Does weight effect your EDC choice?

[Scythe13]

For your EDC, do you look at certain knives and the alike, and thing the weight is too much for EDC, or do you just carry whatever?

Got the wife a knife (amongst other things) for Christmas. Her comment of "I hope it's not a heavy one." got me thinking.

I realised that I have a load of knives that I don't carry as EDC, not because of the size of the blade, but because of the weight of it. The weight can misshape pockets, bounce in cargo pockets, and the alike.

With my EDC I just carried what was able to be concealed easily and felt natural. I have a load of knives (ask anyone who knows me) and only my wife's comment made me realise the reason I favour certain options.

Previously, I don't take X knife because it drags loose pockets down and makes it clear I'm carrying a knife. Y knife bounces in my side pocket, but only goes in there because it would drag other pockets. Z knife feels odd in certain trouser pockets, and concealment is thus an issue.

The option of my favoured knives, by accident, seems to be not based on size, but more on weight (this is where some idiot says big knives weigh more than small knives, and tries to make themselves sound intelligent...epic fail there Einstein). Why not look at the material it's made from? Titanium can be big and light. What is the frame made from? How thick is the blade/handle? Is the frame milled out? How many layers in the folder's handle? And many other questions/answers why big knives do not always mean heavy knifes.

So, as it turns out, I opt to wear lighter knives most days.

Does anyone else find the same thing, or do they opt for their EDC knife on a different criteria?

Please note, I only keep knives that are capable, so please assume that any knife I have as an option for EDC is definitely capable of doing what I require of them.

[bigpaul]

I carry a lock knife in a leather pouch on my belt at all times, no weight at all, don't even realise its there most of the time, pouch is covered by clothing so no trouble with the rozzers-although actually seeing one around here would be an event in itself!

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being of a "certain" age I've ALWAYS carried a knife- at one time everybody carried a "pocket" knife.

[Skean Dhude]

I don't bother so much about weight unless the item is particularly heavy. I don't carry much though. I'm rarely far from my car.

[Midnitemo]

don't really carry much in the way of edc....key ring has a small mini tool , torch and a micro memory stick....selection of kit in the boot and my locker at work.

[Mortblanc]

[BeardyMan]

I change my edc knife regularly, normally down to what I fancy taking with me that day.

I always have an opinel on me, then I'll accompany this with either my gerber assisted opener, a svord peasant / svord peasant mini, a tiny fixed blade knife, or boker gnome. If I'm in a suit then it'll be my ceramic blade with carbon fibre scales.

Weight doesn't really come into it for me. Phone, wallet and keys combined weigh more than 90% of my edc knives. Couple of extra grams here or there goes unnoticed.

[Binnie]

My TBS boar "EDC" knife is a serving me well, i've battoned sticks with it, chopped up plastic using a hammer.

15 theraputic minutes on the bench stone and its good to go again!