PryBaby Carry

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ErikD

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I recently got a PryBaby from Peter Atwood and have been carrying it on my key chain. The only problem I have been having is that every now and then the knot in the cord wil come undone, and the PryBaby will fall off. This has already happened a few times, once in the middle of a busy street. Luckily I heard the thing hit the pavement and didn't lose it.

How do you guys carry this fine tool? Any ideas on how I could prevent it from falling off my keychain?
 
i have mine on my keys with a keyring through the lanyard hole, with the cord still attached of course. i used to have it hanging buy the cord but switched because it kept getting tangled, i "secured" it with a drop of superglue on the knot.
 
Search out knot tying sites on the net. Be warned though, it will lead to books and trips to the outdoor shop for cordage, webbing and rope. Not to mention carabiners and a frame to practice a truckers hitch and Icicle hitch on. :D
 
ErikD said:
I recently got a PryBaby from Peter Atwood and have been carrying it on my key chain. The only problem I have been having is that every now and then the knot in the cord wil come undone, and the PryBaby will fall off. This has already happened a few times, once in the middle of a busy street. Luckily I heard the thing hit the pavement and didn't lose it.

How do you guys carry this fine tool? Any ideas on how I could prevent it from falling off my keychain?
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If you are using paracord yuou can either heat the knot and melt the strands together or use a small drop of superglue in the knot to securely hold it and aviod it falling apart.
 
Hi All-

Whenever I wrap something with paracord, the final step is holding a flame to the loose ends to permanently "gel" them together.

For anyone interested in a variety of Atwood tools, the web site is embedded here.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
Hell man, I wish I :grumpy: had a pry baby, I tried to email Peter, and my emails get rejected because the address isn't recognized. Does anyone have a GOOD email address for him ?
 
hamachikama,
Peter is in the process of changing over all him email stuff. I'll be talking to him sometime this week and I'll let him know your looking for him.

I always put my prybabies though the hole on my keychain.
 
peter@atwoodknives.com

I recently got my own domain and did a little website updating. I was particularly thrilled with the little A icon that my wife made for me. In fact she does all my web stuff for which I am very grateful.

Incidentally, Prybaby® is now an offical registered trademark. :D

I carry mine on my keys like Esav said. I sandwich it in between two rubberized car keys so it is less likely to poke and doesn't get as banged up. I have found the slightly shorter ones carry best on the keys and I have settled on 3 inches as the ideal size. I'm going to be making most future Prybabies® in one size as the two I had before ( 3.25" and 2.75") was getting a little confusing. Also my newer ones are a little beefier than the previous batches, .160" thick rather than the earlier pieces which were about .140.
 
I carry my Prybaby in a small kydex sheath i made and attached a splitring to it so i can remove my Prybaby from the sheath use it and just put it back in its sheath. by the way, i have the sheath attached to my keyring by the splitring on my keychain.
 
In addition to some earlier good suggestions, for a more permanent loop of cord, you could try...

A) Lashing the two ends of the loop together to form a circle. If done well, this is considerably more secure than a knot. I have a monkey fist keychain that is held to my keys with a lashing that's at least 5 years old. Several people at my old job also had them, and I've not heard of a failure yet.

B) Taking a needle and some fine twine (like #2 whipping twine) and sewing a few stitches through the body of the knot

C) If you like lashing, you could lash a little loop around the PB, then lash another little loop in the other end. That way you have a single cord connecting your keys to the PB, and not a loop.


Now all I have to do is to convince my wife that I need a Prybaby. Maybe I can snap off one of her paring knives... :eek:

Edited to add...

Peter, if your wife is doing your web design, let her know that there's some weird error on this page.. http://www.atwoodknives.com/prybaby.htm The title of the page in my IE has some weird symbol in the middle. Looks to me like she's trying to put the little "Registered Trademark" symbol above the main line, and that IE 6 isn't parsing it. Site looks good, and you have great pics! :)
 
Ya I'd put a stitch or two in the knot, or a drop of glue.

I carry mine in the BM small nylon sheath. Perfect fit, and not too tight.
I just need to figure out how to piggyback that and my Charge. I hate going "batman."

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The way I used to carry it was on a carabiner, from a belt loop so it could go in my LF pocket. It was really good, I'm left handed, and it would'nt sway and scratch up my 722.
 
Hey Foxhole, it's like Snoop Dog says, "everybody neeeeds a Prybaby".... ;) :D Thanks for the tip on the parsing thing. IE is such a pain! I'm running Firefox and things look perfect on mine but she has discovered other similar problems this week on her other sites when she looks at them with IE so it's not a surprise.
 
Hey Foxhole, we checked IE and it looks fine??? What font are you using? That might be the issue...... :dunno: Any chance you can copy and paste it into an email to me? Thanks man! :)
 
Hey, guys! What do you mean "How do you carry Peter's PryBabies?" My newly acquired one is almost always in-hand, opening a Sam Adams bottle of the good stuff! Peter's PryBabies rock! ;)
 
Peter Atwood said:
I recently got my own domain and did a little website updating.

Incidentally, Prybaby® is now an offical registered trademark.
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Excellent! Unfortunately, I had to write a check to my mortgage escrow account, so I am once again running on fumes until payday. Sigh. But I intend to spend money on your products in the near future.
 
Good news and bad news:

First the bad news - I don't carry a Prybaby at all because I don't have one.

Now the good news - Inspired by this very thread, I ordered two of them - yes two - over the weekend and Peter shipped them yesterday. WooHoo!

I think one of them will go on my key ring and one will go in my desk at work.
 
mycroftt said:
I think one of them will go on my key ring and one will go in my desk at work.
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May I respectfully suggest you lock your desk drawer? That Prybaby may wander away quickly, otherwise.
 
cardimon said:
May I respectfully suggest you lock your desk drawer? That Prybaby may wander away quickly, otherwise.
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Ah! - good advice offered freely... I believe I will take that advice and keep it in the drawer where I lock up my laptop and other stuff that would have a tendency to grow legs and walk away if left unsecured. :D
 
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