"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

My p 38 is a US Speaker that I got in boot camp in 95. I carried it on my keychain for years. TSA didn't care. But it had a way of opening in my pocket and stabbing me.
 
I have a funny story about a p38. My dad carried a peanut in his pocket and a p38 on his key ring. He had so many keys on it that when we were hunting and could not find a can opener, I took the p38 off his key ring to open chili for us for dinner. I put it back on when I was done.
What I did not know is that he used the p38 to count from for all of his padlock keys and I put it back in the wrong spot. Drove him nuts and he finally put it back. That is when I started to see how many OCD traits he has, lol.
 
I carried one on my key ring since I was a sophomore in high school. Never used it much, but I did wrap a sliver of duck tape around it to prevent it from ripping up my pocket or myself. Useful little tool, everyone should have one.
 
I have cut the lids off of dozens of cans with a pocketknife. The knife never knew it was the wrong tool for the job.
 
I think I have one around someplace but since about '72, I almost always had a decent sized SAK of some kind with me for this stuff.

I gave my 12 year old grandson a new Wenger Soldier (SI) last summer and if he's not in school...he has it with him on a necker under his shirt...
 
Not enough knife content. Moving to this to the lounge.
 
The Shelby P-38s, and 51s are still made in the US surprisingly. I keep a P-51 on my keyring, and like the added handle a bit better, but the P-38 is about as minimalists as it gets. Fool proof, and no outdoorsman, or EDC type should be without one IMHO .
 
I've had the same P38 since 1978 and it's been used regularly ever since. I must have been through more than a dozen household can-openers in that time, and every one has broken, but the P38 just keeps on going :thumbup:
 
Edm1 said:
My p 38 is a US Speaker that I got in boot camp in 95. I carried it on my keychain for years. ... it had a way of opening in my pocket and stabbing me.
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Same here on the stabbing part. Never liked how it scratches my leg, and mine has actually poked holes into the pockets of some of my jeans. I'm glad I have a P38, but I never carry it anymore and, to be honest, I don't think I've ever used it, other than when I was just monkeying around with it. I just seem to always have a more suitable tool on my person or close at hand. I honestly don't understand how -- in some camps -- the SAK get poo-pooed ("Better to just use the right tool for the right job!" these skeptics will grumble. :grumpy: ), yet the P38 has an almost cult-like following. IMHO, even a small SAK like a Cadet is about 1,000 more useful to carry.

-- Mark
 
So, I get emails from Groupon all the time. Mostly, they get funneled directly into my spam folder. Once in a while, I'll skim through and check 'em out. Today, one of the advertised deals is a "Field & Stream folding knife." There are several types available (mostly modern-looking stuff, but with a stag handled trapper as one option, and a few modern/traditional hybrid types). I can't help but think this is nice to see, even if they are potentially crappy knives, just because Groupon is such a mainstream entity that reaches so many people. Maybe a few more people are waking up, and realizing that it's not so outlandish to have a good knife in your pocket! ;)
 
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The two tools that are always in my wallet.
 
I carry one similar to your Sears model, Carl. It was given to me by my uncle close to 50 years ago. It says "Find Yourself In The Air Force". And though I never did find myself in the Air Force, I've carried it most every day since then.
 
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Roaming the dunes in White Sands New Mexico. Peanut in pocket, of course.

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Overlooking Lake Elsinore, California.
 
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Roaming the dunes in White Sands New Mexico. Peanut in pocket, of course.
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What? :eek:

White Sands and no giant lizards? No man-eating tumbleweeds? No six-legged coyotes? Have all those post-apocalyptic Science Fiction stories I read as a kid failed me?

Say it isn’t so! :D
 
Looks like fun, Carl! :thumbup:
I've got some friends who just moved to Taos, and they are lovin' it. Gotta go out there myself some time. Looking forward to your recommendations! ;)
 
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