Anyone always have a knife in their car/truck?

Mikel_24 said:
Nope. No flashlights.

Get a headlamp with propper headgear, that runs on readily available 18650 lithium batteries (have a spare) and has a built in chargint port (so you don't have to mess arround with a separate charger and taking the battery out of the headlamp.

Last one I bought was a LED LENSER NEO10R. I ticks all the above boxes. I also have a Led Lenser H17.2R (but it requires propietary battery packs, which I have two extras, but it is not ideal).

Any emergency will probably require you to use both handes (be it mechanical or medical or whatever). Headlamps are the next best thing after sliced bread.

Unless you plan on shooting a gun with one hand while holding a flashlight in the other, doesn't get much tacticool than that... in which case you need the latest light cannon that Surefire has in it's catalog. Period.

Mikel
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Yep, headlamp in each car and spare set of batteries as well
 
Owen K. said:
Car smash and grabs are fairly common, so my philosophy is nothing goes in my car that I'm not willing to lose. My glove box knife is a mora robust.
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I fully heartily agree. Nothing expensive or valuable stays in my Chevy overnight. Nothing stays in the bed, probably $150ish of tools in a toolbox under the back seat along with a tow rope, some ratchet straps, a fire extinguisher, and a couple of hats on dash. A SRK seems perfect for a beater truck knife.
 
Mikel_24 said:
Nope. No flashlights.

Get a headlamp with propper headgear, that runs on readily available 18650 lithium batteries (have a spare) and has a built in chargint port (so you don't have to mess arround with a separate charger and taking the battery out of the headlamp.

Last one I bought was a LED LENSER NEO10R. I ticks all the above boxes. I also have a Led Lenser H17.2R (but it requires propietary battery packs, which I have two extras, but it is not ideal).

Any emergency will probably require you to use both handes (be it mechanical or medical or whatever). Headlamps are the next best thing after sliced bread.

Unless you plan on shooting a gun with one hand while holding a flashlight in the other, doesn't get much tacticool than that... in which case you need the latest light cannon that Surefire has in it's catalog. Period.

Mikel
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Yea, thanks for the input. I actually already have a small little selection of flashlights, and a few headlamps. I've been using headlamps for a couple decades and I agree that they are definitely necessary for anyone who does any sort of camping, fishing, hunting, automotive repair, home repair, anything outdoors. I don't spend a lot of money on my flashlights, as I've found that as long as I get something from a reputable company, it's been reliable for me and has done me good. No more Mini-Mags like back in the day that always liked to turn off on ya when you needed them most and you'd have to give it a tap on your leg and hope for the best. On non-rechargeable lights, I personally like to stick to ones that take very standard batteries. That's because I don't have a ton of flashlights, and if shat hits the fan I'll be able to find AA's and AAA's anywhere in the US easier than anything else. And small town stores close to my campsites will usually always have a stock of them. But also because lights aren't big on my passion list, they are cool, but as long as I have something reliable I'm good. Thanks.
 
Byrd rescue on visor.

Beater/ poop knife driver door map spot

Center console has Leatherman Wave and a couple folders.

Under back seat is the silky saw and cheap Brazilian machete.

The bed will have hatchets and an axe.

Then when I hop in add 2 to 4 more.
 
Keep knives in my truck and Jeep. Usually Leatherman, SAK, and well used Rough Ryders. More expensive knives never leave my person.
 
I keep a pawn shop bought machete under the rear seat of my pickup . . . .

along with an entrenching tool and a length of stout nylon rope right with the tire changing tools.
 
I keep a leatherman in the car but that's it as far as knives go. Although, for it's purpose it's more of a mini tool box for emergency repairs.
 
I have an unused SOG SEAL 2000 from the 90's in my Jeep. I always figured I'd be able to hack my way out some sort of unrealized off road situation. I bought it when it was a "cheap, reliable knife". I could probably sell it and buy another cheap knife, and a more expensive knife.
 
Reference my post about having a "Honda" marked SAK and multi-tool in my Honda Ridgeline. Most people do not realize a Ridgeline has a trunk. I also keep a bed roll of two heavy Italian Army wool blankets in a canvas bed roll, a sleeping pad, tarp, cordage, Fiskars Hatchett, Cold Steel E-tool, jumper cables, a French Army Parka, and off course a roll of TP, just in case I get stuck somewhere. Knock on wood it has never happened so far. John
 
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John A. Larsen said:
Most people do not realize a Ridgeline has a truck.
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Idk man, I saw a ridgeline the other day and didn’t see any truck :)

In all seriousness though I really do need to throw a bedroll in my duramax. TP is probably a good idea too…Feels like one of those mistakes you make once and then never again.
 
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