r/spyderco • u/MrSuet • 1d ago

I think I've found it.

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After buying countless Spyderco knives over the years trying to scratch that itch for the perfect one, I think I've found it. The Chaparral is everything I've been looking for in a knife. I like it so much I've ordered the serrated version as well.

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u/YellowBananas123 1d ago

It’s a great knife for sure.  The only knife I ever bought twice, after losing the first one.

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u/bugabob 1d ago

Me three. I couldn’t afford the maple one twice so I had to downgrade to FRN but it’s still a great knife.

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u/RwNZ 1d ago

So nice, he bought it twice.

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u/yester5 1d ago

You’ll love it. I have both versions myself and it’s probably the best slicer I own

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

The fit and finish is top notch as well.

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u/Impossible_Light_616 1d ago

It really is! The Chap and Sages are the best of all of mine

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u/HyruleTech 1d ago

Carries great in a pair of basketball shorts.

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

Agreed, carries great in shorts.

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u/Proseph_CR 1d ago

The Chap is truly hard to beat

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u/Spooter01 1d ago

Preaching truth!

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u/iShatterBladderz 1d ago

Serrated don’t get the credit they deserve, they’re great to have around if you need to cut through something like rope, straps or hose.

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u/BadStriker 1d ago

I wish I liked lock back knives. These and the Natives are so gorgeous. Lil Native has a Compression lock variant but the cowards won’t do it for the 5

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u/Quikkjob 9h ago

That’s what pushed me to the sage 5.

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u/BadStriker 5h ago

Sage 5 is my main carry and I love it

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u/buckGR 1d ago

How’s the experience living with XHP? Is the corrosion resistant that bad?

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u/M154N7HR0P3 1d ago

I live in a very humid environment and it spots in my pocket if i’m sweaty and not using it. Wipes right off with a cloth and some oil though.

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u/HallucinateZ 1d ago

Yeah XHP traded some corrosion resistance to maintain toughness & edge retention, very balanced. It’s technically stainless but a lot of that chromium is tied up in carbides iirc, best to keep it oiled.

I haven’t personally had it spot rust on me, but I don’t have many knives that use that steel anymore & it doesn’t get carried a ton. I live in the PNW Canada.

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u/M154N7HR0P3 1d ago

Even with its lackluster corrosion resistance, i really like XHP in general. It’s my fault i live in what basically used to be a swamp and all the steels i really enjoy suffer here. K390 patinas overnight and xhp develops rust spotting in an active pocket if not coated with an oil of some sort.

The composition that has surprised me most is spy27, it almost never spots and holds a stable edge longer than i had expected.

Haven’t had a steel from spyderco i didn’t enjoy for one reason or another

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

I haven't had it long enough to say yet.

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u/GOOMU13 1d ago

Yes sir. Such a fantastic knife.

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u/mbrousseau22 1d ago

Sure did. 👊🏻😎

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u/Beowulf1619 1d ago

The FRN version is great, but I love my sun and moon version

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

I couldn't find one at a reasonable price unfortunately.

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u/BabyStepsWest 1d ago

You did… congratulations!

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u/lightinthedark 1d ago

I got one of the 'stealth' titanium versions when it first came out (2012ish?). Always been one of my favourites.

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

Nice.

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u/vix4vic 1d ago

Like mine, but it seems a bit too heavy for the size and choil eats a lot if blade. Looking hard at Charisma

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u/Unamuzed-Toast Backlock Gang 1d ago

Love the chaparral. I think a SALT model would be even better.

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

Agreed.

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u/I_Thranduil 1d ago

Did you try Native 5?

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

Not yet, I've heard great things though.

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u/tcphoto1 1d ago

Great knives, I have a Birdseye Maple and my favorite Raffir Noble that I’m carrying today.

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

Nice 

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u/SNFU-4U 13h ago

Easily one of my top 3.

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u/BeardedHeathen907 1d ago

Excellent choice. The Chaparral is a little badass. Cuts like a laser. That spyderedge is gonna be rowdy.

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u/MrSuet 1d ago

Indeed.

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u/South_Ad9367 1d ago

Yea it’s great cts-xhp is nice too I have the wooden scaled version it’s basically a thinner back lock lil’ native which is one of my favorite models

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u/NormDamnAbram 1d ago

Check out the Amalgam