Slip or no slip?

I have a few nice slips, but found them to be more of a bother than anything. My knives with wood scales get dinged up a bit over time, but that's going to happen I guess, because even my most expensive knives, like the Case/Bose collabs were bought to be users.
 
I have never used one on the synthetic cover knives I have been carrying, but I'm getting ready to try one for the following reasons;
I will be carrying in my pocket with lots of keys.
The knives I plan on carrying have wood or bone covers.
The tangs on those knives are still pretty sharp even after breaking the edges a bit.

So, I'll see how it goes. I may end up tossing the slip aside.
 
dantzk8 said:
The same for me. Thanks John.
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Thank you, my friend. :)
dantzk8 said:
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Lol... 🤣
 
The only non- knife item in my rf pocket is chapstick. I carry a fixed blade there also, so using a slip is no biggie when I need to. But since I wear cargos, a 'special ' knife goes in the cargo pocket.
Today, it's an Alox Pioneer so it doesn't rub against my Buck 303 w Charcoal Gray handles.
When I unsheath/ unslip, I simply put it in my left front pocket during use.
 
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chevyrulez1 said:
I usually carry my knife in my front pocket with my keys and flashlight, so it gets scratched up some. I can’t put it in my other pocket because I have my phone in there. I ordered some slips to use when I carry something nice and dont want to get it scratched up, but honestly I hate it. It is inconvenient to me to pull the slip out of my pocket and remove the knife from it, and then have to find something to do with it while you make your cuts, it just doesn’t feel as natural as just fishing my knife out to cut and drop it back in the pocket. If my knife is small enough I will drop it in my watch pocket to separate it from the scratchy stuff too, but I guess I have accepted that I need to carry a knife I am not concerned about getting scratched up. I just use them and try to not worry about it
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I size the slip big enough, and with enough knife sticking out the top that I can pull it out of the slip while the slip stays in my pocket. Enough sticking out that I can grab the butt of the knife, and loose enough that I can pull it out while my middle finger holds the slip down for extraction. I have one slipjoint I keep a lanyard on which makes it *very* easy to get out one handed, but that's a whole other lifestyle choice ;) .
 
Sean Yaw said:
I size the slip big enough, and with enough knife sticking out the top that I can pull it out of the slip while the slip stays in my pocket.
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I might have to give this a try, especially with the ones I don’t really want to get trashed. I usually have so much stuff in my pockets some times I think I need a “man purse” 😂
 
I always keep my slip joints in a slip. Mostly to prevent it from turning sideways in my pocket, but also to allow me to put other items in the same pocket without risking dinging up the knife.
 
I'm not a "traditional knife" guy.

But I enjoy more and more my Lionsteel Barlow.

Since it is one of the first knife I own, which is not equipped with a clip, I just put it (without any other item) in my jean's right pocket.

Unfortunately, it tend to fall horizontally in the pocket and this is uncomfortable.

I guess I will try a slip. But if you have any advice to avoid the problem, it will be very nice to share it with me ! ;)
 
No slip. I like The natural wear my knives get from living free in my pocket. Though I don't put them in the same pocket with anything with sharp edges. Usually my knife goes in my right pocket wedged next to my phone which keeps it propped upright.
 
Watch pocket goes no slip. Everything else gets a slip. Usually in a little caddy that also holds a pen. That stays upright in my pocket. I hate the pocket knife / side boner look.
 
I actually like my knife to be sideways in pocket. It’s just natural after 30 years of knife carry. I don’t use a slip...yet. I’m thinking on making a double slip so I can better carry two knives in the same pocket. I don’t mind honest wear, but I don’t want my knife to look like I don’t care about it either.

I generally carry three knives. A belt knife, a pocket and a smaller watch pocket. Not to mention a hand cannon and a flashlight, keys, leatherman, and wallet.
 
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I’m not a fan of slips. I like as little in my pockets as possible throughout the day. I personally haven’t experienced any positives to using a slip.
 
This is pretty typical for me. My front pocket wallet with a slip next to it. Keeps everything vertical and neat. It also keeps the knife from slipping out of my pocket. That's happened more than once, before I started using a slip.
If I need a knife in a hurry I've got a clipped OHO, or belt knife, or both with me.
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I use a slip primarily because I don't tend to enjoy my knives being scratched up by anything else that might be in that pocket. I used to just slide a knife into my pocket, but after I purchased a knife at KnivesShipFree, and was sent my first slip, and tried it out, I was hooked. Now I have an entire drawer in one of my knife chests relegated to slip storage.
 
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