Knife to carry when on a date

First date nothing clipped to the pocket. Get to know her first before you start whipping out knives. If you are a knife guy get a slipjoint to carry when appropriate.
 
wesessiah said:
I wonder how different it is twixt different regions of the u.s. I'm sure it's different by small to large city. where I am, in NC, small-medium place with the county seat having close 70,000 people, and the other towns and cities mostly being between 5,000-10,000, and a lot of rural area, it's more of an expectation for someone to have a useable knife on them. say, if a female needs to use a knife for something, it's "may I use your knife?" rather than "do you have a knife?" in my area, and in my experience/career, I notice probably a third of females having some kind of blade (with males probably being around 90%) granted, I deal with less savory people than most people do while working, so it may be a bit skewed, but I'm sure a lot of other areas have a lower rate of knife ownership.
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Bay Area, Ca

Knife ownership is a LOT lower than that. Some people are downright afraid of knives and will preach that they are dangerous weapons with no use other than killing people and you can't convince them otherwise. It doesn't matter if you just fixed various things with your SAK or opened several boxes and those annoying plastic clamshell packages in front of them there is no convincing them. Others will sit there and stare at your pocket clip to your knife for what seems like eternity if you are just standing or sitting there talking to someone and your hand is no where near it as if expecting you to be a knife crazed lunatic.

Though for the most part people just plain don't care as long as you don't pull it out when it's not needed and act responsible with it. Though a the "click" of a one handed folder will probably silence an entire room if you flick it open. So if you use it when it's appropriate, be responisble, use common sense, and don't rock something stupidly "tactical" like a cold steel espada xl or something half that size and "tactical" you be good for the most part.

And people don't expect you to carry a knife, in fact they are usually surprise to find out if you do carry one.
 
Bob6794 said:
Bay Area, Ca

Knife ownership is a LOT lower than that. Some people are downright afraid of knives and will preach that they are dangerous weapons with no use other than killing people and you can't convince them otherwise. It doesn't matter if you just fixed various things with your SAK or opened several boxes and those annoying plastic clamshell packages in front of them there is no convincing them. Others will sit there and stare at your pocket clip to your knife for what seems like eternity if you are just standing or sitting there talking to someone and your hand is no where near it as if expecting you to be a knife crazed lunatic.

Though for the most part people just plain don't care as long as you don't pull it out when it's not needed and act responsible with it. Though a the "click" of a one handed folder will probably silence an entire room if you flick it open. So if you use it when it's appropriate, be responisble, use common sense, and don't rock something stupidly "tactical" like a cold steel espada xl or something half that size and "tactical" you be good for the most part.

And people don't expect you to carry a knife, in fact they are usually surprise to find out if you do carry one.
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the bigger cities are that way around here. of course, about 75% (the numbers we're given) of houses here have firearms, so with that, a pocket knife is just something somebody has like keys. I imagine in a police encounter in places like yours, they're surprised when they find a pocket knife. with me it's "where are your knives at?" lol. and "remind me to give it back to you when we're done."
 
When my grandparents dated my grandpa just carried his EDC knife and its just a simple folding knife with a single blade. btw my grandma was a knife lady and she carried knives as well.
 
wesessiah said:
I wonder how different it is twixt different regions of the u.s. I'm sure it's different by small to large city. where I am, in NC, small-medium place with the county seat having close 70,000 people, and the other towns and cities mostly being between 5,000-10,000, and a lot of rural area, it's more of an expectation for someone to have a useable knife on them. say, if a female needs to use a knife for something, it's "may I use your knife?" rather than "do you have a knife?" in my area, and in my experience/career, I notice probably a third of females having some kind of blade (with males probably being around 90%) granted, I deal with less savory people than most people do while working, so it may be a bit skewed, but I'm sure a lot of other areas have a lower rate of knife ownership.
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I would suspect that your point is valid. In the rural, mountain ranching area that I live almost everyone carries a knife - men AND women. Not at all unusual to see a hunter or cowboy or field worker with a fixed blade on their belt, even in the grocery store or bank. Not unsavory people, just normal people. It is part of the way of life here.

When I lived in S. La. it was a bit different. The area was industrial and most folks worked in chemical plants. Men typically carried a pocket knife or multi-tool. Most women did not carry, although some did. Still, back in the Bayous (primarily fishing communities) almost everyone had a knife.

Time spent in urban areas, particularly bigger cities (Tacoma, Chicago, New York), showed just the opposite. Few people carried a knife and the expectations were not there for men or women to have one.

Just my personal experience. :)
 
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wesessiah said:
I wonder how different it is twixt different regions of the u.s. I'm sure it's different by small to large city. where I am, in NC, small-medium place with the county seat having close 70,000 people, and the other towns and cities mostly being between 5,000-10,000, and a lot of rural area, it's more of an expectation for someone to have a useable knife on them. say, if a female needs to use a knife for something, it's "may I use your knife?" rather than "do you have a knife?" in my area, and in my experience/career, I notice probably a third of females having some kind of blade (with males probably being around 90%) granted, I deal with less savory people than most people do while working, so it may be a bit skewed, but I'm sure a lot of other areas have a lower rate of knife ownership.
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I grew up in Northern MN and it is common to see males wearing a Buck in a pouch on their belt, they are pretty popular among the farmers up there. Then when I graduted I moved to the Twin Cities and it was pretty rare to see anyone wearing knife on their belt or even seing pocket clip knives. Where I grew up, nobody would pay any attention to a knife in the pocket or on the belt, probably 2/3s of guys had one.
 
SaintlyBrees said:
I would suspect that your point is valid. In the rural, mountain ranching area that I live almost everyone carries a knife - men AND women. Not at all unusual to see a hunter or cowboy or field worker with a fixed blade on their belt, even in the grocery store or bank. Not unsavory people, just normal people. It is part of the way of life here.

When I lived in S. La. it was a bit different. The area was industrial and most folks worked in chemical plants. Men typically carried a pocket knife or multi-tool. Most women did not carry, although some did. Still, back in the Bayous (primarily fishing communities) almost everyone had a knife.

Time spent in urban areas, particularly bigger cities (Tacoma, Chicago, New York), showed just the opposite. Few people carried a knife and the expectations were not there for men or women to have one.

Just my personal experience. :)
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mcrow said:
I grew up in Northern MN and it is common to see males wearing a Buck in a pouch on their belt, they are pretty popular among the farmers up there. Then when I graduted I moved to the Twin Cities and it was pretty rare to see anyone wearing knife on their belt or even seing pocket clip knives. Where I grew up, nobody would pay any attention to a knife in the pocket or on the belt, probably 2/3s of guys had one.
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the only big city i have much experience with is charlotte, so i go from dinky town to somewhere around top 15 in u.s. population and notice a massive difference, but don't see too much of the inbetween rural and urban. in my town of 5200, there are "regulars" who walk down main street and go into shops open carrying a handgun, and nobody bats an eye, but in charlotte the police are called. i also don't notice a bunch of people with a pocket knife clipped on their pocket in charlotte. whereas seeing three guys walking into a gas station in camo with a fixed blade on them, and rifles on a rack in the muddy truck is normal in my neck of the woods. was just curious if it was the same elsewhere since all of my experience is with central north carolina west to east tennessee, parts of south carolina, and parts of texas.
 
wesessiah said:
the only big city i have much experience with is charlotte, so i go from dinky town to somewhere around top 15 in u.s. population and notice a massive difference, but don't see too much of the inbetween rural and urban. in my town of 5200, there are "regulars" who walk down main street and go into shops open carrying a handgun, and nobody bats an eye, but in charlotte the police are called. i also don't notice a bunch of people with a pocket knife clipped on their pocket in charlotte. whereas seeing three guys walking into a gas station in camo with a fixed blade on them, and rifles on a rack in the muddy truck is normal in my neck of the woods. was just curious if it was the same elsewhere since all of my experience is with central north carolina west to east tennessee, parts of south carolina, and parts of texas.
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Funny thing now is I live in a town about an hour west of the Twin Cities now, town of about 12K. It's the biggest town in rural area. It is still pretty common to see guys with a knife on their belt here. Heck, one guy goes to the school my daughter goes to and picks up his grandkids with a Buck 110 on his belt.....they'd probably have a swat team on him if it was Minneapolis.

So, to the OP, it probably depends on how knives are seen where you live. If you live in a rural area, knives may not raise any eyebrows.
 
Ahhhhh. OK, so she is a friend of yours. If she really is, carry whatever you want to. If she is a friend she already knows you're a Knut , right?
 
Rich S said:
IMHO, carry any knife you want to carry. If the girl doesn't understand or thinks knives are
wicked, evil things, then she's definitely not the girl for you!

Rich
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It's not the knife that's wicked, or evil. I think most people understand that. It's the person that could be. So, let someone get to know what sort of person you are before you go flipping large folders and pulling guns out around them.
 
I'd carry whatever I normally carry. Maybe it will be the doorway to a long term relationship (or not :D ).

As far as sociopaths and similar kinds of concerns or perceptions, you're on your own.
 
jill jackson said:
It's not the knife that's wicked, or evil. I think most people understand that. It's the person that could be. So, let someone get to know what sort of person you are before you go flipping large folders and pulling guns out around them.
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OK, close the thread. The short and correct answer has been given.
 
Even a shorter answer would be if you have to ask 'what is a proper first date knife' that should be the least of your worries on how the evening will go. Assuming you're an adult,
do you have a car or will your parents or court appointed guardian be taking you?

There is a guy on Ar15.com General Discussion forums thats mentally 'challanged' that everyone treats like a handicapped younger brother trying to give him advise on trying to meet a nice girl. He met some woman online and agreed to meet a mall. She met him and turned and walked away. We couldn't figure out why until he mentioned his parents who drove him were standing a few feet away.
 
On your black knives just put a pink marker stripe on the handle and say you are supporting breast cancer.

Either way I would just point out how practical a knife is. Either she likes it or can go find some douche.
 
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