One of Civivi’s Best Affordable Knives Just Got Arguably Even Better

If some is good, more is better, right? That adage feels especially true when the price increase is so minimal.

Close-up of a black folding knife hinge and textured handle against a green background.

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By Steve Mazzucchi

Published March 10, 2026

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Updated March 11, 2026

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A couple of years ago, knife/EDC influencer Zac Whitmore achieved the seemingly impossible: win a major Blade Show award with his first-ever knife design.

The knife is the Civivi Yonder and the specific honor was the Blade Show 2024’s Best Buy of the Year, which it very much earned with great looks, super-smooth functionality and a $67 price tag.

Black folding knife with a tanto-style blade and textured handle on a white background. — The Over Yonder aims to replicate the success of the Yonder with a slightly larger form factor.

Fast forward to 2026, and the follow-up promises to take things up a notch for just a few bucks more.

Meet the oh-so-appropriately named Over Yonder.

We’re gonna need a bigger blade

While not every sequel matches the original, and very few supersede it, there are reasons to be optimistic about this upcoming release.

By all indications, Civivi did not overthink things. Instead, they essentially replicated the original in a slightly larger form.

Trophy with a clear globe on top and a black and bronze base holding a black folding knife, with text "Won Best Buy of the Year at Blade Show 2024. — Behold: the original Yonder in all its Blade Show award-winning glory.

To get into the nitty-gritty, the original Yonder has a 2.88-inch blade, an open length of 6.62 inches and a weight of 2.73 ounces.

The Over Yonder, meanwhile, busts out a 3.35-inch blade and 7.53-inch open length, with only a minimal weight gain to 2.79 ounces.

Black folding knife with textured handle and partially serrated blade on a white background. — While the shape and material are the same, the Over Yonder’s blade is nearly half an inch longer.

Even as it grows, the new knife retains so much of what makes the original so compelling, including a spey-point blade made of reliable, wallet-friendly 14C28N steel and textured handle scales made of canvas micarta (or G10).

Like its predecessor, the new knife also deploys smoothly thanks to ambidextrous thumb studs and a caged ceramic ball bearing.

Black folding knife with textured handle and partially open blade on a white background. — Thumb studs, a caged ceramic ball bearing and a crossbar lock ensure smooth deployment and retraction.

For swift one-handed retraction, the Over Yonder also brings back the crossbar lock, which also serves as a secondary deployment option.

One final key feature is the reversible tip-up stainless steel clip, which makes the knife easy to tote in either front pocket.

Close-up of a black textured knife handle with a black metal pocket clip attached by screws. — The deep-carry pocket clip can be swapped to the other side for those living the left-handed life.

Considering the base price of the new knife is just $7 more than the original, it’s worth weighing the potential downsides, of which there are a couple.

First off, some regions get a little restrictive, legally speaking, once the blade length goes over three inches, so it pays to double-check the laws where you live to make sure you are in the clear.

Closed black folding knife with textured handle and visible locking mechanism. — Beyond the blacked-out treatment, the Over Yonder will also be initially available with a dark green canvas micarta handle, a stonewashed blade and a black G10 handle or a satin-finished blade and an “aluminum foil” G10 handle.

Second, the Yonder is available in a greater variety. There are currently 13 variants of the award winner, including options with Guibourtia wood handles and Damascus steel blades.

Assuming the Over Yonder catches on, however, it will likely get some cool new treatments as well.

Availability and pricing

The Civivi Over Yonder will be available later this month in four variants starting at $74. You can sign up now to be notified when it drops.

Black folding knife with textured handle and tanto-style blade on a white background.

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About the Author:

Now managing editor, Steve has served in a variety of roles with GP since 2019. Having previously written and edited for such publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Esquire and ESPN, he enjoys covering a range of topics — but mostly those pertaining to cycling, snow sports, pocket knives and motos — and dreams of a utopian world in which everyone’s bike seat is at the proper height.

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