In Praise of Spyderco Salt Knives
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In Praise of Spyderco Salt Knives
I spent most of the day installing Hurricane Shutters ahead of IAN. My clothes were soaking wet from swet. Shirt, Shorts, Underwear, Hair, you name it. Like I just came out of the swimming pool.
Around 1:30 a little storm came in so I went home to eat lunch and change into some dry clothes. Nothing like a dry pair of underwear!
Went back out an hour later to finish the job and was wet again.
Last Saturday I pressure washed a pool deck, same conditions.
I love tool steel and a patina but its nice to have a Salt knife in the collection for days like this. I have many Salt knives and love them all knowing no rust will happen.
I came home, showered, and wiped my Pacific Salt with some Alcohol, ready for the next job. Everyone should have at least one.
Around 1:30 a little storm came in so I went home to eat lunch and change into some dry clothes. Nothing like a dry pair of underwear!
Went back out an hour later to finish the job and was wet again.
Last Saturday I pressure washed a pool deck, same conditions.
I love tool steel and a patina but its nice to have a Salt knife in the collection for days like this. I have many Salt knives and love them all knowing no rust will happen.
I came home, showered, and wiped my Pacific Salt with some Alcohol, ready for the next job. Everyone should have at least one.
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Yeah.
They are what got me into Spyderco. I will probably end up with just a few tool steel knives and a bunch of salts if I ever start selling my possessions.
5 years as a beach lifeguard. In and out of the water every single day. One of them I never even rinsed with fresh water for like 2 years. Constantly getting sand in them as well. The salts held up fine. I was sold.
They are what got me into Spyderco. I will probably end up with just a few tool steel knives and a bunch of salts if I ever start selling my possessions.
5 years as a beach lifeguard. In and out of the water every single day. One of them I never even rinsed with fresh water for like 2 years. Constantly getting sand in them as well. The salts held up fine. I was sold.
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I cannot overstate my appreciation for the Salt line. It’s really one of the core efforts that sets Spyderco apart from most other knife companies. Thank you, Spyderco!
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salt line is the main reason I got into collecting knives.
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if I lost all my knives in a house fire or some other accident, a Pacific Salt would be the first one I'd pick up. For me there is no better pocket knife, period.
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I would do the same. If I had to have only one knife, it would be a Pacific Salt. I also love the others though.
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My knife collection isn’t huge or small but the Pacific Salt after carrying for 30 days sold me to never be without one . I have some favorites but to be truthful the Pacific is close to perfect in all conditions. MG2
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This thread once again makes me jealous that my local laws don’t permit the pacific salt but I will agree with this thread that my salts are my favorite: dragonfly SE, salt 2 h1 PE and SE, and salt 2 lc200n PE.
These would be my last knives I give up. Probably the lc200n salt 2 if forced though the dragonfly was my first and like others it’s what got me into knives and spyderco.
edit: and of course my ladybugs!
These would be my last knives I give up. Probably the lc200n salt 2 if forced though the dragonfly was my first and like others it’s what got me into knives and spyderco.
edit: and of course my ladybugs!
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I’ll join this chorus without hesitation.
I have eleven different Salt models, including a PE and SE version of the original Pacific Salt, and a pre-need replacement of the latter.
Mine go to work mostly in the yard, now that sailing is in a rear-view mirror where things are farther away than they seem.
I have eleven different Salt models, including a PE and SE version of the original Pacific Salt, and a pre-need replacement of the latter.
Mine go to work mostly in the yard, now that sailing is in a rear-view mirror where things are farther away than they seem.
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This is my Salt collection so far,,,,
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Big reason I'm so attached to my Autonomy and Caribbean. Design wise they really check a lot of boxes but there is also the Salt bonus.
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Same. I’m debating on purchasing a full Spyderedge sheepsfoot Atlantic salt right now. My plain edge SheepsFoot Caribbean is an all time favorite.
Slightly obsessed…
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I found Spyderco via the Aqua Salt, and their commitment to making salt-water friendly knives is what keeps me here.
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While we're on the subject, the Native has now had two iterations of the LC200n (yellow, green), yet the Dragonfly has yet to get either... COME ON.
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I just quickly ran that terrible scenario through my mind, separating all the really cool knives that I absolutely love and carry from the ones that I really don't carry all the often anymore, but are still great knives. And I have to 100% agree with you, a serrated Pacific Salt would no doubt be the very first knife I'd buy!
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I have more Salts then I actually need, but I'd buy a few more if there some additional models in G10 or Titanium.
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