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I prefer to mix and match gear to my liking--hence my dislike of only selling certain pots in a set--but I don't think you can go wrong with either GSI or MSR. While nonstick requires a bit more care there are times I certainly appreciate having it along--and at least on MSR pots I have been impress...

Basically, if you are going to be carrying it a lot get Ti. If you are car camping, rafting, etc--and hard on equipment--get SS. If you are doing some of both, hard-anodized Al (HAA) is a good compromise. I generally figure .7-1.0 liter of pot per person, so if cooking for 3 people I would want at l...

I have been using a Cricket as a money clip for several years now, alternating between SS and a black nishijin. I do not have pictures but a rough measurement indicates the nishijin is maybe ~1.5 mm thicker... not noticeable in pocket. I have dropped the nishijin a few times, the worst that has happ...

Spyderco - most often in my pocket
Bark River - fixed blades
Benchmade - not so much anymore but I still love some of their old stuff

I would snap up a set in orange.


But would settle for black.

I have cleaned a lot of game with a Delica although the Bradley in my pocket would be a better choice. My favorite folder for outdoor use is the Para--my old D2 has the most field time but the Orange XHP P2 is about perfect. I don't honestly see a need for a lot of blade length for outdoor use--my f...

I love my waved spydies... I carry tip down (which I suppose defeats the intended purpose) but they do make a great bottle opener!

I think the way they are using "molded" indicates it has been shaped to better fit your hand, and does not refer to construction....

Looking at the 'high' edge, it almost appears as though it WAS serrated once....

I will often carry IWB if I have my shirt tucked in and I don't want to be obvious. A paramilitary works great for this as there is a lot of knife sticking up past the clip--easy to grab yet it is almost invisible. Honestly though, I don't worry too much about 'bad guys' seeing my knife; just scarin...

I think the reason more left handed people are ambidextrous is they are forced to be. I think it's because we are just more awesomer. And on the subject of left-handed Spyders, while some will argue the point (Hi Paul!), I find the Para to be a very lefty-friendly folder--even more now that the Par...

As well as Krein's Dogfish...

I think that most people posting in this thread saying basically that "tough" knives don't cut never owned/used a properly made overbuilt folder.

That must be it. There really is no other possible reason....

I hope you are kidding and just trying to make a point, not recounting an actual "hard use test"... The tale is purely ironical. But I am not sure why folding knives are so popular for "hard-use" testing while everything else they might use on a daily basis remains unproven... W...

Here we go again Jim, having to justify our choice on a point by point basis, whew! I'm getting tired of people from the anti tough folder camp really nitpicking our choice from all directions. Chuck, I did not ask Jim to justify anything, I was just curious about his location based on his comments...

we're ultimately going to get a better Manix 2 Really? Or is it just being "idiot-proofed"? On a more serious note, I had a very similar experience with a Remington 870 shotgun (3" 12 ga). I am a waterfowler, so as a test I packed the barrel with mud and fired off a few 3-1/2" s...

Jim, I gotta ask--where are you, and what do you do, that a SAK can have folks "flipping out" yet you have a need for a 4" FB or heavy-duty folder on a regular basis? And it is a good idea to get a receipt for anything confiscated, but not because the local PD is intent on stealing yo...

Just my thoughts on all this.... Whether intentional or not, the video did create an attack on Spyderco--it is not difficult to see this from the Glesser's viewpoint, and if Mr. Ankerson did not see the potential for this he was short-sighted at best. Anyone who watched this video and subsequently d...

My condolences to the lefties. No need to condole this lefty, I have no issues with opening / closing / cutting with the PPT. Even the pocket clip provides no handicap, as I don't carry a knife clipped in the LFP--that is reserved for keys and money clip (SE Cricket of course). The PPT rides quite ...

It can be done. Its not near as easy as with an FRN handled blade, but with a little practice I have it opening almost every time (obviously I still need more practice). The key (at least for me) has been to relax and focus on speed, only tensing at the end--like throwing a good punch. May be why th...