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How many of you actually use the clip?

dkblade said:
Did you ever get caught? That's ballsy but awesome. I didn't know they came with a plastic clip back then.
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Never got caught in the five years I worked there but it wasn't all that ballsy. It was a crap job to hold me over until I could retire. Originals had the clip molded in. If the clip broke off the nub could be ground down for clipless or tapped to take screws. They were linerless so the screws had no metal to mount to.
 
Spyderco was founded on Clip-it carry. I can't even imagine carrying without a clip! Even if I drop it into deep pocket, for the liberals, there is no way I can imagine removing the clip for permanent deep pocket.
This topic blows my mind. I work in a prison. No weapons ever. Whatever! I will never be without something substantial! Clipped or deep pocket, doesn't matter. I'll always have something, but I'll never gimp my blade for politics.
 
I use the clip on all but small knives like the Dragonfly, Cat and Chicago. The small ones I carry deep in my pocket with clips removed.
 
@LeathermanGX said:
Spyderco was founded on Clip-it carry. I can't even imagine carrying without a clip! Even if I drop it into deep pocket, for the liberals, there is no way I can imagine removing the clip for permanent deep pocket.
This topic blows my mind. I work in a prison. No weapons ever. Whatever! I will never be without something substantial! Clipped or deep pocket, doesn't matter. I'll always have something, but I'll never gimp my blade for politics.
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Good plan! I'm just gimping my blade to see if it is more comfortable to carry. I do live in CA but I haven't been attacked by any of the lefties yet. 'Course if I were, I'de pop that clip back on and wear the blade on the outside of my pocket everywhere I go!
 
YourNoob said:
Hey guys just a little survey for self interest, how many of you actually use the clip? (Pls Dont flame), im actually starting to dislike the clip as i feel that a grip without the clip is more satisfying, and im actually gonna start letting my meadowlark ride in the pocket.
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IMHO the clip is essential. And the ability to switch it to lefty tip up carry is right behind it...
 
I find the clip essential; however, I don't like the shiny clips. Before I found Casey's clips, which I'm now using on all my Spydies that will accept them, I replaced my shiny PM2 clip with a black Delica clip. Currently trying to bug Casey to design a clip for the Military.
 
After going a day clip free I have mixed feelings because it is rather comfortable in the back pocket while driving and working--can't say the same with the clip attached. But the knife feels kind of naked without the clip, incomplete if you will. It just feels less like a high quality knife and more like a box cutter with a really nice blade without the clip attached. I really like this knife and it is my most expensive as of yet, but I'm going to pick up a Sodbuster Jr. next month and I have a feeling I'll retire the Delica for EDC and opt to use it only on certain occasions when clip carry is crucial. I know it's a durable utility knife but I still want to keep it in good shape. Until then, clip stays off!
 
I use the clip. The only knife I regularly carry without a clip is my Leatherman Squirt key chain knife.
 
Wolverine666 said:
Wow this thread is an oldie. I never use clips. I take them off all my knives.
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Wouldn't mind an Adamantium blade myself! I always left the clip on my Buck Taclite, but it's such a small knife, flat sides, easy pocket carry, that the pocket clip never was a nuisance for EDC (14 years at least). With this Spyderco Delica it's quite a bit larger and I like to back pocket carry so it doesn't get in the way of my car keys or cell phone. As such I find it easier to carry without the clip--not to mention I hate the idea of scratching up the clip using this knife as an EDC. Like I said previously, this knife will be an occasional carry when I get my hands on a good ol' Sodbuster Jr. That's a knife I could sincerely carry every day, beat the hell out of, and not think twice about what I paid for it! It might sound ridiculous but I'm stashing $10.00/month away to buy it. At that rate I should have one in my front pocket next to my keys within 4 weeks :)
 
My biggest issue with a clip is scraping it against my car, or even worse, someone elses!

I like the idea of back pocket carry for a larger defensive blade, but I carry my $30 Kershaw Emerson CQC4k everyday in my front right pocket... That is my favorite folding knife I own (including the Manix and a number of other nice knives). This gets me thinking... Perhaps the back pocket is the perfect place for one of my SAK (I don't carry them generally due to lack of clip!)
 
Clip free. I've got no reason to advertise that I'm carrying a knife and no need to get to in a hurry. And I've seen too many reports of people who lost or nearly lost their knives when they came unclipped without their knowing. I realize there are some people who really need to carry their knives clipped. But for most folks, I suspect the decision to carry a knife clipped is more hormonal than rational.
 
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bld522 said:
And I've seen too many reports of people who lost or nearly lost their knives when they came unclipped without their knowing. I realize there are some people who really need to carry their knives clipped. But for most folks, I suspect the decision to carry a knife clipped is more hormonal than rational.
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The ONLY knives I ever lost were traditionals carried without a clip...lost somewhere about 10 of them over the years.
Since I switched to clips, not a single knife lost.

Rationale doesn't get more rational than that. :cool:
 
bld522 said:
Congrats. If we ran a poll, I suspect you'd find yourself in the minority. ;)
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I seriously doubt that.
Based both on the many, many people who post in such threads that they never lost one either, plus the fact that it has become an industry-wide feature.

Two things to remember:
1) People don't like losing stuff. They won't buy into a feature that helps them lose stuff.
2) People who have bad experiences complain the most and loudest. The dissatisfied customer tells 10 people how pissed off they are; the satisfied customer tells 1 person, if that. No one starts threads that reads "Hey everybody, just thought I'd tell you how it's been another day of not losing my knife. How about all of you? :)"

There is a false inflation in the perceived number of losses due to the whiny, complaining effect inherent to people who are upset.
It's just human nature, dude. ;)
 
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