The Chapparal does everything the Dragonfly does better.

Thank you very much!! I am a big Spyderco fanboy :)

One of the best ever

Thank you!

*steels

How is the strength of H1? I’ve heard people complain of it rolling

@@kpfagerberg Hmmm. Could be. It gets dull with maybe a couple of month's full of food prep... Its not like I took out Loupes to verify that it is rolling but light stropping makes it paper cutting sharp again. I don't think that constitutes a lack of strength. Just poor edge retention. That being said, I now have Vanax and magnacut. Difficult to beat these two. But still love my H1.

@@alphaneuron9045 I just bought the dragonfly salt. Nice for the lake and every carry. I don’t use my knives that often so the edge retention isn’t a huge deal for me. The rust proof aspect is more appealing

@@kpfagerberg I bet you´re gonna love it. I Recommend a piece of leather with stropping compound and it will be quite easy to keep it paper cutting sharp! Enjoy!

Thank you so much man!! I really appreciate that! I’m happy you enjoyed 🙌

Thank you very much!!! Also definitely love to hear there is another person in Florida who is a Spyderco Fanboy!!

That’s awesome to hear!! I exposing new knives to people. Thanks for watching!!

I really appreciate that you left this comment!!! I agree regarding FRN, and that’s a great point too with the RC cars. FRN is just so functional, I don’t get the hate. Also love to hear you like the Slysz Bowie and DF2! Definitely the two I have been carrying the most as of late. Thanks again! 🙌👍🔪

Thank you man!!! And I need to try out the Amalgam and Police!

@@floridamanknives the Amalgam I swear was built for my hand. If you wanna check it out I can loan you mine. Just treat it good! Please!

I couldn´t agree with you more. That quiet carry drift is a little pricy but vanax seems to have more wear resistance and edge retention than LC200N. Enjoy! (oh, and also from Miami)

Thank you very much!! I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it, this was a video I was really looking forward to making!

Thank you very much!! It was difficult to put this list together haha, I love them all too much! I appreciate you watching 👍

The way the knife industry is advancing subvert fell away a smidge recently that new MSI ram lock is fastly becoming greatest locking system no doubt really would love to get a Amphibian I think it called subvert will always be a fav

You and me both!!!! Thanks for watching bro!

@@floridamanknivesi just ordered one on sale but turns out old stock with rivets

That is really awesome!! Congratulations! I missed that one, but I’ll be getting the up coming DLT trading cru-wear Dragonfly 2. I’m happy you got one 👍

@@floridamanknives thanks 👍 it's pretty cool for sure! Kinda over kill steel for a lil knife but had to have it👌

@@garyharvey842 you can never have overkill steel for a knife ;) haha but I’m excited to try it out, I’ve never used cru-wear.

@@floridamanknives lol right! I was mainly talking about price, but your definitely right 👍

Thanks bro! I’ll actually be posting a Spyderco Collection video in a couple days, there are a few more that didn’t feature in this video ;)

@@floridamanknives Sounds awesome!

That is amazing hahaa!! Dude I love it, it may feel awkward to open at first if you haven't had a Dragonfly 2 before, but the ergonomics and capability are next level.

@@floridamanknives i got it the other day and it does have pretty good ergos for such a tiny knife. I want to add a small lanyard to make it even better to grip and retrieve. The one i got the spydie hole is a pretty rough cutout compared to other spydies I own but that kind of gives more grip on the thumb for opening (not sure if that was by design).

Hey Patrick I am also a Floridian and proud owner of the dragon fly 2 salt series. I read a review somewhere that the blades from Seki city Japan tend to have a sharper edge on the ring compared to other manufactures.

Thanks for sharing!! I need to try the Chaparral out, but can’t decide which variant to go with! I appreciate you watching and commenting 🙌👍

Thanks Gruggs!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌

Thanks for the great comment!! I love the Meerkat, I have one and it is one of my favorites, but I just think there are better more available edc options for most people. The Domino is a dream for me, but the Mantra series is a bit too small in the handle. All of the others I definitely need to try too!! I appreciate it 👍

I also plan on making a Top 10 Favorite Spydercos which will feature some other models for sure.

I like the mantra 1 because it's pretty much just a flipper delica with Titanium and m4 so it's like an upgrade from the delica in most ways and the meerkat is just alot cooler and just as nice in the hand as the dragonfly

@@sunnyrachelsson3169 agreed!!

That’s awesome he still has the one you got him! I would imagine! I decided not to go this year so fortunately I didn’t have to save for it.

@@floridamanknives he does he has had the movement replaced once.

Thank you very much man!!! I would love a Paysan, and the Nirvana is my all time Grail. I appreciate the comment! 🙌🙌🙌

Thank you man!!! 😃

I appreciate it!!!

Thanks for watching and the great comment!!

I need to!

First, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate such a detailed comment, I love hearing other people’s opinions, especially on Spydercos!!! Regarding the Mantra series in general, I stayed away as the Delica just barely is big enough for the size of my hands, the flipper tab would be in the way for me. The Bradley collabs I’ve only heard amazing things about, and I hope to be able to try one out! The Amalgam is one I really really want to get. It looks amazing, and I agree it’s so under appreciated, but it is right up my alley. I’ve also always been interested in the Ikuchi. This list also is the top 10 overall in my opinion, but I’ll admit my top 10 “favorites” would be different. I love my Meerkat for example haha!! The Aqua Salt is my favorite fixed blade. My two Spyderco Grails is any variant of the Dodo, and the Nirvana. The Paysan follows. I’m really happy to hear you think I’ll love the Dodo! I unfortunately missed out on the hundred pacer (jealous of your tanto PM2 as well). Do you have an aftermarket pocket clip on your K2? Thank you man!! 🦈🕷🔪

@@floridamanknives You're right, the flipper tab is definitely/can definitely be a problem on the Mantra 1. If my hands were any bigger then it would basically be a 3 and a half finger knife and it wouldn't have been anything special to me. There aren't many knives under 3.5 inches that I like, and almost none under 3.25, there's something about the mantra though. It feels like such a bigger blade than it really is, especially in hand. If you ever want to try an Advocate, or an Ikuchi, I'd give you a great deal. I always have a few Advocates, and I bought an Ikuchi and just never ended up using it. I've been whittling down my Spydercos (and collection, in general) a ton in the last few months. The tanto PM2 has been such a surprise! I had basically written off the pm2 a while ago but ended up getting a great deal on one. The grind on that blade is absolutely perfect. The hollow portion is thick enough to have the strength a tanto should have but still thin enough to cut really well, and the flat ground tip is basically bombproof and has just a bit of curve to it. That grind, with Spyderco's M4 makes it one of those knives that I know I could do everything with even if it was the only knife I had for the rest of my life. I've been trying to find a Hundred Pacer ever since they were discontinued. They dropped the price to ~$190 when they discontinued them, and I figured I'd be able to get one on the secondary for less than that after a few months, but they just never come up for sale. I ended up finding one for a great price a few months ago. Its pretty much all I've used in the kitchen since I got it. The blade it the perfect length, and the handle is shaped and sized like it was designed for my hand. The Dodo is such a beautifully functional knife. I HATE that the price has gone up so much on them because nobody uses them to see how perfect they are for EDC use. I still have a CF version with a full serrated blade swap that's never been used but I've had a half dozen or so users over the years. I just sold my last user a couple weeks ago. My ultimate goal is to get one of the M4 ones and make some titanium scales for it. When I added scales on my K2 I drilled and tapped it for tip-up carry with the Hinderer screw pattern and I use a stock Hinderer clip on it.

@@CNYKnifeNerd one of my favorite in that size range is the ZT0460, it’s got a really long cutting edge for the size. I will definitely keep that in mind on the Ikuchi and Advocate!! Both have definitely interested me a lot. I never thought I’d be able to own an Advocate......😍🤔 I hope they do a PM2 Tanto grind on another exclusive and hopefully I’ll be lucky enough to get one!! I never thought about using the Hundred Pacer in the Kitchen either, very interesting! The price on the Dodo is the only reason I don’t have one. I hopefully will one day! I love the BladeHQ Exclusives, and hope they release more. Thank you man!

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Ok great… my opinion, Liner Locks and Frame Locks suck. And I will never ever purchase another knife with such. Slipjoints, Lock backs, Button, Axis, compression, Shark, Gravity, actuating are all I buy and like nowadays. Spyderco spoiled me with my first experience. Go ahead and spend 250+ for a liner lock lol no thank you.

@@sprinkleddonuts6094 Well, I adressed some issues for a Caly that opened unintended in the pocket which is fun gripping it. But more on the lockings. 1st only knife I rely on is a fix blade. 2nd liner lock is to weak to flimsy no matter how you do it 3rd frame lock is only done great when frame is solid titanium. No liner with g10. Then it has the less moving parts and is a dream for an edc Anything else I agree.

@@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 well fixed blades are situational ( I am combat veteran now Reservist ) I mean some ( edit I really do hate auto spell check ) people prefer them over anything else. I dont Liner Locks was ok decades ago, I just do not prefer them anymore as there are better locks. I still have some of my OG’s And when is there a time when you will be using your knife out of what the purpose is for the lock to fail? Ok Yea there are faults here and there. Frame lock I never did like. For the past 15-17 years or so I’ve done away with purchasing liner locks and frame locks.

@@sprinkleddonuts6094 nothing wrong with your preferences. In civil life there is no practical use for a fix blade for me personally. I am not a hunter so I do not need something to ... you tube spell check 🤫 Liners as I said is not for me even when I own a few Spydies like the Military (great blade for lunch) and a few exotics because they trippled the price by fanboy paycheck. Frame lock is limited to very few great designs because I like the simplicity. My favourite is the axis lock even when dirt can be a little disapointing. Edc is a small blade with a gents style and good blade. To open boxes, cutting beef, roap or sausages (I am german btw 😀) they do fine. Defence or hunting, surcival or camping different book. Best blade for easy camping turned out to also be a spyderco, the manix, because if fits for any situation from fire wood to slicing veges and bread or butter it. Just a gread design on a just affordable price. Nice talking to you. Honour the service of your men in Europe defending this sovjet bastard. Airborne or on the ground I feel better having you aside.

@@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 to each of their own yes sir… Of course i know its my preference as well as you have yours… Compression isn’t a liner lock, but similar in the sense they are both from the liner, but the lock up on the compression is definitely stronger than the standard liner lock. Several differences in that. But yea you mentioned some pieces that i like and use as well because of the lock. The original Military i passed up on in 2008 because of the liner lock, introduced PM2 and grabbed one up, and checked it out and fell in love with spyderco compression.

We are all entitled to our own opinions, but I hear ya on some of the different steels. Thanks for watching!

@@floridamanknives I didn't mean it to be a put down towards your collection. I find I quite impressive. I myself really loved the PM2. But I was looking at the prices. After watching a video about cruwear. I'm used to benchmade being ridiculous I had 2 of their knives years ago and found them to be not worth the price. Now spyderco used to cover ever price range. But now everything is high and mostly from overseas. Here is my thoughts why can kershaw offer 20cv/ m390 for $90 on a aluminum frame. Then spyderco g10 scales $200. I'll give spyderco has a better heat treatment but not more then $100 dollars a knife with cheaper materials. Both made in USA. I personally think the knife market is getting so high it's not going to last. Now china made knives cost as much as US made with almost slave labor. Just my rant it really had nothing to do with you collection as much as my disgust with spyderco marketing and the super steel hustle.

@@richardhenry1969 no worries brother!! Also I love your name 😂😂. You made some good points I agree with. One of the things that always perplexes me is the really expensive China Made knives. I remember when I first started seeing them, I thought they were $400 American made but nope! Lol

Which one! (The regular Hourglass clip?) I have to check...but I may have MXG Clips on every one of my non wire clip Spydercos at this point lol.

@@floridamanknives I like the other alloy clip that the Spyderco knives come with besides the wire clip one. I think its just a nicer looking pocket clip. But I know what you mean about Spyderco knives there beatiful in every way and sharp as hell and I love flicking them open with the Spdy hole and love closing them with the awesome compression lock. My favorite Spydercoes which are mostly anyone but I love most of mine in the black DLC BLADE COATING.

@@johnnyventurino8947 I love the coated blades too!!! Plus it’s interesting because the American models use DLC but the Seki-City ones use Titanium CarboNitride.

@@floridamanknives whats the difference between them both.

@@johnnyventurino8947 I will make a video on it!

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