Top 5 MOST CARRIED EDC Folding Knives - January 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- My Top 5 Most Carried knives - Jan 2022
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Really enjoyed the video, but your audio is a bit dodgy. Have you considered a $10 lapel mic ?
You know you sound exactly like Jack Black right ? lol
I carried the bugout a lot with the molded scales just as a second knife, but then I picked up some flytanium lotus micarta scales and carbon fiber backspacer and it really did transform it. Feels a lot more comfortable and solid while still being nice to carry since it's still very light, thin, and that pocket clip is my favorite. I find myself using it a lot in the kitchen as well, something I've never done with another pocket knife.
First thing I did was to order Lynch northwest clip for the AD 2.5. The clip also lands on the smooth surface(barely). Sanded down the lock jimping. It's the perfect fidgeter now.
That's a good idea. My finger is always sore when I carry it because of that jimping and I can't stop fidgeting with it.
I also put some heavy kpl lube on the contact point between the lock and the blade part. The detent feels even stronger and whips out better. Now I'm just waiting for my skiff bearrings to arrive. The 6mm pivot, 1mm 19ball
@@funkpunked666 when you get the bear can you tell me how it fits?
Can confirm, just yesterday put a Lynch clip on my AD 20.5 and it completely changed the way it carries and feels in hand. It's basically perfect now.
I've been carrying the AD20.5 a lot more since I picked up the RGT micarta scales for it. I'd highly recommend them as they make the knife way more enjoyable in the hand and in the pocket.
3 of 5 knives you showed have frequently made in my pocket lately as well! Ad20.5, bugout in crossfade Ti and microtech ultratech!!! After watching all of your most carried series videos this is the first time for that!
I love watching these videos from my morning jog
Man, that tactile in magnacut. . . What a good looking edc. And, I also wasn't the biggest bugout fan till I added some engraved ti scales. Now I love it and it's been in my pocket almost exclusively. Thanks for the vids bro.
Your comments on OTF are well thought out. I use my ultratech for dump runs, to cut and break down cardboard boxes. It only takes one hand and super safe around other people. Of course other people who are at the dump might not agree!!
Legit I have so much cardboard I was thinking about an OTF for that purpose
However I don’t have my CCW and Florida knife law is kinda stupid
Do you have a permit where you live? Or just say screw it and still carry
@@kozmo7 I live in New Hampshire. My ultratech is both OTF and double edge dagger. But here in NH, I also carry a Colt 380 in my pocket- we are constitutional carry up here and need no such permits.
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Ahhh that explains it. Man that sounds nice, it’s so stupid how there are knife laws like this that still exist I just wanna cut some damn boxes in peace 😂
@@kozmo7 True! Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire all have Constitutional Carry law with no permits required, and all three states are lowest in violent crime . I wonder why? 😄👍🇺🇸
Magnacuts stainless abilities are the highest next in line behind vanax and lc200n. Toughness is next right next to m4 and cruwear. Then edge retention which is around s30 variants. This info is straight from the man himself. Very very good stats. Better then most need.
Was using my edc out on the jobsite. Left it somewhere, so I'm back to finding a new one.
Out of all my knives lying around, the wife goes for the otf because of how straight forward it is.
when a lot of places were out of stock with ad 20.5, there were some sharksfoot on knifejoy
I love the molded bugout
Agree, I can’t get the AD 20.5 out of my pocket. Great EDC.
AD-20.5 is totally worth the price. Any knife enthusiast that loves to fidget but wants a solid build id say hard use knife should have this
Your number five has my favorite type of flipper. I call it a corner flipper and I like them for how well they carry and operate.
535-3 bugout has been my EDC for a while! Love it! My 535-4 is comin’ in soon!
Dude, I have not laughed so hard at one of your "impressions" in a while. I needed that
I understand the Bugout thought, I hadn't liked the feel of the Bugout at all until I handled the new M390 model with aluminum scales it's a huge upgrade personally.
Probably the best action of all my BMs, surprisingly
@@Orochi_001 agreed, I've handled Benchmades at stores before, I was surprised how perfectly tuned the BK4 felt.
im heavily considering the m390 right now, only hesitation is the price hahaha
Slipjoint knives are simple to open (you just open them, no need to think how) and the spring is too hard for kids so they won't hurt themselves by accident. Aaaaaand way cheaper=)
I agree 100 on the AD 20.5. Lynch clip made a huge difference.
Saw that vid Pete did, cool vid. Don't remember what he said the hardness was but he put a super thin edge on it (either 13° or 15° per side). At those angles I believe he concluded that Magnacut performs similar to m390 (at 17° angle). All to say magnacut "unleashed" boasts comparable edge retention to m390; a testament to how edge geometry effects egde retention.
Dude SPYDERCO MANIX 2 best knife ever made for the pocket. Its simple, durable, and has great steels with the best jimping in the game.
Put titanium lotus scales, anodized lynch clip, and a copper lanyard hole stopper on my Paramax, haven't left it home since then. Maxamet is best served on titanium lol
Totally agree on the bugout. Got the newer version with the m390 and aluminum and honestly it's a great knife all around.
I’ve been looking into one
@@Luke-pb4pc definitely a perfected version of the bugout imo
My family does the Christmas Knife every year as well, and this year it was my Merlot Ultratech S/E! Cheers!
I have a lot of knives too. Probably nothing like you LOL.
I almost exclusively carry my PM2 custom.
Switch it out depending on circumstance.
Dinner, picnic, family time, you know the deal. Sometimes ya just gotta be a gentleman.
:)
Literally pulled my Ad 20.5 out of the mailbox while watching this video! Its Like Xmas again! Now excuse me while I unbox this guy!
My most carried knife is my wave modded s35vn tenacious. I polished the blade and got titanium scales for it too.
Got my black demko like a week ago. After 30 minutes of getting used to it. I freaking love this thing. Going to get a lynchnw deep carry pocket clip though. No regrets at all.
My most carried knife is the Victorinox Pioneer X, then the Demko Knives AD20, Spyderco Shaman, Para 3 Maxamet, and Spydiechef.
Most carried by far for January is the Feist in 4V. Just not enough days past yet to have a better selection. Carried the Chaves Ultramar once and the Civivi Cogent once. And the EMP EDC Nymble today.
Got myself a utx-85 in apocalyptic red that I love to EDC.
Ha, dropping knives with the blade open I feel that. Have a Kershaw leek that happened to, bent the fine drop point tip on it thought I snapped it off, luckily was able to sharpen it back to normal.
IN LOVE with my AD20.5.
I agree with the Bugout. I just ordered an Ultratech last week.
Omg. I spit out my drink when you did Mr Trivial’s voice!
Just ordered the lynch clip for my od green AD20.5. went with the bronze anodized Version. Looking forward to it
Nice choices. I really like the Rockwall. Perfect for my pencil pocket.
I was literally flipping my stock bugout when you said that! Haha no joke
Spyderco Delta 4, for the left hand and the Kershaw with Emerson deployment hook for the right. Also a Case knife for left deep pocket and Spyderco mud bug for the right deep pocket. Each one has its own purpose. But almost any knife is better then no knife
Keep doing what you doing man
Since I received my AD 20.5, I have carried nothing else! I just ordered micarta scales for it. I'm So thankful somebody makes better scales. My decision to purchase was done when I discovered I could get replacement scales and I was thinking of micarta. I got the clip point and just ordered the Shark Foot blade knife and replacement micarta scales in brown micarta.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas with us!
Sweet! Where'd you get the scales from? Was thinking about micarta scales myself
can confirm lightning elite OTF is a great christmas knife, and if someone manages to break it there's no real hurt feelings
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Pleeeeeaaaase 🥺🙏 make an entire video in this voice. 😃
You don't like the Bugout, with better materials, lower weight , awesome pocket clip ,better pricing and availability but you throw massive love at the Demko ..Stunning. Demko with Grivory scales, budget steel and wretched pocket clip is possibly the most over hyped knife of all time..
That's what I thought too. Also I cant seem to see a pattern on what he likes on a knife with his top 5 being way different from one another.
I would say it depends on who bribes him the most 😂😂
I have affiliate programs with almost everyone. I did that on purpose. Now I can't be bribed and I make money no matter what. This is what keeps my opinions authentic 😎
Just ordered an ad 20.5 now! Thanks for letting us know!
Took me a while to warm up to the AD20.5. But I have micarta scales arriving tomorrow; I'm betting once the grivory is gone it will get a lot more pocket time.
most of these knives are $300+ I might pay $100 for the stick one but no...way to expensive for the average person
Been carrying the honey badger d2 for a couple years now. I’m not a huge knife guy but I know a good one when I use it and that one fits the bill for most of my use cases. Of course, I’m sure there are a hundred knives that will do just as well, but that’s the one I happened to get at the time. I was just looking for a new knife and saw it had good reviews so picked it up.
That's what I want. Good blade shape, ergos and texturing. Looks highly designed towards functionality.
Lmao “well there’s too many people that like something so I’m going to complain about something trivial” 🤣 preach
Nice vid! The Lynch clip for the ad20.5 is amazing! A must have for edc on this one.
Lynch north west pocket clip is thumbs up Changed the carry
I just picked up a QSP Legatus and have to say it"s a great carry.
The ad 20.5 reminds me of the manix 2 lightweight. One of my favorites. Looks amazing 🤩
Just got my ad 20.5 a couple of days ago and loving it. Will look into Lynch clip. Love your contents dude!
Thank you MC, I was wondering if I could put a little oil right there or not lol thanks I also have a ultratech but my has the Tanto blade it's the only one available but I love none the less and it's all thanks to you. I broke down pulled the trigger and couldn't be happier.
There are at leased 2 knifes ,that I would buy straight away ,If I could get them into Australia..Great video..
The bugout + whatever custom scale I wanna throw on it just doesn’t justify the price tag. I’m not about to pay $150 for a knife just to throw another $50 at least to make it passable.
I ordered the deep carry clip from lynch about 10 days ago. Can't wait to get it.
The scales demko sends out are kind of ugly but I put some black Micarta scales with the fade anodized lynch clip and what a game changer. Looks amazing now. And that clip makes it so much more enjoyable to carry! Flytanium is making titanium scales for it… someday soon hopefully
I prefer a nice smaller knife . For work been using a replaceable blade Milwaukee button flip and everyone loves them knives in the construction business for ther ergonomics and quality
Bought a bugout and was severely disappointed with the stock scales. I found someone who anodized titanium and bought a set of these flytanium scales and it completely changed the knife for me. It is amazing.
Also I just bought my brother and sister the baby banter and bladehq had the Demko AD20.5 and I may of purchased it just from watching your videos.
the bugout with aluminum or titanium scales is as close to a perfect (practical) EDC as u can get. Mine is a custom one from Knives Plus. it's phenomenal.
"My designated Christmas knife".
Yup,I need one of those..
I edc a buck 112 or ranger ecolite pro green s30v bos heat treated forever warranty the trx edition is next
Metal Complex is my go to for entertainment purposes with knives. Keep up the hard work. I'm gonna email you about a knife to review.
Go back to the Sebenza days and get a feel for GOAT EDC
Dude, the full-size CS Luzon has been my edc for the last year or so since I bought one, (then immediately ordered two more). Fuuuuuuuuuu but I love that thing! Fits just fine in the pocket of my cheap-ass walmart jeans, though if it were much longer it wouldn't, though not for shallow pockets I guess.
I actually really like AUS-10A, seems to get the same performance of 154CM or S35VN, at least observationally.
Reminds me of a glock. No safety per say, but u dont squeeze that trigger on accident. Beautiful piece of hardware. I appreciate ur videos. Keep up the good work.
No.1 edc!
20.5 in my pocket right meow!
I totally dig my AD 20.5 with my anodized Lynch clip and custom Karbadize G10 frag scales. It absolutely needs a better steel upgrade.
Ooo, someone like me! I’ve always loved my knives, and I tend to carry multiple on me (I don’t use certain knives on certain things and you don’t hand interesting ones to the uninitiated). The normal scales can’t hold a candle to after market scales.
funny you say OTF knives are some of the safest knives and all of your family members used it but yet they are still illegal in my state haha would love to carry one. Thanks for the video. good info
I carry a mini Bugout during my work from home time during the COVID shutdown. It is light enough it does not pull my pants off. My pet peeve is that I can't stand knives with holes in their blades.
I have and cary 5 kniwes 1. Benchmade Osborne 940, 2. Microtech Ultratech bronze M390, 3. Microtech L.U.D.T I like him for nice kuting, 4.Kizer Vigor, Vg 10,.
5.Victorinox Explorer + I really like that little multi tool haw pen,and screwdriver, sizers,2 blades and I need him almost every day so I use it like 2 knife.
Hated my Bugout until I put those same Titanium scales on it. Completely different knife.
The hardness of your tactile knife is 61HRC. It said so on the card which was included in your package unboxing video.
I didn't catch that. Thanks 👍
Cjrb feldspar ? Or a crkt model ? Or any of the good,ines
I'm curious when you say you "hate how the standard grivory scales feel" on a bugout but then 2 knives later you seem ok with grivory scales on the Demko. Why is that? (serious question about the feel of the knives)
You must work in a office. I got multiple knives and the 2 primaries i switch between that I take to work are para 3 which is amazing with gloves and the 940-2. I use them in all weather just have to keep a can of wd40 around to hose them down if they are in the mud or something. Live in a saltwater environment. Do you have any goto's for heavy work that are kinda beat up?
I'm a full time youtuber so ya. I work in an office. Even my outdoor beaters get cleaned though. I don't leave them gunked up just to show off on the channel
😂😂😂 had me dying with the 20.5 review I love mine tho!!! Bought it as a work knife
I have an Ultratech. Love this knife. Mine unfortunately is very hard to deploy. Take two hands both ways. This, in contrast to my Lightening OTF that is smooth as butter. Tried the oil and repeated deployment. Even gave it to my really strong 25 year old son to work it. It seems the spring is just really powerful. I know if I send it to Microtech, it might be a year or so. Two handed deployment and closing, essentially renders the knife unusable. Any ideas?
I'd rather have them fix it and get it back in 10 months than it become drawer jewelry. Even a year.... that stinks though.
@@chrisoconnor3119 yeah, you are definitely right. It IS nothing more than drawer jewelry! Stiff as it can be, and NO amount of working it has made it any looser. Thanks.
@@DisasterClean shame for such a nice knife too, hope they get it right for you.
a 940 Osborne (s90v + carbon) is my gym shorts knife. forget that it is there all the time.
I am torn between the CS ad10 and the benchmade adamas. Which would you choose? You do a great job and I really enjoy watching your channell
My wonderful wife got me a blade hq exclusive clip point jade ad20.5 for Christmas…..My wonderful self also got the exact same one for a Christmas gift to myself…whoops. Found someone online that traded me for a sharksfoot blade and I love it so much more then the clip point
Looking for some advice. Before buying the S35VN version of the CRKT CEO, I purchased one of the cheaper versions to see if I liked it. I was disappointed in the knife so I would like to know if you could suggest other similar knives from other vendors. Thanks.
For you OTF folks, do you all have concealed permits?
I know each state is different but this kinda knife seems like the biggest pain to EDC if cops are around
Cool knives.
Kizer drop bear, benchmade adamas mini,we Big banter, spyderco Techno, microtech .indont remember the name
thumbstud rockwall a looks cool. i liked the flipper one i owned a lot. i hope i can get my hands on one
When you list the knive’s links could you put the specifics next to the link. When I click through it dumps me on to a page with a ton of knives, many of which look very similar. Maybe that’s blasphemy among knife enthusiasts, but I’m just getting started had difficulty identifying the exact model you featured.
Thanks!
Love your videos, could you comment when clips can or cannot be switched for left handed use. Thanks
Not that it matters to me but knife center has a version of the AD-20.5 in bohler’s D2 k110 or something.
Say what you want about benchmade, but it seems like they do a decent job with heat treat.
Just a word of warning to my AD 20.5 people out there. The scales for sale from RGT don't have captive pivots for the body screws and the scales are thicker than the plastic ones that come with it. Took me 45 minutes to put a lynch clip on that thing....45 minutes.
I was gonna get toxic storm scales for my ad-20.5. I didn’t yet
Your rockwall is at 61 hrc. It said so on your coa that came with it
I’ve had my Ultratech for a year. It’s hard to beat for an EDC knife. I’m glad I got the drop point model (for sharpening purposes).
Out of the box my S110V PM2 chipped when you looked at it funny. It sucked. I reprofiled it (which took some effort) and it’s been a beast ever since. Is S90V that different?
I feel you I have a pm3 maxamet and it’s got stains on the blade was caught in the rain in the woods one night and all it took
The first knife you showed on this video I believe was from Vero engineering. When I went to their website it shows On the cover page a knife like that along with some others but for some reason I can’t navigate to dad specific knife
ha! I love your professor Frink Impersonation for the Demko haters