Carrying A Slippie Everyday?

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I know this is probably stupid , but here goes.. I have always loved slippies and have a fairly decent collection of them. I would really like to EDC a slippie, probably a medium or large stockman. Problem is, I am so used to carrying a knife with a pocket clip, and when I put a slippie in my pocket, it drives me nuts... Usually ends up layin sideways and looks like somethin wierd is goin on in my pants LOL... I though about gettin a sheath and carryin a trapper, but it seems to take away from the idea of just slippin it in the pocket and goin... Do I just need to get used to it and forget about what it looks like in my pocket ????? The only knife I have carried and didn't notice much is a peanut, but I really prefer a little bigger knife.
 
You got use to a pocket clip, you will get use to pocket carry. Trust me.
 
My work pants have cargo pockets. Not bellowed like BDU's, but with a center pleat. I hardly notice my premium stockman there. My jeans have a small pocket at the top of the right hand front pocket and I can carry the knife there, but I usually carry it in the left front (away from my coins) and hardly notice it. I EDC the premium stock 365 days a year except when visiting airports and courts. Yeah, I'd say you'd get used to it.

Codger
 
its the kind of thing you have to jump into and imerse yourself for the time it takes to get used to it. Try it for say one month. Make yourself take all your pocket clp knives and put them away in a drawer till a month from now. Till then carry only slippys. By next month the pocket clip will feel strange to you.

Now the kind of pants you wear may have a bearing on this. If you have dress pants, you won't feel much comfort with much more than a peanut, or a mini-trapper. If your doing the buisness casual thing like dockers and such, then a slippy in the 3 inch to 3 1/2 range will be comfortable. Weekend in jeans the 3 7/8 stockman or 4 inch trapper can be carried with ease.

Also all 3 1/2 inch knives are not equal in pocket comfort. A Victorinox tinker can be very comfortable in slacks, more so than a 3 3/8 barlow. Shape and weight can make a difference.
 
Sodbuster works well because it is relatively light in weight.

I take your point about the 'weirdness' factor of carrying a heavy slippie, try trousering a Mountain Man or Deer Slayer... THAT makes for topography:D

It's a pity that tailors,needleworkers etc can't sew a tube like insert for pockets to keep the knife vertical at all times. I generally carry my slipjoints in jacket or coat pocket, can't in the heat though.:eek:
 
I suggest rethinking the peanut. I EDC one to work everyday. Give it a try for a while...you'll be surprised at how well it takes care of many things you thought you needed a bigger knife for.
 
I carry a Victorinox Farmer every day in my left front pants pocket. I usually wear khakis. Give it some time and you'll get used to it.
 
My slippies always travel in a pouch, leather or stingray. Both offer enough "friction" to maintain the blade upright - for the most part.

Mike
 
willgoy said:
It's a pity that tailors,needleworkers etc can't sew a tube like insert for pockets to keep the knife vertical at all times. I generally carry my slipjoints in jacket or coat pocket, can't in the heat though.:eek:
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They can, so can you.

Put the knife in the pants pocket you want, (while not wearing the pants of course) and place the knife in position in the front edge of the pocket. Use a couple of safty pins to outline the pouch. Sew up the outline, remove the safty pins and you have it; an interior built in pocket pouch. Don't ask me how I know.
 
Jackknife's right about that. It was pretty easy... just asked my wife, "Honey...?". There is a downside tho - it's a real lint trap...

Mike
 
I went through this about a year ago before buying a William Henry Clip Case at the suggestion of a Bladeforum member. It worked pretty well so I made some heavy duty modified versions of my own. I made three different sizes to accommodate my EDC rotation. The case rides inside the pocket and protects the knife while providing easy access. Now I have the convenience of a modern clip knife and the traditional appeal of a slip-joint.

Here's a sample of the 2nd one I made for my Peanut size knives (3"-3.3")
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I switched from a pocket clip knife to a slippie a while back for EDC. It didn't take too long to get used to the feel. I usually wear khakis at work and a 3 5/8" Case, either my medium stockman or Texas jack works well. I also have a Victorinox Cadet along with it and the two of them get along fine in the same pocket. If I'm wearing jeans I will move up to a little larger set, say, my Great Eastern Cutlery Scout and a Vic Soldier.
 
I went through the same thing you are going through when I started carrying slippies. I HATE the feeling of anything in my pocket, and other then a Vic Cadet, or a Peanut, nothing else really seemed comfortable enough. However, my current EDC is a Vic Super Tinker. Not a big knife by any stretch of the imagination, but at three layers, it is somewhat substantial. At work I carry it in the watch pocket of my jeans, and when not at work, since I usually wear khaki shorts or pant, I carry it in my left front pocket, and Don;t even notice it. Trust us, you WILL get used to it. Everything will be ok.:thumbup:;):cool:
 
watch pocket of jeans is the absolute best place to carry a slipjoint. I'm a swiss army knife man for edc and I like them sizeable, one hand trekker is my usual, though I routinely carry a nice wooden handle EKA sweden with a corkscrew, bottle opener and a single blade. the best place for them and they are unoticeable there is the watch pocket. Its gotten so that if I need a pair of dressier pants I will shop for a pair with a watch pocket.
 
Try to put your slippie vertical in the back pocket next to your wallet, you'll hardly notice it there, even if your wear dress pants. I used to do that, but now my job requires me to carry a cell phone and a PDA phone, so I have to wear a belt pouch to carry them, there is an extra room, so now my SAK Tinker or Soldier rides there.
 
I carry both a 4 1/4 Case stockman and a Benchmade Tac w/pocket clip in the same pocket.

This is everyday.

Then I add to my belt Multi-Tools or a Fixed Blade from time to time through the week.
 
Augustus88, nice looking sheath there, never got into adding clips to my sheaths
but that looks like it works well.

here's one I made a while back for a large one, made by Mr Tony Bose

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And recently made this one for my Lone Wolf City Knife;

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Very handy way to carry it instead of drifting in your pocket, plus you can access it
while sitting down too.

That clip version that Augustus88 made would work well in a pants pocket/waistband
or inside a coat pocket, pretty versatile!
G2
 
As Jackknife pointed out, even in the same closed length, one pattern may carry better for you than another. I carry a SAK Tinker in the right front pocket of my work slacks. I used to have my cell phone in with it, but now have that on a belt pouch. A mini-trapper or canoe of the same size in nice bone or synthetic scales carries extremely well for me. Anything larger than a peanut in stag is usually too thick and heavy. When I was carrying my Case mini-trapper there were times I would suddenly thrust my hand in my pocket to make sure it was there. Sometimes it just wasn't that noticeable in my pocket.

I used to religiously carry a Kershaw, Ken Onion, 1550 Blackout clipped in my pocket. After carrying slippies for a while then clipping it on, the KKO just seemed too bulky and I was always aware it was there. It just seemed to really stick out then.
 
A small stockman (like a Buck Trio or Cadet) will fit nicely in jeans' watch pocket.
 
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