Max,

I'm the same. I'm not much of a collector, but I notice that I have to use the knife for a while before I truly know if it's for me or not. I have several folders, but only use one since I keep trading it up. If I can I sell or give away my old ones because they have little sentimental value to me. Some do (mainly gifts from my wife) but most are just "clutter".

Now fixed blades are another story. I've only been buying and using them the last couple of years, so I'm still deciding which I'll keep and which I'll get rid of.

The DMDC (the double-cut version of the DMLE) is one of my most used fixed blades. You should carry it on your next wilderness trip and see how you like it.

unless its such a great design that it is that "one knife" then multiples are good. One always in the car/truck, one in a BOB, one in the house

My brother,sister and I were raised by our great aunt & uncle,and they loved to camp and fish.Every summer we would go somewere new to camp.One summer we went to Trinity Lake in Nor.Cal.Two weeks of fun in the sun for us kids,but it must have been heck for them.My brother was chopping on a stump with a cheap hatchet from a gift shop we stoped at on the way,and put the bottom corner of the blade into his knee right below the cap.Lots of blood but not to bad.While he was chopping his leg,my sis & I were out catching scorpions.We finally wandered back to camp,and our grt.aunt & uncle were freeking out about my bros.leg and wanted to kmow where we had been.When we showed them our coffee can of scorps., they really flipped.Only time we were grounded while camping.Later we were fishing for trout in the creek that fed the lake.My uncle was was in the canoe on the creek,the rest of us were on the bank trying to coax the trout right below us to take our worms.Well thats when we saw the rattle snake.My bro & I wanted to kill it,our aunt was screaming to get away from it,and uncle was paddleing like crazy to get to shore.He finally made it and killed the snake.It was only about a foot long with 4 buttons.
We put our Great Aunt & Uncle through heck over the years,and I sure do miss them,lots of good memories.RIP Fred & Lottie.

Thanks guys...very level-headed thinking...even though we're "sippin" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />


I hear ya! The one thing I love about the DM, is the size. I can't really get in trouble with it here in Texas (ie: it has less than a 5.5" blade). I can darn near carry it anywhere without concern for a misdemeanor, which is why I fully plan to stockpile a few DMCG's.

My wife loves the DMLE, as do I. I just can't bring myself to cut anything with it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Maybe if I find a user DMLE or DMDC, then I can take that with me and test it out. Ohhh, the drama in my little head...back and forth...the vodka isn't helping anything! Oooops...cat's out of the bag, I've moved on the White Russians!

coffee can of scorps is a great name for a band, good story, sounds like it was alot of fun

No worries, I've been drinkin for about near 3 hours now, I have found that stain finishes clean up easier than coated blades, I was outside today, chopping into a palm tree with my DFLE, after wiping it down, couldn't tell it was used

some are sipping. I'm more shooting

Sobieski to the mainline

I don't have a DM, yet. I have a S5le, kinda fills that size, but that thick piece of sr77 is tempting

I want an orange reg, green reg, and 3 overruns

I'm down of one Overrun, then I want to see what different options come with the production release

I love the look of the green reg