Anybody Carry a Traditional On the Beach?

[meako]

I usually pop my Ontario SP10 Marine Raider Bowie into my skunners when I go surfside.
Boy I tellya I get some envious looks.
Sorry.
Taylor Schrades make a semi modern looking Landshark? Which seems fitting.
You probably need to get some cozzies* with a built in key pocket.
*swimming costume.

 

[Ernie1980]

I have never seen those wire folders before! A SAK was what I was thinking, but that knife is the clear winner!

 

[btb01]

But it raises a question I'd never thought about before: will an Opinel float in water???

Although I'm guessing GT posed this question in jest, I decided to do a short experiment and answer it anyways...

 

[donn]

I second a simple SAK but this was my beach carry last week. I guess four out of six of your requirements aren't to bad but I wouldn't know about availability over the pond.

 

[5K Qs]

Although I'm guessing GT posed this question in jest, I decided to do a short experiment and answer it anyways...

Barrett, I was actually deadly serious when I asked whether an Opinel floats. My searches online seemed to suggest that the knife will float, but one site claimed that "it floats, but not like a bobber", a claim I found mysterious! Thanks for doing the experiment , although I couldn't tell what the conclusion was! I can see that the knife is not floating on the surface, but I can't tell if it's lying on the bottom of the bowl or floating vertically (like a bobber) below the surface (unlike a bobber). I have a #7 on the kitchen counter at all times; I suppose I should just toss it in the dishwater next time I fill the sink with soapy water to wash pots/pans!

- GT

 

[btb01]

Haha, sorry about that. Having been there in person, I guess it seemed more obvious in the video than it is.

It 100% does not float. Sinks like a stone, locking ring first, straight to the bottom.

 

[5K Qs]

Rats! Another dream shattered! Fortunately, at my age I've had plenty of practice handling disappointment.
Thanks for the clarification, Barrett.

- GT

 

[LastRodeo]

My last beach vacation, I took along a Vic Recruit and Bantam. I mostly carried the Bantam in my swim trunks and the Recruit the rest of the time.

 

[btb01]

Rats! Another dream shattered! Fortunately, at my age I've had plenty of practice handling disappointment.
Thanks for the clarification, Barrett.

- GT

Perhaps the folks who tested it out and said that an Opinel would float were conducting their test in the Dead Sea?

 

[Trout Hound]

I doubt it would make much difference, but the smaller ones may have a different wood to metal ratio.

"And what else floats in water?"
"Churches!"
"Cherries!"
"Very small rocks!"

 

[btb01]

Sizes No. 5 and under should certainly weigh less proportionally since they don't have the locking ring, but I'd still be surprised if they float.

If you wanted a floating knife, this might be the only way to go.

That, or something with a lanyard hole so you could attach one of these.

 

[eisman]

This is my beach, and yes, I carry a knife...

 

[Pomsbz]

I wouldn't suggest an opinel. The handles will swell making opening a real pain. Even washing mine up will sometimes do it even with immediate drying and it's had the heat/vaseline treatment.

 

[Trout Hound]

Sizes No. 5 and under should certainly weigh less proportionally since they don't have the locking ring, but I'd still be surprised if they float.

If you wanted a floating knife, this might be the only way to go.

That, or something with a lanyard hole so you could attach one of these.

That is, bar none, the best key float I have ever seen.

 

[5K Qs]

Perhaps the folks who tested it out and said that an Opinel would float were conducting their test in the Dead Sea?

I doubt it would make much difference, but the smaller ones may have a different wood to metal ratio.

"And what else floats in water?"
"Churches!"
"Cherries!"
"Very small rocks!"

Barrett & TH, you had me chortling during breakfast this morning! The Dead Sea and Monty Python references are very amusing! I had to go watch the Holy Grail excerpt for old times' sake:

Sizes No. 5 and under should certainly weigh less proportionally since they don't have the locking ring, but I'd still be surprised if they float.

If you wanted a floating knife, this might be the only way to go.

That, or something with a lanyard hole so you could attach one of these.

Yeah, those would work!

- GT

 

[deltaboy]

I carry an Imperial Barlow in a zipper pocket inside of my swim trunks!