Neck knife people, I want to hear from you.

FWIW, I don't like anything hung around my neck -- neckties, bowties, necklaces or neck knives.

From a SD POV, it's just something else that your adversary can grab onto which could put you at a serious disadvantage (think pulling and/or choking) and, in some jurisdictions, like mine, wearing a concealed neck knife is illegal.

Also, in terms of speed and hand/arm position, a folding karambit w/a wave clipped in your strong side pants pocket is far quicker and more effective than any neck knife.
 
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dogstar said:
Not everyone does that, and there is no "one right way " to do anything. Can we be a little less combative? I realize you are fighting the good fight against persistent trolls, but we can stand down one DEFCON level.
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I offer you a better solution: stop getting offended so easily by random users on the internet : O : ) ; )

Neck knives aren't for me so I shouldn't be posting here, eh?
 
For EDC, neck knives are usually worn under a garment. I generally find that uncomfortable, like wearing a dangling medallion. I'm also skeptical about the supposed self-defense value. The main place where neck knives seem to shine is for aquatic activities. I have a few of them that carry in kydex and don't use scales. I've done various projects involving floats, boats, rafts, etc. where that works very well.

They can be worn outside of the shirt like a lanyard, but only under limited social or professional circumstances. I've rarely seen people slip a small neck knife into the mix with other things in multiple-lanyard situations like conventions or certain store employees but that can be dubious. I've seen people hiking with them. The other place I sometimes see them is on hippies, for lack of a better word, and occasionally alongside a little pouch.

Being home during the pandemic, it was comfy enough to wear one around the house with the cord run under the collar of a flannel. I can see the value versus the pocket of pajama pants or a shirt pocket. Still, the periodic comments about "man jewelry" from my wife were not encouraging...
 
sgt1372 said:
FWIW, I don't like anything hung around my neck -- neckties, bowties, necklaces or neck knives.

From a SD POV, it's just something else that your adversary can grab onto which could put you at a serious disadvantage (think pulling and/or choking) and, in some jurisdiciions, like mine, wearing a concealed neck knife is illegal.

Also, in terms of speed and hand/arm position, a folding karambit w/a wave clipped in your strong side pants pocket is far quicker and more effective than any neck knife.
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Not necessarily disagreeing with any of your comments, however I wear a necker as a last-ditch tool. I always have a knife in my pocket or on my belt that gets grabbed first.

Also as already mentioned, a ball-chain will break away, rather than allowing someone to choke you with it.
 
shane45-1911 said:
A necker is usually a secondary knife carried by most people. Don't you have a knife in your pocket or on your belt when hunting?
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I've had knives clipped to my wader pockets and have lost them going through brush, flooded timber, etc. I figured a necker would be a lot more secure and it was. It just got caught on more things than I imagined it could. So now I just lash a camp knife to the outside of my hunting pack.

I'm a little sad that I lost a Salt H1 somewhere in the woods of CT simply because it's probably in the same condition as the day I lost it.
 
I pack around a Microtech UTX-70 in a neck sheath. Their website says the knife is 1.25 ounces. I don't find it uncomfortable or obstructive. I was wary of carrying it this way because I have had a CRKT neck knife fall out of its sheath and out the bottom of my shirt unnoticed one time while doing fieldwork. This sheath seems to have better retention though and I haven't had any problems or scares of losing this knife (knocking on wood).
I don't consider this a self-defense knife, just a convenient, fun tool.

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Quiet said:
then just end up reaching for the folder in my pocket, or fixed blade on my belt instead because that was easier than reaching under my shirt (or under my pullover and shirt on a cool morning). So, for me, neck knives just don't work.
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This. I tried it too. Just not for me, it's weird to reach for a neck knife when my whole life has been reaching for my folder or belt knife. Plus it takes two hands, at least it did for mine. I like the size of the neck knives, that's a really handy size, I just prefer them on a belt.
 
Nixelplix said:
I pack around a Microtech UTX-70 in a neck sheath. Their website says the knife is 1.25 ounces. I don't find it uncomfortable or obstructive. I was wary of carrying it this way because I have had a CRKT neck knife fall out of its sheath and out the bottom of my shirt unnoticed one time while doing fieldwork. This sheath seems to have better retention though and I haven't had any problems or scares of losing this knife (knocking on wood).
I don't consider this a self-defense knife, just a convenient, fun tool.

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You are the first to show a non-fixed blade carried around the neck. Most folks prefer a fixed blade for neck carry, but I think any knife light enough can be carried this way. That is a nice setup 👍
 
dogstar said:
You are the first to show a non-fixed blade carried around the neck. Most folks prefer a fixed blade for neck carry, but I think any knife light enough can be carried this way. That is a nice setup 👍
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Thank you! I have been thinking of making a similar-sized balisong that could be carried in a neck sheath.
 
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