do you carry for speed or comfort.. ?

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ballisticmike

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For example, I carry my Chinook 3 tip up in my right hand pocket. Its most comfortable that way even though i would rather carry it tip up. The knife also sits more neatly in my pocket that way, and when i put my hand into that pocket the back of the blade or choils do not scratch my hand etc. as the blade faces away from hand. Try it if you don't believe me.

So in other words, tip up or down only plays a minor role in decision for me. I can deploy knife quickly either way. But by far the main consideration for me comfort on my hand and how the knife best achieves streamlined ergonomics and low profile.

Crap i dont think i explained very clear my points:o
 
ballisticmike said:
For example, I carry my Chinook 3 tip up in my right hand pocket. Its most comfortable that way even though i would rather carry it tip up.
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Tip up, and tip up?? I think one of those is suppose to be tip down. :)
I carry a CQC-8 for speed, I carry my Chinook 3 in my LF pocket for speed(tip up, blade facing out). I carry my Military and Endura in my RR pocket for comfort. They are a little slower into action.


Jason
 
Actually, neither. Given our current state down here, I carry for concealment.
 
carry for comfort, if you are talking defence, it is still quicker to kick or punch then for someone to produce a knife.
 
Comfort. The main uses for my knives are tools, so getting them out quickly is usually not a huge issue.
 
My comfort & the security of the knife. I carry down in RFP (not clipped) and I don't carry anything else in my knife pocket. Occasionally I carry IWB at 10:00, but that's comfort also. I have to get to the knife while I'm stuck in between a stack of boxes and I can't get to my pocket.
 
Comfort. I mostly remove clips. Given my lack of training, using a knife for SD would be an act of last-ditch desperation, given that I couldn't run or improvise an impact weapon. Cardboard boxes, rope, twine, and plants usually move slowly enough that speed is not an issue.

Gordon
 
Both speed and comfort. Speed is important to me not because of self defense but because the faster I can get the knife into my hand ready to cut, the more useful it becomes.

I stopped carrying a Buck knife long ago because it is just too slow.

I carry lots of different knives but they are all easy to open with one hand and have a clip. I am not going back to bad old days of having to use two hands just to open a knife.

The fastest is the Wave of course and the most comfy is the thinnest and lightest knife you can carry for your needs. For me, I carry a Centofante 4 with a Zip tie wave mod. It is one of my all time favorite knives and is so fast that it makes a switchblade look like your grampa's Old Timer stockman.
 
I consider a knife a tool, not a weapon, so "quick draw" is not a factor for me. On the other hand, I carry a Spyderco that allows reliable one hand opening, which is also consistently faster that two hand opening, so I guess that qualifies as something that allows greater deployment speed, even if it is being deployed for more mundane uses. I carry it loose in my left rear pocket, and it never has company there. I find that comfortable, accessible, and unlikely to attract any unwanted attention.

Paul
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Deacon, yes i agree.. same with me, SD is really low on list but is a blip on radar. I raise the question mainly as i see alot of posts where people lament certain spydies that do not have reversable clips and they prefer Tip up or Down. One would conclude from those posts that rapid deployment is paramount, but i theorize that perhaps the majority prefer ergonomics over "speed". Again, if I can can deploy my knife in 1.5 seconds rather than 1.0 second then thats good enuff.
 
I too consider my knife as a tool rather than a weapon, so comfort is the most important factor for me. Curiously, one of the most comfortable knives that I carry, is my Military. The most comfortable knife I own is my Native.
 
In the words of Blues great, Howlin' Wolf:

Because I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed
But I got everything all the good girls need
 
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