Innovative CAR Carry Techniques

ZENGHOST

ZENGHOST

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I've seen the "what's in your car" thread(s), but I'm looking for any kind of innovative carry techniques that you have for your car. The attached image is from an article by Bob Kasper in the 11/98 issue of TK (Street Smarts, pp. 48-49). The knife in question is an Ed Chavar custom (Monocacy). I really like the different ways this knife is rigged in the car and was looking for other ideas. I used to have a Gerber EZ Out clipped to my seatcover but just today bought one of those nylon seatbelt "comfort straps" and clipped the knife and a Streamlight Stylus (blue) to it. Anyone have any other ideas?

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I've done all those with my Bud Nealy Aikuchi, and CRKT Stiff Kiss, including parking brake, and mirror hangin'.
A velcro strap with a Kydex Sheath gives you unlimited carry options.

Also used a nylon spare key holder to hold my AG Russell One Hand Knive uder the dash, and also a srong Alnico magnet to hold the same knife under dash, didn't work very well, hard bumps and pothole sometimes disloged it. It works better with High Carbon Steel blades.

One last carry option was an old Camillus,(MK2?)Suck in the dash of my 1963/64? Impala convertible, this knife was always accessible, but in the case of a collision, very dangerous.
 
My car is too heavy to carry...
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Ok, I'll leave now...

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-SB
 
Whenever the question of car carry comes up, I have to tell my story. To those of you who've heard it, I appologize for recounting it yet again.

The pavement was wet and there was Ice. The road veered left. My car did not. Unfortunately, there was quite an abrupt shoulder on the right. I tried to get the nose up, but, as hard as I pulled the yoke, gravity exceeded lift. So, down the embankment we went, my car and I. The car rolled three times before coming to a stop upright with the engine running. Had it not been for the mud, I'd have driven her out. But, looking around me, I realized that every storage compartment in the car had come open and spilled its contents into the air around me. My briefcase, which had been sitting on the floor in the back seat, had come open and added its contribution as well.

I had a Benchmade 975 in the armrest compartment for emergencies. I found it, open, locked, and stabbed into the back seat. That's right, as I was going around and around and around like laundry in the spin cycle, one of the items floating with me was an open BM975!

Things that had been firmly Velcro(tm)ed down, came loose.

From this I have thee pieces of advice to offer you:

First) NEVER -- Never drive in a convertable. I know, they're great fun. I would not be here if H had been in a convertable that day. Convertables are for parades; for anything else, have a solid roof over your head.

Second) ALWAYS -- always wear your seat belt. I was. It was very important. My car did not have airbags, but they would have been useless in this accident.

Third) DO NOT -- do not bring anything into the passenger compartment that you would not want to be hit in the head with because that's what might happen in an accident. Every compartment in the car is going to come open. The forces in an accident are very strong and Velcro(tm) can not endure. If you don't want to be hit in the head with it, put it in the trunk.
 
Good story to learn from! I can't legally carry a fixed blade in the car. But when I get in the driver's seat, I do tend to unclip my folder from my pocket, and re-clip it to the seatbelt, so I can reach it easily. Your story has me re-thinking that strategy, to say the least. MIght still do it for stop-and-go city driving, but not otherwise.

Joe
 
I have a spyderco goddard clipped to my visor with my insurance stuff at times. I used to have an inexpensive fixed blade with the sheath wedge in the split. I grew concered about its potential to fly around in an accident and removed it.

I see that I wasn't just being paranoid.
 
Gollnick, WOW:eek:
I had not heard that story before but I will not forget it!
Thank you, good "caveat"-
Martin
 
Something to think about thats for sure.

We have a mini van that is just full of fishing rods, tackle, and a number of other items.

Even without a knife in the van there would be anough other junk flying around to kill me.

Whats a guy to do?

Very good point though about the knife.
Getting hit in the head with a fishing rod is alot better then having a knife hit you in the head.

Thanks for the post.
 
I do a lot of repelling. So, hanging off of the cig lighter is a very large rubber O-ring and hanging off of the O-ring. . .quite a few carabiners. In the middle of the carabiners ~ a Cold Steel Safe Keeper ll.

In the center console. . .Leatherman Supertool and a CRKT Mirage.

In the drivers side door cargo holder. . .something special ! ;)

Of course. . .always have something nice in the pocket or on me. :D
 
And whoops, I revived a 2-year old post, hehe.

I'll understand if y'all don't wanna open up this can of worms again :)
 
Once my oldest was crawling we baby safed the house, then we thought what about the van, a pistol or two plus spare ammo. My knife is 99% of the time cliped in my pocket but sometimes on long drives or if I feel I will need it quicker that getting it out of my pocket will allow I will put it down on the seat next to me.
Tried a fanny pack to hold everything but it was a mess once everything settled and beat around.
Came up with this: www.Kobrabag.com
Now I have everything right where I want it and it's still there when I need it. I know it's a shameless plug but look at the pictures and maybe you have the stuff to put something similar together for yourself.
 
Originally posted by Dean C.
Came up with this: www.Kobrabag.com
Now I have everything right where I want it and it's still there when I need it. I know it's a shameless plug but look at the pictures and maybe you have the stuff to put something similar together for yourself.
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Thanks for the link, Dean--bag looks cool, although it seems like it may be slightly impractical for vehicle use. I'm usually alone, but I do transport people occasionally, and the most convenient place to keep the bag seems to be the passenger seat. Interesting, though. I'd probably look into it more as a "bug-out bag" for the trunk rather than for inside the cab area.

edited to add: Don't worry YoungCutter, it's actually less than a month old (I have only been around since the beginning of the year), and I'm still looking for more ways to keep equipment in the car.
 
Hey Dean, cool bag... but I just gotta say, that Devel is a sweet piece! Dont see many of those.
 
Use plastic ties to vertically hold a 20" khukuri inside the back of the truck seat (scabbard is attached, knife isn't) upper left of seat.
 
Zenghost, thanks and some have it for that sort of use(BOB) as well as a range bag. Have a few that go with forensic teams half camera bag/tape recorder the other half to hold a weapon and ammo. A few plain clothes officers carry "backup" or a larger weapon in the bag as opposed to on them, like they might carry a Glock 23 but in the bag they put a .357 wheel gun with some ammo that is better suited for going through cars.
Satan, thanks, I bought the ASP a few years ago from a relative after he retired from LE work, at one time he worked as a detective so he bought a S&W 39-2 and sent to the guys that turned into the ASP. Didn't know they were as rare as the are when I bought it just remember him getting it new and always likeing it. When he said he was going to sell it I jumped at the chance. Just glad to keep it in the family.
Take care. Dean
 
Another consideration is mobility.

If you move away from the car, you now have to find the knife attached to the car, remove it from it's attachment, and fix to your person. Three oppurtunities for Mr Murphy and the laws of universe to intercede between you and your tool.

I would suggest attaching the knife to you in a way that will allow you to access the knife while driving. Alternately, develop a spectrum of carry options that allow you to shift the carry, depending on what you are doing.

You have need of the knife, the car does not, therefore, let the knife be attached to you.
 
Originally posted by Marion David Poff
Another consideration is mobility.

If you move away from the car, you now have to find the knife attached to the car, remove it from it's attachment, and fix to your person. Three oppurtunities for Mr Murphy and the laws of universe to intercede between you and your tool.

I would suggest attaching the knife to you in a way that will allow you to access the knife while driving. Alternately, develop a spectrum of carry options that allow you to shift the carry, depending on what you are doing.

You have need of the knife, the car does not, therefore, let the knife be attached to you.
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It is generally assumed that each of us on the forum will already have a knife on our person, so the car carry techniques/methods I was inquiring about were in reference to additional equipment. You never do know what's going to happen, and I think that most (if not all) of us here on bladeforums are by nature very high on preparedness which means that we try to be prepared for any circumstance. As you mentioned, Mr. Murphy will hit us when we are not looking.

Thanks for mentioning that, though...since it is good advice and I should not just assume that people will already have a knife on them.

-ZENGHOST
 
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