Knife to Keep in Car

I was just thinking... folding saw? I know it wouldn't be most people's first choice but the trauma shears gave me the idea. Plus you can get them for less than $10 and I guess a decent pair would saw through your seatbelt pretty quick. And it's not really something you'd be tempted to take out and use elsewhere, like the 110 or that cool Cold Steel.
 
T.K.C. said:
I keep a 4 inch fixed blade, a custom Ranger (when Justin Gingrich owned Ranger, NOT Ontario. and Justin made it for me.), and Victorinox Rescue knife, and knifeless Fuse, as well as 2 Sure Fire flashlights.
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It's really going to suck when your car gets broken into and you loose all those man. I suggest lower cost and easy to replace items to the OP to store in his car.
 
The uses you mention are often best handled with a serrated blade. You want to cut quickly. I would look at a Victorinox Dual Pro X which has both a serrated and plain edged blade. It is a tad thick for my regular carry (without a belt pouch), but kept in the car it would be very very useful from time to time.
 
Some sort of SAK in the glove compartment and a Benchmade strap cutter secured to the buckle of the seat belt.
 
For cutting seatbelts and breaking glass I suggest this; http://resqme.com/resqme/

I have mine either on my keys or tied around the stick shift in my personal car. Also some EMT shears in the door-storage space on the driver's door. I also have several knives in the truck, glove box or somewhere. Also a small shovel, folding saw and a Mora Clipper with the tools in the trunk.
 
For the seatbelt & glass breaker, I put a Resqme on both my and my wife's key chain. That way its always within reach (ignition) even in a crash.
I like this better than a glass breaker on a knife in case I'm injured and can't strike the window hard enough to break it.

As for the fixed blade, I keep a Busse TGLB in my car get home bag. :thumbup:
 
Plain edge knives. It through seat belts as easy or easier than serrated. I've tested it personally. It just has to be sharp.

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DonnieDon't said:
Thank you! Yes, we do live in very different places. I might have to look into what is legal to keep in the car, too, as I admittedly am not too up-to-date with laws regarding that...

Downed trees are not a super-frequent occurrence around me. That being said though, we had a rain storm a while back, and the drought-starved trees and loose dirt didn't hold up so well. Brought out the Fiskars splitters for that, but that wasn't even something I would consider an inconvenience.
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I live in Commiefornia too, there was a lot of debate recently on CalGuns about what is legal to carry in your car. First, it is illegal to have a concealed fixed blade knife on your person of any size, but you can keep ANY sized fixed blade on your person so long as it is visible. In addition, you can keep ANY sized folder concealed. You could have a 6 inch folder in you pocket if you want.

In the car, the consensus was that there is nothing that says that you cannot keep a fixed blade knife anywhere in your car. So, a fixed blade in the side pocket seems to be LEGAL.

I keep a 4 inch folder in my center console, and an old leatherman SuperTool there as well. I keep a 12 inch machete in the back too. I also keep a flash light, batteries, some BIC lighters, some cordage, and a large camo furniture blanket from Harbor Freight in the vehicle as well.

I'm going to add a 4-5 inch fixed knife in the future.

EDIT: My EDC is a Benchmade Contego with a special glass breaker. I have tested it on a wrecked car window and it works great.
 
I watched a video segment on the weather channel on breaking car window glass. They seemed to indicate a blunt object or using both feet. This was in relation to the flooding that is going on in the Houston TX area now.

The problem with knives with features, glass breaker, serrated if you like, folder with seat belt cutter and so forth is they often move around inside your vehicle or get covered up with junk and you may not know where they are in the event of a crisis. You have to find them quickly and do your cutting quickly. I am going to start keeping my Vic Dual Pro X inside the vehicle I drive the most. Since it just lives in my cabinet in my office most of the time, I think it is going to find a new home. By design, it has one-hand opening like the Trekker and separate plain and Vic serrated blades with the one hand feature. So you could open one very quickly if you need to. I tend to use two hands. I generally have a limited tool kit inside my regular vehicle that I drive, so wrenches and so forth make good glass breakers too.
 
I had an Emerson folder in my car for years, I have switched it out now for a fixed blade. I keep a flashlight in the car too.
 
Its so weird that this thread was on the front page. Ive just made one of my knives the "car knife". Its a knife that took some time for me to actually start to like as well. Like you, I have a Leatherman. I also keep quick-clot, paracord, and other goodies. But I always relied on the blade from the Leatherman. Its an ok blade but as a dedicated blade, its not really meant for that. Great in a pinch but not my first choice. So, rather than continue rambling, I'll just let you know its the S30V version of the Kershaw Blur. Its really grippy. And that is when your hands are hot, cold, wet, dry, or even with gloves on. I hate assisted opening knives. And I mean "hate". However, this knife flies open. Lets say Im injured or freezing, I wont have any problem opening this. Added bonus, you can get it in a ton of different colors. I think it comes in 2 or 3 different blade steels. And its cheap enough that if it gets lost or stolen you can easily replace it.

I decided to torture test my first one. Let me tell you, I hammered on this thing using a rock as a hammer (was using it basically in place of an axe to cut through thick branches). It took all those hits pretty well. Pivot came a little loose and I had somem blade play. Its the best folder, I think, you can keep in your car. (fixed blades, as you know, are a different story) I picked up the S30V one on sale on Amazon. Its $60-ish with a $10 off promo for any Kershaw knife. To my door it was a little over $50
 
Mora makes a craft-style rope knife and serrated companion models. The Companion Rescue has a blunt tip and should be around for $20-$25.
 
I keep a mora companion and a buck 110. Relatively cheap to replace if lost or stolen. Unobtrusive and not likely to garner any unwanted attention. Solid and reliable performers.
 
I keep a Spyderco Assist in the armrest of my car.

Seatbelt cutter, whistle and glass breaker.

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