the main reason i chose the sheepsfoot version is for safety in emergency and marine use. as i said, i still tend to carry one of each; pe and se. the sheepsfoot caribbean was more in line with what i want serrations for in the first place and it has a more shallow belly that is closer to what the manix offers with it's slightly negative angle leaf shape. the sheepsfoot version is basically the perfect balance of similar enough to what i prefer so i can carry it alone, but different enough that i could justify still carrying both.Senfkarte wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:05 amThe Caribbean is on my "this could be my next knife"-list for some time now (but so are other models, too). I am still not sure, if I would take a leaf or a sheepfoot. SE is pretty much set. The sheepfoot is not that easy to come by in Germany right now. There seems to be one seller in France, with a good reputation, who has some in stock. But I tend to gravitate more to the leaf shape.ladybug93 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:39 pmi'm a big fan of spyderco's serrations. if you're into salts and want a full se salt manix, consider trying the se leaf caribbean. it's not a manix, but it's pretty similar. i have a se sheepsfoot caribbean and if i'm only carrying one knife, that's the one i carry. i still like to carry one of each though.Senfkarte wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:22 pmA salt Manix with SE would be very nice, no question...or any Manix with the SE option. I personally have yet to try SE, still patiently waiting for the UKPK in SE here in Europe, but a lot of members swear on SE and I don't think they can be this wrong. And as far as I know, there is no full SE Manix out there and the CE versions are old and no longer in production.
In general, I prefer the CBBL over the comp lock or any other lock to tell the truth. So, I am not sure, if a Caribbean would be a replacement for a SE Salt Manix. I am sure it is a great knife, though.
that said, i've toyed with the idea of getting a leaf shape version in pe because it's such a nice knife, and i do love the compression lock. btw, it's so smooth on these taichung models... the knife really has very high quality feel. ultimately though, i do prefer the manix slightly because it feels like it was made for my hand, whereas the caribbean just feels like it's a great knife for a multitude of hands. i also like that the cbbl is ambidextrous, and i prefer the way the manix sits in the pocket with the way it narrows at the clip attachment. i absolutely love the caribbean, and it's come closer than any other knife, but i doubt it will ever fully replace my manix.