Yet Another Reason To Dislike Clips

afishhunter said:
I still carry knives when I ride. A Buck 110 on the belt, and a couple slipjoints in my pocket. Like I said, the slipjoints don't fall out of my pants pocket when I ride.
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Slip-joints are the only knives that have ever fallen out of my pockets.
Lost a whole bunch of them when I was younger, in the days before clips.

Perhaps you just have weird pants?
 
Cscotttsss said:
Really? You're blaming this on the clip? Was it previously bent?

Oh well, at least it was a Rat 1. Not saying anything bad about a Rat as I own quite a few and they rank fairly high on my EDC list.
Just look at it this way, it could have been a much more expensive knife.
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The clip was never bent.
As for "expensive" ... while I know the Rat 1 is not considered an "expensive" knife by most, it is not all that "inexpensive" when your monthly income is fixed, and under $750 a month. Rent and phone alone take over half my "income".
 
91bravo said:
It must be nice to not have to depend on a vehicle. I guess this would be a regional thing, as most folks around these parts have to drive to make a living.
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I live in South Central Idaho, about half way between Pocatello and Boise.
For cold weather I wear a snowmobile suit when riding.
Prior to being forced to retire a couple years ago (I could not pass the required physical) I did depend on a vehicle for work. I did not own it, but I was an over the road truck driver.
 
afishhunter said:
Maybe ... But, personally, I can't see spending nearly $3.00 and up for a gallon of fuel, plus however many thousands of dollars a year for car payments, insurance, registration, parking, tolls, maintenance and other costs it takes to buy and support a car.
To be honest, I can think of a lot of things I'd rather spend that money on. Heck, I decided back in 1995 that it was not worth a major portion of my income (all costs considered) to have a car.

I still carry knives when I ride. A Buck 110 on the belt, and a couple slipjoints in my pocket. Like I said, the slipjoints don't fall out of my pants pocket when I ride.
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Car ownership aside, if you don't have any issues carrying slipjoints in your pants why not just carry your clipped folders in the same manner, riding inside the pocket entirely without being clipped to the edge? Just because it has a pocket clip doesn't mean you need to use it all the time.
 
Been riding 50+ years. Early knives, no clip, pocket bottom. First clipped knife was a Buck 186 Titan, late 80’s. Carried outside the waist band. After that a Camillus CUDA MAXX in the RFP. After that Benchmade 943’s and Wiiliam Henry B-15’s on the shirt placket. Clips were welcomed by me as was a CCW permit.
 
afishhunter said:
Maybe ... But, personally, I can't see spending nearly $3.00 and up for a gallon of fuel, plus however many thousands of dollars a year for car payments, insurance, registration, parking, tolls, maintenance and other costs it takes to buy and support a car.
To be honest, I can think of a lot of things I'd rather spend that money on. Heck, I decided back in 1995 that it was not worth a major portion of my income (all costs considered) to have a car.

I still carry knives when I ride. A Buck 110 on the belt, and a couple slipjoints in my pocket. Like I said, the slipjoints don't fall out of my pants pocket when I ride.
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You could always carry a clipped knife and just put it in your pocket completely while riding.
 
I've lost a few clipped knives while riding.

Put them in a zippered pocket on the bag, or as some have said, a static cord for when riding.

I've ridden enough with specific knives that I know they will stay put in certain carry positions in certain pants. But it is a risk.
 
Well... I've had a SAK slip out of my pocket while I was driving, and it almost fell into that dreaded mouth between the seat and the centre console, so yeah. No issues with cycling as my saddle is at the right height.

Anyway, I still like clips on knives, but I generally don't pocket-carry my knives anymore, so no worries about losing them. I'll only lose my knife if I lose my bag.
 
I always carry iwb 2:00 position behind my belt and usually behind my belt loop. The knife is angled at 30-45 degrees from the top of the waistband. I never even feel it most of the time. I do switch it to rfp when using it at work, because it is easier to replace with the clip there one handed. Otherwise it is always inside my waist band. I average riding my bike about ten miles a day, and have never had a knife come loose from its iwb position.
 
I ride a bike all the time and the loose in pocket slipjoints I normally carry don't fall out.
The 2 bikes I ride are my grandfathers beach cruiser, and a 30yr old Dahon stowaway folding bike.

When I was exclusively carrying a my Buck 482 it never fell out of my pocket either.
I think it just has to do with the person , what they're wearing, the knife, the bike, and where / how they ride.
 
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I'd have to say it's entirely dependant on the clip. I've had really solid tight clips and loosey goosey clips. Only knife I ever lost was a SOG Mini Fielder, I was jogging in the woods and the damn thing slipped off my jeans (I wasn't jogging the whole time). I noticed and was able to retrieve it, but didn't learn and I lost it later that day.
 
Sucks to come home and realize, one has lost a knife.

Have you considered dangler clips?

Ive put dangler clips on a mess of knives, tools and lights and I quite like dangler clips.

Positions the item in question deeper in the pocket - thus more secure against loss.

It also unobtrusive as most dangler clips (there are variations) are small.



mt666tm said:
When riding a bicycle or dirt-bike I carry my folder 'Mexican Carry' like a handgun, on the inside of my pants clipped to my waist. Never lost one yet as you can feel if it's there or not, and the crouched body position naturally keeps it in place. It's comfortable if on the right angle right in your leg crease for a full a size Emerson.

I actually carry like this often when I don't want to have a pocket clip visible, or if I'm wearing shorts or track pants.
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Mexican carry - i.e. stuck inside the waistband down the front of ones pants: I cant conceive of a more uncomfortable mode of carry when on a bicycle (or motorbike).

(No matter whether one is fat or skinny).

On a cruiser, it would be merely uncomfortable. On a sport bike crouched jockey style and with more dynamic riding - forget it.

My buddy rides a Italian fullblooded racing bike. If I suggested Mexican carry of anything, he would laugh his butt off.

Squeezing into a full leather suit and crouched on the bike going this way and that in the corners - forget Mexican carry.

Cant see it as being more comfortable on a bicycle and certainly not with mountainbike riding up and down hills/humps in the terrain not to speak of the odd log on the trail.

I took my mountain bike out for a few hours in the woods outside my door last night and carried flashlights and a Leatherman Wingman in a side pocket for potential repairs. That worked fine.

afishhunter said:
Maybe ... But, personally, I can't see spending nearly $3.00 and up for a gallon of fuel, plus however many thousands of dollars a year for car payments, insurance, registration, parking, tolls, maintenance and other costs it takes to buy and support a car.
To be honest, I can think of a lot of things I'd rather spend that money on. Heck, I decided back in 1995 that it was not worth a major portion of my income (all costs considered) to have a car.

I still carry knives when I ride. A Buck 110 on the belt, and a couple slipjoints in my pocket. Like I said, the slipjoints don't fall out of my pants pocket when I ride.
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Are you riding a bicycle or a motorbike?

Personally, I drive a car for transportation.

Id much rather ride my motorbikes.

If weather permitted, Id ride all year round but its annoying to ride in snow drifts hence mostly ride in the summer time hence use a car during the winter.

I dont seem to be saving much money maintaining a herd of old and not quite new motorbikes though. Maintenance, spare parts, insurance etc etc seems to be a never ending 'joy.'

Right now in the process of buying a dual headlight and tires for one bike.

But it all boils down to (and now its cliche time):

Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul.

(Until you get T-boned by an idiot cager fiddling with a phone).
 
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That is unfortunate. I must say that I've lost far more slipjoints in cars and couches than clipped folders in any situation.
 
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