I love a folder but a good fixed blade can't be beat in the thick of things. I EDC a good folder like many here but will carry folding and fixed in the field. It really depends on what you are using the knife to do I guess. For any folding knife as long as you keep to its limits it will work wonders.(just dont push it) I tried using a folder once for a job that I should have used a fixed blade and it folded closed on my fingers. Lesson - buy a folder with the best dammed lock mech you can possible afford, and dont use it to dig