I had a mini barrage at one point. It was 65 degrees out so I went deer hunting in sweat pants and it fell out of my pocket. Never would have happened if I was wearing my finest First Lite.
Favorite EDC...what'cha got
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Here’s a knife review nobody asked for. Since my Ozark Trail sleeps with the fishes now, I decided to get mini-KalashniCOB. Honestly probably not worth the money, but at like $67 the automatic deployment is pretty good and fun to fidget with. It was pretty dull and had a bad grind out of the box so I had to reshape the blade a little. The clip is ass. The aluminum handle is pretty robust but I’m not a fan of the finger grooves. Just hard to grab the knife the way I want to. Overall, I probably wouldn’t buy it again, or I would buy the bigger version to be more of a beater.
noharleyyet
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marshman
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My Kershaw, belonged to my dad many years ago. It has also been everywhere and done most everything.
I have lost it twice, once for 6 months, but I still posses it.
Fair review! finger grooves lose me on knives and revolvers.
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PoleX
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Got this knife from an old boss when I worked at Blackhawk. Glad to see there are other brands with the needle point profile. I thought it was an odd profile when I first saw it but it comes in handy on the regular. I’ve used it pretty regularly since 2013 and the AUS 8a holds a razor sharp edge for a long time.
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I had a lady walk up to me in a group setting the other day. She said you are a man so I know you have a knife. Please cut this strap for me.
noharleyyet
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...carried a speed safe Kershaw for a long time. Bueno deployable & affordable.
rookieforever33
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Honestly cant imagine carrying just a knife anymore.
Had to change it up finally. Went back in the files a bit to look. Carried that model of flashlight since 2012. Streamlight ProTac 2AAA. I know I had two for sure, but might have been a couple more. I know I bought plenty as gifts. Wish I had bought more. I lost one hunting pronghorn in 2024. The tail cap switch quit working on this one a week or so ago. Streamlight discontinued them. I reached to customer support and they are sending me a few parts, but I think it’s time to really retire it.
I was in Scheels yesterday and got my hands on a few of the other similar models. Came away with the ProTac 1L-1AA. Shorter, fatter, different pocket clip. Might grow on me, but it’s weird having so much familiarity with something and having to switch. I’m definitely a creature of habit about stuff like this.
Straight Arrow
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Buck knife purchased in Honolulu 1970 during R&R break from service in Vietnam.
That knife has field dressed many antelope ... and has been sharpened a "couple" of times.
It's been a good knife and remains a favorite.
That knife has field dressed many antelope ... and has been sharpened a "couple" of times.
It's been a good knife and remains a favorite.
Streamlights are great. I bought a protac 1AAA in 2019 while in Kodiak. Looks a lot different than back then and I've had to fix it once, the back cap was losing connection so made a .012" aluminum washer to fit in there to remake the circuit. Thought about buying a new one but don't like that it's fatter than this one but the clip is great since you can clip it both directions.
My daily carry include that light and a cheap S&W knife that gets used for things it should be used for. Also have a zebra gel pen that has a custom clip and grip that I made because the original sucked.
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Southern Elk
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My dad uses one just like that. It too is well worn. He gave me one when I was a kid. I don’t know where it is. I hope it turns up one day.
Good use on all those! my PT 2AAA had that same clip at one point. It was way better than the originals. I replaced a few clips before they sent me that upgraded style. The outer most part broke, but never replaced it as it broke in the perfect location and still worked great! If you zoom in you might be able to make it out it one of the earlier pictures.
