How many knives do you carry daily?

Now I don't feel so bad for carrying 2. Some of you guys that carry 3 and 4 blades must be planning on some hand to hand combat with Rambo! ;)
 
Three. A RAT 2, an Opinel 9, and a Leatherman Micra. Two is one, and one is none.
 
I ALWAYS have a Victorinox Cadet with me. With that being said, on a normal work day I have a traditional pocket knife or a modern folder on me as well. That changes depending on what I am doing like hunting or fishing ext. But as far as a work day goes, yea a folder and my Cadet.
 
I carry 5. Bark River Necker around my neck. Spyderco Ladybug on my keychain right pocket. Various large trappers or other slip joint in various leather holsters on my left hip. Small (3" or so) slip joint in my left pocket. And a medium to large tactical in my right front or right rear pocket.
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KoryD said:
Now I don't feel so bad for carrying 2. Some of you guys that carry 3 and 4 blades must be planning on some hand to hand combat with Rambo! ;)
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Nope. H2H is for the birds. That's what the 1911 is for. :D The knives are just for cutting whatever needs cutting.

I usually carry 5 - paired Kabar 1232s for general usage and paired Buck 484/482s for when shorter folding blade is more appropriate for the task at hand. The 5th one is a BK11 left hip pocket.

I carry paired fixed/folder combos on each side for paranoid practicality purposes. You never know with which hand one is going to need a knife to cut something while the other hand is engaged (holding, gripping. dragging, steadying, hung up, etc.....) so I have one of each for both sides. For those who say that the odds are that won't happen?? Well, been there, done that. It has happened to me and will happen again. The odds of it happening are a heck of a lot better than me sitting here typing this. Turned out I was 4.5X more likely to win Powerball than to survive not having the enzyme needed to break down chemo when I took that.
 
Yep. Never know which hand will be available. Have one in front left pocket, one in front right pocket and one in left rear pocket. Hmmmm, I have a pocket without a knife. Going to have to give that some thought.
 
I usually carry a fixed blade and a folder. But I'm finding that I use the fixed blade almost exclusively so I think I'm gonna stop carrying the folder. The only problem is that I conceal carry a firearm at my store so my belt feels a little cluttered.
 
One folder. If it can't get the task done, a knife probably isn't the correct tool for the job.

I must not lead as exciting a life as some of you guys that are carrying 4 knives and a multitool!
 
I carry 3. A Paramilitary 2 in right front pocket, dragonfly 2 in right watch pocket. Spyderco civilian in left front pocket. Only the dragonfly gets used daily... Rare occasions the PM 2 does. I'm quite surprised how much the dragonfly gets used. I figured I'd buy it just in case I'm around allot of people. But it has handled any task I've given it so far.
 
2-3, "pends on the mood I am in. Either a tti, SAK camper, OpinelNo.8 (just got the SAK and opinel today, Stoked!), buck 110 or one of two keyring SAKs, I got a thing for SAKs
 
BTW I usually have three though sometimes it is just one, I only have one knife which could be practically called a weapon which is the Victorinox hunter xt, I don't carry cos I want to hurt anyone, just so if I need to cut something I can. I live rural and knife is a practical tool. Though if the need occurs to defend myself, or more importantly someone I am with, like my sister I will, that is a given. I have used my knives for everything from food prep to cutting my shoelaces form a bike pedal when they gor caught and trapped me in the middle of the road. Knives are tools and sometimes you need a different tool for the job and having one on hand is more convenient.
 
On duty, these two every day:
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Endura - non-gun side pocket
Dragonfly - Shirt pocket
 
dc7rr -I carry a small fixed blade in a neck sheath. I'm a bender so I always have one in kydex. Great for one handed use when carried inverted. You can see by the wear on my Bark River Necker that it gets used ALOT ( I acid washed it and stoned washed it to help with corrosion on the CPM-3V and it's holding up extremely well against the dirt, sweat, and high humidity here). I find myself always grabbing something with my left hand, needing a blade to use, and reaching up and pulling down on the necker. Easy one hand draw and return. I have some other neckers that I carry as well and they all work well when used this way. I carry a Bark River Bravo Micro on my hip from time to time but always go back to the necker.
 
Garsh! No one said anything about guns. Cold weather - Glock 22 - .40 cal. Warm weather - Ruger LCP .380. Plus 4 or 5 knives. :D
I'm too old ( and too smart) for hand to hand these days. I love my blades but in a defensive situation I want a softer metal moving at a higher speed than my blades can provide. :)
 
It was one for a long time. But time spent here suggested that a backup might be a good thing, and I finally found one a couple days ago.

So now it's two. The folders rotate, but they are all 2 1/2 to 3" blade, OHO lockers.

The other one is a small fixed blade, and it doesn't rotate.

I hear the advice that a knife may not always be the best tool, but knives are more fun than more appropriate tools, and if you've got the right knife, it can usually handle the job. :rolleyes:
 
Hale Storm said:
dc7rr -I carry a small fixed blade in a neck sheath. I'm a bender so I always have one in kydex. Great for one handed use when carried inverted. You can see by the wear on my Bark River Necker that it gets used ALOT ( I acid washed it and stoned washed it to help with corrosion on the CPM-3V and it's holding up extremely well against the dirt, sweat, and high humidity here). I find myself always grabbing something with my left hand, needing a blade to use, and reaching up and pulling down on the necker. Easy one hand draw and return. I have some other neckers that I carry as well and they all work well when used this way. I carry a Bark River Bravo Micro on my hip from time to time but always go back to the necker.
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Hale, I was thinking about a necker but I thought it might be difficult to sheath the knife with one hand. I actually lost the use of my right arm in a motorcycle accident so I only have the use of my left arm. It seemed like it would be harder cause the sheath is dangling around while I am trying to get the knife in it. Also, there is nothing supporting the sheath while I am trying to push the knife into it.

How do you get around these issues?
 
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