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I always wear a pair of athletic shorts to bed, and I always sleep with a Spyderco Endura clipped in a pocket of the same. Am I paranoid? (Probably, but that's beside the point.)
On Sunday, my wife and I were sleeping in a bit later than usual. My three-year-old daughter came into our bedroom with a pair of new sandals my wife had bought for her the day before. She wanted to wear the sandals, but they were fastened together by means of a plastic connector. My wife said to me, "Do you have your knife on you?" I produced the Endura, made the cut, and neither of us had to get out of bed early on a Sunday morning!
Hey, maybe I should submit this story to Tactical Knives magazine for their "It Happened to Me" column!
Here are some tips on sleeping with knives, for your comfort and safety:
1. Flat is where it's at.
2. Rounded ends and corners are more comfortable, especially if you wear the knife in your waistband.
3. Heavy knives will drag your shorts down when you get up to use the bathroom.
4. I recommend sleeping only with knives that have spring pressure to hold the blade closed. No liner locks, as the blade could open by accident through gravity or by the tip snagging on a fold of clothing, bedsheets, or whatever.
5. Choose a knife large and versatile enough to be useful in a variety of imaginable situations: late-night sandwich making, opening packages on Christmas morning, escape during a fire, and, of course, foiling assassination attempts
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Sweet dreams,
David Rock
[This message has been edited by David Rock (edited 03 May 1999).]
On Sunday, my wife and I were sleeping in a bit later than usual. My three-year-old daughter came into our bedroom with a pair of new sandals my wife had bought for her the day before. She wanted to wear the sandals, but they were fastened together by means of a plastic connector. My wife said to me, "Do you have your knife on you?" I produced the Endura, made the cut, and neither of us had to get out of bed early on a Sunday morning!
Hey, maybe I should submit this story to Tactical Knives magazine for their "It Happened to Me" column!
Here are some tips on sleeping with knives, for your comfort and safety:
1. Flat is where it's at.
2. Rounded ends and corners are more comfortable, especially if you wear the knife in your waistband.
3. Heavy knives will drag your shorts down when you get up to use the bathroom.
4. I recommend sleeping only with knives that have spring pressure to hold the blade closed. No liner locks, as the blade could open by accident through gravity or by the tip snagging on a fold of clothing, bedsheets, or whatever.
5. Choose a knife large and versatile enough to be useful in a variety of imaginable situations: late-night sandwich making, opening packages on Christmas morning, escape during a fire, and, of course, foiling assassination attempts
Sweet dreams,
David Rock
[This message has been edited by David Rock (edited 03 May 1999).]
