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stabman

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...when your selection of knives will save the day. ;)

A female friend of mine from the first time around in university just contacted me.
She's doing an adventure race, and needs to bring a pocketknife...so of course I was the first person she thought of! :D

So no, I'm not wasting time and money acquiring all these different knives...I'm just preparing to equip the world for adventure, one person at a time. :thumbup:
 
I know the feeling. Every year at Christmas I bring an assortment for opening those Amazon and Zappos boxes.
 
Hell yes! The countless times I have been asked to open something because folks know I am the guy with the knife are great. What is not so great is that said folks haven't figured out that they could carry a knife to open stuff for themselves....
 
craytab said:
Hell yes! The countless times I have been asked to open something because folks know I am the guy with the knife are great. What is not so great is that said folks haven't figured out that they could carry a knife to open stuff for themselves....
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Ah, but then you wouldn't get to heroically save the day. ;)

All the people who need you to use your knife for them are a ready-made reason for the need to carry a knife. :)
 
stabman said:
Ah, but then you wouldn't get to heroically save the day. ;)

All the people who need you to use your knife for them are a ready-made reason for the need to carry a knife. :)
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And a reason to buy an assortment for any occasion.
 
I am that guy as well that people come to when they need stuff cut. My favorite is when I see one of my coworkers savagely scratching and pulling at a item trying to get it apart. I stare at them in amusement, how barbaric, as I hand them a blade and watch the madness end.
 
stabman said:
Ah, but then you wouldn't get to heroically save the day. ;)
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I would trade every single time that someone asked to use my knife in a non emergency situation for each one of those people to realize the sheer handiness of a knife, even if they carried a SAK on their keychain.

Knife awareness = friendliness
Knife friendliness = less looking at a knife as a "weapon" and more like a tool.
That would equate to us being able to carry what we felt like, not being relegated to carrying an "office folder" or something like that, when a DPx heat looks too tactical but has a shorter blade then a "prettier" gentleman's knife.
 
NJBillK said:
I would trade every single time that someone asked to use my knife in a non emergency situation for each one of those people to realize the sheer handiness of a knife, even if they carried a SAK on their keychain.
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I'm cool either way. :)
Who knows, maybe my friend will decide she wants to keep it if it turns out to be handy during the race. :)
I love the fact that a knife was required equipment for the race. :thumbup:
 
stabman said:
I'm cool either way. :)
Who knows, maybe my friend will decide she wants to keep it if it turns out to be handy during the race. :)
I love the fact that a knife was required equipment for the race. :thumbup:
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Which race? I want in
 
stabman said:
SCAR (South Coast Adventure Race).

http://erca.org/scar-south-coast-adventure-race/

I get the feeling that most adventure races will include a knife as required safety equipment.
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Oh it's an adventure race...... I was picturing some sort of cross country marathon that encouraged knife carry. In THAT scenario, I'd bring the biggest and heaviest mofo I owned and strap it to my back, then take up a leisurely pace and keep shouting "I'm an F-ing tortoise!!" at everyone who passed me:D

But I guess it wouldn't be the same for an adventure race...
 
Krissig12 said:
Oh it's an adventure race...... I was picturing some sort of cross country marathon that encouraged knife carry. In THAT scenario, I'd bring the biggest and heaviest mofo I owned and strap it to my back, then take up a leisurely pace and keep shouting "I'm an F-ing tortoise!!" at everyone who passed me:D

But I guess it wouldn't be the same for an adventure race...
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You could do the same for an adventure race...it would make it more adventurous for everyone else. :D
 
It looks like you have to produce something really good...or...we'll ALL look bad.
:)
 
Sonnydaze said:
It looks like you have to produce something really good...or...we'll ALL look bad.
:)
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Actually, it looks like she wants to go with the Cold Steel Tuff Lite, as it's the right size and weight for what she wants.
Today I took it apart and smoothed out the action, and rounded the parts that were sharp but shouldn't be.

I thought the Spyderco Junior might have fit the bill also, but she preferred the Tuff Lite...I think she may also have felt less pressure with a less expensive knife.
I told her if she loses it, not to worry...I'll just buy another one anyway. :D
 
Spyderco Native worked well for me, super light weight and stows easy in any pack or pocket, very tough. I prefer a locked knife out there too.
 
I'm usually the Christmas Morning Knife Guy, when I go visit my parents. Sadly (or not) this year, my knife didn't even get asked for. My brothers have taken to carrying knives more often, and I saw at least 3 knives being passed around for opening packages.

At least my efforts to convert are not wasted. :D
 
Daniel Dorn said:
I'm usually the Christmas Morning Knife Guy, when I go visit my parents. Sadly (or not) this year, my knife didn't even get asked for. My brothers have taken to carrying knives more often, and I saw at least 3 knives being passed around for opening packages.

At least my efforts to convert are not wasted. :D
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My efforts haven't been as effective. My father carries a Texas Toothpick, but is not willing to carry anything larger. At my 2 year old niece's birthday party, last year, I was the only one with a knife to open all of her toys' packages. Stupid me happened to be carrying a 4" folding cleaver style blade. I just about gave everyone a heart attack butchering a "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" box.
 
DAVE_M said:
My efforts haven't been as effective. My father carries a Texas Toothpick, but is not willing to carry anything larger. At my 2 year old niece's birthday party, last year, I was the only one with a knife to open all of her toys' packages. Stupid me happened to be carrying a 4" folding cleaver style blade. I just about gave everyone a heart attack butchering a "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" box.
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It always pays to have a "people friendly" tool at hand.
Ie, a leatherman, SAK, or traditional...

For me, it's the leatherman on my belt that gets pulled out when a 4" folder might be too much for someone to handle:D
 
Blues Bender said:
It always pays to have a "people friendly" tool at hand.
Ie, a leatherman, SAK, or traditional...

For me, it's the leatherman on my belt that gets pulled out when a 4" folder might be too much for someone to handle:D
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I started carrying this little guy, about 6 months ago, and it hasn't left my pocket since. A true EDC knife, if you will.

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I use the nail file and point to dig under my fingernails all the time lol
 
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