Pocket Knives For Big Green Egg Cooks

TechsasJim

@alaskanassasin

ive never had the Military but have had multiple Paramiltary 2.   Never should have traded them.   One of their “sprint runs” was my favorite knife ever.   Hope it treats you well!

Langner91

I picked up a new Pocket knife that works great at the Big Green Egg.

In the 1980's, Gerber made a few from Vascowear steel.  They are pretty rare.  





Supposedly, it will cut hot dog packages easier.

alaskanassasin

TechsasJim said:

@alaskanassasin

ive never had the Military but have had multiple Paramiltary 2.   Never should have traded them.   One of their “sprint runs” was my favorite knife ever.   Hope it treats you well!

Thanks @TechsasJim, Spyderco military has been my edc for as long as I can remember, honestly i bought the m4 on eBay thinking it was new but after winning I saw it was used… hopefully he took good care of it.

TechsasJim

On a different note does anyone have experience with Coast torches/flashlights/lanterns?    I have always used Streamlight or Surefire but have seen some good feedback on Coast.   Looking more for a lantern style for storm - power loss use.   

lousubcap

Paging @nolaegghead as he has a wealth of knowledge about flashlights although the brand comments escape me.

lousubcap

I went down the rabbit hole created by the opening thread that this was created from.  No further comments. 

Langner91

TechsasJim said:

On a different note does anyone have experience with Coast torches/flashlights/lanterns?    I have always used Streamlight or Surefire but have seen some good feedback on Coast.   Looking more for a lantern style for storm - power loss use.   

I am not sure this satisfies your needs, but I have a couple of these from Harbor Freight and they are awesome for lighting.  The magnet is strong and they stand on their own well, too.  They do not light 360° like a lantern, but dang, are they bright.  And, they double as a portable power source to charge other devices.

https://www.harborfreight.com/2100-lumen-led-rechargeable-magnetic-compact-floodlight-black-59170.html

I have used them during power outages, under the Jeep, under the Jeep dash, and to light a number of projects.  They are worth having around.

TechsasJim

Langner91 said:

TechsasJim said:

On a different note does anyone have experience with Coast torches/flashlights/lanterns?    I have always used Streamlight or Surefire but have seen some good feedback on Coast.   Looking more for a lantern style for storm - power loss use.   

I am not sure this satisfies your needs, but I have a couple of these from Harbor Freight and they are awesome for lighting.  The magnet is strong and they stand on their own well, too.  They do not light 360° like a lantern, but dang, are they bright.  And, they double as a portable power source to charge other devices.

https://www.harborfreight.com/2100-lumen-led-rechargeable-magnetic-compact-floodlight-black-59170.html

I have used them during power outages, under the Jeep, under the Jeep dash, and to light a number of projects.  They are worth having around.

Good deal, thanks for this.  I just want a couple to have on hand and I have a HF a couple mins from the house.   

Thanks for the advice!

Teefus

I have a big cigar box full of pocket knives. They're mostly Swiss Army, Buck, Schrade, and Barlow. For years my EDC was a small Swiss Army, but I managed to lose it last week. It's probably in a seat cushion or in my car. In order to not feel naked I dipped into the knife box for an old favorite. It's a Gerber Silver Knight I've had since the mid 1980s. I like the slim profile and locking blade. You can carry it wearing dress pants and it doesn't telegraph in the least.

Langner91

Those are awesome, Teefus.  For the first year, they were called "Silver Eagle" and the bus company took exception, so Gerber changed the name.

I have a few, they are great knives, but I everyone already knows I am a fan of anything Gerber.

WeberWho

A couple new knives that were gifted to me. The top green micarta knife is my first button lock knife. I'm not sure if I can go back to anything else! What a fun fidgety knife. The smaller one is a front flip knife. That is going to take some time to get used to.

Langner91

Those are awesome!

lousubcap

@WeberWho - beautiful knives and even sweeter gift.  Better to be lucky than good.  I am finished with the EDC knife hook.  Every day I see my purchase of January 2023 and remind myself-finished!! But worth it! 

Edit: your initial EDC thread (before getting submerged for who knows why...) and the "Home Wrecker" video did the damage.  Many thanks-

YukonRon

Just me, because only on, but just a few of my 100s of bags of Rockwood I have opened, very few (by very few, I mean twice), have I opened without my knife. If you find one capable of that, and opening bottles of beer, and having a corkscrew, I think you would find your best Big Green Egg knife. 

Opinions only, as in exhibitions, there will be no wagering. (Hacked and stolen from David Letterman) Shred as needed.  

WeberWho

I'm a sucker for traditional looking knives. The more boring looking the better. My Dad knows this as we will talk knives. So my Dad went out of his way and bought me this for Christmas:




This is 100% the complete opposite of what I would ever want in a pocket knife. My Dad knew this. I didn't want ungrateful and I thanked him for the knife. He finally busted out laughing and says something like, "I knew you would hate it that's why I bought it. It's a joke." I was sweating bullets there for a few seconds. This knife should go straight in the garbage. Yuck! 


This one is a Civivi Elementum 2. Much more my style. I feel in love with the looks with the all black Protech Malibu a few years ago. I love the knife but I can't justify the $300+ for a pocket knife. There wasn't really anything else on the market that was black, had a button lock, a flipper, and had no thumb stud. I really liked the look of the original Elementum but it was missing the flipper. So when the Elementum 2 came out with the flipper last year it was an instant want. While it's Protech Malibu by any stretch, it's much more my style. I can use it like an everyday pocket knife. I don't need to worry about dropping it or abusing it.



The last knife is another Christmas knife from my Dad. I've been busting my Dad's balls for this particular flipper knife he picked up for himself last year. My Dad likes small pocket knives. He has always carried smaller slip joint pocket knives since he's been a kid. So to see him pick up a smaller flipper knife was actually kind of funny given the size of it. So funny that he thought I needed one!




I do have to admit it's a pretty cool little pocket knife. Perfect knife for a 5th pocket or backpack. I also really like the scales options they have for this particular model. My Dad has the brass version while this one is copper. 

lousubcap

@WeberWho - great give and take stories with knives and your father.  Lasting memories for sure.  
I am done buying after last year's rabbit hole trip.  

WeberWho

lousubcap said:

@WeberWho - great give and take stories with knives and your father.  Lasting memories for sure.  
I am done buying after last year's rabbit hole trip.  

I've been holding off on buying the black Elementum 2 above for the last year. I was really hoping they would have had a wooden scales version by this time but I've had no luck waiting on one. They have a wood scale version for the 1st Elementum model but no wood scales for the second generation with the flipper. So I've been pretty good about not pulling the trigger on anything else in the meantime. I'd still would like a "Sunday" knife with some type of wood scales but more of a want than need at this point. Fortunately cheaper knives have come a long way in the last 5 years or so with steel they've developed. It's become a lot more competitive. You can pick up some really nice knives for under $75 nowadays.  

Botch

Help talk me out of this, I don't need one; The Bourbon Blade:
 

 
https://www.bourbonmoth.com/shop/bourbon-blade
 
It's soooo cool!  Who doesn't want an EDC chisel?

lousubcap

@Botch - I am here to tell you the force is strong.  I walked away from a Benchmade pocket knife on a dark and stormy Friday evening 18 months ago.  I revisited the who deal on a Saturday AM and got sucked into the vortex.
I would wager the chisel wins!

DoubleEgger

@Botch it’s the bourbon blade because it’s a drunk purchase. Save your cash. 

fishlessman

If they only made a left handed screwdriver......😁

Campbell2N

Teefus said:

I have a big cigar box full of pocket knives. They're mostly Swiss Army, Buck, Schrade, and Barlow. For years my EDC was a small Swiss Army, but I managed to lose it last week. It's probably in a seat cushion or in my car. In order to not feel naked I dipped into the knife box for an old favorite. It's a Gerber Silver Knight I've had since the mid 1980s. I like the slim profile and locking blade. You can carry it wearing dress pants and it doesn't telegraph in the least.

Big plus on that Starrett ruler! One of my favorite tools. 

Legume

DoubleEgger said:

@Botch it’s the bourbon blade because it’s a drunk purchase. Save your cash. 

Take the advice given with that little hand diagram on the blade.  A knife with three sharp edges is a bad idea.

TechsasJim

I’m thankful that I have outkicked my (knife need) coverage by exactly 1.    So many great knives out there but I’m holding Pat for the foreseeable future.   I’m sure there will be some sprint run from Spyder or BM that will reel me back in.  🤦‍♂️

Botch

Legume said:
A knife with three sharp edges is a bad idea.

Agreed, but only two edges are sharp.  
I did put my name on the waiting list, but probably won't be buying this.  Might be a different story if I was still working as a trim/cabinet carpenter, but not anymore.  

zaphod

nothing here, certainly not a "delete comment" button.

zaphod

TechsasJim said:

I was in my tool chest and found one of my old Schrades.    Easily 40+ yrs ago when I was given, then poorly attempted to engrave the wood.  

When I saw this thread earlier this  week I went to the "basket of pocket knives" and selected this unused favourite for egging:


And today when I went back to page 1 to read the whole thread, found that you have it's brother. Although mine is labelled Ruko on the sheath and "Buck 110" on the base of the blade. We just called it "the buck knife". Great knife, good steel.

I found it at a campsite about 54 years ago. We took it to the ranger and when we left a few days later no one had claimed it so we got to take it home, and I gave it to my Dad. When my Dad died he passed it back to me and I haven't really used the knife, it's more of a fond memory. 

Now it's in my egg apron, I don't think that anyone will complain about the cooking again ...

GrateEggspectations

This one’s nothing too special, but it has been my go-to for camping, etc. since receiving it as a gift ten or so years back. Large blade and locking mechanism are nice features. Wasn’t able to find it the last few years until recently, when I discovered it tucked under a car seat while performing spring cleaning. I never would have placed it there purposefully, so it must have fallen at some point. Was very happy to have found it. I am generally very organized and losing things, no matter the monetary value, bugs me to no end!!

WeberWho

GrateEggspectations said:

 no matter the monetary value, bugs me to no end!!

I hate that feeling. I have a 250 piece toolbox that ended up getting tipped over in the garage last fall. I've had this toolbox for 10 plus years and somehow haven't lost a single piece. I found all of them but two sockets after being tipped over. The one socket I found within the first few days after it went missing. The other socket I couldn't find was an oddball 5.5 metric socket that I couldn't replace under the Kluth brand. Most common sockets you can buy separately through Klutch but not a 5.5 metric socket. So I bought some other brand 1/4 drive 5.5 mm socket. Which worked but it bugged me knowing it wasn't the original socket that came with the set. It wasn't even a week ago I had to grab a big socket from the toolbox and something fell to the floor when removing the socket from the tray. I looked down and saw a small socket laying on the floor. I couldn't believe my eyes. I think I may have even said, "No way" out loud. There it was. My 1/4 drive 5.5mm Kluth socket that has been missing for almost a year! I was sure happy to throw that mismatched 5.5mm socket into my spare socket box!

GrateEggspectations

WeberWho said:

GrateEggspectations said:

 no matter the monetary value, bugs me to no end!!

I hate that feeling. I have a 250 piece toolbox that ended up getting tipped over in the garage last fall. I've had this toolbox for 10 plus years and somehow haven't lost a single piece. I found all of them but two sockets after being tipped over. The one socket I found within the first few days after it went missing. The other socket I couldn't find was an oddball 5.5 metric socket that I couldn't replace under the Kluth brand. Most common sockets you can buy separately through Klutch but not a 5.5 metric socket. So I bought some other brand 1/4 drive 5.5 mm socket. Which worked but it bugged me knowing it wasn't the original socket that came with the set. It wasn't even a week ago I had to grab a big socket from the toolbox and something fell to the floor when removing the socket from the tray. I looked down and saw a small socket laying on the floor. I couldn't believe my eyes. I think I may have even said, "No way" out loud. There it was. My 1/4 drive 5.5mm Kluth socket that has been missing for almost a year! I was sure happy to throw that mismatched 5.5mm socket into my spare socket box!

Great ending right there. I can fully understand your relief, as it sounds like you and I are very much on the same page. 

Earlier this week, I had trouble finding two DESR shaving plates and was elated when I finally found where I put them. But I also have a brand new backup DESR that has been missing for years. I know it’s in the house; just not sure where. 🤷‍♂️