation type knives, and some that were gifted, but are more show, than useful.

I'm anxious, to find out what others carry.


ETA: I forgot to list the type of sheaths, each knife is in the original, factory sheath, either kydex, or cordura/leather (Ontario SP-8) I have added, Tek-Loks to my ESEE 5, and Matt Would Go, to accommodate scout carry.