Advice for a sheeple friendly edc?

BrentD86

BrentD86

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Hey everyone as some of you know I carry a zt 0550 and love it. Sometimes though I find myself in an environment full of sheeple and hesitate to bring it out for small tasks as it does draw a little attention. So I would like to pick up a smaller kershaw to carry with my zt for little situations like this. I have handled the cryo and am leaning towards one, nice little knife and I love the deep carry pocket clip. I do like the sandvick more for the blade steel though so I am also considering picking up my first leek but i feel it might not carry deep enough. Are there any other kershaws with sandvick and a deep carry pocket clip combined?
 
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Kershaw Rainbow Leek. Everyone loves the colors. Not a big honker that scares folks.

Speed Safe Assisted opening is very quick.

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Just use your 550. There's no point trying to please anybody but yourself. I went through this phase too and carried a 1 inch blade neck knife for public use. You will still get the same shunned/shocked look from timid people.
 
I always use a SAK for my sheeple friendly knife, I've never had anyone look uncomfortable when I pull it out. I know it's not a Kershaw/ZT, but it's the best people friendly knife IMO. If you want people friendly and want to stick with Kershaw/ZT, maybe a Scallion? Someone suggested a Leek but it looks a bit pointy and menacing and on a knife with AO it might appear 'switchblade' like to some.
 
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Maybe a Double Cross. A traditional design with locking blades. My dad carried one for several years before he died.
 
What of the echelon, I just saw that it has a deep carry clip. Anyone gotten their hands on one to check it out?
 
I know this is the wrong forum, but the Spyderco Squeak in pink FRN fits the bill well.
 
BrentD86 said:
Hey everyone as some of you know I carry a zt 0550 and love it. Sometimes though I find myself in an environment full of sheeple and hesitate to bring it out for small tasks as it does draw a little attention. So I would like to pick up a smaller kershaw to carry with my zt for little situations like this. I have handled the cryo and am leaning towards one, nice little knife and I love the deep carry pocket clip. I do like the sandvick more for the blade steel though so I am also considering picking up my first leek but i feel it might not carry deep enough. Are there any other kershaws with sandvick and a deep carry pocket clip combined?
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To be honest, I'm working on getting a ZT 0550 for myself (Ebay can be a nail biter at times). As for my advice, I would simply use whatever knife I wish around other people regardless of what they might think about said "weapon" as long as it's legal to carry where you live.
 
OD-1 does not have a deep carry clip, but carrying it tip down leaves very little showing. i have found that it is a great "sheeple friendly" knife. the "disappearing" flipper on it is still one of the most innovative and interesting opening methods i have ever seen. i am actively trying to hunt down another orange one for a franken-project. they are getting pretty hard to come by.

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Wow!! I have not seen this knife until now. I have to ask why this opening design did not take off? Did they have breakage or failure issues with the opening mechanism? I would really like to know what happened here. Matter of fact, I'm going to google the subject right now.........

Byebye.
 
The Chive is a nice little knife and quite addictive to flip. Its size hopefully makes it not too intimidating. It doesn't have a deep carry clip, but it's small enough to begin with such that it doesn't ride high in the pocket. The blades I've used that tend to draw the least attention, though, are SAKs, traditionals, and multi-tools.
 
I think just about any of the Leeks are not intimidating to non-knife people. Plus, they are very good cutters. I thi one of the nice-colored Blurs would be OK, too. Provided they are legal. But I'm of the camp that if they are legal, I don't worry too much about what people think.
 
My opinion is to carry whatever EDC I feel like and if someone gets offended then that's their problem. Right now I am carrying an 0560 and it fits like a glove.
 
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