What's the very best everyday carry pocketknife? 

Lost my CRK small Inkosi on the first day... fortunately, I found it again, but I have never carried it again. That clip just wants to grab onto everything.

It is indeed an amazing knife. I tried to buy one and then realized they're discontinued ☹️

@@anthonyschutz7201 monsters.

Price literally shouldn't matter. Some of my favorite knives are Steel Will, they never disappoint me.

@@MrAlwaysRight Well that's an interesting statement really, "price shouldn't matter". Price isn't really a factor in what draws me to a knife, its just a thing that you have to deal with depending on what you're wanting. In general, what I want, is usually not cheap. That's not to say I don't have and enjoy cheaper knives. I do, but most of the time, the knives that catch my eye are just more expensive, and I can't be going after them simply because I want em, lol. I figure ya gotta be happy with what ya got. Can't always be chasing the next pretty blade. Well, maybe some can, and that's cool for them, but not I.

Lol🍻

I hope you say that of your Wrist Watch too. I have to many Knives and Watches.

@@FidelCashflow_YT Very well said, I agree completely.

sold that one and purchases back (owned it before) the 0452cf, if you never tried that one.. give it a go! also google 'taco bearings' to make the action out of this world for your 0562.

@@timm5358 I had the 0562BLGRY which was an exclusive blue carbon fiber one. And I was disappointing big time because of the double clutch. Really such a perfect looking knife with great wage geometry. But I can't get over the double clutch

100% this. As someone who wears heavy gloves for work, I carry a dual action otf because I can open and close it just as easy with gloves on as I can with them off. I could never find a flipper that worked for me at work. I could open them if they were assisted, but only close them if they were the "push button" lock, but then the issue came where I couldn't feel the button and would end up hitting it during use.

One you can afford to lose, and abuse.

@@teleotto Knives like that have their place. Since I collect knives I have a couple of beaters that won't break the bank if I lose or break them, these are the ones that I take fishing lol. I also believe that you should always use the right tool for the job so I don't use mine as screwdrivers, prybars, etc.

But if you only carry that one knife every single day then how can you be sure that it's the best🤔🧐🙄😖

@@teleotto Not agreeing with the abuse part, but with losing. Since it's illegal to carry a knife here in public I've found myself a good affordable knife that I can hand over to e.g. a bouncer or the police if he happens to ask if that's a knife in my pocket.

I don't get the whole "doesn't scare anyone." I think the problem is more with knife owners restraining themselves from using their knives because someone may "get scared." If more people are using their knives, it would become normalized and it would be much less of an issue. I personally don't care if "someone gets scared." That's their own fault and it shouldn't hinder yours or my freedom to use a knife.

Andrew Delashaw I'm curious how old you are. In my youth, even children carried pocket knives, but over the years, most people stopped carrying knives. To say that you don't care what anyone thinks says to me you've never managed, much less owned, a business of your own where your livelihood depended on the good opinion of others and your personal reputation.

I have heard from a few people these were discontinued. If true it’s a shame it is a solid knife.

Werner Voss I agree with you. I also own a rat 1. The action stands out for me. For the money you get an action that some 100$ knives don’t have. Blade it also easy to sharpen and razer sharp. the only drawback for me is the weight. For me personally, it’s a bit on the heavy side. And for that, it doesn’t get much pocket time, I always pick a lighter weight spyderco, or my skyline over it. By the way, I hate kershaw speedsafe. Mostly why I’m such a fan of the skyline. I’ve taken the speedsafe out of my cryo, but it doesn’t make it as good as other unassisted knives

I did the same with my 940-2. All my other knives are collecting dust being jealous.

I actually dont use my 940-2 at all because I love it so much.😂😐😞

Same. I've got over 40 knives and my 940 is the only one I use day in and day out.

I got a 940 from a Cabela's or something a year or so ago, with the wood and carbon fiber handle. The thing has a little blade play and is made with D2 steel, which I stupidly didn't check before I bought it. Not one of my favorites. I rotate thru the PM2, the ZT 0452 and the ZT 0350 fatty

I carried 940’s for many years everyday for my construction job, this last year I got the bugout 535bk-2 and it’s the only knife I carry. My two 940’s haven’t left my house.

Funny knife, the fluted CF Native 5. Bought one - it's stunningly beautiful ... and returned it. Like Nick stated in his full review of the knife, I have other knives that cover the job and are a little more appealing in one way or another. Or so I thought. Like Nick stated here, even since I returned the fluted CF Native 5 I've been inclined to buy one again as my one EDC. (But I haven't done it yet.)

I literally carry a Swiss champ edc people ask me why do I need a fish scaler, magnifier, for edc? All those tools can be used for so much other shit you’d be surprised I use all the tools all the time

I carry a swiss army everywhere on top of a single blade folder. That cute lil swiss army knife gets a lot of action!

Amen☝️

For fanboys

It’s friendly to carry ,

If you love it, you'll let it go. To me

I'm thinking I need to get one. I'm due for a new knife. I like ones that are at a price point that I can actually use and not feel bad.

Nice choice. I have one and really like it. I might n like the TRM more, but I not been fortunate enuf to find one for sale.

I love mine too. It has the same utilitarian geometry as the RAT, but it's a flipper and I like the feel of its handle more.

I'm an electrical apprentice. What do you generally use your knife for? Everyone always says us construction guys are "hard use", but as an early term apprentice, I'm pretty much opening boxes 90% of the time like any office drone, maybe stripping some wire if I forgot to bring my strippers up on a ladder or once, cutting some drywall (never again with my EDC knife lol)

Time to upgrade from Gritillian to Ritter/Houge RSK MK1 G2.

I've had several Benchmades over the years and enjoyed all of them but my Mini Grip D2 was one I never quite cared for. It was a solid knife but, for some reason, the checkering on the scales always made it difficult to get it out of my pocket. I never understood why exactly because in general I really like Mel Pardue's designs. I use to carry a 705 as my edc and a 722 clipped inside my waistband as an emergency, SHTF knife.

John Cottrell one hundred percent agree. So much better!

Check out the mini Houge Ritter RSK. Build quality is better and SIGNIFICANTLY more grip.

Pretty jealous you live near Ben and Marcus’s shop. Closest thing we have is bass pro 🤣

pokeydokeyedc yup, I’m a lucky bastard. I don’t know if they feel that way 🤣🤣🤣 But I send 95% of my EDC business their way

pokeydokeyedc here’s an IG link to a knife they did for me this summer instagram.com/p/CCoTjc4DbSN/?igshid=1dsbu306vd032

Isn't it plastic?

Snuggletummy It’s polished G10. Only thing really “unique” about it are the inlays.

Bugout with metal scale for me too !

Have you tried the Bugout 535bk-2? Factory scales but they are the CF ones. Much more ridged than the standard and just as light.

philip wilson The pumpkin spice lattes of EDC knives

I love the dragonfly as well, I take the pocket clip off, add a short paracord lanyard and it drops in my fron pocket. I only need it for opening boxes and such, and it doesn’t scare the meek. I keep a larger knife in the car and in tool boxes in case I need to do some heavy duty cuttin.

The Dragonfly 2 is my low profile EDC. It’s fantastic

Looks like the Gerber Order plain edge is discontinued. Any other suggestions?

Agreed I could have grabbed the regular one the other day but held off. It definitely looks much better imo

I was told they are going to have some at the end of the month!!

Maybe a thumb stud version?

@@kevinmcmahon4082 You don't like the flipper??

Wait, there is a Ti Malibu out there? that would be perfect!

..don't forget the 0452

I was thinking the same thing about the Biblio!

Carrying the original Native Lightweight (in S30v) from way-back-when today: Even after ~12 years it's still such a solid performer. Paid, brand new, $40 for it back then. Can also report that the pinned pivot has in all this time not loosened more than a tiny tiny fraction.

Never carried one. Never owned one.

more correct than the other way. I suppose the only amicable way to settle this is to pronounce it as Shammin

@z z right. And it's "Shaman."

@z z will this be the great schism within the followers of Nick Shabazz? The proper pronunciation of a word that you can Google? Tune in later for more Pointless Internet Banter!

I commented on another knife guys video about the the same thing. He kept saying shame-in, it was kind of annoying.

That is what different models are for... The biggest "advantage" of being a bugout fan-boy is that you have access to a huge range of after-market stuff and can get it in any color (and if you can't you can get neutral scales and color them yourself). If you don't care for that, then it really doesn't matter.

I have several Cutjacks. they are great knives. I like my Modus in M390 better.

While I agree that several of the big companies are overpriced, there is still a lot of value in finding a design that feels perfect for you. But in a lot of cases the BM Butterfly is gonna add 50-70 dollars and maybe a little less for the Spydie Bug. I bought my BM 940-2 not because of BM but because it was so highly regarded for a knife I figured I would love. A "buy once cry once" kind of thing. That is usually not a problem but it didn't work out this time since BM has garbage QC but is amazing for just enough people to retain the allure. I replaced it with a Hogue Deka whose name had no value to me at all but is legitimately fantastic with better steel, QC/fit and finnish, and is 50 dollars cheaper than the comparable 940-2. I find that buying American holds more value to me than the American company itself but nationality is not a hard rule for me. In doing so I accept that I will have to pay more for the same quality but at least that really is going to something that isn't just a brand logo. But some people just have different standards for different things. I feel like telling you that my Hogue Deka at 140 dollars was a great buy will likely fall on deaf ears in the same way that someone might try to convince me that 700 for a certain Hinderer makes sense. In my defense, if I knew of a cheaper knife in 20CV/M390/204P (basically identica), with G10 handles, and somewhere between 3-3.5" blade I would absolutely buy it. The Kershaw Dividend is one such knife but I can't find the 20CV version in stock. It would be for my collection, though, and probably wouldn't replace my Deka for EDC. Oh and I did buy the Ganzo 940 copy just to check it out, definitely not even close. Just way bigger and heavier but the price is hard to ignore. For the price I would have bought one even if I loved my 940-2. The Ganzo version is different enough that I don't have a problem with them existing but there are extremely close fakes of the BM 940 out there that can be had for like 15-20 dollars. I think those are immoral but if I am being honest, you will probably never justify the price of a real one so a fake will probably do it for you. The fakes make it extremely difficult to even buy real ones anyway, just check out some of the recently made "how to spot a fake" videos and you will see that you basically need to already own one. Maybe that says something by itself.

@@sqeeye3102 Very cool read, I'm with you on the fakes, they're just getting better at faking it I guess:) I do and have noticed the bigger brand companies do offer better quality steel no doubt, and I'll definitely pull the trigger on one before it's over. Currently, I've been telling myself not to go over $100 on one particular knife, not including taxes. I don't know, it's mostly just my budget but if that changes to where money isn't a factor I could see myself getting a Chris Reeves or Hinderer type brand like you mentioned. So far from my limited knife collection the OKC Rat 1 feels the best and I use them more than any others. By the way, I dropped one of my Ganzo's on my bedroom carpet and chipped off part of the point on the blade:) HA! Maybe that could happen with any knife, but that would suck on some BM or Spydie....

​@@geico1975 ​ @geico1975 I'm glad you got something out of my post. Some things to add. One funny point I noticed about the fake; the kerning (the spacing of a a font's lettering, like the "r" and "n" in "kerning" to look like an "m" for example) was better on the fake's model number. The fake looked like "940" but the real one looks like "9 40". $100 will get you quite a bit of knife to be honest, and I believe there are a bunch of Spyderco's in there. I just wouldn't really know because it's outside of what I'm usually looking for and I also hate the spydiehole + leaf blade look. Unfortunately that's most Spyderco's, and basically all in that range. If you ever decide to go the Hinderer route then look at Zero Tolerance aka ZT (the high end Kershaw, literally the same parent company) because he collaborated with them on knives like the 0562CF which are literally just as good for *hundreds* less. Just search for "ZT Hinderer" to see what options you like. Can't help you save any money on a Chris Reeves though, but it's on my "eventually" list, maybe try the secondary market if you go for it? Also, I absolutely love my Rat 2 and didn't have anything against my Rat 1 other than size/weight so I gave it another home. Both came shaving sharp and had blue Loctite on every single screw which was the opposite experience from my BM 940-2. The pivot screw on the BM constantly backed out even with loctite most of the time which is a problem I have literally never had before with any knife. Rat 1/2 are my easiest go-to recommendation when someone is on a budget but still wants something great, so I'm glad you found the same. I must admit, if the QC issues on my 940-2 were not present it would actually be deserving of its place in everyone's "Top 10" lists. I can't speak to any major manufacturer regarding blade damage from drops, it's just not something that ever happens to me. I drop them closed all the time though, which is why I won't own an aluminum handle version of anything. Hence why I constantly specified that I was talking about a 940-2 (G10) and not the 940 (green aluminum trash). I would highly recommend you take that into consideration for any knife you actually feel proud of, as seeing a nice big gouge in something that makes you happy really sucks the wind out of your sails. Aluminum is such a garbage handle material it will be scratched in a hermetically sealed room with no metal. Most of the time with G10 I can't even find where the scratches were but aluminum makes scratches almost glow. I also prefer finishes that help hide blade/clip scratches for the same reason, like stonewashing, but that's kind of inevitable. Lastly, don't just buy something because other people tell you it's great. Buy something you think will be great based on what other people like or dislike about it. If something is a lot of money to you and you aren't really "getting it" then go to a knife shop and handle one in person before you jump in. I am certain that the AD 20 / 20.5 shark lock knives are great knives for a lot of people but I will not be buying one because it just isn't for me even though they are beloved in the community. You're not really gonna get poor-shamed for not having the new 'Super Knife', you might just catch some indifference for carrying something common / inexpensive. Hopefully that helps tie everything together regarding your original question. Sorry for the shitload of paragraphs, I guess I had a lot to say.

Yeah,I'm pretty much the same way-i have so many that I love,it would be hard to choose a fav

I have one on the way, sad it wasn't mentioned

I really like mine.