Why I Carried One Knife for 4 Years 

Thank you for reminding me to be grateful and that often better can be the enemy of good 😊

I feel you, I’ve been on this knife journey for about 5 years, I’ve bought dozens of knives. I’ve have two or three more favorites. But the knives I go back are the first two I bought.

Hey Gabe! This was a fascinating video, and I really appreciate your expression of your philosophy. I'm an atheist, and have been for over half a century, and I've known virtually from the moment I started watching your videos. Yet I feel that we have a great deal in common in our outlook. I try to achieve the Scandinavian concept of Lagom, but I have a long way to go to get there, and I don't always know how I can. Your kindness and humility are qualities I try to learn from, and I hope your influence continues to grow, in whatever way that might be.

Hey Gabe, good chat..some good considerations....I have found over the course of my life the tools increase in value to me through using them.....when something is useful it becomes valuable

Thanks for sharing your story, your thoughts and experiences. So spot on. Although flashy, cool and high quality knives with the newest steel and handles etc. are awesome, and I must admit I have collected my share of them over the years, deep inside I do know that a decent Mora knife is probably all I need 😂 I’m looking forward to seeing your next series 💪🏻 Stay safe

Good video, this reminds me of when Nick Shabazz started opening up about his personal life and his philosophical approach to enlightened gear hobbyism. Don't worry about appearing to push your faith on others; "pushy" is the last attribute I'd think of in regards to your attitude. While I don't share your faith, I appreciate the fine job you're doing demonstrating the values of humility, charity and gratitude. As for your dearly depated Millie, I'm sure Pete could loan you a drawer or two worth of S-tier users, no? :)

I enjoyed listening to this video a lot. Humility is a deeply underrated character trait, regardless of what path you tread to find it in yourself. I’m an atheist myself but don’t begrudge anyone their faith, especially when it provides such a benevolent moral compass. Al

I believe we all struggle with our internal expectations, as a machinist I realized that perfect is an elusive target. What constitutes perfection in our minds is often far from reality. Often the bottom line is; would a better knife/tool significantly improve the quality of our life.

Hello, Gabe. What you have been doing is remarkable. It shows how desciplined we can be if we put our minds to it. I understand it means a lot to you to finish the 5-year period, but i would have prefered it if you had replaced the Military with something similar. You never know when you are going to need a knife. I am sure you may not agree, but i highly suggest removing the clip and carrying the knife in the pocket. Whenever i was carrying a folder clipped on my pocket, it would fall in the car or any other place where i was sitting in a deeper/lower chair. Normal work trousers or every day denim jeans have deep and tough enough pockets for most folders. Never lost a knife ever since i started doing that, not even while riding a motorcycle. I do agree that it is a great practice to carry the newest or any specific knife for a long time, in order to understand each knife and steal better. For example, i like cru wear a lot, but i found out that it started showing rust spots due to my sweat. You cannot realize that as easily by rotating blades every day. Also, when you use the same blade for a long time, you come to uderstand how difficult it can be to have a hair whittling edge all the time, as well as if this level of sharpness is what you actually need or want. Unfortunately, we have to pay with our hard earned money, time and effort to learn what suits us the best. No matter what people may say online, we have to use/try something ourselves. Only then we get to have a solid opinion. I believe selling a collection is a mistake though, unless there is an emergency. We never know if we are going to be able to get the same thing twice in this life, so even the things you do not use anymore have a place with you. Even reminding us of a bad dicision can help not repeating a mistake. I found myself needing tools and items which i had not used for years. Food for thought, my friend.

BUY MORE STUFF! 😆 🙌 Atheist here with about 20 different blades.... but what you just shared is a powerful message and reminder good for all of us to hear in this capitalism. Sometimes we just buy things because we think it will make us feel better, and we might get some brief joy from it but it is all too easy to get caught in the cycle you described, and these feelings are very intentionally created by our culture and society in Western countries that are built on ceaseless consumption. Thank you bro! Very heartfelt and wise words.

GAS is real. I've got about a dozen blades that I keep for various sentimental reasons but for over a year I've just been carrying an M4 bugout. Darn near perfect knife (for me).

I am working on being content. Something I need to pray to God about more. It's funny I want a bunch of knives but I tend to carry the same one for a year or more. I don't switch the knife I carry daily. Which really begs the question should I get more knives when I know I tend to carry one specific one for extended periods of time.

Your video reminded me of a song I love. Look up Richest man in the world by Eddy Arnold.

SORRY ABOUT THE MILLY, I LOVE THE LINER LOCK, I JUST FOUND MY PERFECT SLEEPING KNIFE, TOOK A FEW YEARS, BUT CAME TO MANIX 2 LT WT IN 110V, IT'S THE JOURNEY, GOOD JOB

Condolences on the Military. For all their convenience, once in a while, pocket clips can prove a liability. I lost a Spyderco CoPilot a few decades ago, also most likely due to the clip catching on something. Shame, those were a mighty cute lil' model of knife. Were I still religious, I might be tempted to pray for the strength to resist the urge to get everything in Magnacut and K390 😆 Admittedly, there are certainly _far_ more serious problems in the world that would warrant divine intervention 😥 That said I have had mixed success in saying no to certain knifely temptations recently at least. I think it helps, if one is aware of one's own consumption, to ask 'what is keeping me from enjoying what I already have?' and 'what is the appeal of this thing I'm currently pining for?'. Occasionally, I seems to work.

Awesome, now I can see why you are a good bloke because it’s the goodness of God in your life. Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you. It’s easy to fall into idolatry, so good on you for trying to find that balance and sharing something of your faith.

i stopped buying like 8 or 9 years ago, last purchase was green military in 204p - what year was that? never carried it, btw. have another 5 folders in rotation + small victorinox + le thiers + 1 fix blade that lives in kitchen. but now want something new, maybe will try magnacut...or not.

Interesting. As a muslim we believe the same that our wealth is for almsgiving and we should be mindful of our blessings and God will increase our provision, or, bless our provision if we recognize only God can help us acheive any goals. Not our own skills, or intelligence or lineage etc. I struggle to create parameters that limit my spending and fortunately ive managed to keep a handful only at a time and sell off what doesnt fit in the 6 knife roll.

I often talk with Beelzebub when I'm alone. Also 'bout knives and stuff. We came to sort of the same conclusion, but now I carry more than one knife and if I sell a knife, I can buy another one. Sort of a cool deal. It's a harmless cheap hobby and it makes me happy.

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