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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:43 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
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Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
.. Neither are bad but there’s far better compact knives out there than both - Namely the Chaparral… Compared to the Lil Native The Chap has 9mm more cutting edge yet the profile when folded is only 4mm longer and 2mm wider (but is 3mm shallower) and the ergos are absolutely perfect. It’s slim and ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Native Chief Lightweight!!!
- Replies: 240
- Views: 60954
Re: Native Chief Lightweight!!!
.... I will say this, if you wear slacks, or thin pants, this may be an issue. I wear thicker pants almost exclusively, and this is a non issue. If this is your primary knife that you will utilize and deploy multiple times per day, this could perhaps become an issue regardless, though I don't alway...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:42 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone Else Up For a Resilience in CPM-M4?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 529
Re: Anyone Else Up For a Resilience in CPM-M4?
To me, the price point is the primary attraction with Chinese value line. That difference becomes less obvious with the higher end steels. Sure the designs are good as well, and if you prefer your edge all the way up to the handle, there's not a whole lot of options in the Spyderco lineup. It's sti...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:33 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
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 ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:23 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
I have both (and the Chap LW). TLDR: Dfly ..and for me it's not even close. I carry a Dfly every day, and it's been this way for years now. It's the knife that solved my EDC. It's the way it balances light weight and small carry size with just enough grip area to get a full, secure grip and just en...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
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 especia...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Stretch XL SE in H2, now I get it!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 223
Re: Stretch XL SE in H2, now I get it!
I purchased the stretch XL H2 SE when DACK had it for $75 on a whim. I’m glad I did as I now understand what all the fuss is about with the SE and the model. There is a lot of blade for the handle size. I’m a plain edge kind of guy, but the SE blade seems thin, is extremely slicey and just wants to...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
Price aside, I don’t think there’s any scenario where a Chaparral isn’t always superior to the Dragonfly. Better ergos, better blade, and super compact. Where the Dragonfly has always been a mini knife in a mini package the Chaparral is a full size knife in what seems as small as a Dragonfly packag...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:36 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
Nah. You'd like the Dragonfly better. It is a lot more slicey and it weighs nothing. On some of your adventures you would have it and not even know you did until you needed it. Well, Doc, I was talking about the announced Lil Native Lightweight vs Dfly... As said: The G10 Lil Native has literally n...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:43 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
- Replies: 49085
- Views: 5531071
Re: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
Best superlight hiking folder, best place to live, best weather... ain't I a lucky man?!
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone Else Up For a Resilience in CPM-M4?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 529
Re: Anyone Else Up For a Resilience in CPM-M4?
A clear yes.
Always for more mid to high end linerlock - (as alternatives or instead of comp.lock - ) Spydies and also for more models with a good amount of cutting edge to closed size ratio!
Always for more mid to high end linerlock - (as alternatives or instead of comp.lock - ) Spydies and also for more models with a good amount of cutting edge to closed size ratio!
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:14 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
Agreed! but already own. Looking for an excuse and rationale to buy another smaller Spyderco. Wife has a G10 sage D'fly I bought her years ago, but that's off-limits to me; I'm told I have plenty of my own knives to use. So I've narrowed it down to a FRN D'fly or a Lil'Native LW at this point, and ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:05 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
Hahahaha! You are SO predictable! While your logic may be sound, I have an irrational predilection for larger blades. Right now, there's no need for me to buy anything from the existing line-up. I have what I need (and then some). I'm patiently waiting for the next reveal. I want that LW Manix 2 in...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:37 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
I don't own a Chaparral, but I would prefer the bidirectional FRN over the G10. I REALLY like Spyderco's bidirectional surface. The feature that would keep me away from the Chaparral is the compression lock. The compression lock is nice, but I'm not a fan of using it in my left hand. Thanks! ... bu...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:28 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
- Replies: 49085
- Views: 5531071
Re: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
Endela SE - to me the prototype of a true no nonsense workhorse folder.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:11 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
The D'fly is truly brilliant. The one-piece handle is the epitome of elegant functionality. It has The Hump. The Lil Native is a flatback. If I wanted a flatback, I'd buy a Buck folder. The only downside of the Dragonfly is the clip screws. They're an offensive abomination. This size, however, is t...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Still wishing for a Chaparral XL / Endela "thin edition" / or something along that lines
- Replies: 68
- Views: 18114
Re: Still wishing for a Chaparral XL / Endela "thin edition" / or something along that lines
.... I wouldn't be much interested in the Endela. I loved the SE blade but I really have trouble with how much lock rock I get from factory on this family of knives. I must be unlucky but out of 4 Del/Endela/Endura only 1 isn't making noise by simply shaking the knife :grin-sweat .... Yes, the Ende...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:19 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Endela (-sized "middle ground" knife) in the "Pac Salt family"?!
- Replies: 91
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Re: Endela (-sized "middle ground" knife) in the "Pac Salt family"?!
Thanks for the reply. Verry helpful. I've searched and read mixed results when comparing the performance of SE LC200N and H1/H2. I think I'll just have to buy one of each and compare. Who knows, maybe a magnacut option will be available and I'll have three to compare. Basically I want a 3-3.5 inch ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
- Replies: 64
- Views: 1726
Re: Dragonfly vs. Lil' Native
Thanks for the analysis so far. Would there be less distinction between the FRN D'fly and the Lil' Native LW? Because I'm leaning in the direction of an FRN LW model of one or the other. In which case, the D'fly K390 FRN has 2.3" long blade, 2.5mm thick, 1.2 oz. The Lil' N LW will have a 2.4&q...