I am finding that the more I learn about HOW to use my knives the less I am hung up on certain features such as blade length, handle type, with or without choils etc.

I used to be a "choils are a must" guy but that has changed over the past 18 months.

I used to be a "slab handles are a must" guy but that changed.

I used to be a "drop points only" guy but I have come to love bowies and tantos as of late.

About the only thing that has not changed is that I 100% only buy fixed blade knives with guards.