Who has an EDC for sheeple friendly carry, and one for who cares?

gzb said:
OK, well IMO, it sounds like a good time to find another forum better suited to your *non-editorial* tastes.

Curious now. Why hang around if that's all you think of this place...?
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Do you really think that is all I see here? If so, you are sadly mistaken.
 

This is my carry for the week.
My EDC needs don't require a fixed blade ( I just like them ), and I could use them most of the time without issue, but a belt knife leaves me with an empty pocket so I go ahead and put a blade in it anyways.
I started to really think about it and I doubt I'll run into a situation all week where I'd need to specifically use a smaller sheeple friendly knife, it's just a benefit of smaller blades that comes to mind some times.
When I've got a comparatively larger blade on my belt I don't really need to also have a smaller one in my pocket, but it feels weird to have an empty pocket plus some tasks are suited to the small blades.
In the end I am just a knife nut and liking and carrying knives no matter how many we really need the use of comes with the territory.
 
I suffer from EDC-elephantitis. So I only put one knife in my pocket in the morning, but I've got a Vic in the backpack, a opinel in the lunchkit, H1 manbug and leatherman in the work bag..... yeah, I can find a knife for the situation. The fact that I have a mental illness that keeps me from being unprepared just means a few more people rely on me. We all have our illusions. Its part of the human condition.
 
stwm said:
yeah just being a guy who does his job and would change somebodies tire is a freaking superpower today.
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That is the truth! My business involves doing repairs for real estate companies and today's people can't even figure out the very basics of home repairs. And watching the craziness during and after this last hurricane for Irma, sheeple is what our population has become for sure. God help us if the entire power grid fails.
 
Aldebaran said:
I have had to face the decision as to what knife to carry in what situation. I live in a part of the world where having the best tools on you all the time might make a difference. I am 1-1/2 hours minimum from the nearest hospital, good tools are not readily available, and the locals have low education in tools and their uses. Given this I try to be prepared.

Being prepared for me means having a good knife, a multi-tool, and a backup knife. The problem with a knife here is that the size permissible is at the discretion of the police. Does it look dangerous to the particular officer? Then it is a weapon. <snip>

In the city a knife is almost viewed as a weapon instead of a tool by default.
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All knives are potentially weapons and it depends on how you're using it. All you need to do is look at the TSA regulations. In my state, there are no restrictions any more. But honestly I was comfortable with the 3.5" blade limit. My regular carry knives all fit within this blade limit and I'm comfortable using this size. Fixed blades (length) will vary and this is where the now amended law is useful in my state (TN) as some, including me, do like to carry a fixed blade knife from time to time. It's mostly what you get used to and your feeling about the right tool for the job.

We have had a renewed sheeple discussion in this thread, but I was hoping to bring it back to it's original focus. May not be possible....

TRUE LIBERTY said:
God help us if the entire power grid fails.
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This be true. All of us would be in BIG trouble regardless of a sheeple classification relative to knives.
 
GermanyChris said:
It's rarely the knife and almost always the situation and the person with the knife that causes the reaction.
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Indeed. It never fails to amuse me how folks acting like 12 year old boys with their knives interpret the distaste of the people around them as being the result of them being "sheeple."

And, no, I do not carry different EDCs. Never had an issue.
 
marcinek said:
Indeed. It never fails to amuse me how folks acting like 12 year old boys with their knives interpret the distaste of the people around them as being the result of them being "sheeple."
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And they'll tell you in no uncertain words, that they do and act like that because they "...have a right to!"

*Entitled* so to speak... :)
 
For what it's worth, I'm working on an extremely high-end store right now. I'm talking millions of dollars worth of inventory in diamonds and gold and other goods. Jewelry worth more than my net worth.

I notice one of the managers has a Microtech (UTX70), so I pulled my Ultratech out and showed it to him (I can legally carry autos). We got talking about knives and there are tons of customers around us.

"Click, click, click", were sitting there flinging the blades in and out enjoying the OTF action of each others blades in public. No customer or employee batted an eye. One woman even complimented how cool the knives were, said she never seen one like ours. Everyone inside is wearing suits and ties, rich folks.

Nobody screamed for help. Nobody preached politics. Nobody played opossum.

Just two normal dudes enjoying each others company talking about high-end knives.
 
I do not care what sheeple and snowflakes think. They can go run to their safe spaces. The minute you bend to their feelings, they win. We live in a world where everyone wants to be offended by something. Not my problem. Unless it physically or financially affects me or my family, I do not care what you do with your life so don't tell me what I can or cannot do either.
 
marcinek said:
Indeed. It never fails to amuse me how foks acting like 12 year old boys with their knives interpret the distaste of the people around them as being the result of them being "sheeple."
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It amuses me as well and I have acted like a 12 year old in the past, but generally not where other people will see me (other than other grown adults acting like 12 year olds). These reactions are not limited to what some would classify as "sheeple". There is just a gut sense of what should be used in a given situation if possible in terms of knives. Even those we consider knife people might react negatively to a knife or use in a particular setting as in appropriate.
 
I told myself I was not commenting on this, but it's something I've been thinking about the past few months. I am (or have been) a member of a bunch of different online forums / communities in different areas of interest to me over the years. Knives, watches, computers, cell phones, AV technologies... whatever my particular flavor of the month may be. The negative ways we refer to non knife enthusiasts absolutely stands out here. Using the term "sheeple" is an example. Justify and debate the semantics all you want. We all know what the term means and the way it's used here and it's far from complimentary or objective. It's also only a single example. It's easy to find regular stories about one of us using a knife in public and getting a disapproving look or comment. Then we all pile on and support our fellow forum member and flame the lemming perpetrator.

You don't see the watch crowd being that condescending and negative towards the cell phone generation [which see a watch as a redundant in-the-way piece of jewelry]. It's understood as a different lifestyle / preference and it's not really an issue.

And before anyone asks my why I stick around and invites me to leave: The degree to which it bothers me is far outweighed by the learning I experience on this particular board. There is lots of knowledge and info here that is hard to easily find elsewhere. But since it's been brought up, I do wish it came with a bit less... salt targeted at john q public.

Just my $0.02
 
Steve6387 said:
I told myself I was not commenting on this, but it's something I've been thinking about the past few months. I am (or have been) a member of a bunch of different online forums / communities in different areas of interest to me over the years. Knives, watches, computers, cell phones, AV technologies... whatever my particular flavor of the month may be. The negative ways we refer to non knife enthusiasts absolutely stands out here. Using the term "sheeple" is an example. Justify and debate the semantics all you want. We all know what the term means and the way it's used here and it's far from complimentary or objective. It's also only a single example. It's easy to find regular stories about one of us using a knife in public and getting a disapproving look or comment. Then we all pile on and support our fellow forum member and flame the lemming perpetrator.

You don't see the watch crowd being that condescending and negative towards the cell phone generation [which see a watch as a redundant in-the-way piece of jewelry]. It's understood as a different lifestyle / preference and it's not really an issue.

And before anyone asks my why I stick around and invites me to leave: The degree to which it bothers me is far outweighed by the learning I experience on this particular board. There is lots of knowledge and info here that is hard to easily find elsewhere. But since it's been brought up, I do wish it came with a bit less... salt targeted at john q public.

Just my $0.02
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I think the reason being is that the line between weapon vs anti-weapon crowd is pretty clear. The cell phone people don't want watches banned and vice versa..... words and labels shouldn't offend you. Life will be a lot more stress free for you. I have had many labels attached to me both in person and by media and general public: redneck, gun freak, knife freak, hillbilly, desert rat, tea bagger, right wing nut, deplorable, etc etc. I don't let it bother me. Who cares what other people think? I am me and I am happy. Just don't try to tell me how to live if I am not breaking laws or harming anyone just because you do not like something.
 
I carry a Buck 110 everyday at work and at home, but I also carry a smaller Case or another small Buck. When I'm in front of other people and the 110 is not a necessity (which it rarely is) I'll use my smaller knife. It has to do with being a member of a society, and as uncool as it may sound to some, I do care about what other people think. I agree that the general public has become too sensitive and politically correct but that does not make me feel the need to give everyone the finger and say f-you all. My masculinity is not defined by the size of the knife that I carry or my willingness to pull it out whenever I feel like it. I'll say this and I'm sure some will agree, the real badasses don't want or need to draw attention to themselves and gentlemen will show respect even if they don't agree with the opinions of others. To each their own....
 
JD Bear said:
I carry a Buck 110 everyday at work and at home, but I also carry a smaller Case or another small Buck. When I'm in front of other people and the 110 is not a necessity (which it rarely is) I'll use my smaller knife. It has to do with being a member of a society, and as uncool as it may sound to some, I do care about what other people think. I agree that the general public has become too sensitive and politically correct but that does not make me feel the need to give everyone the finger and say f-you all. My masculinity is not defined by the size of the knife that I carry or my willingness to pull it out whenever I feel like it. I'll say this and I'm sure some will agree, the real badasses don't want or need to draw attention to themselves and gentlemen will show respect even if they don't agree with the opinions of others. To each their own....
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I understand and respect your viewpoint. But I don't look at it that way. It is not about being manly or whether one is or isn't a gentleman. We live in a society now where the mere sight of an opposing political hat to shirt gets people spit on and beaten. Where we cannot even show our patriotic pride for our country and flag without being called a racist or a nazi. Where school kids are taught chanting USA or displaying the flag is offensive to others. I carry a knife as a tool not as a status symbol. Always have always will. It comes out when I need to use it. From skinning an animal in the field to cutting open a box a work. It doesn't come out for show. I recently posted that I have only carried three knives for 39 years. If the sight of it offends you, then maybe you are the one with the problem. My question is where does it end? If we go full on UK with the viewpoint on all knives, will you willingly turn in all of your knives or hide them to be a "gentleman" and not offend others? I won't. Being a gentleman is being polite to others I meet and such, not reacting and changing my lifestyle to appease someone's offense or fear of inanimate objects. It has nothing to do with who is or isn't a badass. A knife is a tool. If you don't like the size of my hammer, don't look because I carry the tool I feel I need to get through my day. Thankfully I live in a rural area where everyone does the same and rarely venture into cities but when I do, I don't change my lifestyle as long as I am legally able. Just my opinion.
 
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