Knives for running?

I run. A lot. I generally grab a Spyderco Lil Matriarch (same package as a Delica, which is also good). It’s light and easy to deploy. I just carry it in a pocket of my jogging pants or shorts like you would normally.

The Salt models are fine too but unless you’re actually dunking the knife in water I wouldn’t worry about rusting.

Lol at everyone suggesting neck knives or fixed blades. Who wants all that junk flopping around?
 
I run. A lot. I generally grab a Spyderco Lil Matriarch (same package as a Delica, which is also good). It’s light and easy to deploy. I just carry it in a pocket of my jogging pants or shorts like you would normally.

The Salt models are fine too but unless you’re actually dunking the knife in water I wouldn’t worry about rusting.

Lol at everyone suggesting neck knives or fixed blades. Who wants all that junk flopping around?

Carried static cord IWB near centerline, the La Griffe is almost completely unnoticeable.
 
If it is for self defense against animals, forget it, continue without a knife. If it is for an emergency situation where you could need a knife it's OK for that purpose. You simply don't try to fight or scare off an animal attacking you with a blade 3 inch long believe me.
 
Many years ago, there was a BF member from Australia who claimed to have successfully defended himself from an attacking dog (mid-to-large-sized, I believe) with a Pacific Salt. IIRC, he said the dog's owner was either not controlling the dog or even actively encouraged it to attack for some reason (road rage?). After the incident, the dog's owner put the (still-alive) dog into his truck and took off. I think he said he later heard that the dog ended up dying from the wound (to its side?).

Of course, I can't vouch for the authenticity of his story.

My own purpose for carrying a knife when I used to run was just to have a knife, period. It felt most comfortable for me to hold a Delica unseen in my hand, as it fits perfectly in the closed position. I don't run anymore but go for walks. I carry whatever knife I want, just to have it for whatever cutting need might come up. I carry a good walking stick and a can of pepper gel for any possible SD purposes. Some members will say just carry a gun and forget everything else, but that is not a legal option for everyone, nor is it always practical, anyway.

Jim
 
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If it is for self defense against animals, forget it, continue without a knife. If it is for an emergency situation where you could need a knife it's OK for that purpose. You simply don't try to fight or scare off an animal attacking you with a blade 3 inch long believe me.

I always carry a 4” folder if a fixed blade would draw attention. Not much better, but there was a thread about a guy killing an attacking 525lb black bear with his buck 110 and his fists.
 
There are other reasons (besides SD) for carrying a knife while running solo in wilderness areas. The most obvious use would be to help cut a walking stick or splint if you roll your ankle on a root/rock. Also, there have been enough instances that I've read about ("real" incidents, with associated news articles/etc) where people have used a smallish EDC knife to kill attacking wildlife, that I'm convinced its a better option than nothing if the need arises. The most recent one was the thread here where the guy stabbed a rabid coyote that was attacking his legs, but also other animals like mountain lion/etc.

And, as many people have mentioned, bear spray or a firearm may not be legal everywhere, so I think the idea of a "trail running" knife isn't totally outlandish.

After my one experience running with a knife, all I know is that I would want something that doesn't bounce or move around a lot (no neck knives, or boot knives in my shoes sorry), doesn't rust easily, and wouldn't make me cry if I lost it. I found that personally that carrying IWB just off of the centerline worked best for me and that one 5 mile run I did with it. YMMV.
 
I always carry a 4” folder if a fixed blade would draw attention. Not much better, but there was a thread about a guy killing an attacking 525lb black bear with his buck 110 and his fists.

:eek: Any idea where one could find this thread?
 
:eek: Any idea where one could find this thread?

I sure do, as I was the person who posted the bear story referenced by the poster above.

Slight correction though, the poster above is kind of confusing the two stories. One was about a ~525lb black bear, the other was about an Alaskan brown bear that I never saw an officially disclosed weight on. The weight used in a few news reports I found was ~750lbs though, but not sure if that is just because thats a "average weight for a brown bear", or if it was the specific bear that attacked him.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...coyote-has-knife.1588562/page-3#post-18145685

Also, if you're bored sometime, look up the wikipedia lists of coyote, mountain lion, and wolf attacks in North America. A surprising number have survived due to some sort of a knife (even though I'll readily admit that other tools are a way better option).
 
If it is for self defense against animals, forget it, continue without a knife. If it is for an emergency situation where you could need a knife it's OK for that purpose. You simply don't try to fight or scare off an animal attacking you with a blade 3 inch long believe me.

I respectfully :) disagree with you 100%.

A person almost always has the choice to go clipped with a servicable, quality sharp edge that weighs next to nothing and leaves virtually no footprint...you don't always have that option with guns-- so why wouldn't you make the choice to carry a quality blade?

As for "scaring off" a four-legged critter with a blade-- who knows for sure if they recognize the threat of getting cut with that shiny thing you're holding? But if that critter engages you with tooth & claw, you'd better have a way to respond reciprocally, at least. Snick open a large-ish SE blade like a Pac Salt SE or Cold Steel Vaquero and a two-legged varmint is more likely to descalate voluntarily, however. And will leave off an attack even sooner than an animal when they get filleted. A good blade does this for you.

And besides the self-defense options you provide yourself with when you carry a blade, think of all the more mundane tasks a sharp edge and pointy point can tackle.

IIRC, the man in the following story was carrying a Caly 3 or 3.5...
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Attacking-cougar-killed-with-pocket-knife-1092755.php
 
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IIRC, the man in the following story was carrying a Caly 3 or 3.5...
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Attacking-cougar-killed-with-pocket-knife-1092755.php

For the record, I completely agree with your statement. A knife is far better than nothing, and good for more than one thing.

Just an aside though, I did some research on this one a while back and seem to recall seeing the knife in an "evidence" photo. It looked like a Buck 110/112 (or variant, the photo wasn't great). I'll see if I can dig it up, but no guarantees. But this was the story I mentioned in my last post of the mountain lion attack where it was killed by an EDC sized knife, so thanks for grabbing the link.

EDIT: I found the link.

And the photo.

knife.jpg


I do remember another attack where someone used a Caly 3/3.5, but IIRC that one didn't kill the mountain lion. The mountain lion in that story I'm recalling attacked a young kid, and his dad stabbed it in the side and it dropped the kid and took off. So maybe thats what you're thinking of?

Oh, and again, I absolutely do NOT think an EDC (or any other type of knife) are the ideal defense against large animals. I just think they are better than nothing, and there is enough data to suggest that it seems to increase your chance of survival (even if you'll likely be injured). So thats enough for me.
 
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For the record, I completely agree with your statement. A knife is far better than nothing, and good for more than one thing.


I do remember another attack where someone used a Caly 3/3.5, but IIRC that one didn't kill the mountain lion. The mountain lion in that story I'm recalling attacked a young kid, and his dad stabbed it in the side and it dropped the kid and took off. So maybe thats what you're thinking of?

I just think they are better than nothing, and there is enough data to suggest that it seems to increase your chance of survival (even if you'll likely be injured). So thats enough for me.

I believe you're right on the first count...and it seems like he may have been out with his son or somesuch other similar situation.

And looks like we're TOTALLY in agreement on your last point...FANTASTIC!

Not that I think it's great when everyone agrees with me on every issue :oops:...just the issues that concern the practical utility of BLADES!!! :)
 
I respectfully :) disagree with you 100%.

A person almost always has the choice to go clipped with a servicable, quality sharp edge that weighs next to nothing and leaves virtually no footprint...you don't always have that option with guns-- so why wouldn't you make the choice to carry a quality blade?

As for "scaring off" a four-legged critter with a blade-- who knows for sure if they recognize the threat of getting cut with that shiny thing you're holding? But if that critter engages you with tooth & claw, you'd better have a way to respond reciprocally, at least. Snick open a large-ish SE blade like a Pac Salt SE or Cold Steel Vaquero and a two-legged varmint is more likely to descalate voluntarily, however. And will leave off an attack even sooner than an animal when they get filleted. A good blade does this for you.

And besides the self-defense options you provide yourself with when you carry a blade, think of all the more mundane tasks a sharp edge and pointy point can tackle.

IIRC, the man in the following story was carrying a Caly 3 or 3.5...
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Attacking-cougar-killed-with-pocket-knife-1092755.php

Won’t scare them off, but by the time you see a cougar/mountain lion it’s too late to try to scare it off;they’re on you within a second. Stabbing (or shooting, punching,clubbing) is the only option.
 
Won’t scare them off, but by the time you see a cougar/mountain lion it’s too late to scare them off;they’re on you within a second. Stabbing (or shooting, punching,clubbing) is the only option.

Could be we're right...and who knows if the wild animal even recognizes the blade as a threat?o_O
 
I always carry a 4” folder if a fixed blade would draw attention. Not much better, but there was a thread about a guy killing an attacking 525lb black bear with his buck 110 and his fists.

Yes but I bet this guy wasn't the same size as me loll.
 
Yes but I bet this guy wasn't the same size as me loll.

I would’ve run as fast as I could and let the bear have the buck. In one of the stories the guy was skinning a kill, that’s why he had his 110 open in the first place. I’m sure the bear didn’t leave him that option, though
 
Won’t scare them off, but by the time you see a cougar/mountain lion it’s too late to try to scare it off;they’re on you within a second. Stabbing (or shooting, punching,clubbing) is the only option.

Well i can tell that against a wolf you're better with a cast iron skillet than a knife.
 
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