How many people......... ?

AusLoX said:
I flip every knife tip up. The blade sits against the pocket with no chance to open.
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Started doing that after I heard people's knives opening up in their pocket and the them running their fingers into them when going into the pocket.
 
KennyB said:
Started doing that after I heard people's knives opening up in their pocket and the them running their fingers into them when going into the pocket.
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This is why I love pants with a dedicated knife pocket or on normal pants I dedicate RFP to knife carry.
 
I break all the rules. I carry tip up only, but I carry right rear pocket for my main knife (I have a SAK Jetsetter in left front pocket). I don't worry about where the spine of the blade is, I worry about a knife with a strong enough detent to keep the blade in place. I avoid knives with big, wonky thumbstuds that can catch and deploy and I've never had a problem with a knife opening in my pocket. Check that...one problem...a ZT0561 with a pathetic detent that opened if you shaked it a little. I think far too much importance is placed on "pocket safety" rather than the ability to seamlessly withdraw and deploy. THATS why I carry tip up only.

I can deal with holes, flippers, AXIS deployment, thumbstuds and buttons just so long as the knife always presents the same way in my hand. That's the most important and only reason to exclusively carry a knife in a specific alignment. And tip up presents the knife in the most consistent "ready to use" alignment of any other carry.

We all carry knives as a tool. Some of us carry knives as pocket bling (I confess, that's a little bit me). Most of us will never carry a knife as a self-defense weapon. I hope I never have to face that possibility, but if I do, I want a knife in my pocket that will always present and deploy the same way. Tip-up (or Tip-down if that rocks your boat) exclusively is the only way to do that. It doesn't matter what you pick, just pick one and go with it, just so long as it works for you.
 
I carry my Pipsqueak tip up in my back pocket, it has never, ever opened on me. Neither has my ZT0900. All my knives have lanyards, I always just pull the knife out by the lanyard, and it's in my hand perfectly, ready to be opened.
 
Most of mine are tip up only. The only one I have that has the option to carry either way, has the clip in the tip up position. I have one knife that's tip down only, but I haven't carried it in quite some time.
 
Spyder59 said:
Always use a FOB.
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I disagree. I used to be a big lanyard guy. I put a lanyard on any knife that would take one. Then I realized that a lanyard advertised to the world that I had "something" in my pocket. Since then I've become much more selective about what sticks out of my pocket. Lanyards may work for some people, but in a world of sheeple that can foment perceptions of threat, I avoid marginal actions that can affect all who choose to carry a knife.

Just carry a knife that works for you without an appendage.
 
Hackenslash said:
I disagree. I used to be a big lanyard guy. I put a lanyard on any knife that would take one. Then I realized that a lanyard advertised to the world that I had "something" in my pocket. Since then I've become much more selective about what sticks out of my pocket. Lanyards may work for some people, but in a world of sheeple that can foment perceptions of threat, I avoid marginal actions that can affect all who choose to carry a knife.

Just carry a knife that works for you without an appendage.
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Doesn't matter to me if people know I have a knife. I use lanyards on some knives and some I like without. Can't please everyone. It's perfect Sheeple repellent; that way I don't need to talk to them. I've had a lot more positive conversations about my knives, that people can see in my pocket, than negative ones.
 
Tip up.

I just picked up a BM 760 LUM and its tip down so I guess I'll need to have it sent away and get it tapped for tip up.
 
AusLoX said:
Doesn't matter to me if people know I have a knife. I use lanyards on some knives and some I like without. Can't please everyone. It's perfect Sheeple repellent; that way I don't need to talk to them. I've had a lot more positive conversations about my knives, that people can see in my pocket, than negative ones.
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You should appreciate the relatively unique situation you find yourself in. It's far more the exception than the rule. Many of us are forced to be "carry aware". Knife rights are a thing.
 
Hackenslash said:
You should appreciate the relatively unique situation you find yourself in. It's far more the exception than the rule. Many of us are forced to be "carry aware". Knife rights are a thing.
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Until I'm behind bars, I choose where to live. I just don't care what people think. If it's not illegal there isn't much they can do right?
 
craytab said:
As Benchmade says in their literature, the spine of the blade should be against the seam of your pocket. It won't come open this way. I prefer tip up but it is not a deal breaker, though the perks of a tip down knife need to be pretty good.
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This. As another poster mentioned, tip down clip placement interferes with my grip on most folders, plus it is better for me to standardize my carry so muscle memory takes over.
 
Hackenslash said:
I break all the rules. I carry tip up only, but I carry right rear pocket for my main knife (I have a SAK Jetsetter in left front pocket). I don't worry about where the spine of the blade is, I worry about a knife with a strong enough detent to keep the blade in place. I avoid knives with big, wonky thumbstuds that can catch and deploy and I've never had a problem with a knife opening in my pocket. Check that...one problem...a ZT0561 with a pathetic detent that opened if you shaked it a little. I think far too much importance is placed on "pocket safety" rather than the ability to seamlessly withdraw and deploy. THATS why I carry tip up only.

I can deal with holes, flippers, AXIS deployment, thumbstuds and buttons just so long as the knife always presents the same way in my hand. That's the most important and only reason to exclusively carry a knife in a specific alignment. And tip up presents the knife in the most consistent "ready to use" alignment of any other carry.

We all carry knives as a tool. Some of us carry knives as pocket bling (I confess, that's a little bit me). Most of us will never carry a knife as a self-defense weapon. I hope I never have to face that possibility, but if I do, I want a knife in my pocket that will always present and deploy the same way. Tip-up (or Tip-down if that rocks your boat) exclusively is the only way to do that. It doesn't matter what you pick, just pick one and go with it, just so long as it works for you.
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I used to carry like that but one day my deassisted zt 350 opened up and bit me. To be fair though it didn't have a great detent

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AusLoX said:
Until I'm behind bars, I choose where to live. I just don't care what people think. If it's not illegal there isn't much they can do right?
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I certainly understand where you're coming from but I've found that legality isn't the end. More and more I see businesses, employers and venues restricting the right to carry a knife beyond the scope of the law. Those restrictions are based on perceptions and those perceptions are based largely on the image that knife carriers portray. Obviously we can't be held responsible for the decisions or complaints of sheeple, but we can choose to avoid creating notice. That's just my personal point of view and YMMV. The first step in knife carry isn't tip-up or tip-down, fixed or folding, Lanyard or no. For me, the first step in knife carry is discretion.

savage99 said:
I used to carry like that but one day my deassisted zt 350 opened up and bit me. To be fair though it didn't have a great detent

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It's kinda funny that we both got bit by a ZT. I have other knives that I won't carry because of a weak detent. Also, because my wallet and my knife share a pocket, the spine of the blade actually does press against the wallet.
 
Hackenslash said:
I certainly understand where you're coming from but I've found that legality isn't the end. More and more I see businesses, employers and venues restricting the right to carry a knife beyond the scope of the law. Those restrictions are based on perceptions and those perceptions are based largely on the image that knife carriers portray. Obviously we can't be held responsible for the decisions or complaints of sheeple, but we can choose to avoid creating notice. That's just my personal point of view and YMMV. The first step in knife carry isn't tip-up or tip-down, fixed or folding, Lanyard or no. For me, the first step in knife carry is discretion.


It's kinda funny that we both got bit by a ZT. I have other knives that I won't carry because of a weak detent. Also, because my wallet and my knife share a pocket, the spine of the blade actually does press against the wallet.
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Some valid points. I open carry a fixed blade on the weekends. But most the time I carry tip up on my knives like in my previous pic so it's not that obvious to the public.
 
When I see a fob sticking out of a pocket, most the time I think keys not knife. Unless I see the clip.


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I don't every have to switch my clips as I avoid knives that are tip down carry. I don't carry like that for a lanyard but just to minimize the chance of it opening in my pocket.
 
JR88FAN said:
Tip up, or I don't own the knife.....
Can't stand pocket clips that are in the same location as my first two fingers.

I personally find it interferes with my ability to control the knife the way I like, more annoying than anything.
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That's a Bingo!
 
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