Is it just me

[XAVMECH]

Small and light...

Everyday, except when traveling by air, either a Spyderco Cricket or an Al Mar SLB goes in my watchpocket or strong side front pocket as soon as I put my pants on. It's a rare day when I don't need it for one thing or the other. Just to echo what others have said, one wonders how you would get along without it.

 

[Rpg]

For many, many years I've carried a Camillus Slim Line pen knife made in the 1930's.

I have some lockback's, but don't carry them.

I've never found a need for a lockback in edc.

 

[Donn]

Carried various models of SAK's for many years, these days mainly for the tools. For most cutting chores, a Kershaw Leek is clipped in my right pocket. It's handier and deploys quicker than the SAK. That said, if I could only have one, it would be the Swiss Army.

 

[Farmer17]

I have an Olight AAA battery flashlight and Swiss Army Tinkerer on my keychain with my car key in my right front pocket. I use the scissors and tweezers about as much as the knife blade and also use the screwdriver and toothpick occasionally. I keep my cell phone and loose change in my left front pocket and my wallet in my right hip pocket so that only leaves my left hip pocket available. Oklahoma recently passed a law allowing automatic knives, daggers, and sword canes to be legally carried so I bought a Lightning "out the front" double action automatic that is very flat and started carrying it in my left hip pocket. It's nice if I'm holding something with one hand and need to make a cut and I can just pull my knife, make the cut, and put it back in my pocket without using two hands.

 

[Alk8944]

Nothing specific but since grade school my morning checklist has been "Billfold, Knife, Comb, Keys, Handkerchief" just to double check I have the essentials. Seriously, there are MEN who don't carry a pocket knife? Obviously this is rhetorical.

 

[NYlakesider]

For most of my construction worker life I carried a knife.

Most of that time it was a officers model Swiss Army. It had most of what I needed and was carried on my belt. That little tweezers it had dug a lot of wood slivers and metal out of my body over the years. Heck I even used it at home when needed.

Had a power failure and could not find a can opener, the little Swiss can opener did a quick decent job. When the Leatherman came out I did replace the Swiss on my belt with it and it did a lot of work for me. When the new improved Leatherman came out I upgraded to that model.
Now unless going afield I very rarely carry a knife, I do have a couple of name brand fast opening folders if needed.

My Leatherman knives are now in my Daily driver truck console along with one in the trunk of my Vette, and on occasion they prove out how remarkable a tool they are when utilized!

 

[vt_shooter]

My knife needs rarely go beyond cutting the tape on a box, and I limit how much junk goes in my pockets, so for years I've always carried a Victorinox Classic. It's a tiny little knife, 2 1/4 inch blade, and has scissors and a toothpick in the handle. It weighs next to nothing. 'Just have to remember to not try take it through a security checkpoint; TSA collects these knives by the 100's.

 

[AKtinman]

I’m another fellow who has carried a knife since I was 6 years old.

They are great tools and I can’t imagine not having one on me except when I am sleeping or in the shower.

Now I’m concerned how I will be able to smuggle one with me when I have to move to the old folk’s home.

 

[wingriderz]

I’m another fellow who has carried a knife since I was 6 years old.

They are great tools and I can’t imagine not having one on me except when I am sleeping or in the shower.

Now I’m concerned how I will be able to smuggle one with me when I have to move to the old folk’s home.

Case peanut or tiny trapper hopefully you wount have to make that move for many years like me.

 

[SC_Mike]

I carry an Eickhorn Rescue Tool about everyplace I go. One hand open, glass break point and seat belt cutter. Only had to pull it once when someone else had a box cutter.

Used it back in April to field dress a turkey. Lost it in a field while bush hogging. Said a prayer to help me find it, went back the next day to walk the field. I pulled into the field, stepped out of the truck looked down and there it was. Not too bad of a search seeing as how I drove the tractor all over the 90+ acres.

 

[Kanewpadle]

I've carried a pocket knife ever since I got my Whittling Badge in Cub Scouts.

As I get older and today's packaging get's stronger, I always have one of four Benchmade knives in my pocket. Unlike others I will not carry a knife without a lock. IMO the Benchmade Axis lock is the strongest made.

 

[30-30remchester]

In my decades of collecting antique folders I have founds some real neat ones. Found one that dates to the Revolutionary War and quite possibly the oldest TL-29 dating to before the Civil War. Being a student of knives I discovered that folding knives can be dated to the BC time era. Plato had a folding knife. I am the first to admit that the new breed are superlative in both design and quality. The fact that one handed a man can pull his knife and open it, ready for whatever comes up can not be understated. I just can not get warm and fuzzy with pocket clips and indifferent scales. Carbon steel, bone handles, and nickel bolsters are what a knife has for me.

 

[sophie]

I guess I have carried a pocketknife since about 8 or 9 years old. I have tried the single locking blade knives like the Gerber's, Benchmade and a few more and never carried these anymore than maybe a year at a time. Always in my left front pocket is a folding pocketknife, preferably a Case, 3 blade medium stockman with the California Clip (not as wide as regular stockman blade) main blade. I collected pocket knives big time for many years and sold and gave away lots of them and enjoy doing that. I've tried the Great Eastern, UN-X-LD, Queen's, and you name it and still my favorite is the Case. If I carried a lockback clipped to my pants pocket it doesn't get used like my folding 3 blade pocketknife so whats the use.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[Snapping Twig]

I've carried a pocket knife since 5th grade. Never leave home without a knife.

They are tools in the most basic sense.

Mine is a Victorinox Ambassador, it's flat and forgettable in the pocket, has useful size blade, scissors, file/screwdriver/pick, toothpick and tweezers. Bigger version of the Companion.

This one was lost/stolen, now I carry one with the traditional red scales.

For social work and more usually box opening - I fix appliances - an Emerson CQC7b w/wave.

 

[JohnRippert]

I have carried a Gerber Magnum LST JR at work fixing Xerox copiers for the last twenty years. I am actually on my second one since I sharpened away a eighth inch of the blade length and width on the first one and it would no longer hold an edge. When I am not at work I carry a Kershaw Scamp large folder clipped to my strong side pocket. I like it so much I bought a second to keep in the closet for when I eventually wear the first out.

 

[Lt JL]

when I was still working, our training section brought in this Russian guy, allegedly ex-Spetznaz. Anyway, hw showed us a bunch of dandy weapon retention techniques using a weak hand auto or assisted folder in the weak hand front pocket. Also some rather gruesome other tricks. I never forgot that: about 50 guys with rubber knives stabbing and slashing the devil out of each other while keeping their strong hand on their weapon, or on the wrist of the guy grabbing thier weapon.

 

[kwselke]

If I'm awake a set of house keys is almost always on me. Each of my three sets of house keys has either a Spyderco Ladybug or Manbug on it. These are very capable little knives. Outside the door the key-chain knife will be accompanied by Spyderco Delica or Endura, depending on what my plans are for the day. I've carried a knife with me daily for at least 40 years. My preferences have changed over the years and the light weight Spyderco knives the the object of my affections these day.

 

[retiredbadge8091]

Let's see, in my left front pocket I've got a Leatherman Micra and a Victorinox Explorer. Clipped to my right front pocket is a CRKT Endorser and there's a vintage Schrade skeletonized folder clipped to my key ring. If I don't have my knives, wallet and wristwatch I'm naked as a jay bird.

 

[pawngal]

My late Hubby was a lifetime member of the National Knife Collectors Assn.
I could have my choice of literally thousands of knives but what do I carry?
A cheap little push-button auto that I picked up a gun show a few years ago.
Each vehicle does have a Leatherman and/or a Swiss Army knife too.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I've carried a pocket knife ever since my pants had pockets...Always high quality......Always razor sharp......I don't carry a knife for defense.......I carry a gun for that.....