Help!! The older I get!

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Help!! the older I get the more I carry my peanut. Is there something seriously wrong with me???:eek:
 
If there is, then you have alot of company!

I wonder if its an age thing, getting older and refining your way of doing things with more finese. Only as I work my way through the transition to being an old fart, do I now realize why so many of the "older" men of my youth carried a compact little pocket knife. Kind of a minimalist thing. If the pocket knife was too small, then it must be time to use a sheath knife or small hatchet like the old sportsmen kits that were popular back then.

I think as one ages, tastes change. It takes a bit of age to appetiate a glass of good whiskey over a beer, or a small tool that does its job but has a bit of style to it. Maybe it takes time for the wheel to turn.
 
I have always wondered why people insist on carrying around these big honking pocket knives, some of them are so big they have to were them on there belt.

A pocket knife is for your pocket, if you have to put it on your belt why not put on a fixed blade?

I already carry other stuff in my pockets, so I don't want a pocket knife that is going to weigh me down.

Anything over 3 1/2" is too big in my opinion. If I need more knife, I'll reach for a fixed blade.

I also have a weakness for serpentine jacks, so it's a peanut or a small texas jack for me.

See, you don't have to be old to appreciate a practical sized pocket knife. ;)
 
Lately I have been thinking of getting away from the 4 inch stockman or 3-5/8 inch whatever, and going with a good old Barlow 3-3/8, stout knife, but not a monster for the pocket but can do a lot..
 
As we age, most of us learn to tune out the messages society gives us, and to actually trust our own eyes and ears. My eyes and ears tell me that for 99.999% of the tasks I'll ever need to do with a knife on a day-to-day basis, a reasonable slipjoint pocketknife is all I'll need.

I don't CARE what most folks carry these days.

I don't CARE how fast you can quick-draw your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife.

I don't CARE that you can stab your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife into the door of your Hummer then suspend the body of the terrorist you've just killed on it without worrying that the lock will fail.

I don't CARE that you can tote your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife in a leg rigging and thus can access is easily while suspended from a cable hundreds of feet off the ground will carrying out a daring rescue in a thunder storm!

I don't CARE that you can spend seven hours cutting cardboard nonstop and not have to sharpen your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife afterwards.

I DO care that - when my 4-year-old daughter says, "Daddy, the tag on my sweater is itching me. Can you cut it off?" - I can do that. I DO care that - when my 2-year-old boy is hungry for an apple - I can cut it up for him. I DO care that, when my wife needs help opening a package, I can cut it open. You can see where I'm going with this. This is life. It is mine, anyway. :)
 
Whatever the age you gents are ---you are all wiser than your years.
 
Yup, I'm old and I carry a Hammer brand peanut every day, along with a friction folder on my belt for bigger jobs.

Regards

Robin
 
I think it is a normal progression to maturity :D.
Nothing at all to worry about, as we get older we realize that we no longer need our ninja deathmonger knives to kill zombies and we realize that in most cases a knife is not the best choice as a defensive tool and realize that a knife does make a good useful tool for cutting things and most things can be cut (sometimes more easily) with a small thin blade.

Plus as I get older, I don't like heavy things in my pockets. I prefer carrying small things that are not heavy in my pockets, so my pants stay up without having to tighten my belt so much that my head turns purple. :D.
 
Hehe. My primary EDC knives for about 10 years were "tactical." First, a Spyderco Delica then a Benchmade Griptilian. About a year ago I starting carrying my Victorinox Pioneer SAK, and I picked up a Vic Farmer a couple weeks ago. The blades handle most of what I need a knife for, while the bottle and can openers and reamer have come in handy.

The other night I dug out my 1985 Remington Woodman Bullet Knife. It's got clip and spey blades, and I am real tempted to drop it in my pocket.
 
Bastid said:
Plus as I get older, I don't like heavy things in my pockets. I prefer carrying small things that are not heavy in my pockets, so my pants stay up without having to tighten my belt so much that my head turns purple. :D.
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I am reminded of the great American comedic talent and chef, Justin Wilson. Do you remember that he always wore both a belt and suspenders? Few people know that he was a trained safety engineer ( A professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers). He explained that was the reason he always wore both. Never explained why they were red though?

Codger
 
Guys,
May I present a diff.opinion.I try to be fair,have a Kissing Crane small Canoe I acquired many yrs ago,was going to sell it but just put it away & forgot about it...until Jack started with the "small"stuff!So I put my large pocket knives away & started carrying & using the Canoe.It just doesn't do it for me....only two advantages for me are....PC people where I work & smallness in my pocket...that's all!I disagree about the age factor...I think it's just what "you"like & are used too.Doesn't make Jack wrong...or make me a NINJA wannabe.One day would like to sit with Jack & Bast.....& discuss why we each like what we do....bet I can convert them:D.If not...would still be fun.
Jim C
 
I kind of liken the appreciation of smaller, thin blade knives that do 90% or better of cutting jobs needed to a 16 Gauge shotgun built on a 16 gauge frame. When fellas toted their knives and their shotguns for a full day in the field, on foot, over a mix of terrain, and for a mix of critters, both the small knives and those 16 gauges were quite appreciated. The 16 Ga. on a guage appropriate frame carried well and handled a little sweeter than a standard 12 Ga., yet the 16 would handle 90% or more of your field needs. Those old boys who carried basic slippies to do most everything also appreciated that light knife that rode out of the way in the pocket at the end of the day.

If you needed more gun then you were probably going after more specialized game that required more gauge, more choke, and much longer ranges. If you needed more knife then, as stated above, it was time to reach for a fixed blade or small ax. Even then, the fixed blades were generally light, thin, and of minimal length.

While I like folding hunters and have 4 or 5, anytime I try to actually pack one on my belt or try to back pocket one, it just weighs my pants down too much. I've really come to appreciate small fixed blades as the alternative to large folders. I can carry one on a belt, or more likely shove it in my jeans pocket and it carries lighter and more available. You could say it is the ultimate, quick action rig as it comes out fully extended and ready to go. no worries about locks failing or fumbling the opening flick.

Nope, ya ain't crazy and certainly not alone here by a long shot.

Amos
 
I read the original post and smiled. Lately, I've been (greatly) getting into slipjoints and more traditional patterns (all about four inches closed) for EDC. The urge to do so has only increased as I've gotten older. I find that a slippie is just all I need. I still carry the 'tacticals,' but they stay in the pocket while most of the cutting chores are handled adequately by a small slippie. Nice to get older, sometimes..................
 
mnblade said:
As we age, most of us learn to tune out the messages society gives us, and to actually trust our own eyes and ears. My eyes and ears tell me that for 99.999% of the tasks I'll ever need to do with a knife on a day-to-day basis, a reasonable slipjoint pocketknife is all I'll need.

I don't CARE what most folks carry these days.

I don't CARE how fast you can quick-draw your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife.

I don't CARE that you can stab your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife into the door of your Hummer then suspend the body of the terrorist you've just killed on it without worrying that the lock will fail.

I don't CARE that you can tote your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife in a leg rigging and thus can access is easily while suspended from a cable hundreds of feet off the ground will carrying out a daring rescue in a thunder storm!

I don't CARE that you can spend seven hours cutting cardboard nonstop and not have to sharpen your 3-foot, black-blade, serrated, super steel, ninja wonder knife afterwards.

I DO care that - when my 4-year-old daughter says, "Daddy, the tag on my sweater is itching me. Can you cut it off?" - I can do that. I DO care that - when my 2-year-old boy is hungry for an apple - I can cut it up for him. I DO care that, when my wife needs help opening a package, I can cut it open. You can see where I'm going with this. This is life. It is mine, anyway. :)[well said]
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I am not old yet, but I certainly enjoy smaller knives. When I was 5 - 6 years old a Schrade 12OT was a pretty constant companion, as were a few other small pen knives that I begged, borrowed, or managed to buy. I learned a lot from using them. Eventually I moved on to bigger and "better" knives in my mind. I never forgot the little guys, and carried a 34ot during high school, and used it constantly in wood shop, carpentry, metal and art classes.

I wound up with a case peanut a few years back and instantly fell in love with it. I was working as a machinist and welder at the time. Even though I had my trusty Camillus TL-29 on me, the thin bladed yet sturdy peanut was what I found myself reaching for. The peanut was perfect for the more delicate tasks that the spear point on the TL-29 was to big for. Two years, and many knives later, that is still my edc combo for the most part. That little peanut has cleaned trout, horn pout, bluegills, squirrels, picked splinters, opened packages, and is still as tight as the day I got it. Joe
 
Well I am middle age and as a folder maker I hate to admit this because I might
get flogged or something , but I don't carry a knife . There I said it my secret is out :D Go easy on me folks I use a utility knife in the shop surly that counts for something :jerkit:
 
Stingray, I agree with you that anything over about a 3 1/2" pocketknife usually goes in a belt pouch, to include my SAKs. This is not always the case, but it runs true most of the time. I find there isn't much that can't be cut with my 34OT Old Timer (3 1/4"). I'm also finding more and more that I like a small fixed-blade knife (4" blade) even more than a larger lockback, if I need something a little heftier than my medium stockman.
 
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