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One does have to give thought to what might be needed versus what is necessary every day. It hardly ever rains here but... Well whaddya know, a fellow SW desert rat...though I'm mostly on the Calif side of the Colorado River, but sometimes east of it. I'll keep an eye out for a guy carrying a D'fly...

Another thing I do with my knife when hiking is casual foraging for informative purposes. I like to know and understand the 400 square miles of southwestern wilderness that I can walk to from home as good as I can after hiking the two mountain ranges, peaks and canyons that start in the saguaros and...

I have two copies of the Dragonfly in K390. One has a little rock to it and the trademark side of the blade isn’t finished as good as the signature side. My second copy doesn’t have any but an almost imperceptible rock, almost not there and both sides of the blade are equally finished. They are both...

I understand different hand sizes and perspectives but to help me understand more what do you normally use a blade for when hiking? Thanks if I recall correctly and correct me if I’m wrong, you are doing this in the Austrian mountains and forests which is going to be different from the canyons and ...

I can see that the Dfly must be an amazing ultralight option.. but honestly, your wording "those who value ultralight weight and want a real knife" rather brings the Salt 2 ffg to my mind. Just me of course , but the Dfly would be just too small to be a "real knife" for what I u...

It would be good if we could include our usage scenarios as that would illuminate the sense that a choice makes. Some here really get the Dragonfly. It is the invisible knife that one never notices in pocket but will greatly outperform its size. This is highly sought in the hiking community especial...

“ I grab the Dragonfly when I need an ultralight folding scalpel” That’s the freaking truth. A Dragonfly in K390 is surreal in capabilities never mind the size. The ergonomics are well thought out. My little finger wraps the small flat pulling the handle into my palm, fitting perfectly. In the rever...

I don’t use them because lanyards take on moisture, food debris and what have you with a serious user making it harder to clean but I’m glad they include the lanyard hole. If one does want to remove the clip for any reason it is a good attachment point to keep the knife secure in various situations....

The Delica suggestions are spot on. It is the quentissial medium pocket knife. Consider the steel and grab K390 if you can find it if you aren’t worried about a bit of patina and know how to take care of it. It’s a tough little knife but if you desire a bit tougher the Native will do it with just a ...

Nope, in a podcast he confirmed that he found the shirts in some shop early in the show and bought a bunch and still wears them. Perhaps he does have a couple others. So what. They don’t script the show and do one take and one take only. That’s always been their mindset from day one. I’ll take his w...

It's unlikely that the prettyboy host with is perfect wardrobe, perfect lighting, and perfect camera angles would walk onto the set with his pockets bulging with personal belongings. I suspect the knife came from the prop master, or a gaffer who was sitting around sipping coffee. That’s one of the ...

I don´t have a TV and so I never heard if this show - but cool, that the way it looks this Salt appearantly is a real user . Well this show has been on for more than two and a half decades so that’s a long time with no TV but hats off for finding something else that’s probably more productive. We h...

I used to live 10 miles (16 kilometers) inland during my senior year in Hollywood Florida. The salt sea air definitely invaded that far rusting everything including my new bicycle and its cables very quickly. Storms can easily take the salty sea air much further inland. I live in the desert now and ...

The choil allows the folded knife to be much smaller and comp act and the open knife to be more secure and ergonomic in hand. This is pretty much a no brainer for me. True only for very small knives like Chaparral or Dfly, right? Those would no longer offer a four finger grip without a choil. On kn...

The choil allows the folded knife to be much smaller and compact and the open knife to be more secure and ergonomic in hand. This is pretty much a no brainer for me.

Dive knives are highly polished to help guard against corrosion. This works with the edge as well. Also using mineral oil lightly embedded in a cloth and then wiping it with a clean, dry paper towel will protect without being sticky. For any edged tool of mine I do that no matter the steel. For the ...

I’d like to know how MagnaCut stands up against K390 in practical application. The Dragonfly is such an amazing knife that is almost invisible for both hiking and the urban marketplace. I’d get another if another high end steel is offered. I’m not sure how much happier I’d be with something other th...

I have grown up with carbon steel and really nothing else has ever felt right. Please leave the chromium out of the equation. My very first knife was a carbon steel folding camp knife I souvenired from a vase on the kitchen table hidden in a maze of pencils and what not when I was four years old. My...

Ergonomics is the simple test I use to understand how useful a knife will be for me. I use several grips and none of them are the usual way people display a knife in their hand. After staying warm and hydrated, fueling our bodies is the most important activity we do. The knife is still the most popu...

A favorite of mine. The K390 makes it like a wicked slicer on steroids…