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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