I've really been working on this the past month or so, just trying to get down to knives I will really have a use for.

We don't have the freedom to carry the way most of y'all do, so here's how things work round my place:

#1 - Victorinox Super Tinker - does pretty much everything I need on a daily basis

#2 - Leatherman Wave (about to be replaced by a Charge TTi) - see #1 but with a bit more grunt

Moving into the "need to have a good explanation why you are carrying it" realms:

#3 - a good reliable folder. After much trial and error I've settled on the Ontario Rat-1 and Zero Tolerance 550.

Then on to specific purpose blades:

#4 - mid-size 'do it all' camp knife. Either my newly acquired S5LE or my RMD.

#5 - heavy duty camp/bush chopper - right now a Becker BK-9 but I'm pretty sure there's a 911 in my near future

#6 - hunting fixed blade - right now a Buck Vanguard, Becker BK-15 or BRKT Fox River.