Carrying a Knife

To a gun fight...

Unless I am traveling by air, I generally have this in my pocket:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007QCOEC/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I carry it because sometimes I need to cut things, and I find that I knife generally works well in such circumstances.

I doubt that I would carry it if I needed a permit to do so. I would probably just leave a knife at my office desk.

In case of an apocalypse.

I started carrying a standard 6" filet knife when I was 22 years old. I was walking along a country road on a hot lazy summer afternoon, when I came across a couple of kids fishing from a dock at the edge of this small pond. Well, much to everyone's surprise, one of the kids pulled in a 14" large mouth bass. I told them they should clean, cook and eat the fish right there on the spot. They told me they didn't have a knife (or ice and cooler), so they threw it back. I told myself, never again. I credit that one moment in time for the path my life took.

Most men carry a pocket knife. The smaller the better. To carry one for self defense is pretty useless, and posting this question is just weird.

Ken Osha wrote:

If you do carry one, what kind?

I've thought about carrying one. I've always thought this pocket knife was pretty awesome for the price & all.

$15 for a fastpack flip knife you can buy at Home Depot.

Whattawoman wrote:

Most men carry a pocket knife.

Really? I don't know anyone who carries a knife, but I'm a dentist, so take that as you may...

A dentist? Say no more.

DDSDDSDDSDDSDDS wrote:

Whattawoman wrote:

Most men carry a pocket knife.

Really? I don't know anyone who carries a knife, but I'm a dentist, so take that as you may...

You carry that pokey/scrapey thing then?

I carry a leatherman multitool, so I also have a screwdriver, holepunch, can opener, and a tiny, completely useless sawblade with me wherever I go.

Whattawoman wrote:

Most men carry a pocket knife. The smaller the better. To carry one for self defense is pretty useless.

wrong, it's one of the best defensive weapons there is. Even a small knife can easily make a long inch-deep gash which is an incapacitating wound. The skin peels back on top leaving a large surface area of exposed flesh which bleeds heavily.

The risk with using a knife for defense is all the hairy legal implications because it can be considered deadly force.

bear spray

I run with my Ninja sword

i remember i got into trouble the first day of kindergarten because i had a pocketknife. forgot i even had it with me. i grew up with all of the male adults around me carrying a folding knife of some kind, but no one in my family owns guns. i grew up on a farm, which i suspect has a lot to do with it.

i've carried one of these for the past 15 years; it was a birthday present in high school:

http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/knives/knife/blur-tanto#

I really can't imagine not carrying a knife. Don't you ever need to open a blister pack or open a box or remove a hangnail or...

I carry this knife as a money clip for folding money.

http://www.sogknives.com/access-card-2-0-tactical-black.html

It holds an edge well and has a nice grip.

I also carry a 2 1/4 inch knife on my keychain for uses that might damage my SOG knife. I also keep a leatherman in each car. In an absolute can't-run-away-gotta-fight scenario, I'd use the knife, but that's not why I carry it.

BTW, do you know the #1 rule in a knife fight? ...carry a gun.

Follow-up. I also carry a tiny knife in my gym bag... a Spyderco Ladybug, I think. I use it to cut off athletic tape. I often use the tip of the blade of one of my knives on Phillips-head screws or the back as a flat-blade screwdriver.

Here's my keychain knife... $7. It holds an edge well and weighs only 41g. The 8CR13MOV steel is pretty good for a cheap knife.

http://www.fasttech.com/products/1901/10001877/1593201-sanrenmu-gb4-612-stainless-steel-skeletonized

conbron wrote:

i remember i got into trouble the first day of kindergarten because i had a pocketknife.

Same EXACT thing happened to me haha.

fisky wrote:

I really can't imagine not carrying a knife. Don't you ever need to open a blister pack or open a box or remove a hangnail or...

I carry this knife as a money clip for folding money.

http://www.sogknives.com/access-card-2-0-tactical-black.html

It holds an edge well and has a nice grip.

I also carry a 2 1/4 inch knife on my keychain for uses that might damage my SOG knife. I also keep a leatherman in each car. In an absolute can't-run-away-gotta-fight scenario, I'd use the knife, but that's not why I carry it.

BTW, do you know the #1 rule in a knife fight? ...carry a gun.

SOG makes good knives. I have this one:

I carry a Gerber with a 3 inch tanto-style blade. I just clip it over my jean pocket with the handle/knife part in the actual pocket. There are a lot of fratty Dbags in my area who like to talk shit and are frequently drunk.