Anyone just carry a folder knife?

No. Fixed blades for me. Tried the Havalon and I didn’t care for it. Good for skull work, but that was it for me. I really like KOA.
 

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I have a havalon with two blades, a saw blade and a normal blade. I also have an outdoor edge folding knife. Ive been reaching for the outdoor edge more often lately for cleaning game. I prefer the way their blade replacement mechanism works more than the havalon.
 
Years ago all I carried was a Buck 110, the went to a Kershaw folding. As I have moved further in this journey, I like a small knife. I do have an Outdoor Edge replaceable blade folder I carry now along with a good fixed blade. They each have their use.
 
I have. Folders are a pain to clean and I will take a few extra ounces to have both a folder and a fixed blade.

Not a fan of fixed blades that are either large or heavy though. I would probably just use a folder if the only fixed blade option was a BK-16 for example.
 
I like a small fixed blade. I use it for more than game cleaning though. Folders are hard to clean.

Lots of options in the 3" blade range....I bought a gerber priciple and then bought a neck sheath for it. Light, grippy, easy to sharpen.....hard to go wrong. I have several others too....of course!!

JMHO
 
I’m trying an Opinel #8 and #9 knives this year to see how I like them. One carbon and one stainless just to compare. Light weight, affordable, sharp. Not pocket knife type folders but still folders.
 
I’m trying an Opinel #8 and #9 knives this year to see how I like them. One carbon and one stainless just to compare. Light weight, affordable, sharp. Not pocket knife type folders but still folders.
For decades I did all my deer field work with a smaller carbon steel Opinel (no. 6 and no. 7) and still carry one often. I still really love those knives--cheap, light, and easy to sharpen. I can get a carbon steel Opinel shaving sharp and touch it up as necessary in the field with a credit card sized diamond stone. The steel seems to be soft but that makes it easy to sharpen. I think they look classy too--you can use it on a cheese board without it seeming out of place (clean the blood and hair off first for best results).
 
I love my Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 Lightweight. I used it recently to take care of an antelope, though I also had a fixed blade Buck 119 that I used to cut through the leg bones and neck vertebrae.

The Buck 119 needed sharpening after whereas the Spyderco did not, despite the Spyderco being used the most.

I decided to test the corrosion resistance, and did NOT clean the Spyderco for a couple days afterwards, I left it folded and covered with gore. Rinsed off with tap water and it is as good as new, amazing blade.

 
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