I'm Switching Knives After 5 Years! || How Our EDC Tools and Knives Evolve and Why. 

I just joined the patreon as the first member. Hope to see much more content in the future as people discover the channel and you guys grow.

I love that you guys are still hanging and it is one of the reasons why this channel is so awesome

Edc for me started as pure utility. I have these basic needs to cut things, see when it's dark, fix something, write things down etc... And it's so satisfying to be equipped with most everything I'm gonna need that day. Then it evolved into more of pocket jewelry (serving the same basic functions) but its a lot more fun and expensive! Gear is one of my favorite "hobbies" now... Love the content Zac and Jamie please keep it going!

I am a Custodian in a middle school and my Free P4 is literally the greatest thing ever. I still carry a bugout occasionally, but the Leatherman is a great EDC.

Evolving EDC is so cool to talk about. Yes what you carry is cool but not everyone needs to carry the same thing. Not even the same person! Such a cool concept and love seeing you guys. Keep up the great work

I've been carrying a CRKT M16-Z13LEK for roughly 10 years. Give or take a couple years, I don't remember. I grew up loving knives, and this was the first knife that I felt like I could trust 100% without a doubt in any scenario. I used the glass breaker and seatbelt cutter while responding to a flipped SUV. I used the seatbelt cutter to safely cut wristbands off patients/residents regularly. It was easy to open and close one handed. I love that knife. They just recently brought it back after it was discontinued and I bought a couple more just to have in case they ever dc them again. More recently I switched careers to an office job and I keep it in my lunch bag or car (and its bigger brother in a bug out bag in case I ever have to evac. (Fires in cali are crazy every year.) Now I've got a supertinker at my desk, and a tinker small in my pocket. If I know I'm going to be working on some heavy duty construction or outdoorsy types of work I'll carry a Leatherman P4.

Love that you guys are still pushing your content and style!

My EDC is a super basic Victorinox Spartan, I'm a professional machinist, I work beside a tool box and I always have tools in my pocket, I find most multi-tools have too many unnecessary add-ons, but at the same time I like having a mini pry bar ( some may call it a screwdriver)

Good to see you guys again, and I have no doubt your channel will continue to grow for years to come. Nice job!

Love to watch your videos ! Reminds me of the good old Blade HQ days ! Where videos were fun and I felt like you were part of my friends, just hanging out and chatting about knives and cool stuff ! Hope this channel grows even bigger than you’ve imagined !!! Please keep making content, I love to consume them all 👏🙌🤜🤛!

This show is really shaping up. Getting better with each episode.

I with you Jamie .I got started about the time the Bugout hit the industry. Now I've got seven different models. Packing my Ranger that has green Mjcarta. ! Today. Perfect EDC. I rotate bugouts .got 100 others ,But None measure up 👆 to the bugout for pocket Time. Benchmade influenced the Industry. Thanks for The great work behind the scenes.

Jamie's carry is the same as mine! I always have my Free P2 in my pocket, and while I usually rotate knives in my collection in my carry, my Bugout is usually my go to knife! I love the Bugout because it is VERY lightweight, has a "finger-safe" lock, and has a versatile blade steel! The reasons why I wouldn't carry the Banter over the Bugout is because it doesn't have a finger-safe lock and it isn't as lightweight. I definitely have a lot of respect for the Banter, though! The Free P2 has been a favorite of mine for the last two years, ever since I upgraded from a Wingman. The one hand operation and its toolset is what cemented it as my go-to edc multitool. I gotta say, I'm really loving all your content ever since you made your return! Looking forward to the video with Kurt!

Everything from the thumbnail to the very last seconds on these videos....I literally can't take my eyes off or stop watching until they're over!!!!! Well done guys!!!!!

Heck yeah! Two of my favorite knife dudes! You guys are killing it! Stoked to see this content gents, hope you’re both doing well!👍🏼👊🏻

And I just wanna say!!!!!Jamie is a FREAKING technology editing video making genius!!!!!!!!!

This video is just awesome. Love that this is just a simple history of what has been in the pockets

I’ve been carrying around the same Gerber knife for about 12 years (I’m 19) since I was a cub scout (I’m an eagle scout now) finally decided to look into knifes and found your channel. Probably going to get this one. Also Id love to link up and learn more about your 9-5 I’m a professional fpv drone pilot and chasing things going fast is kinda my thing😎

Zac, enjoying your great EDC and just great adventures! Hope to see more in the future! Keep up the awesome work!

Thanks for this kind of informative entertainment! For years I carried a Spyderco PM2 on and off duty, but over time the Para 3 found it's way to my pocket more regularly. Initially I choose the PM2 because it's easier to handle with (tactical) gloves but in reality I used it more often than not without gloves and I prefer the ergonomics of the Para 3, since it's introduction and adding a Lynch clip to it, over the PM2. Since then the Para 3 became my most carried knife and still love it, although I also really love my CRK Umnumzaan. From all my Para 3's in my collection, I use the Grey scaled Cruwear the most, if I recall correctly it was the first Para 3 sprint run ever, and still my favorite.

Used to carry my benchmade griptilian in 154CM and then I picked up my PM2. Honestly now I carry both of them on a regular basis for different jobs. I don’t feel bad for beating the bricks out of my griptilian because of benchmade’s warranty and if I need a REAALLLY nice cutting tool I’ll use the PM2! Wish the tip on the PM2 was a bit thicker, I’d exclusively carry it.

I gave my bugout to my little sister for her first knife and showed her how to sharpen it. I now carry the casbah.. its like a tactical bushcraft pocket knife. Love it.

Man i love this channel so much! I love the realness of it all and the stories that get brought up. And i really respect both of you and your knife habits for a lot of reasons. Though i will say i align more with Jamie, i only really carry one knife though that has evolved as to what i carry. I started out with a Case trapper, was given a small CRKT m16 by a man i had an intern with, then i carried an old mercator my grandfather had, and now i carry a Spyderco Sage 5 that my brother got me for my birthday (best knife ever lol). And though a lot of people actually give me knives, i always end up gravitating to one or the other and then i stick with that. It is just rather interesting hearing what other people carry and for what reasons so on so forth. Anyway, hope yall have a good day!!

I carried an old Gerber Gator I used in the Army. Five years ago I went to two Benchmade knives. I think I have 40+ knives in my collection. I have always loved knives since cub scouts and now at 46 I have also expanded what I collect like swords and such. I'm a newer follower but thought I would chime in on this one. Have a good day guys keep up the good job!

I agree the Unlocked Composites scales are a level up. I have them on my Baby Banter, and it makes a big difference in the feel. Plus they have tweezers in the scales.

I have about 75 or so folding knives right now. I love switching out day to day or just grabbing what I might need more then something else for a specific day. Recently I got the Qvist Variant PE, first gen as it was available and the PEs had just dropped but none were around. So I got it, got titanium scales the next day and had been carrying it for several days non stop. No other knife had I done this with for a long time. Well then a fee more drops of the PE2 popped up and I ended up with 2 more PE2s and a couple sets of extra scales so now the PE2 is my current pocket pal. So still haven’t chose another knife since getting it and have a hard time just putting it down in general! Great knife with great materials, it feels like an extension of my hand. Everything is in the right place for me. I just love it. Hope to get one of Jacobs customs ones day. That’s my story lol. Great video! Looking forward to more from the channel.

Keep bringing on the great contact Zack. I always make it a point to watch your videos soon after you post them. I find the whole EDC knives/utility tool fascinating. It started out for me is just purely having a knife. I feel like in the last 7-8 years its developed into haveing a higher quality knives and tools. In some ways it's also developed into me just needing a fidget toy in my hand; the need to flick and play around with something. lol

I keep it super simple, cheap, and light. I treat it like a pen; I use it all the time, happy to lend it out, and I don't want to care if it doesn't comeback or gets damaged. For the past year or two it has mostly been a Camillus EDC3 that I got on clearance for $8. Not my favorite knife I own, but that helps it fit the bill.

Just got my first bugout a week ago. Went with the S90V carbon fibre and picked up the purple baby banter, 7 year old daughter made me do it, it’s fun smaller than my key fob. Keep the content coming boys!

I love this channel, super informative and entertaining! I've been into knives ever since my grandfather gave me my first nail nick knife! The most expensive knife I've collected thus far is the Cold Steel Espada G10 Large. My favorite EDC knife is the Kershaw Leek Blackwash, which I use to cut food mostly but I also open the occasional envelope. I have roughly 20 knives in my collection.

Great video guys! I like to rotate my EDC since I don’t really use my knives for everyday work projects or put them through hard use. I’m a huge fan of patina on knives that have survived through out the years and tell a story. I’d like to see more videos on knives that have been handed down through the family and carry on a legacy. 🇺🇸👍🏻

I carried a Swiss Army knife (Compact) by Victorinox for years; also a ThruNite Ti3 flashlight. I recently changed to a ThruNite Archer Pro light (for more power, and a daily "full charge" capability) and a Benchmade Bugout (for the light weight and slim profile, as well as the good steel blade). I don't switch things around easily, but after years of carrying those items, and plenty of thought before I made the change, it seemed like the right evolution. I have "done" EDC for years before I know it was a thing: small notebook; pen; etc., etc.... Practicality and daily usage go hand-in-hand; if something doesn't get used daily, out it goes. My EDC really *is* every day. Liked this presentation, and subscribed, and I will explore more of your content. Thanks!

I bought the same scales for my banter, and it totally changed it for me too. I carry it much more than i used to.

I have also switched. I went from the Bugout to the Banter for awhile. Both great. I’m now carrying the Baby Banter which I like even more.

Awesome episode! I carried a Delica 4 for almost as decade out of a 3 blade collection (the other 2 were another Delica and a Endura), and discovered how awesome (and expensive) the rest of the pocket knife world is during the pandemic. My collection has grown since then and I rotate my carry around a good group of users and bling (maybe more bling these days 😅). Spyderco finds it way into my pockets most days.

I am probably late to the party but I used to carry a crappy knife I bought as a kid. It did the job but it wasnt very sharp and the tip was bent and so on... Recently I have come across your channel and it influenced me enough to buy a new one. Well, to be honest I bought two. I went with Bocker USB OTF for my keychain (I work in IT, it looking like a flash drive was a huge factor) and Boker Kalashnikov OTF to replace the cheap crappy blade. I an happy with both so far but the USB OTF is just something else. I love the little thing. The OTF is so convenient, you can not only open it easily but close it as well. Cutting a zip tie is just reaching into my pocket, taking the keys out, click - cut - click - done. So satisfying.

As I've gotten older...I now focus on premium steels for EDC ( maybe to pass it down to my son). A few years ago, I didn't pay attention and carried the Buck 110 for every day use, and or self defense...a CLASSIC...but, I've evolved to carrying Benchmade products...S30V Blades. On occasion , I carried fixed blade 5 in knifes..but now I only carry folders. The CRKT CEO is my back up every now and then

These videos are really well done

Y'all rock! Great to see Jaime.

I've been carrying a Cold Steel Code 4 in CTS-XHP since 2016. I bought several once they changed Steel for great price. They are out of hand now.

I absolutely love that new banter you guys are carrying

I started with a Gerber NXT Suspension multi tool and a rose gold Zippo lighter. I now have almost a dozen different budget folders waiting to be bought, a custom’d out Bugout on my wishlist and a Ontario Rat 2 in my Amazon cart. The EDC life is real.

I’ve been carrying a Benchmade bugout with aluminum scales for 2 years. I love it!

I’ve been eyeing the Banter to add to my collection but seeing it with those scales and the tritium thumb studs may be the tipping point on pulling the trigger and I also am NOT a carbon fiber guy. Keep up the great work on the new channel. It’s nice seeing all the old faces that worked so well together.

I love the free p2. I finally fixed the problem it had where the pliers were so stiff it was hard to use. I love fiddling around with and disassembling things so it's perfect for that. I also carry the Victorinox Climber pretty much everyday. Love the scissors, and use it for cutting food/peeling apples etc at lunch. For my main pocket knife though, it's different almost everyday. One of my favorites is my spyderco PM2. But i just got the civivi baby banter, which has been great so far and can see ot staying in my pocket for a while! Love the content as always!

This is really cool...my first knife I carried every day was an original wave, so for me..the multitool was no Brainer. Interesting to see someone go from knife to multitool every day.

I'm actually trying to get those scales too for my Banter with the rhino thumb stud, the combo is just way too cool. I actually thought the original product was great but when I saw what I could do with it, I was like, yeah, gonna upgrade lol. Love the video, guys!

I had been carrying a 940 for 6-7 years. Three years ago I moved to CO and picked up a Para 3(black on black g10) from the spyderco factory outlet. Dispite the added bulk, I loved the purchase on the Para3 when compared to the 940 and for automotive work, held up better. I recently had to switch back to the 940 after my vehicle was broken into and my B.O.B. and work backpack was stolen. I had changed at work and stuffed my clothes into my bag and tossed it in the backseat. The next morning as I was getting ready, realized what I had done and went out to retrieve my knife just to find my car windows smashed in. Along with the bags a couple dry boxes and tool bags of gear were also taken. Lost my Morakniv in the BOB, and aside from the Para 3 in my backpack, my modified Pilar and my Squirt S4(super sad Leatherman no longer makes the S4) are also gone. In total, almost $1400 in gear stolen. I havent felt complete since it happened.

Love your channel I watch you all the time keep up the great work love y’all

I've carried a Kershaw Select Fire for a LONG time. I've replaced my Select Fire...with another Select Fire. It's a great blade, and the 4-bit screwdriver socket on a swing-arm is why I carry it. The swing arm has a ruler on it, but it's darned near useless because of where it is, but the bottle opener exposed when you swing out the arm is very useful. I've got other EDC tools, including a NiteIze DoohicKey, which can leverage the hex bits with the built-in ratchet, and there's a big flat head that's also a prybar. I don't have a Leatherman, I have a Nextool Flagship. I like their pliers and scissors. I don't carry it in my pocket, I carry it in my bag, along with a butane lighter and a bag of Solder Seal wire splices. (I'm a ham radio operator, and I build antennas...so having that combination is useful.) I have a few more things in my pocket, notably a leather EDC pouch. In that pouch I have a 4000mAh PD power bank, the smallest I've ever seen, a little flashlight that's UV-C, for disinfecting objects and surfaces, a pill bottle with an emergency supply of my medications (the prescriptions are all in my wallet...sorry, Officer, I don't carry a dozen-plus original prescription bottles with me everywhere, I carry a single day's doses, and all my pill bottles are in a transparent plastic makeup case the size of a small suitcase. NOT carrying the main bottles, deal with it) and a completely-built Covert Companion lockpick set. (I'm a sport lockpicker.) I have a pair of magnifying reading glasses, a silver dollar, a small titanium-cased measuring tape, and a NiteIze pen/stylus combination. I used to carry a practice lock, but the darned things are HEAVY. So I have one in my bag, not in my pocket. Yes, lockpicks are legal for anyone to carry in all but one state...where you need a locksmith license. So long as you aren't caught breaking into a lock you don't own and don't have permission from the owner, there's nothing wrong with carrying them. I have a full keyring of my pentesting keys in my bag, too. The bag's where I keep a bluetooth keyboard, a set of eating utensils in a neoprene bag, a Bluetooth dongle that'll plug into a speaker out jack, and things like sunglasses and fresh masks, etc. (I hate masks, but I hate arguing with people even more, so I wear one if I need to and make my life easier.) I've got some very nice knives. A Kershaw Leek, with the titanium dioxide rainbow coating, a CRKT 5160 Hole In One, the Van Hoy Snap-lock, a Gerber Covert Mini, and one of the "Original Belt and Boot Knives", a wonderful leaf-shaped fixed blade with good Solingen steel. For batoning wood, I have a Footprint Hacking knife, a blade used by glaziers to cut wood trim by banging on the spine with a hammer, so I know beating on the spine with a chunk of softer wood isn't going to hurt it. It's made to be pounded through wood cross-grain, so splitting it along the grain isn't going to hurt it, either. And it's also a very functional knife for just about any other purpose -- it'll also help me make dinner. Nice selection of blades, good to hear about why you do and do not change in what you carry.

probably my item I loved to carry so much is actually something I have EDC'd everyday for my job as a preschool teacher. I carry a SOG Baton Q1, it is a super awesome tool that helps me do my job, whether it be writing the names on papers for kiddos with the pen or opening difficult juice boxes with the scissors it helps me so much, even the screwdriver is perfect to pull staples out of the cork board and scrape tape and glue off of the tables.

I've had a free p4 in my pocket for over a year now and I love it. I've definitely begun converting the guys at work to leatherman. That's some sweet mods on the banter but my money is on Jamie going back to the bugout. Great video as always guys! 🤘🤙✌️

I used to swap knives almost daily, focusing mostly on budget blades, and I'd buy new knives often enough that I never had to sharpen anything! But once I started focusing on specific aspects of knives, both from deployment (thumbhole, thumbstud, front-flipper) and lock type (button, compression, axis a little bit), my collecting slowed a bit. For a long time, my top carry knives were a well broken-in PM2, a 14C28N Real Steel Griffin, and a Real Steel Gen 2 Metamorph, and a flipper-deleted Gen 1 Kizer Swaggsback. When I got my AD20.5 in-hand, it felt like I had hit "Peak Knife": thumbhole plus thumbstud PLUS an ambi fidgety AF lock mechanism. But then over the long weekend, the Swaggsback made it back in my pocket (N690 > 3V for beach carry), and I remembered the other important factor in a knife: how well it cuts. Sure, the chonk of a blade on the AD20.5 is capable, but that thin little wharnie on the Swaggsback is just ::chef's kiss:: for most of my EDC cutting tasks. I would LOVE for Kizer to do a Swaggsback XL: push out the blade to 3.5", mix up the blade steel (154CM anyone?), lose the flipper tab, and bring back the thumbstuds. That is about the only knife that I think would have a chance of dethroning the AD20.5, for me at least.

Great chat about an interesting topic guys. I love seeing Jamie in front of the camera for once. I tend to share his ethic about minimizing and clean answers. Love that Banter (in both senses of the word, actually). Also, love the Legalize Freedom hat, man! 🙂

I just recently got bugout *R-green*. Mostly because its lightweight and is left handed crowd friendly. Very nice EDC. Some say the scales feel cheap but they feel light and light is what this knife is all about.

Zac was pretty much the sole reason I watched blade hq videos. Glad he started his own channel.

We get it. You guys are soulbound.

Keep up the good work gentlemen!

My bro in law works in the medical industry and carry’s a mini banter. He loves it!

Great vid guys, loving the channel! A Leek of some variation has been my main EDC since 2001. Of course other knives have come and gone. Upon seeing the Baby Banter I knew it was destined for my pocket. It has since "dethroned" the Leek. It's carried in tandem with a Compact sporting Taschenmesser black Micarta plus scales. Very much looking forward to a Micarta Baby Banter after watching your last video. I hope they come to fruition!

Great video. My everyday EDC are a couple of items: Trayvax Element, Keydex, Link stretch lanyard, and ohlight warrior 2. My knife rotation is a banter or protech runt. Just picked up a 20cv bugout with gray scales, don't quite have the feel for it yet. Keep making great content.

I was watching blade HQ videos before you joined on zac but after you started doing vids with Ben I was hooked and really got into collecting. I loved the combo that you, Jamie and Ben were and then later loved you, Jamie and Kurt. I followed y'all over here and have not been disappointed! Keep up the awesome vids man, I really enjoy everything y'all put out.

I got a cub scout pocket knife at 8 yrs, and in those days, you could pocket carry that to grade school, which I did EDC. I then turned 12 and EDC'd the Boy Scout pocket knife all through High School. Lost it after graduating, got an alox Swiss Army knife. Still have that knife, but it only goes to church with me now. I got the original leatherman PST, which eventually failed and Leatherman sent me a new one. Still have that one, but i retired it for the new Leatherman Bond. I feel naked without it. Now, almost 68 years old, I have been EDC-ing for 60 years.

I've got a decent collection but I love the bugout so much nothing else really gets carried. After a scale swap it's pretty much a perfect knife to me. Glad to hear you plan on having Kurt come on! Keep up the great work I'll be sure to keep watching!

I carried a Buck Rush for ~15 years as my edc work knife. That blade has been so used and abused. It was fantastic, but after my scales started falling off I decided to go on the hunt for the next edc knife. The blade is pretty worn too. Now I carry the Spyderco Para 3 (S110V) as my edc cutter, Fox Knives DART Tanto (N690Co) as a self defense blade, and a Spyderco PM2 (S30V) as a back up defensive blade. I almost never find myself in a situation where I think that I need a multi-tool, but I do carry a Leatherman MUT in my personal car and a Victorinox Swiss-Tool MXBS in my go bag at work. I used my Victorinox for the first time to make my tire serviceable enough to get my vehicle off the roadway to get a tire change. The Para 3 and Fox DART goes with me to work as well.

I carried a CRKT Drifter for 10 years. Bought other knives but the drifter always made its way back into my pocket. I bought a Knafs Lander and it is really the spiritual successor of that type of knife all of the niceties that we have been accustomed to recently. I love the lander

so glad you started a Patreon, now you I can help support your content.

Love your content mate keep it up i can see the the channel getting big

I just bought the blue Bugout for my brother in law and he absolutely loves it. I’ve been a Benchmade fanboy for a while, but I will always be in love with the 940. I’ve never been able to cure myself of it’s hold lol!

Very interesting discussion. I've been struggling with the whole want vs. need aspect of EDC and while I have a bunch of knives, mostly traditional, the 2 that I constantly come back to are the Mini Osborne and a Victorinox Yeoman. While they're definitely not as cool or as unique as some other older or newer knives, they just work for me. And one of the reasons they work is a hard truth that Jamie touched on, which is I'm just a guy that works at a desk who needs to cut open a bag or cut down a box. Price aside, I always question myself as to why I'm on the hunt for another knife or even why I should keep my collection of knives.

I love and support this channel

Hi just watched this video,and yeah it makes perfect sense 👌🏾 I carry a Esee Izula 440C as a neck knife,Victorinox Farmer X as my multitool and QSP Neckmuk. A Microtech Ultratech Tanto plain rides along too. This i all carry on me,basically ALL THE TIME.. Keychain carry is a Kizer Crocotool,Acebeam M20 flash light and mini Bic..along with some keys. A fanny pack holds my Leatherman Curl,Victorinox Soldier 1994 edition(pure nostalgic) and a Extrema Ratio NK1 just for extra along with my Samsung A52. From all of this you can read,practically all cutting needs are taken care of.. It actually balances out perfectly 🥰 I wish i could work for Blade HQ. Unfortunately i live in South Africa 🇿🇦 I have a passion for knives and vast knowledge thereof.. I live what you guys do. Chris.

Zac, an Jamie. I understand the use of the Bugout its a great knife, I switched the bugout for the CIVIVI BUTTON LOCK, with the greenMarcia, its my second blade, as I always like a larger primary knife, Spyderco's Amalgam. Thanks guys love what you do!

I’m currently carrying the blue bug out and I love it

I'm glad you guys decided to do Patreon. Y'all have no reason to not. Quality from yall is worth paying for. Love it. Also, have Been make flannel scales for his new Lander. Or someone make em!! Keep up the good stuff, guys! I'm sick from Covid so this is something that gave me happiness in my day! 😒😁🍻

just found your channel! 🤦 missed your vids for a loooong time! keep this up! 🍻

I've come full circle. I started with a slipjoint my grandpa clipped the tip off of when I was young, years later a pioneer alox, then a dragonfly in zdp, a handful of others including a trm atom, and now i'm back to a polish custom slipjoint. when i know i'll be doing something that needs more than a slipjoint i still bring something with a lock and better ergos, but scaling down to the minimum I need day to day feels good.

Congrats on the great channel Zac/Jamie. Good to see you guys again talking about knives and EDC. Keep it up! By the way, I think I need a bugout now. ..

That is an awesome Banter! Most days I carry the Leatherman Rebar and something like the Spyderco Tenacious.

Unlocked composites is so awesome. I’m glad Travis is getting the attention he deserves.

Loving the channel and content. Great to see you guys again!!

You have a great channel here Zac! I have been following you for a few years now. Keep up the good work > 🙂

I've been watching you two for several years. When you left Blade HQ I quit watching their videos. (Especially after Kurt left. I still shop with them if they have what I want at the best place.) I getting to be an old guy and both of you are probably about the same age as my son. The things you've talked about in this video are the same things I struggle with everyday. I live in a very rural area with a few hundred acres to maintain plus all the tools and equipment that requires, but I am also a bit of a technology nerd. so I want those tools within easy reach too. Trying to decide what are the best tools to carry every day is a big challenge. I own more knives and tools than any sane man needs. Keep up the great work. Jamie one knife you might consider that has an easily flat screwdriver, combo small knife with plain and serrated edges plus bottle/can opener with a pocket clip. It is a slip joint, but it works well for me when I'm in town.

That’s the perfect Banter! I need one just like that!

Excellent and fun video! I'm now subscribed. I have carried the same two pocket knives for the past 38yrs,...yes you read that right 38 years. Back in my late teens while going to University I used to spend my Summers building Western Harvestore Silos to put myself through school. in 1985 just out of High School about to begin my first year in University at 18 yrs old I bought 2 APEX Imperial Knives, a double blade Barlow, and a medium sized Stockman. They have black fiberglass or fiber resin scales held on by pins and not removable. I rarely have left my home without one of those knives in my pocket for as I have said 38 yrs. The Stockman's main blade is now much skinnier than it was originally after almost 40 yrs of touchups, the Barlow which had a thicker main blade, a clip point has faired better and still looks and works well, although I have managed to wear out some of the spring that used to give it a snappy walk and talk, it now has more of a groan. I have been looking at a couple of replacements but with so many options I'm just having a problem deciding on one. I like the Spyderco Stretch 2 in ZDP-189, I like this because my Uncle who was a commercial airline Pilot after his military service bought a Rockstead in Japan with the same steel, but where as he paid over $2500 for his knife I can buy the Stretch 2 For a little over $200 CDN. The second I like for the blade shape and that's the Benchmade Mini Griptillian with the thumb hole in CPM S30V steel. Or, I could just pick up a Boker Barlow in N690 or a Rough Rider Reserve Barlow Razor in D2. I really wouldn't mind any of these knives in my pocket, and now lately, there is the budget Liong Mah Eutektik Line, The Demko Shark CPM 3V series and on and on. I would appreciate your thoughts and insights and,....Help! Cheers from Canada - Dave

Rocked with an endura half seration for about 15 years. Now I've carried the bug out for about 4 years. As a farm kid and a carpenter a good knife has always been a must. But I loath wide/bulky knives which is why I liked the endura and the bugout.

I was never a carbon fiber guy but my brother is. I had a Southern Grind Bad Monkey with the jade g-10 and I liked it, when it was time to get my brother a gift I got a Bad Monkey for him with the carbon fiber scales and it has the Emerson wave. I was jealous, those scales are grippy. I just upgraded. Now I also have the Knife Center exclusive Yojumbo in S90 and some super grippy carbon fiber scales, wow! Good to see you guys doing well after Blade Hq.

My collection has changed so much over the years ... My top 4 include my favorite EDC - BHQ Banter 20CV with Ti Scales, American Bladeworks Model 1 Full Ti Framelock, Spyderco Slysz Bowie, & BHQ Micarta M4 Shaman ... My collection has shrunk over the years and is definitely leaning towards Spyderco ... My carry has also changed to more gentlemen's carry ... But what has remained the same is my love for easy to carry, easy to maintain & items that still spark joy ... Keep it up!

Loving this channel. I only am a patreon on one other channel BDEDC. I am pretty picky with who I give money to and I absolutely love what you guys are doing. I have a banter and discovered those same scales about a month ago. It’s my office carry and it has been fighting for office time with the small seb. Crazy but true. I also wear basketball shorts a lot and it’s a pain dealing with those pockets. I will give my little dark secret: I have started to clip my pocket knife on the inside of my basketball shorts waistband in the 1-2 o’clock position when running errands and stuff.

Gah these dudes are so rad! I’m a cop and rock a benchmade griptillian with cerakote aluminum scales and leather man skeletool on the daily. Love em

Started with the Blue Bugout, then the Orange Mini came out so of course, I had to have that and rocked that, then the Premium Bugout.......DROOL....So yep.....ordered that and the Mini Freek with CF and S90v like the Bugout. Found the Mini Freek to be a little wide bodied having been so tuned in to the slim Bugout. I should add.....Full disclosure here Zac! Ugh...this one hurts to admit lol. I was looking at both thinking, ok, which one do I get. So, I made the decision to get the Mini Freek, so I promptly and unintentionally ordered the Bugout in CF and S90V!! Then the next day I got the shipping notice and to my surprise....it wasn't the Mini Freek that I had ordered! ARGH!!!! So you guessed it.....Decided, oh well, I know I'll love the Bugout so I went BACK and also ordered the Mini Freek. So glad I did! It was the pocket dominate knife for a week. I kid you not..I couldn't get past the width, so the CF with S90V Bugout went into the pocket and the Mini Freek became the Designated Desk Knife. But then I got to searching for CF scales for my Mini Bugout and found Rogue Bladeworks was making a LEFTY ONLY set! YESSSSS!!!!! Because I enjoyed both the Bugout and Mini Bugout I wanted that same premium look. Not a WEEK after I ordered the scales what dropped all over the place? Yeah, the CF & S90V MINI Bugout! HA!!!! But I didn't cave....Stuck with the S30V and my CF Rogue scales UNTIL.......lol....Remember, I'm a Lefty.....I'd had hopes and dreams of getting a Demko with the Shark Lock for ages (it seemed) and what do my wandering eyes see? An Orange Scaled AUS10A in drop point and Sharks Foot options. BAM....Couldn't click buy it fast enough. It's Thin, as Ambidextrous as our beloved Benchmade Axis Locks and in my favorite blade edge shape. Not a Wharnie, Not a Sheeps Foot, but a combination like my CRK Small Sebenza with the Insingo blade style. So......for the past 3 weeks the only thing that's been in my pocket is my new to me Demko AD20.5 in orange Grivory with the Sharks Foot blade. I've already accessorized it with the Casey Lynch Deep Carry LH carry clip and may in the future look at upgrading the scales. But for now, with the skeletonized steel liners, it's perfectly fine even though it's got considerably more weight to it than the Bugouts. We'll see how long the Bugout stays out of my pocket lol. Cheers! Zip~

I carry a bug out more than I don't. I also carry a small Case trapper and when I don't carry either of those, I have an Esee Izula neck knife. I use an O Light inspector flash light and that is about it. You guys seem to have more fun now than at the other employer, whether you are with Ben or with Jamie. When Jamie is not behind the camera. You guys have fun!

I added a Tinker to my EDC last week, loving it and modified it already haha!

Recently my EDC has become a customized blacked out Shark Foot Demko AD 20.5 (Left hand TI Lynch deep pocket with homemade lanyard and TI bead) with OG Goat scales. The fidgit-ability and function is amazing. It makes me happy to have it and it is highly usable. It recently "dethroned" the Lefty Spyderco Paramilitary 2.

Going to need those scales for the "big" Banter! Great video!

EDC is the perfect intersection between usability and cool factor and being prepared. Paraphrasing but it was well said. That captures my thoughts as well. But after years of working in a knife shop and years of carry I am all about practical but solid and Functional. I feel like cold steel folders are so solid but inexpensive I don't have to worry about it breaking or getting lost.

You and Ben are the reason I have a squirt and a compact 😂

I returned my Banter due to having some issues accessing the lock.. Wish I wouldn't have, those scales are mint! Great video fellas!

I just can't decide on 1 EDC. I keep 5-7 of my current favorites on the night stand to chose from depending on what I might be doing that day. These 5-7 knives change constantly. Sometimes I get a new knife and swap it in for something I haven't been carrying much lately, or sometimes I go out to the knife chest and sub in something I haven't carried in a while. My current night stand knives: Demko AD20s Shark Foot in Elmax Benchmade Bailout in M4 Spyderco Caribbean Sheepsfoot Reate Exo Jack Wolf Midnight Jack

The Benchmade Axis Lock is my favorite knife design. I have a Barrage with a tanto blade. That's been my EDC for the last 12 years.