Annual Top 10 List: 2020

[Holland]

Let's keep this thread going!

Previous years:

2019
viewtopic.php?t=85435
2018
viewtopic.php?t=82300
2017
//forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=76868
2016
http://www.spyderco.com/forumII/viewtopic.php?t=73081
2015
//forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?t=69525
2014
http://www.spyderco.com/forumII/viewtop ... =2&t=66148
2012
http://www.spyderco.com/forumII/viewtopic.php?t=57436

2012
1. CTS 20CP Para2
2. S90v Para2
3. CTS XHP Para2
4. Caly 3.5 SB
5. Caly 3 ZDP
6. Dragonfly2 ZDP
7. Military
8. Delica 4
9. Caly 3.5 VG10
10. Para1 Serrated edge

2014
1. Chaparral 2
2. Dragonfly 2 SuperBlue
3. Gayle Bradley
4. Chaparral 1
5. Caly 3 SuperBlue
6. Delica 4 SuperBlue
7. Dragonfly 2 Salt SE
8. Paramilitary 2 M390
9. Salt 1 SE
10. Dragonfly 2 G10

Looks like my interests have changed a bit :o

2015
1. Chaparral 1
2. Dragonfly 2 Superblue
3. Delica 4 Superblue
4. Chaparral 2
5. Techno
6. Gayle Bradley
7. Dragonfly 2 Salt
8. Caly 3 Superblue
9. Paramilitary 2 M390
10. Manix 2 LW s110v (regret selling)

I'm sure my 2016 top ten will have more Hap40 and M4 goodness in it :D

2016
1. Delica 4 Hap40
2. Mantra 1
3. Dragonfly 2 Hap40
4. Chaparral 1
5. Paramilitary 2 M4 Jade
6. Stretch Hap40
7. Caly 3 Superblue
8. Dragonfly 2 Salt
9. Chaparral 2
10. Delica 4 Superblue

2017
1. Delica 4 Hap40 Pakkawood
2. Mantra 1
3. Junction
4. Delica 4 Hap40
5. Dragonfly 2 Hap40
6. Dragonfly 2 Superblue
7. Para3 Cruwear
8. Stretch 2 Hap40
9. Delica Superblue
10. Salt 2

2018
1. Dragonfly 2 Hap40
2. Delica 4 V-Toku2
3. Stretch Hap40
4. Junction
5. Mantra 1
6. Delica 4 Hap40 Pakkawood
7. Delica 4 Hap40
8. Dragonfly 2 Salt
9. Dragonfly 2 Superblue
10. Delica 4 Superblue

2019
1. Delica 4 vToku2
2. Dragonfly 2 vToku2
3. Junction
4. Mantra 1
5. Gayle Bradley 1
6. Chaparral 1
7. Delica 4 Pakkawood
8. Dragonfly 2 Pakkawood
9. Dragonfly 2 Salt
10. Stretch Hap40

2020
1. Mantra 1
2. Dragonfly 2 Salt SE
3. Gayle Bradley 2
4. Chaparral 1
5. Junction
6. Gayle Bradley 1
7. Dragonfly 2 K390
8. Delica 4 Pakkawood
9. Dragonfly 2 Pakkawood
10. Stretch Hap40

[Lumpy]

1. Endura Hap40
2. Siren
3. Para 3 Cruwear
4. Pacific salt LC200N SE
5. Lil Native Rex 45
6. Watu
7. Rockjumper
8. Manix LW Rex 45
9. Chaparral Sun & Moon
10. Amalgam

[anycal]

Couple steel changes, and only one substitution - GB2 replaced the Endura.

Had I had a chance to grab the Shaman, or had the new Chief come out this year (S90V or REX45), not sure what the list would look like...

Military S90V R.I.L.
Gayle Bradley 2
PM2 10V
Manix 2 M4 DLC
Ikuchi S30V
Mantra M4
Delica 4 Cruwear
Caly 3 HAP40
Native 5 LW REX45
Chaparral CF* XHP

In 2019, keeping each one of a different model, I choose these.


Military REX45
Endura 4 HAP40
PM2 K390
Manix 2 M4 DLC
Ikuchi S30V
Mantra M4
Delica 4 Cruwear
Caly 3 HAP40
Native 5 Cruwear
Chaparral XHP

[steelcity16]

No particular order...just my most carried/used as of late

1. Straight Spine Stretch VG-10
2. Endela VG-10 (sadly missing at the moment)
3. Military CTS-204P
4. H1 Pacific Salt SE (sadly missing at the moment)
5. H1 Dragonfly Salt (recently found after being missing for a few weeks!)
6. Grey Cruwear Delica
7. OD Green Cruwear Delica
8. Orange VG-10 Endura
9. Cruwear Purple PM2
10. (Reserved for Z-Wear Shaman)

[tomcatt1]

My list is shorter, just got back into knives this year. Some I still have, others have been passed on as I try to determine my likes. At least one that I let go I plan to buy again.

1. SpydieChef
2. PM2 Maxamet (got this from the seconds sale and had to add to list as a tie)
2. Smock
3. Manix 2 Micarta
4. Manix 2 LW BD1
5. Shaman
6. Caribbean
7. Kapara

[PStone]

Wolfspyder
Native
GayleBradley2
Military
PM2
Endura
Swayback
Watu
Lil’Nilakka
OneEyedJack

[AHarbuck]

It’s definitely been a year. My regular carry doesn’t vary all that widely.

Sage 5 LW prob #1
Dragonfly 2 orange VG10
Dragonfly 2 G10
Para 3 LW REX45
Dragonfly 2 Salt SE-moved to the coast this summer

Honorable mention to gray Delica VG10, PM2 earth brown S35VN, and Urban sprint AEB-L which is currently being reprofiled (quite the project) so hasn’t seen much use yet

[Sumdumguy]

I'll list mine based on time in the pocket/amount of use.

1.) Micro Dyad
2.) Kiwi
3.) Mantra 1
4.) Caribbean
5.) Lil Temp
6.) Ulize
7.) Street Beat
8.) Junction
9.) Swayback
10.) Watu(wife stole it)

Really, it's been the year of the Micro Dyad. It basically took my old favorite(itty bitty knife), the Jester and turned it up to eleven!

Bolsters, Bone, Backlock, PE, SE and situated discreetly at the bottom of my pocket, indefinitely.

[Monty]

With a few exceptions the motto for this year is "backlocks rule and serrations are awesome".

2019:

Caribbean Salt SE
Karahawk
Dragonfly Salt SE
Waterway
Cruwear Micarta Shaman
Pacific Salt SE
Ladybug 2 SE
Warrior

Repeats for 2020:
1 Dragonfly Salt SE
2 Waterway
3 Pacific Salt SE
4 Warrior

New for 2020:
5 SE Ladybug Salt
6 SE Tasman Salt
7 SE Salt 2
8 SE VG-10 Delica
9 Police 4 G-10

[foofie]

Some changes from last year, for sure:

Para3 LW, Maxamet
Para3 LW, Rex45
Watu
Dragonfly, ZDP-189
Delica wharncliffe, Hap40
UKPK, s110v
Para3, s110v
Para3 LW, Spy27
Smock
Ikuchi

[kobold]

1. Bradley Folder 2,
2. Swayback,
3. Caribbean SF SE,
4. PM2 Maxamet,
5. Native 5 Rex45,
6. Chaparral Raffir Noble,
7. Native 5 SE Salt,
8. Manix 2 S110V G10,
9. SpydieChef,
10. Sage 5 CF laminate.

Still waiting for the Military, Native Chief (Rex45) and Shaman (Z-Wear).

[elena86]

My most carried

1.Delica wharncliffe serrated
2.Urban in K390
3.Dragonfly Hawkbill serrated
4.Watu
5.Endela serrated
6.Pacific Salt1 serrated
7.Salt2 serrated
8.Military RIL in S90V
9.Para3 in Cruwear
10.Spydiechef(moded with a pointy tip)

[mikey177]

1. Native 5
2. Domino
3. Spydiechef
4. PPT
5. Gayle Bradley 2 folder
6. Canis
7. Yojimbo 2
8. Sage 5 LW
9. Swayback
10. Manix 2

[aicolainen]

This is a strange list to be making. I like so many, for lot's of different reasons, and I can't really weigh those reasons up against each other.
So since I can't rank them in a meaningful way, I'll list them approximately by pocket time. I don't think this translates directly to a favouriteness-scale, but it does say something

Manbug Salt
Dragonfly 2 VG-10
Native 5 Salt
Spydiechef
Salt 2
Para 3 Maxamet
Para 3 XHP Cutlery shoppe exclusive
Siren
Chapparal LW

This list will probably be more interesting next year, as there has been a handful of Spyderco additions this year.
The Manbug salt would normally be too recent of an acquisition to make such a list, but with the way it fits into my everyday life and the amount of carry it has seen since I received it, I think I have a pretty good idea how it would rank in pocket time if I've had it the whole year.

[JuPaul]

In no particular order, my top ten in terms of pocket time in 2020:

1. Para3 lightweight spy27
2. Pm2 k390
3. Pac salt in H1
4. Dragonfly salt hawkbill SE
5. Cruwear Delica with terotuf scales
6. Manix 2 g10 rex45
7. Manix 2 CE s30v
8. Crucarta Shaman
9. 4v Shaman
10. Smock

[PSquared]

Based on carry time this year :
1. Centofante Memory
2. Delica 4
3. Brouwer
4. Baby Horn
5. Chaparral
6. Centofante 3
7. Kopa
8. PITS
9. Dragonfly
10. Caly 3

[Oloung1]

2. Endela VG-10 (sadly missing at the moment)
4. H1 Pacific Salt SE (sadly missing at the moment)
5. H1 Dragonfly Salt (recently found after being missing for a few weeks!)

That is an impressive streak! You may have more MIA than I own :D Best of luck recovering.

Noob Top 2020 list based on use:
1. Delica CE vg10
2. Delica ODG cruwear
3. Cara Cara frn 8cr
4. Delica saber vg10
5. Zcut PE bd1n

[cooterbaldwin]

By pocket time

1. Native 5
2. Sage 1
3. Yojimbo 2
4. S110V PM2
5. Techno
6. Dragonfly SE Salt
7. SpydieChef
8. Super Blue Stretch
9. Cruwear Millie
10. Hap40 Stretch

[M Sea]

Cool thread! Im basing mine on pocket-time.

1.Salt Dragonfly se h1
2.Caribbean pe lc200n
3.Salt black Pacific pe h1
4.PM2 110v pe
5.DLT exclusive Delica pe cruwear
6.PM3 LW pe bd1n
7.Manix 2 LW maxamet pe (would be top 4 but corrodes in the Salt air)
8.PM3 se bd1n
9.Salt Hawksbill se h1
10.Salt Wharncliffe se h1

[steelcity16]

2. Endela VG-10 (sadly missing at the moment)
4. H1 Pacific Salt SE (sadly missing at the moment)
5. H1 Dragonfly Salt (recently found after being missing for a few weeks!)

That is an impressive streak! You may have more MIA than I own :D Best of luck recovering.

Noob Top 2020 list based on use:
1. Delica CE vg10
2. Delica ODG cruwear
3. Cara Cara frn 8cr
4. Delica saber vg10
5. Zcut PE bd1n

Thanks! Still missing the Endela and Pac Salt 2. I had never really misplaced a knife for more than a day or two before this and then all of a sudden I'm losing them left and right.