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

Super convenient at times, like when it is raining or snowing while doing chores at my property and can have a nice neck-knife handy without fumbling around with outerwear. My favorites are 2 from David Mary (Badger Scout is pretty perfect), and one from Kornalski.
 
I’ve carried them off and on for 20 years or so.

It’s convenient, and you can access the knife with either hand. It also makes a good “backup” knife to a traditionally carried folder or fixed blade.
 
Steely_Gunz said:
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.
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We have a 'Knife on my Cat' thread.

Do we need a 'Neck-Knife on my Moderator' thread?

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I’m a huge fan of general neck knife sizes…but I don’t wear any knife around my neck.

It’s a great thing I make sheaths so I can still feel good about purchasing the awesome styles of neck knives there are out there. :)
 
Thank you all very much for your answers. I read everything, now I will say my opinion, knives like kiridashi and just a blade definitely need to be chosen with a sheath and pay attention to what material the sheath is made of, so as not to end up without fingers. It seems to me that you can even say and start a more extensive topic about Chinese neck knives, because if you want a similar model, you need to approach this more carefully. Thank you, this is my thought
 

Q: Neck Knives. Is it convenient for you or not?​

No. Tried it for, like, two minutes, then decided there were only a few, limited circumstances under which I would carry a knife around my neck; and I do like having that option. Now, that said, I stick my neck knife in my pocket and carry it that way.

 
Knives&Lint said:
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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I've got a couple of 5.11 undershirts (as well as 5.11 short sleeve shirt) that I seldom wear too. Thanks for reminding me that I can use the pockets for something other than carrying a gun. I guy can never have too many pockets.

OBTW, I still own 1 neck knife (a vintage Spyderco Janich/Snody Ronin 1) but I don't like to wear anything around my neck either not that I'd wear or even carry that knife anywhere. LOL! ;)
 
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I really like neck knives in cold weather, on the water in a canoe or kayak (though sometimes I just attach to my PFD) or when I am wearing a pack with hip belt. Very easy to use knife and doesn’t interfere with pack belt. I also prefer to wear a neck knife slung under one arm as opposed to just around my neck. Maybe I like shoulder knives more than neckers.

I also like chest holsters (even at same time as carrying a neck or underarm knife) for the same reasons.
 
Dasha Buyanova said:
Neck Knives. Is it convenient for you or not?
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It is.

jfk1110 said:
Sometimes...... I use an ulti-clip to attach it to my shirt too to cut out swing....
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Can you elaborate a bit on this? I'm not quite understanding.

skyer said:
i wonder if someone made mistake when they re-sheath their neck knife…
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There was a thread about that recently. Someone posted a news article in which it indeed looked like someone had stabbed himself in the neck with his neck knife, presumably while trying to resheath it. First time I'd ever heard of something like that happening. I didn't follow the thread so I don't know what else may have been said on the matter.

HOWEVER;

Knives carried in any fashion pose some risk. I know a guy who had carried a Buck Hoodlum on his hip while camping, and in his too hasty attempt to resheath it, stabbed himself in the side. Not a knife I would want to do that with. To nobody's surprise, he needed a trip to the hospital.

I talked to a customer service guy at Spyderco on the phone a couple years ago who admitted this to me when I told him the Resilience was my favorite Spyderco: "I hate that knife!" "Oh, really, why?" "I busted my thumb open bad on one!" Factory Resiliences have a no detent ramp, so presumably when the tang overcame detent ball, the blade snapped closed too suddenly and bit him. That's why it's one of the first things I do to all my Resiliences and Tenaciouses. In the end, one should be mindful when handling sharp objects of any kind.

But back on topic: I love neck knives. I can carry one for days on end. Of course it has to be made nice and light, because I definitely notice that something is hanging from my neck. 2 oz or less total weight is nice, but up to 3 oz is tolerable for me for a time. The one I carry now is 2.6 including sheath, cord, and house key. I like 'em tip up/handle down, as I believe it is safer to put them away one handed when so oriented, not to mention more convenient to grab and unsheath them.


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Also, always make sure that what you have around your neck has a break point built into it. I fashion my neck cords from two pieces of paracord that I have melted together at two ends. This melted joint is strong enough to be tugged on so you can unsheath a knife that has strong retention, but weak enough that if someone tried to choke you with it, or it gets caught on the beam of a fortress you are rappelling into with your ninja clan, it will break before you get strangled. I put the joint slightly off center so it is not undergoing undue stress from being pressed on by the eyelets every time the knife is pulled out.
 
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