Keep me from losing another pocket knife...advice needed

It is all great advice. Thanks a ton.

I was hoping to pass this knife down to my kids. It pains me to think that someone picked it up and probably has no idea what a great knife they have in their possession.
 
How about a Buckaroo sheath?; a pocket pouch sheath attached to a (leather) cord that goes onto your belt. I've got one and it works great.
 
Hello, my name's Bob and I'm a chronic knife loser.

To solve this problem, I don't carry anything without a lanyard.
The only knives I've lost out of a pocket (or almost lost, I have only ever lost one knife) I had clipped tip-up with a lanyard hanging out of pocket. Lanyards are good if you are not planning to clip or if you clip tip down so that the lanyard sits at the bottom of your pocket, otherwise in my experience they are more weight for slipping out and a snare hazard.
When I carry my fruitport I do so in my left pocket with my hanky/ bandanna, although I don't bunch it up but rather fold it for volume's sake it still works.
My favorite method of carry is a very tight pocket clip that has surfaces that are just the right amount of roughness e.g. the Ti of the umnumzaan. I bent the umumzaan clip so it would be more tight and always remain in contact with the lock bar, it is now very tight and solid, but still easy to get in and out of pocket without tearing them up.
 
Sounds like you need a knife with a pocket clip. Ive never lost one, but i clip my knives to my backpack, pants, shirt pocket, etc.

Pocket clips work.[/Q
People lose knives because of pocket clips all the time. Something like a Benchmade soft sheath worn on your belt is the
safest way to avoid loss of your knife. If I can't de-clip a knife for carry I won't buy it.
 
I tie an 8" piece of 550 cord in the lanyard hole, then run it up under my belt with a knot on the end. If I pull hard, it will slip out from under the belt, but otherwise the knife will just dangle if it comes unclipped.
 
The only knives I've lost out of a pocket (or almost lost, I have only ever lost one knife) I had clipped tip-up with a lanyard hanging out of pocket. Lanyards are good if you are not planning to clip or if you clip tip down so that the lanyard sits at the bottom of your pocket, otherwise in my experience they are more weight for slipping out and a snare hazard.

None of the knives I carry have a clip. My problem, I tend to lay down a knife somewhere and forget about it. Lanyard solves the problem for me.
 
Found it--in the thawing snow outside my house. The wooden handle took a little bit of beating--it separated slightly from the bolsters and rivets. I must have lost it about three nights ago in the rain--which turned to snow. So the knife got soaked. Then sat in snow for a few days--froze and thawed.
 
Clip to the inside of your pocket... even if it falls off it just falls into your pocket most of the time (hopefully).
 
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So, what do you guys to keep your knives safe and sound in your pocket?

Depends on pants
Two of my pants have a zip pocket to my edc goes in there zipped up
other wise I keep it in a side pocket on my cargo pants (fave style) and button it closed

For normal pants I clip it in one of the pockets and tuck the lanyard under my belt through a belt loop
so I'll feel it come out.
 
I use a monkeyfist lanyard to hang my knives/knife pocket sheaths inside my front or back pocket with the ball end of the lanyard tucked under my belt. Not only are they secured, but having them hang in the pocket makes them seem weightless and they don't sink down to the bottom with the coin change or comb or whatever which I can more easily access with the knife out of the way. Just a firm tug on the knife frees it. Good Luck and I hope you find your knife after all!
Bloody Bill
(If you knife doesn't have a ring or lanyard hole, you can always punch one in its sheath. I've also used a leather drawstring pouch with the long drawstring tucked under or tied to my belt/belt loop)

I would think that just having a lanyard in your pocket might also be enough - the paracord should offer enough friction in the pocket to keep it from slipping out.
 
I sometimes will use a lanyard with a small snap clip (ITW Nexus Snap Hook) on the end. The clip and be attached to a belt loop and the lanyard is long enough to suspend the knife in my pocket. It is currently on my Dragonfly.

I have one on my cell phone for the same purpose.

Ric
 
Found it--in the thawing snow outside my house. The wooden handle took a little bit of beating--it separated slightly from the bolsters and rivets. I must have lost it about three nights ago in the rain--which turned to snow. So the knife got soaked. Then sat in snow for a few days--froze and thawed.

Nice!! Glad for you man, party time!!
 
Glad you found it! Do you think it can be restored, and still passed down to the kids?

The thing I've found that works is getting a bigger, grippier knife. My Leek used to slip out of my pocket every time I played with the kids. My PM2 has never budged - even doing cartwheels and handstands, and playing "tackle time."
(Cartwheels hurt, btw, once you hit 40 - but my girls can do them all day long, and they expect me to keep up.)
Other than that, if keeping it is more important than ease of deployment, I'd say small belt sheath.

Good luck hanging on to that.
 
I went to their website, which model do you have? pics?

A knifecrafter might be able to peen the rivets for you thereby tightening up your knife.
 
Found it--in the thawing snow outside my house. The wooden handle took a little bit of beating--it separated slightly from the bolsters and rivets. I must have lost it about three nights ago in the rain--which turned to snow. So the knife got soaked. Then sat in snow for a few days--froze and thawed.

Glad you found it again. Do what you can to clean it up and get back to carrying & using it.

From my personal experience, if I ever find something that I lost, I don't lose it a second time. I'm sure you'll be much more careful this time around.
 
Found it--in the thawing snow outside my house. The wooden handle took a little bit of beating--it separated slightly from the bolsters and rivets. I must have lost it about three nights ago in the rain--which turned to snow. So the knife got soaked. Then sat in snow for a few days--froze and thawed.

Glad you found it again. Do what you can to clean it up and get back to carrying & using it.

From my personal experience, if I ever find something that I lost, I don't lose it a second time. I'm sure you'll be much more careful this time around.

(btw, I also have a habit of buying a second to most knives that I plan on carrying, just in case I lose it, but also so that I have a pristine one to look at if I want to.)
 
When I carry this knife that was my Grandfather's, I keep it attached to my belt loop or cargo D rings with this retractable lanyard I made.
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