Do you wheir your knife clipped or not?

Either clipped or belt sheathed. I hate dropping them into the pocket. unless its a really slim and small slip joint type. I was always more of a clipper but sheaths are growing on me.
 
Seems its pretty much everyone who clips their knives and i can see why i tried taking the clips off my folders and it just didnt work out...they get cumbersome and even with big pockets they flip around inside the pocket. I liked the ergos of a clipless knife but the practicality of the clip beats it out
 
I find that a knife that has a larger than 3" blade sort of wallows around in my pocket. I'll tend to clip those onto my right front pocket. Like I'll carry a small Sebenza inside my RF pocket, but a large Sebenza clipped onto my RF pocket. But not at the same time usually! LOL!
 
Modern folders: clipped
Traditionals; In my pocket
Fixed blades: Belt or neck sheath

All my knives are legal and i carry them primarily as tools and will only use them as weapons if my life depends on it
 
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The whole point of the clip is so you don't have some steel turd wallowing around in your pocket, always in the way, and wearing a hole so it can escape.
The fact all the bad guys can see the clip and move on to a softer target ?
Just an extra, no cost, benefit. :D
 
It depends... If the knife has a tip-down carry, I'll have it clipped, if tip-up it rides on a holster on my belt. Usually, the 5.11 single mag pouch.

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SAKs ride loose on the pocket.

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I carry knives with clips , but dont clip them about 70% the time .
Knives here are not technically illegal yet . you can carry as long as you have a suitable legal excuse ... I looked up the reasons that are acceptable , but even tho its written in law , that is up to the cop on the scene as to how HE interprets the law . Usualy that is here crappy looking knife = warning , knife that looks expensive = confiscated , in my experience . ( I found out the hard way if you insist on paper work for the knife being confiscated , you will get more than you really wanted .... if a cop got to write he will also write a ticket for a as bonus AND defect ya car while he is at it ... asing for paper work , even politiely is being a smart alec here . )
In the bush and around home , I carry clipped , when I got to go down town , I slip it into my pocket .
 
Most of the time it's clipped but sometimes when my wallet is too much, i put my license, a credit card and a couple of bills in the clip and drop the knife in a pocket. I dont really keep a blade on me for defensive purposes so having the knife deep in front pocket isnt a problem for me.
 
Depends on the circumstances. In New York City, the law requires concealed carry, folder or fixed, so clipped to a pocket is illegal. Of course, with the City's current interpretation, almost any knife can get you in trouble.

Here in New Jersey, I generally clip a tip-down folder in my right rear pocket and carry a Vic. Farmer left front under my wallet.
 
I have them clipped to my right front pocket. I usually carry my Buck Vantage Pro, which rides very low (that rhymes). If I carry my Opinel, which I tend to use in college quite often, it just goes in the pocket. No clip on that one... I couldn't imagine such a round shape feeling comfortable clipped in your pocket either...
 
My SAK rides in my left jeans pocket. My B@tman rides clipped in my right pocket. The problem of formal wear not being clip friendly means that I just wear good jeans to work.
 
In the pocket, not clipped. The only time I wear it clipped is in a swimsuit with no pockets. If there's a significant chance of losing my knife I will belt carry it in a pouch. I won't go to cities where it's an issue, like Manhattan/NYC. In courthouses or airports obviously I don't carry one. Since the changes to air travel I have tried to avoid flying whenever possible, driving instead if I can. I don't like travelling without certain items that I can carry in the car legally.
 
Myal said:
I carry knives with clips , but dont clip them about 70% the time .
Knives here are not technically illegal yet . you can carry as long as you have a suitable legal excuse ... I looked up the reasons that are acceptable , but even tho its written in law , that is up to the cop on the scene as to how HE interprets the law . Usualy that is here crappy looking knife = warning , knife that looks expensive = confiscated , in my experience . ( I found out the hard way if you insist on paper work for the knife being confiscated , you will get more than you really wanted .... if a cop got to write he will also write a ticket for a as bonus AND defect ya car while he is at it ... asing for paper work , even politiely is being a smart alec here . )
In the bush and around home , I carry clipped , when I got to go down town , I slip it into my pocket .
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I am using a mobile program, instead of the traditional site, and can not see if your location is listed. Where are you where your police are actually thieves? If a LEO takes property from you and does not document such, he is a thief. It's that simple :-(

I had a funny clip experience recently. A friend who's actually a knife guy asked "is that one of those tactical pens, in your pocket?" Apparently, my clip does not look very knifey :-)
 
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