Updated September 2026: The serrated Drifter I originally reviewed is no longer available, so I have updated this recommendation to the regular plain-edge version. I still carry a CRKT Drifter to this day and continue to strongly recommend it.
When I first reviewed the Drifter in 2016, I had carried it for only a couple of months. Years of use have confirmed what I liked about it then: it is a simple, reasonably priced knife made from good steel, and it sharpens well.
The knife is very practical - it opens with either hand, and it’s slim enough that it fits well in my pocket. It’s cheap enough that if I were to lose it, I wouldn’t lose sleep over it. It’s a little tricky to close with one hand, but I don’t find it to be troublesome.
The plain edge gives up the original model’s serrations, but the qualities that made the Drifter worth carrying have not changed. It remains a durable, unfussy EDC knife that disappears into a pocket and is ready for routine cutting jobs.
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