Great feedback gang. I never expected so much response so quickly.

Now.. do you want to change the topic to "knife under 4 inch" fixed or folder vs over 4" fixed or folder.

Perhaps size does count.. shape(folder vs fixed) doesn't.

I'll start:
I believe that a 4" blade provides whatever we need for survival. The uses for and weight/size tradeoff for a large blade fixed OR folder... don't make me lean towards larger. What do you think?