As you know pocket knives come in varying sizes weight and quality.
Ultra lightweight pocket knife.
A pocket knife has a lot of uses so it is a great tool that you can carry every day.
My wife prefers her spyderco ladybug at 0 6 ounces.
These are marked by lightweight efficient hinges locks and deployment mechanisms.
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.
The samior ultra small folding pocket knife is small measuring a mere two inches when it is closed.
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.
It has a similar minimalist deisgn to the izula but it s slightly longer than the original izula.
Their blade to weight ratios are basically unmatched among modern folding knives.
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.
And fwiw when thru hiking i carry 75 oz victorinox flat folding nail clippers in my toiletries.
However not all edc pocket knives are ultralight and high quality.
Don t mistake the light weight of the knives here for a lack of capability.
This includes all manner of low profile lightweight and stealth edc blades.
Folts knives are awesome but i prefer folders on the trail.
The 3 5 blade is long enough to be useful.
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.
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.
It has notches for gripping and a nice palm swell and it is lightweight slim and strong.
The skinner can be used to complement any hunting knife but it s also a great lightweight knife to carry on its own.
Pocket folding knives are certainly the most popular types of knives these days.
They aren t just tiny keychain knives.
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.
Some pocket knives have assisted flip opening mechanisms and others are all in.
Clipped to my pocket i carry my edc blade the 3 oz kershaw leek in stainless.
It s a sharp knife with a small 1 38 locking blade that is ideal for small cutting tasks like sectioning off some.
So choosing the best ultralight pocket knife can take a lot of shopping around.