Aaaaargh! Damn Cadets!

[kirk13]

A number of years ago I decided I'd buy myself a colour Alox Cadet for my birthday. The first one I bought was orange;the second red. The third...well,at that point I wouldn't spend what was being asked.

But I never much carried the Cadets I had. After last years 29 Days of Alox,I realised that I'm not a fan of the Alox Cadet...it's too thin for my liking. I decided to move my Cadets on...

When I'd made this decision,I'd went looking fir the Orange one. I couldn't find it. In the end I came to the conclusion I'd already traded it off.

Fast forward to last weekend. I found the damn thing. In one of my storage boxes. One that I'd checked in a number of times

Stranger still,it felt good in the hand. Damn stupid thing

Found I liked it that much,I carried it at work,and wound a lanyard onto it

[Humppa]

Well... I feel pretty much the same. I have some love-hate-relationship to the Cadet. Most of the time it is just too thin for my carry and it doesn´t have a small blade. I hardly ever use the nailfile - for this I have a Classic, Rambler whatsoever.

I also have several of them but I seem just to collect them. I used to carry one in th epast, but I just seem to like somehow. Just not my beer anyways.

I much prefer the 93mms when it comes to Alox.

[Sheradin]

Cadets are fine knives. Been carrying my red one so much recently, I just purchased a green one off the 'Bay. I'd love a green with the red shield, but they're pricey. 84mm goodness...   .   

[Roc]

I use to carry a cadet regularly until I lost a copper one a decade ago. Slid out of my pocket while sitting on a bar stool. I still carry one every now and then though. The fact that they are so thin and light can be a good and a bad thing.

[jerseydevil]

I've come to appreciate the Cadet more and more lately.  I like the low profile of it in the pocket, with enough tools to be useful.

[BerkshireHunter]

Ive come to appreciate its thin profile in pocket. But the tools are generally more effective on the larger models.

[NetsNJ]

The thinness is a dream in the pocket, but I find it is hard to get a good grip on the thing when using the tools.  I'll take a Spartan any day. 

[Fast Bill]

I've come to appreciate the Cadet more and more lately.  I like the low profile of it in the pocket, with enough tools to be useful.

I agree. Just enough tools IMHO to be useful for a day at the office coupled with a Classic. They sit fine in my jacket pocket. Sadly I've never yet been asked to open a bottle of wine at my desk 

[Aloha]

I've come to appreciate the Cadet more and more lately.  I like the low profile of it in the pocket, with enough tools to be useful.

I agree. Just enough tools IMHO to be useful for a day at the office coupled with a Classic. They sit fine in my jacket pocket. Sadly I've never yet been asked to open a bottle of wine at my desk 

I like mine well enough for home carry or just a quick out and back errand.  I also always pair mine with a Classic or Executive. 

[powernoodle]

The Cadet is one of my favorites, though I always pair it with a 58mm - usually the Manager - for the scissors, mini phillips, pen, tweezer, etc.  The Cadet + 58mm is a very effective combo that is unobtrusive in the pocket.

[strmliner]

I've been carrying a red Cadet quite a bit over the last couple of years...I really like the thin profile.  My only problem is that when people see it, they like it too!   

So, in the last year, my brother, step-brother, and my son-in-law now all carry one of my red Cadets.   

And if you haven't noticed, the street price of Cadets has gone up $5-$9 in the last five months...

[Fast Bill]

I've been carrying a red Cadet quite a bit over the last couple of years...I really like the thin profile.  My only problem is that when people see it, they like it too!   

So, in the last year, my brother, step-brother, and my son-in-law now all carry one of my red Cadets.   

And if you haven't noticed, the street price of Cadets has gone up $5-$9 in the last five months...

Clearly I'm not related to the right people 

[Dalton Siedschlag]

I had a silver and black before deciding that I just didn't like it, to limited to be my MT and to small to be my main blade. I gave them to a friend and he likes them.

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