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Do you carry Pocket Knife with u?

spaceboots06 said:
When you're in a car accident and your fists can cut through seatbelt that your crushed wife might be stuck behind I will surely be impressed.
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I would recommend not trying to move the crushed wife, in the event of internal injuries (e.g. splenic lacerations, diaphragmatic ruptures) moving her may be dangerous. But I digress.
 
Maybe it is the boy scout in me, but I've carried a knife with me since I was 8 or 9. Never to school, but always with me. Now people look for me when we are places and need a knife to open something or what not.

I carry the knife below everyday. I have many others in my collection, but this one is special because it was given to me by my Scoutmaster as a high school graduation gift. (I'm also an Eagle scout.)

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I just bought this CRKT "Pikes Peak" on on sale, half-off, Saturday for my girlfriend:
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And today, Sunday, I looked at buying one of the following because I want to carrying pliers and a knife with me all the time, but my Gerber multi-tool is too big. I couldn't decide which one, so I am going to go back later this week:

Leatherman Freestyle

OR

Leatherman Skeletool


I am also a fan of older Swiss Army knives, and CRKT (Columbia River Knife and Tool), Gerber multi-pliers (over leatherman because you can just flip your wrist and the pliers come out), Kershaw, and Boker. I like the more expensive stuff, but there is nothing worse than have a dull knife when you need it.


Also, to those that use their knives everyday, I know what you mean when you need it. I worked construction in college and while we didn't have a uniform we were ALWAYS expected to have our tool belt, tape measure, pencil, hammer, and utility knife. (I used my pocket knife at first, but the blades would ruin too quickly, so a utility knife is much better for such purposes.) Out of those items I can say that I used the utility knife probably more often than any of the other "tools."
 
I was taught to use a knife properly in the boy scouts before I finished elementary school, I have never felt any reason to be concerned about anyone around me having a knife. I can't imagine a life where I was concerned about average people carrying pocket knives.

I carry a small cheap knife that I got for free at a truck stop, the blade is less than 2". I use it a lot to break seals on trailers when delivering to customers.

I also have 3 higher quality knifes stashed in the truck, one in each door and one in the side box. I have found these knives to be extremely useful at work, life would be much harder without them.

I used to carry a leatherman type tool when I worked concerts, I was lost without it.

I also have a Kershaw fishing knife I carry when I go, well, um, fishing. Very nice knife.
 
I have a Gerber multi-tool in my bag, just in case.

I do carry this in my trunk though (it was my grandfather's, not from Jason).
 

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IgnatiusTheKing said:
I, frankly, am shocked by the absolute cluelessness of some of these responses. As has been stated (over and over again), we are not talking about carrying a knife as a weapon, but carrying one as a tool. No one on this thread has talked about being a knife-wielding vigilante; we are talking about carrying around a small, handy piece of equipment.
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iphoneftw said:
the majority of people in this thread most likely don't need a knife
but I can undersand the positive uses for a knife but the negatives outweigh most of the positives
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spaceboots06 said:
When you're in a car accident and your fists can cut through seatbelt that your crushed wife might be stuck behind I will surely be impressed.
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im not married :p but seriously i wouldnt use a knife for fear of hurting the person trapped inside the wreckage i would wait for trained professional to come help
although this would be a good time that having blades like those in the pic would come in handy

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I really hope this doesn't make the thread get moved to PRSI, but I think I see why so many Brits are freaking out about blades in this thread. It's government making them fear blades.

Guy gets charged with attempted murder for using a letter opener to defend his family: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ttempted-murder-rescuing-son-beaten-yobs.html

A letter opener? Really?

And, another example: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...28-told-to-prove-age-to-buy-pizza-cutter.html

ID to buy a pizza cutter? What, is she going to cut somebody into handy little triangular slices?
 
iphoneftw said:
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im not married :p but seriously i wouldnt use a knife for fear of hurting the person trapped inside the wreckage i would wait for trained professional to come help
although this would be a good time that having blades like those in the pic would come in handy

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Gotta love Canada everybody grows retracting bone claws at the great age of 18. They are quite useful at times.
 
I carry Excalibur. Unfortunately, not being Arthur, I have to carry the rock it's stuck in too. Kinda limits its usefulness.. and how far I can get from home without collapsing from exhaustion...

I do actually have a beautiful knife I bought on holidays in Argentina, but is kept hidden in a box in my bedroom as I'm worried about peoples' reactions to it. Meanwhile there are a dozen knives around the kitchen as-or-more dangerous, and no one bats an eyelid. Funny, the way people think...
 
When I'm at school I do. I do a lot of work in my studio that requires cutting stuff, so I have my utility knife with me, and there's another blade on the other end of it that's about 3 inches long.
 
waloshin said:
Would this be a good car / hiking+ camping knife?

Eickhorn-Solingen PRT-XII Pro Rescue Knife

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302696855&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442622540

And is it legal in Canada?
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That looks like a good car knife, simply because it would be hard to argue that a knife with a no point and a strap cutting slot is a weapon.

Camping, you're better off with a knife that has a point and a solid handle. If you think about it, the primary use of a camp knife is cooking. I don't really 'camp' much, but out of necessity, I've used a folder to kill and dress animals. Mostly birds and fish, but once, a goat. Anyway, the result is never good for the knife. The hinge gets all gunked up with blood and viscera and feathers and fur and it takes forever to take apart and clean. Even after you do, it'll attract all sorts of insects.
 
Signal-11 said:
That looks like a good car knife, simply because it would be hard to argue that a knife with a no point and a strap cutting slot is a weapon.
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They issue us strap cutting knives now ... in case of rollovers.
 

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no i don't carry one. If i ever need to cut something. then i'll bring something for that. but not from day to day. If the purpose was for self-defense, i know martial arts for that.
 
kufford said:
Another WA state CCWer here, I live in Pullman. My Glock and Benchmade on the left. It's funny, the Brits have a "pointy-kitchen knife" amnesty program and I carry a pistol every day.
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Thats scary! I carry a glock as well, a 22 for that matter. Looking at the 10mm glock 20 after I get back from Kuwait. Great gun! I have put over 1700 rds through my 22 (.40 S&W) without a hiccup. I shoot quite well with it. I frequent the shooting range over at Ft. Lewis to stay frosty with it.

I only carry if I am heading out into Tacoma, Seattle or anywhere not in the local area and if I have my family with me. I am using Winchester Ranger 165gr JHP as my carry load. Was using "hot" Double Tap rds with gold dot JHP.


Sorry for the thread drift.........:(
 
Some time last year I wanted some plastic disposable tea spoons, but the local Tesco's only had packs of plastic knife/fork/spoon so I picked them up and took them to self service till. The till flashed up for an assistant to ID me....
 
I have to say living in a village in England, having a garden full of vegetables, doing lots of DIY work, building a wendy house and (as I said before) going for hikes I've actually never actually had use for a knife. When are they required for you folk who carry them daily? And I don't just mean a cutlery knife :D. Even as a tool I've never had to use one outside of a kitchen.

Secateurs, shears, scissors and other pointy things that funnily enough all begin with S but never a knife.
 
If I had a gun I would have probably shot someone (or myself) by now.

If I carried a knife I probably would have stabbed someone (or myself) by now.

Instead I come packing this mean bastard ...

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... I can't believe no one has posted that yet.
 
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