So... I rather recently realized that I have been constantly carrying a peanut for around a year and a half now, and decided to post what I've learned thus far, both from the mighty legume, and from the sage advice of The Cult. I especially give a nod to our illustrious Grand High Muckba(Ret.), Carl on the point of sage advice:
1. Most of the time, I actually use the pen blade. It actually made me laugh the other day at work because I work in a very "tacticool" place at the moment. A LOT of modern folders of the latest super steels and fancy bells and whistles are used around my place of employment on a regular basis, but when I see one of those super "hard use" pry-bar-esque knives used to cut tape or break down a box... it's a glorious example of overkill to me now.
2. While I also carry an 84mm Victorinox(Sportsman)for the tools, it rarely gets used outside of opening bottles(wine, beer, coke, etc.) and my keyring of tools has actually been borrowed many times at work because it had the tool for the job. Considering the load I used to carry in the past, my daily "kit" has been lightened and trimmed down to do more with much less. Considering how seldom I've had to use the corkscrew, I may actually downsize to a Vic Rambler or Rally for my bottle opener on my "bat-ring"
3. A flashlight like the little Fenix E01 is nigh INVALUABLE, if only because much like the mighty legume, it disappears until you need it.
4. If you're clever, the peanut will punch a good deal further above its weight than you would ever imagine. To be entirely honest, I have yet to feel like I don't have enough knife in most of my daily settings, and I even use it in a majority of my camping settings of late... just to see what I can get it to do.
5. Y'all are a bad influence, and I'm probably gonna buy another Peanut before long. Gonna see if I can track down one of the Carhartt Molasses Bone Peanuts next. Got a soft spot for the Case/Carhartt collaboration knives since I used the heck out of a Copperlock from that line before I discovered the wonders of the Peanut.
6. I am becoming further enamored wth "the road to small" as it has been so eloquently worded here. My choice of carry gun is even undergoing a re-genesis of sorts as I continue to learn how to do more with less and be more comfortable doing it.
7. I lied... y'all are an amazing influence, and I hope that others like me(young'un as I am) will continue to learn from the wisdom this group continues to provide.
-J
