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SPC_rex

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So, today I was wearing pants with non traditional friendly pockets, and I lost my beloved Case yeller CV peanut. I looked for it for two hours, but to no avail. Should I just give up on trying to make traditional knives and khakis, sweatpants, PJs, etc. get along? :(
 
Don't give up rex, just do what my old man told me when I was a kid. Drop your knife down in your pocket, then shove a wadded up bandana down on top of it. It must have worked, because he never lost his little peanut with over 40 years of pocket carry in suits pants and weekend khakies. I never saw him in jeans my whole life. If he wasn't in a suit, then he was in casual Dockers sytle pants or Dickies work pants.

Stock up on bandana's!:thumbup:
 
I can empathize with you. Some pants will expel slipjoints just when you get in a car. I had a canoe that would slide out and fall under the car seat below the slider track. This resulted me on my knees outside my truck looking under the car seat with my head resting on the floor board. It was miserable. My solution; I do not wear those pants anymore. The bandana/hankerchief sounds like a good option. My grandpa always carried a hankerchief, it is almost as traditional as a pocket knife.
 
cj65 said:
I can empathize with you. Some pants will expel slipjoints just when you get in a car. I had a canoe that would slide out and fall under the car seat below the slider track. This resulted me on my knees outside my truck looking under the car seat with my head resting on the floor board. It was miserable. My solution; I do not wear those pants anymore. The bandana/hankerchief sounds like a good option. My grandpa always carried a hankerchief, it is almost as traditional as a pocket knife.
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I'm convinced this is why it was so important for a man to have a handkerchief or bandana on him as well as his knife. And when I was growing up, if a man had his pants on, it was given that he had some sort of knife on him.

Think for a moment on how men dressed in the 1930's, and 40's, and even the 50's. You didn't see men wearing jeans. In fact, the only jeans one saw was on cowboys. Look at old photo's of the working men back in those days. Jeans were for the most part, a post war trend in mens fashons. When I was a kid, the only people I remember seeing in jeans was the other kids. The men of the liers circle all wore those old style khaky work clothes, or the same style in dark green. The only blue denium was in the Big Smith or other brand overalls. If a man worked in an office he wore a suit. If he were a tradesman, then he wore something like Dickies work clothing. If he was a military man, he was in uniform of khakies or class A's, or fatigues. Not exactly pocket knife friendly pants. But it was also expected that a man had a handkerchief or bandana on him as well as a pocket knife. I always remember the men in my youth sticking the bandana down in thier right front pocket, which by co-incidence, was the same pocket most men carried thier knife in.

I don't think it takes a lot of thought to see that there may have been a very good conection to this pairing up. 1. All men carried a pocket knife. 2. All men carried a handkerchief or bandana. 3. Men's pants of those days all had those horrible verticle opening pockets that were known to loose knives. Extrapolate that data and you see why men shoved thier hanky or bandana in the same pocket as thier pocketknife.
 
Surprisingly, I do have a hankerchief. It was given me by another man at Ft. Benning who's plight was similiar to my own. Tell ya what JK, I'll give the hankerchief thing a go tomorrow and let ya'll know. (Albeit not with my beloved Peanut).
 
try some of the slip sheaths that case xx makes,they have a velcro closure and will stick to the bottom of any pocket.they are made of leather are black in color and usually cost a few dollars check online auction sites that is where i got mine.
 
You live & learn. I've never made the connection between the handekerchief & the pocket knife, but it does make sense. My late father always carried both in the RH trouser (pants) pocket. He was never without either. Now I know why. I'm more flexible as far as the pocket goes. Depends what I'm wearing. All of which is no consolation for a man who's lost his Peanut. I feel for you, mate.

David
 
Pocket pouches. In the multi. knife photo the pouches slide the loop on your belt and hang in your pocket. The other goes in front or rear...300
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Backpocket pouch with room for your billfold.
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So, I rocked the hankerchief today. It definitely helps to keep the knife down in the pocket. However it's going to take me some getting used to, so far as the lump in my pocket is concerned.
 
I to carry a knife and a bandana just never thought to keep it in my front pocket always kept it in my back pocket but thanks to Jacknife tried it a while ago perfect solution works great for me.
 
SPC_rex said:
So, I rocked the hankerchief today. It definitely helps to keep the knife down in the pocket. However it's going to take me some getting used to, so far as the lump in my pocket is concerned.
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Shouldn't be a big lump. I just stuff it loosely down in there. Just mush it around till its not such a big lump.
 
The pocket pouch idea by 300 Bucks is good and so is the bandana idea. I have had problems with other types of pants except jeans, also, in this regard. In about 1959 or so, I was up in the "Bullet," a ride at the carnival in the county fair, and the carnies would jack the car around with their hydraulic controls, to shake the goodies out of the pockets of the folks "upstairs." They got my yeller stockman knife; I saw them grab it up off the ground, through my window. On a sidenote, my grandfather's sister's husband's brother was the original Dickie who started the pants company. They still have a company store in Gatesville, Texas.
 
Thats a great idea BUT I'm a girl and a bandada in the front pocket would be a little much. I lose my knives all the time but most of the time I find them! :thumbup: But anyway think for a girl for a minute and how do we keep the slip joint in pocket?:eek:
 
Nice, that cheers me a little, Thomason :)

JK, I'll rework the hanky and give it another go. Any inconvenience is a small price to pay to avoid another lost knife.
 
Knife Crazied said:
Thats a great idea BUT I'm a girl and a bandada in the front pocket would be a little much. I lose my knives all the time but most of the time I find them! :thumbup: But anyway think for a girl for a minute and how do we keep the slip joint in pocket?:eek:
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Try a back pocket and a smaller neatly folded handkerchief, this way there is a minimal print :cool:
 
I have thought about it, spoke to the wife about a hanky, and I know she will be purchasin me one very soon. A passive hanky acquisition is on the way for ol CJ! As the world gets more whackier, CJ gets more traditionalier. It brings me comfort. My edc list: Keys, wallet, Raybans, boonie hat with shotgun shell holding straps (empty of course), silver dollar in watch pocket, at least one slippie-today Queen slimline trapper D2 with one tactical folder Benchmade 530 Pardue plain edge.
 
For the ladies I would have to recommend horizontal belt sheath in fancy leather. There are leather guys showing their stuff on other forums, might have them make a special for your needs. 300bucks
 
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