Ultra Lightweight Pocket Knife

Samior jj005 ultra small folding pocket assisted flipper knife.

Ultra lightweight pocket knife.

The 3 5 blade is long enough to be useful. Pocket folding knives are certainly the most popular types of knives these days. Not only does chris reeve offer a superb ultralight folding knife but they also managed to somehow make it perhaps the most stylish on the market right now. There are quite frankly some great featherweight folders out there that would be truly ideal for hikers to have on them when they re out and about.

However not all edc pocket knives are ultralight and high quality. Clipped to my pocket i carry my edc blade the 3 oz kershaw leek in stainless. Lightweight edc everyday carry knives are underrated to say the least but they are the best pocket knife for most everyday carry knife needs. Measuring up at 6 375 overall this slipjoint pocket knife weighs just 1 5 ounces yet it still boasts a beautiful handle made from titanium and your choice of box elder burl.

The samior ultra small folding pocket knife is small measuring a mere two inches when it is closed. This includes all manner of low profile lightweight and stealth edc blades. It has notches for gripping and a nice palm swell and it is lightweight slim and strong. Some pocket knives have assisted flip opening mechanisms and others are all in.

It s a sharp knife with a small 1 38 locking blade that is ideal for small cutting tasks like sectioning off some. The al mar ultralight series is the undisputed champion of the lightweight edc game provided you re willing to make a few sacrifices towards the pillar of lightness. I ve touched on what are in my opinion the top folding lightweight knives on the market before when i published my list of the best edc pocket knives. The best lightweight pocket knives give you the features and ergonomics you d want from an edc daily driver while weighing just 3 ounces with some designs shaving enough grams to verge into ultralight territory at under 2 ounces.

As you know pocket knives come in varying sizes weight and quality. Folts knives are awesome but i prefer folders on the trail. My wife prefers her spyderco ladybug at 0 6 ounces. It has a similar minimalist deisgn to the izula but it s slightly longer than the original izula.

Don t mistake the light weight of the knives here for a lack of capability. And fwiw when thru hiking i carry 75 oz victorinox flat folding nail clippers in my toiletries. For comparison the 2 75 hawk ultralight weighs in at 1 00 oz while zt s 2 75 offering the 0900 weighs 4 30 oz. These are marked by lightweight efficient hinges locks and deployment mechanisms.

They aren t just tiny keychain knives. So choosing the best ultralight pocket knife can take a lot of shopping around.