Some Do’s and Dont’s

[Dave from State Farm]

Looks like maybe when you sit it would push up out of the pocket.

 

[marcinek]

Oh, maybe my jeans are different.

Here is a picture of me carrying my right hand Inkosi tip up in my left pocket, but using the inside seam to hold the blade shut. (It makes it easier to draw if I carry righty tip up knives on this side.)

Edit: I kinda got used to this position from reverse waving knives. It seems to work best from this position.

But the seam isn't there holding the knife closed.

I never understood this arguement that only tip up (assuming right handed carry) gets the benefit of the pocket seam holding the blade closed. If you just move your tip down knife to the opposite corner of your pocket now the opposite seam (closer to zipper) will hold your tip down knife closed. Its only an issue if you are wearing those pants with diagonal type pockets like we find on slacks.

 

[Lapedog]

Looks like maybe when you sit it would push up out of the pocket.

Hmm, never been an issue. My leg has never kicked a knife out of that position from sitting.

 

[Lapedog]

But the seam isn't there holding the knife closed.

It is actually.

 

[BladeScout]

Oh, maybe my jeans are different.

Here is a picture of me carrying my right hand Inkosi tip up in my left pocket, but using the inside seam to hold the blade shut. (It makes it easier to draw if I carry righty tip up knives on this side.)

Edit: I kinda got used to this position from reverse waving knives. It seems to work best from this position.

I ride bikes - not sure that carry position would work.

But then some ride push bikes with bigger knives down the front of their pants...

 

[Lapedog]

I ride bikes - not sure that carry position would work.

But then some ride push bikes with bigger knives down the front of their pants...

Definitely would not recommend this position for riding bikes or horses or even a prostitute.

Though i wouldn't want to front pocket carry my knife in any position while biking.

 

[marcinek]

This is all posted light heartedly my friends.

Ah, that generalization about women's athleticism was just lighthearted behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex.

Thanks for clarifying! I do like to make sure I don't miss any point a thread!

 

[craytab]

I'm talking about jeans which have a more horizontal front pocket opening. For example on the right side pocket there are two corners one closer to your hip, one closer to your zipper. If you clip a right hand tip down knife to the righthand pocket, but to the zipper side now the blade is being held shut by the pocket seam on that side.

The other common type of pocket like found on slacks has a diagonal cut so the knife will usually naturally sit at the lowest part of that diagonal pocket cut out.

I personally think people should just carry whatever way they are used to and enjoy and maybe buy a knife where you don't have to worry about it opening in your pocket beyond a rare fluke. I was just pointing out that the whole arguement that tip up is safer because the pocket seam isn't even necessarily true.

Oh, maybe my jeans are different.

Here is a picture of me carrying my right hand Inkosi tip up in my left pocket, but using the inside seam to hold the blade shut. (It makes it easier to draw if I carry righty tip up knives on this side.)

Edit: I kinda got used to this position from reverse waving knives. It seems to work best from this position.

That is still on an angle, not against a seam, and looks super uncomfortable to me but to each their own.

In Benchmade's paper work the say the knife should be carried in pocket with the blade against the seam. With a weak detented blade anything else seems possibly disastrous

 

[marcinek]

It is actually.

Huh. Must be different jeans than the ones I'm wearing. I'm a 501s man, myself, and putting a knife there would not result in a seam helping to keep the knife shut.

 

[bearfacedkiller]

This conversation gets old. The part that I have the hardest time understanding about it is why people have such strong convictions about it. Why the need to validate your opinion? Why the need to convert others to your preference? Carry however you are comfortable and let others do the same. This topic always quickly degrades into bickering anyway.

Also, this thread sucks. Who starts a thread and asks people their opinion and then immediately insults them and belittles their opinion with a photo like that? Not the best way to encourage open discourse in my opinion. That wasn't really the point of this thread anyway, was it?

If you really wanted to know why people like what they like you could do a search and read one of the countless threads on this topic.

 

[DocJD]

Very rarely , speed is life .

Although martial practice has been my main hobby for ~60 yrs , I've never needed to use a blade on man or beast for SD .

I have benefited from a speedy deployment in a handful of emergency rescue situations . But even then , other factors are equally important . Like having a knife capable of quickly cutting through rope , line , belts etc made of tough material . And acting effectively ,immediately with no fumbling .

I usually carry one knife for routine utility and one dedicated for SD / emergency . The later being a fully serrated Cold Steel XL Talwar or Vaquero as my preferred . If smaller and discreet is needful , Black Talon 2 or 4" Talwar .

Just to be on topic : The first knife I ever had to use this way was the earliest model serrated Spyderco Police which was tip down only but plenty fast enough and a great slicer .

 

[DocJD]

This conversation gets old. The part that I have the hardest time understanding about it is why people have such strong convictions about it. Why the need to validate your opinion? Why the need to convert others to your preference? Carry however you are comfortable and let others do the same. This topic always quickly degrades into bickering anyway.

Also, this thread sucks. Who starts a thread and asks people their opinion and then immediately insults them and belittles their opinion with a photo like that? Not the best way to encourage open discourse in my opinion. That wasn't really the point of this thread anyway, was it?

If you really wanted to know why people like what they like you could do a search and read one of the countless threads on this topic.

Why the need to jump in if the thread is useless to you ? Maybe somebody else will find value .

 

[Aquaholicc]

Oh, maybe my jeans are different.

Here is a picture of me carrying my right hand Inkosi tip up in my left pocket, but using the inside seam to hold the blade shut. (It makes it easier to draw if I carry righty tip up knives on this side.)

Edit: I kinda got used to this position from reverse waving knives. It seems to work best from this position.

That would throw me all off and as others stated I feel as if it would make my jeans uncomfortable? Sometimes I have to crouch for my occupation and this look no bueno. But I believe this could be translated to everyone’s fixed blade carry position as well. There is no right or wrong

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I prefer tip up, but tip down isn't a deal-breaker, and I "look like a girl" no matter how I "deploy" my knife.

That's a good thing .

 

[T. Erdelyi]

If you find yourself in a situation where you need to deploy your pocket knife with lightening speed....well, you've already made too many mistakes!

Situational awareness is your best weapon.

 

[bearfacedkiller]

Why the need to jump in if the thread is useless to you ? Maybe somebody else will find value .

Because this is a discussion forum and I wanted to share my perspective, hopefully for the betterment of the forum. I hope someone finds value in my post. I hope that we get less inflammatory original posts. I hope that we bicker less about things that are subjective.

It was meant to be constructive and not cantankerous. Sorry if it had a sour tone.

I am a tip down right rear pocket kind of guy myself. It is just what I am used to. I will carry tip up or tip down though. If I like a knife I carry it.

 

[GB940Rookie]

I usually carry tip up. I've noticed over the years that I prefer tip down on blades 4"+. For me it's about ease of deployment, never really been concerned with the speed. Pocket clips make them fast and easy for me.
I do prefer the spine of the blade to be towards the outside of the pocket whether tip down or up.

 

[Lapedog]

That is still on an angle, not against a seam, and looks super uncomfortable to me but to each their own.

In Benchmade's paper work the say the knife should be carried in pocket with the blade against the seam. With a weak detented blade anything else seems possibly disastrous

My wallet being next to the knife kind of pushes it over. Because the inside seam is curved it actually does hold it shut pretty well. If I reach into my pocket and try to open the knife I can feel the seam holding it shut. I can just get it to move enough to unseat the detent but not enough for the tip to really clear the scales.

If it slides over abit it can open abit more. However its never been a problem.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Looks like maybe when you sit it would push up out of the pocket.

With the double bump in the clip it sits on the denim seams securely, I've never had a Sebenza get pushed out and as an added measure for the ones that I do clip to my pocket I put a small monkey's foot fob/lanyard on it which I can then also tuck into my like a second lock.

My small Sebenza just gets tossed into my pocket and I use the fob/lanyard to retrieve the knife from my pocket. I think the Sebenza next to the clip they use on the BM Griptillians with the diamond point scale pattern they use is the most secure pocket clip I've used and they're a lot easier on your pockets than the Grip is.

 

[marcinek]

Because this is a discussion forum and I wanted to share my perspective, hopefully for the betterment of the forum. I hope someone finds value in my post. I hope that we get less inflammatory original posts. I hope that we bicker less about things that are subjective.

I do. Aquaholicc seems to enjoy debating

Not telling anyone what to do with their collection. As stated before just wondering why people do what they do. I like debates.

peoples' subjective preferences as opposed to asking members to share the motivations behind their preferences in order to learn more about the hobby. See the recent thread the quoted post came from. Many in that thread made a similar comment to yours in this thread.

Guess that's his "style." To each his own! Preferences!

As I said earlier, I'm a slipjoint guy so the whole point is moot with me, but I have been enjoying reading members' posts that actually discuss why they carry like they do! Learn something. Which is why I'm here. Rahter than just debating for debating's sake.