Some Do’s and Dont’s

Tip Up or Tip Down carry?

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GermanyChris said:
The stock Sebenza clip is probably the most secure clip I've run into yet but it sure isn't pretty which is why mine sits in a box
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I agree man, but like you I’m heavily looking at getting a Millit clip for it.
Icehawk said:
Until recently my knives were all thumb stud which, for me, is tip down only as it provides me with the best draw & open. If it has a button, ie an auto, then tip down too for the same reason. I got my first flipper and it's also the first knife I actually use tip up, again because for me it provides the best draw & open. I'm planning on getting a front flipper soon, I wonder which way I will find is best - I'm thinking tip down.
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My Hinderer is set up for tip up with the flipper facing into the pocket I find my index finger just naturally falls right where the flipper is.

Hackenslash said:
The Millie is the one knife that I've encountered that's made me think hard about adopting a back pocket carry. I'm sure some day I'll own one! :)

Addressing the larger question of carry: My problem with carrying on the zipper side of the pocket is access. I don't know about you all, but most of my pockets are naturally deeper on the zipper side. Anything in your pocket tends to settle there. With a knife clipped over them, you have to reach around the knife to get to keys, change, etc. Not only is this awkward and drags whatever you're retrieving across the knife, but if that knife has a flipper tab, its easy to snag it while coming and going.

There's no absolute right or wrong way to pocket a knife. It's fun just to read the different experiences we all have. I know we tend to have this same thread once a month...I like to think there may be a new member this time who'll learn something to improve their knife experience. Face it, a tip down flipper with a weak detent or Assisted Open IS a hazard if carried in the outside RFP. That's a recipe for disaster that can't be shared often enough.

And, OP, sexist jokes aren't jokes anymore. They're just ugly. I'm not trying to sound all "correct", but if humor requires putting down a different group of people, you need to re-examine your humor.
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I’ve never met anyone who has taken a term so literally before.
 
I find that years of sitting on my wallet was starting to hurt my back. One butt cheek was always a couple inches higher than the other. Sitting like that every dau cannot be good, atleast for me.

So now I always keep my wallet in front pocket. Harder to steal.
 
Mecha said:
When I duct tape a machete to my back it's always tip down or "ninja carry." This allows me to easily reach back and access the handle for speedy and surprising deployment when confronted with a BG or infiltrating an enemy Daimyo's castle.
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I believe that I’ve learned more from this one comment than from the whole thread.
 
Lapedog said:
I find that years of sitting on my wallet was starting to hurt my back. One butt cheek was always a couple inches higher than the other. Sitting like that every dau cannot be good, atleast for me.
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Supposedly a relatively common truck driver/professional driver problem.

Yet another reason to not carry in the back pocket.
 
Thanks for all the responses by the way guys. This is one of the many reasons why I love Bladeforums. Once I get my GB2 back I may just decided to make it tip down carry and roll with it.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Ha's anyone mentioned traditional belt sheath or horizontal draw belt sheath carry, sometimes the old ways are the best and most secure way to carry. ;)
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I mentioned this a little earlier with my G3, I just couldn’t get used to carrying a fixed blade for EDC. Many people told me to own or try at least one and I took the pass after about 3 months :(
 
I prefer tip up. It feels more natural to draw and open a knife that way.but to each his own. If I found a knife I really liked that was tip down only I would still buy it
 
DocJD said:
GKD used to not be the same as W&C , which was nice !
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Sorry I just find this topic sort of stupid.

Everyone is just going to carry their knife the way that is comfortable for them. As long as you're not cutting yourself its probably working fine.

You'll do ok even if it isn't the best position for quick draw samurai folder flexing.
 
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