Where to carry knives in cars?

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I drive a Volvo 240. They have a 2" X 10" tray molded in the dash assembly.
I keep a REKAT Pioneer in that tray in plain sight for all to see. It's as easy to get to as turning on the radio.
I also have a REKAT Utility neck knife hung upside down by the seatbelt attachment bolt on the driver door post.

I have a Goldwing motorcycle with ample storage bins everywhere. I have a K-Bar, REKAT Pioneer, Klotzli all stashed away in these areas.
I keep a Boker/Neely Specialist clipped upside down on the exposed left glove box door. I can get to it in an instant, which is a good idea as I can't really roll up the windows and lock the door
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Bill
 
I keep a SOG Pentagon clipped to the back of my passengers seat in the map pocket. It has a VERY strong boot clip on the sheath and it's serrated side comes in awful handy in case of an emergency. Its in easy reach no matter what. -Krumbs
 
I've found the perfect place for a knife. Right under the steering wheel. There is a crevice where the steering column joins the car. I jamed a REKAT Fang Utility neck knife in the crevice. This neck knife comes with a kydex sheath. It's just thick enough to get stuck in the crevice but allows the knife to slip free.

The advantages are:

1. Easy access -- knife handle is always inches from my hand. No major motion required to free knife.

2. Shealthy -- The rig is about the same color as it's back drop. Besides, no carjacker ever look at the underside of a steering column. (My parents have borrowed my car on many occasions without noticing it *whew!*)

3. Quick deployment -- It's a fixed blade, so no worrying about unfolding it when my hair's on fire.

4. Ambidextrous -- The handle is right between my knees; same distance from either hand.

I don't like the visor clip deal. Think about how long it would take for you to get at it. What if someone gets into your passenger side and pulls a gun on you? Do you think he might get suspicious when you start reaching for the visor on a rainy day? Or what if he shoves you into the passenger side while he drives? That driver's side visor would be very hard to reach.

One of the things I keep in mind is the potential for the knife to cut myself out of the car after an accident. To this end my knife is serrated. But I'm thinking of getting an EMT scissor as backup.

I also keep a khukuri in the trunk. Soon to be replaced by a shovel. This is to help the other unfortunate motorist. Idealy it should be the Jaws Of Life
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[This message has been edited by tallwingedgoat (edited 12 July 1999).]
 
I also don't like the map slot on the door, as mentioned above. If someone pulls open your driver's side door, it inconveniently puts distance between you and your knife.
 
TWG,

The visor isn't always the most Ideal spot, but that is all that is left for me in my truck. The visor is right there and not too far away, and it is a quick movement to reach above it to grab the knife. I do also have my trusty .45 parked down by the seatbelt release as well, just out of sight. 99.999999% of the time the knife is going to be used for utility reasons anyhow, cutting seatbelts, cutting busted heater hoses, cutting twigs to make a traction mat, cutting larger stuff to make shelter/fire (this is AK...you never know). I do have a machete in there as well..and tools,

The way I figger it, if I was going for my knife, I would have gone for it before TSHTF, and would have it ready, or if I were somehow struggling anyhow, it is just a quick reach up there. Mostly because my shoulders and most of my arms are above the steering wheel, and I think I would have an easier time reaching up than under the wheel.

YeK
 
Man, I'm going bungee my tool box down right now...
Ok seriously, I keep one under the seat, in the door panel(I sewed a sheath to the inside of a pouch on the door panel-what a B!#$H to do), & one by the seat belt release. They are all fixed blades and I firmly anchored them down so the sheath doesn't come out with the draw. I have something special in the event that I need it too. I'm not telling if it's a gun or a Big knife, if you really want to know what I got, try to take the red truck with "Happiness is a warm machine gun" sticker on the rear window, from me(hehehe
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Think wisely, and lawfully. You don't want to get arrested cause you left a ka-bar in the glovebox, and you opened it in front of the LEO so you can get your registration and insurance card, cause your tags expired(you spent your money on knives instead of your registration).

--PR
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[This message has been edited by prigger (edited 12 July 1999).]
 
Like Dexter,I also opt for door map -panel carry in my car. It is out of harm`s way in an accident and is easy to reach regardless of seat belt position.It stays hidden unless the door is opened.Since my car has auto-locking doors I am not overly concerned about someone being able to pull the door open at a stoplight.I keep a part serrated Spyderco Endura there because of it`s versitility as an emergency belt cutting tool and defense piece.Also, if my car gets broken into unattended,I have not lost an expensive knife.I keep a Kershaw multitool in the glove compartment.the vice grip feature is good for holding things together untill they can be properly repaired.
David

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I bought one of the velcro/strap on accessory pouches for my visor -- from Targets or one of those stores. I keep a little Spydeco folder in there mostly for access when needing a cutting implement, rather than defense. However, there are several pockets that provide excellent stowage for a fixed blade. The pouch is about 10-11" long with some pockets that deep.

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As a small variation on a theme - I keep my bushman in the door map - panel. It is virtually hidden there, even when the door is open (mine is pretty deep). When I drive at night or when I drive through areas I consider high-crime areas, I take the bushman out and put it between the drivers seat and the console. The sheath wedges there rather nicely and leaves the handle very close to my hand. I also make sure the knife is looser than usual in the sheath.
 
Hey guys I don't want to sound like the voice of paranoia but I too have automatic locking doors and they do not really matter when some POS runs up and shatters one of your side windows. I saw this happen to a woman sitting at a red light once (in Tampa). He ran up to her car and threw what looked like a spark plug at her window and it went thru like that window wasn't even there. He then reached in, unlocked and opened the door, yanked her right out of the car and was gone in what seemed like 3 whole seconds (it was probably longer but it all happened REAL fast)! I don't think she was wearing her seat belt and she was stunned by glass exploding in her face. By the time we got to her she was freaked completely out. I don't blame her a single bit. I get the willies 11 years later when I think of it. Man, is this a fun world or what?!
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A California note or two:

California prohibits the carrying of a "switchblade knife" on one's person or in the passenger section of a motor vehicle. (Section 653K)

California prohibits the carrying of a "dirk or dagger" concealed on one's person. (Section 12020) Note that a dirk or dagger discretely stowed in a motor vehicle is not on concealed on one's person.

If you have a fixed blade knife with you while you are driving in California, and you see a blue light behind you, that fixed blade knife should be somewhere in the car other than on your person. If you are asked to step out of the car, and it's under your jacket, you have just incurred expensive legal fees.

When The Wife got pulled over once for a lane change that the Highway Patrol didn't like, there was one of my home-made fixed blade knives in the glove compartment, along with the registration. So she simply said, "Officer, there's a knife here; I'm putting it on the floor." No problem. Except for the traffice ticket, of course.

If you have an object in the car that can be construed as a bludgeoning weapon, you may well be in trouble for possession of a "billy," and simple possession of a "billy" is a misdemeanor/felony. (Section 12020)

Firearms are a whole separate can of worms.


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I keep a Cold Steel Recon Tanto fixed blade tanto loose in the sheath under the drivers side seat.And i have what i carry on me which lately has been my SW 1250 Auto. The idea of my Scimitar in the glove box sounds good to me also as has been mentioned already.
 
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