Recommendation? Neck Knives. Is it convenient for you or not?

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Dasha Buyanova

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I had a cat when I was a kid. Whiskers was his name because he had...well, really long whiskers. Leave me alone. I was 6 when I named him and we probably still had lead painted walls. Anyway, Whiskers was this chonk of monster. Close to 20lbs and built more like a lion than a house cat. However, if you put anything across his back: a sock, a glove, a string, anything...he would bottom out his belly to the floor when he walked away and act like you just stacked 5 bricks on top of him.

...that's how I feel about neck knives. I just can't find one that is remotely comfortable enough for EDC. I do have a Spyderco ARK that I wear to the beach from time to time. However if I am hiking or walking or working...nah, something even a bit heavy and either tucked in my shirt where I can't get to it or flopping around isn't my jam.
 
They certainly can be, depending on your use patterns and preferences.

I know fisherman that depend on them heavily for a quick pull and cut. People in extreme cold environments can access them without searching through layers of clothes wirh gloves on.

Unsheathing and resheathing is quick and easy when you can see and manipulate everything. Especially if you have a gut in the way.
 
I like them for when I dont have access to my beltline or pockets. I fish frequently so wading, kayaking or hiking with a pack that has a waist belt are some of the common situations where I use them. The emerson le griffe is great because I cut a line, leave it on my finger, re-tie, cut the tag end and then re-sheath it.
 
I don’t like things around my neck but this Cold Steel Bird & Trout knife is light enough to not bother me. I don't wear it daily - mostly only when fishing, canoeing, and boating when I'm often wading up to my waist in the river. The neck knife can be drawn and re-sheathed one handed while holding a rod, fish, etc.



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I have never really been interested in them ~ Thought about it a few times ~ Gotta say there is some Slick Designs
 
I reckon they're just not for me. I've toyed with the idea, just as another way of carrying and finding a use for another knife, but I don't find them practical. I don't really like the feeling of something that heavy dangling around my neck, it would print in the shirts I wear, and use (particularly re-sheathing) just seems unnecessarily cumbersome to me personally. Maybe it's the beard getting in the way 🤷‍♂️, that definitely doesn't help. YMMV


When I kayak I often wear a 5.11 "holster" undershirt. It's something I bought years ago but never used until I had the realization that it could serve this purpose. It fits and looks like a rash-guard, but has two chest pockets in the shoulder holster position. One holds my phone (waterproof/Sony Xperia), and the knife goes clipped in the other in quick reach.
 
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