With the launch of the CPM-SPY27 steel Mule Team 28 on the horizon, I am definitely getting one, after seeing most being out of stock for years. The specs seem to meet my needs quite well, being just over 7.5" long with a 3.5" blade. A 3mm thick blade is decently robust too. While I typically don't like them, I may go with a paracord wrap, but see no problem with a skeletonized base knife. Don't really want to pay as much as the knife for the premade scales. I am still torn between leather (for belt) and Boltaron (for anything else). I may just go with the official option leather (looks like a very high-quality sheath for $28); and then make my own Kydex sheath, set to fit a handleless knife and be capable of being clipped to a back pocket. The cost of Kydex and hardware, as well as the work required, isn't as much as leather.
Since Spyderco has done these in a huge medley of steels, I am wondering what everyone here's thoughts on the knife itself?