PREDOMINANTLY One knife 30 day challenge?

Nope. Only have one. Got a great price on it too. I looked at it for two years before I actually opened my wallet. I only wanted to add one Spyderco to my collection. The D'Allara had a lot going for it. The blade grind and shape I felt I needed. It was also not quite as thick as my Griptilians. Plus the ball-lock looked like it would be a good match with all my Benchmade knives. And, it just looks cool.

The only other Spydies under consideration were PM 2 and Para 3. The PM 2 lost because of blade geometry and overall size. The Para 3 lost out the first time I handled one. If Sal had left the back end of the scales in the same configuration as the PM 2 I would have bought one.

In reality, the D'Allara lock is lacking and Spyderco missed the boat with the pocket clip. It just does not work with this knife. A rescue knife with a tiny wire clip? What was Sal thinking? IMHO, If Sal had used the compression lock and clip from the PM 2 it would have been a completely different story. Then the D'Allara 3 would have been the knife that kicked the PM 2, Para 3, and the Military models all to the back of the bus.

In all fairness, I have not carried it much because of the pocket clip. I have considered a 30 day carry with a written review. Maybe this would be a good time for that to happen.

 

So, when is this 30-day challenge supposed to start? How are supposed to report our findings? In this thread?

It might be nice if the thirty days starts the first of the month. That would give some people the chance to pick up something new.

 

I would say so. Unless you wanted to use the same knife. When I used the Cadet as my challenge knife, I was able to use it at work also. When I came home it was also used for food prep. Meals took much longer to prepare because of it. For thirty days I tried to use it as much as I could but understood that sometimes it was not going to happen. Safety, work restrictions, etc., all could get in the way. If I did sheetrock for a living, the Cadet would have stayed in my pocket until quitting time.

Now, that is something I would like to try! Not really practical for me though. Stupid knife laws.

If it is legal for you to carry fixed, why not try it and report back here. I would be interested in what you have to say.

 

A rational enough thought... but your interpretation is in direct conflict with this particular challenge. The opening post specifically said: the challenge is to pick one knife and use it for everything for 30 days

 

@cbach8tw
That was a lot of words...
Are you changing your initial challenge of PICK A SINGLE KNIFE TO USE FOR EVERYTHING FOR 30 DAYS?

It doesn't matter whether it's an old favorite, a new knife, or one that never quite did it for you... the challenge specified one knife for everything; not one knife to be used during normal business hours, or until you need to use a different one.

 

EDC for a knife = backup self defense to me. And I will never, ever be caught alive with only one knife.

 

I don't like to experiment much with my work knife (no, I don't NEED a knife at work; but I periodically find myself needing to cut things... and who's got time to wander around looking for scissors?). It needs to be lightweight, smooth textured, quiet, and have a clip. At least 90% of the time, it's my cf Spider Monkey... and I almost never carry it outside of work.

 

Predominantly now. I have met the challenge already and will continue to meet it.

 

I use it. Last month with me Opinel No. 6

 

You are correct. I was looking at things like the last 30 day challenge I did.

One knife for a month is not going to happen at my house. I am willing carry something different as my EDC though.

 

I picked up a Gerber asada today....the cheapo one crappy steel aluminum scales far from my normal carry....years ago I had a Gerber flat iron and enjoyed that knife....so I will carry this asada for a month and report the good, bad and ugly. out the gate this thing is stiff, action and lock everything is stiff....its a flipper I do not like flippers but its on ball bearings and after oiling etc its already loosened up the action and lock are tolerable....and surprisingly its sharp and the centering is perfect. now I usually carry $100-$300 spydercos in fancy steels so we'll see if I can tolerate a $30 Gerber in what I'd consider junk steel for 30 days. good thread this'll be entertaining

 

That's how I have done mine so far. I actually decided over a month ago to do this with my knife collection. I'm going to carry and use one knife a month and not purchase another knife until I make it through. I'm on my second knife now. Doing this has already saved me from future spending....

 

Not purchase another knife until I have used all my knives at one month each? Dude, if I did something like that I would never get another knife!
And, I don't have a big collection. The problem is that I would have to count scalpel blades as knives and I have a bunch of those.

 

I don't have a particularly large knife collection either so it won't really take that long. But in your case you could carry a scalpel for one month.

I'm doing this because I tend to just buy what I like the look of. I'm not really a collector and want to use anything I have and don't want to continue buying things I'm not going to use. I love the looks of traditionals but I already know now I wouldn't really reach for one over my moderns so I need to stop buying traditionals.