Could you manage with 6?

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Could you manage with 6?

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Inspired by MissingMontana's thread (//forum.spyderco.com/viewto ... =2&t=75843), do you think you could manage with only 6 Spydercos? If so, which 6? (Pictures make everything better :cool: )

I think I could (just) manage and it would have to be these 6.
Pingo
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Atlantic Salt PE
Pacific Salt CE
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I could make due with just 3...a Military, a Dragonfly, and a Ladybug. The hard part is choosing which versions of each.
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I only have 6 Spydies I think. So yeah.
Millies in S110V, CTS-204p, REX 45, PM2/S110v, Native 5/Maxamet, P4/K390, Pacific Salt SE/H1, UK PK
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Yes, I could get by with only 6. But I'd have a really hard time picking which 6 would make the cut. Thankfully, I don't have to worry about it.
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Sprig
Chaparral
Urban/Pingo/UKPK (I'd go with the Urban K390 of those three)
Dragonfly (I'd go with ZDP)
Manix 2 (I'd go with the Maxamet lightweight)
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Six models, easy. Although I can't imagine a scenario where I'd want or need to limit myself in that way.

Stretch
Kiwi
Chaparral
Jester
K05 Small Utility
K08 Santoku


One specimen each of the first two, no way!
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Of course, you mean 6 a day right ;)
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Easily. I am pretty sure I could manage all my cutting needs in life with only 6 knives and I am pretty sure I could manage with only one Spyderco folder but what fun would that be? :) They would be mostly fixed blades as I love to cook and love the outdoors. I have tons of folders but I am fully aware that I could get by with only one.


1) Dexter Russell Chinese Cleaver (if I had a K08 Santoku it could go here as well)
2) Sprig (can be used as a paring knife and as a game processing knife)
3) Southfork ( I need a hunting knife and it can be used in the kitchen as a carving knife)
4) Rapala fillet knife (I hope Spyderco makes a fillet knife soon)
5) Bradley Bowie (a do everything hard use knife and a good knife for woods bumming)
6) Cruwear Military (It could easily be my only folder)

I would need my leatherman wave too. :)
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farnorthdan wrote:Of course, you mean 6 a day right ;)
I thought he meant 6 on ya at one time :D

Ok, Pacific Salt H1 SE and 5 Military models in various steels ;)
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Pretty sure I could get by with just a plain edge S30V Military if I had to. If I'm forcing myself to take six, I'd also pack a K2, likely a Chinook 4 and 3 spare Milie's.
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I could but I don't want to! What fun would that be?
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ZDP Dfly
Cruwear Millie
XHP Manix LW and my GB could take care of anything that I need a folder for. I wouldn't pick a Spydie fixed blade. I have an old Ka Bar that looks like h#ll but that I would trust through anything.
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Easily.

1. Delica 4 hap40
2. Dragonfly salt
3. Junction

Honestly, I could stop right there.

4. Stretch hap40
5. Mantra 2
6. Hap40 dragonfly

Para 3 cruwear might replace the mantra if it grows on me enough
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Yo 2 (s90v)
Delica 4 (hap40)
Native 5 (Maxamet)
Para 2 (s110v)
DFly2 (ZDP189)
Tasman (H1)
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Re: Could you manage with 6?

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Military
Para2
Manix2
Pacific Salt
Gayle Bradley
Delica 4
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That leaves just enough space for my favs both on a practicality side and usability side. But I obviously cannot limit myself to six, because I have a whole box full!

Dragonfly 2 Salt
Chaparral RN
Military
Manix 2 Lightweight
Stretch FRN
Pacific Salt SE
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The Deacon wrote:Six models, easy. Although I can't imagine a scenario where I'd want or need to limit myself in that way.

Stretch
Kiwi
Chaparral
Jester
K05 Small Utility
K08 Santoku


One specimen each of the first two, no way!
Paul,
Can you, please give me a rough idea what is bare minimum of Kiwis you must have? :D :)
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Eee wrote:do you think you could manage with only 6 Spydercos?
certainly. In today world even one is OK. One of my Native5 will do the job, but why?
Can somebody here limit your self with
1. six tops (total, not each of six of :shirts, t-shirts, tank-tops, sweaters)
2. six pants (total, not each of : pants, slacks, jeans, shorts, sport shorts ...........)
You got an idea.
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Could I?: Yes

Would I?: Uhhh, no. :confused:

...but I'l play along:

South Fork
Military
Para2
UKPK
Chaparral
Manbug Salt
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I could yes, but then those 6 multiply into 12, and then 24, and so on and so on... :D
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