Anyone Else Stash Knives?

me2 said:
I recently started doing this. Am I the only one?

I have a Gerber folder clipped on my safety harness. I have another Gerber in my desk at work. There is a Byrd Slip-it on the console of my car. I have a multi-tool with various driver bits and a decent Tanto blade in my range bag. Am I the only one?
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I stash them too.
 
Culprit99 said:
When each of my grandfathers passed away, my cousins and I got to play the most epic games of hide and go seek EVER cleaning out houses, garages, workshops, vehicles, tackle boxes, RV's, boats, etc. trying to find all the guns, knives, tools, bows, fishing rods, etc. Then we piled them all in the kitchen and the family started playing something akin to a White Elephant gift exchange crossed with an Iranian Arms Deal. Almost every item was associated with an awesome and/or funny memory of grandpa as we divided things up and recalled all the fishing trips and such with those two men.

Am I a stasher? Oh, heck yeah! Someday decades down the road, Lord willing, my four kids and grandkids are going to get to play the same game. I pray that I am able to give them similar memories and life lessons learned as what my grandfather's gave me.

As an aside - in addition to knives and such, I seem to be a stasher of Energizer brand headlamps. I have a Streamlight Macrostream that goes just about everywhere I go, but I also seem to have a headlamp in every vehicle, each level of the house, in my backpack, by the door out to the woodshed, garage, etc. Just like knives, you can never have enough light.
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Yes sir, this right here. This is the REAL move. I am of the same mind and have "stashed"/prepped similarly, especially living in a state where bad storms/hurricanes means the power can be a bit spotty at times. You never realize how difficult things are to do in the dark or other situations where you need light if you have to try to set a flashlight somewhere, or else you need to hold that flashlight in one hand so you can manipulate, reach for, or grab with the other. If virtually any instance I can think of, if you need that light, you are almost certainly going to need/want your hands free at the same time. Headlamps are the best. I have a variety of them myself, but honestly, the cheapness of the Energizer headlamps means they are cheap (and bright) enough that they're easy to stack up as well. Each vehicle, and all my various bags and such have one or more knives, and at least one headlamp, or at the very least, a small flashlight with the pocket clip oriented so I can clip it to a hat brim.
 
I have knives laying around on my desk, my nightstand, my vehicle, and a few in a kitchen drawer, but I don't really "stash" them anyplace but my safe.
 
Earlier in the thread, several people said something like: "Since I carry a knife everywhere, there's not much need for stashing."

I have two responses to that:

1) If you stash knives everywhere, there is no need to EDC anything but a tiny SAK!

2) What about tools other than knives? That is largely ignored in this forum. A knife is a useful tool, to be sure, but there are many other tools that are equally as useful in everyday life: scissors, toothpick, screwdriver/light-duty pry tool, #2 and #1 Phillips screwdrivers, tweezers, pointy-pokey thing other than a knife tip (awl/punch/reamer)...

3) Having them stashed everywhere is a good justification to the Mrs. for all the knives, when needed. ;-)
 
me2 said:
I recently started doing this. Am I the only one?
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No, you're not.

I've got knives stashed everywhere: one in each of my cars (4), one in my truck (1), one in my day bag (1), one in my travel bag (1), multiple types in the garage, multiple types with my gardening tools, multiple types in the kitchen and always 1 in my front right pants pocket.

I also have a Dovo straight razor and a variety of "safety" razors in my bathroom.
 
I keep a couple around the house... and several in the car!
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lets see, one in my pocket, a dozen next the bed, 1 next to chair in living room, 4 in drawers at work, 2 in wifes car, 1 on daughters car, 2 in sons car, 5 in my truck. Nah, no stashing here.
 
oldrifleman said:
lets see, one in my pocket, a dozen next the bed, 1 next to chair in living room, 4 in drawers at work, 2 in wifes car, 1 on daughters car, 2 in sons car, 5 in my truck. Nah, no stashing here.
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You need a sword cane...
 
oldrifleman said:
My grandfather carried one and my brother has it, I got Grandfather and Grandmother's carry pistols. Besides there are legal issues with them :cool:
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I uuuhhhh....I mean, were they used in a....let's call it, a manner by which they've become "evidence"? LOL
 
My shower knife.
Cold Steel FGX Push Blade I Fixed Blade Tactical Knife 3.5 Grivory Blade Kraton Handle Black
 
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