The Ontario RAT-1 is probably the most famous "budget" folder that consistently gets recommended on the forums. I've always shied away from purchasing it in the past due to my (somewhat extreme) disdain for its aesthetics, but in January this year, I bit the bullet, deciding … [Read more...]
Everyday Carry (EDC) Knives
We do quite a number of knife reviews on this blog, many of which are of EDCs/everyday carry knives (usually the folding pocket knife variety). The following are all the reviews we've done of knives that fall under the category of being EDCs/everyday carry knives.
If you're looking for the perfect EDC, you might be interested in taking a look at our list of the best EDC knives on the market, or our list of the best folding knives in terms of bang-for-buck.
And if there happens to be a knife you want a review of that isn't already up here, comment on a post or contact us to let us know.
Kershaw Leek 1660 Ken Onion Flipper Knife Review
The Kershaw Leek has always been a mainstay of recommended everyday carry knives. It's available at an extremely affordable price point (remember, it's actually USA-made), has excellent fit and finish, as well as above average cutting performance. All this places the Kershaw … [Read more...]
ESEE Izula Fixed Blade Survival EDC Neck Knife Review
If you ever ask for suggestions with regards to finding a small fixed blade knife to take into the woods, it seems the de facto nomination is nearly always the ESEE Izula. I don't know why it took us this long to snap one up, especially considering how much both Elise and I … [Read more...]
Kershaw Chill 3410 Slim Flipper EDC Knife Review
As far as I know, the Kershaw Chill is one of the most inexpensive flippers currently produced by Kershaw. I threw it into my Amazon shopping cart as an "add-on" item to make it to the free shipping limit, and to be straight with you, I didn't really expect much from it … [Read more...]
Cold Steel Kudu 20K Ring Lock Folding Knife Review
The Cold Steel Kudu is a modern interpretation of the Okapi knife designed manufactured in Germany for the colonial market. The original was produced in 1902, and the target demographic needed an inexpensive everyday pocket knife for all the tasks one might encounter in the … [Read more...]
Spyderco Southard Folding Flipper EDC Knife Review
The Spyderco Southard is Spyderco's first flipper knife, and first collaboration with the custom knife maker Brad Southard. With the amount of attention this wicked fast slicer has generated, I admit I am a bit late to the bandwagon, but as they say, better late than … [Read more...]
Boker Plus CLB Microcom Fixed Blade Neck Knife Review
The Boker Microcom was designed by Chad Los Banos as an homage to Fred Perrin's rather unique tactical cutlery. I decided to snap one up, and even though I was disappointed with the out-of-the-box utility, I did manage to appreciate it after some extensive modifying. I will … [Read more...]
Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto Blade EDC Knife Review
The Cold Steel Recon 1 is the quintessential badass knife: the type I most certainly would have lusted over when I was still in my teen years. Regretfully, I am now all grown up, but I was still curious to see if this brutish slab of steel was something more than its purely … [Read more...]
Case Seahorse Whittler Black G-10 Knife Review
Out of the entire Case catalog, no knife stands out to me quite as much as the Seahorse Whittler. With its unique primary blade and unorthodox proportions, I saw it and just had to test it out myself. After a number of months of owning it, it's actually become my main … [Read more...]
Spyderco Dragonfly 2 Little Big EDC Knife Review
Spyderco has long advertised its belief in "Constant Quality Improvement" (C.Q.I.), which emphasizes continuous upgrades and evolution, bit by bit. No knife strikes this message home more to me than this version of the Spyderco Dragonfly 2. From a design that arose in the … [Read more...]