ifall 0 #26 August 28, 2008 I keep a Gerber in my Jeep at all times. Carry it on me when I'm doing something that might call for its use. Sure glad I had it on my person when I had a fish hook go all the way through my right index finger.This is the one I have. Love it!! http://www.gerber-tools.com/Gerber-Multi-Plier-400-compact-sport-black-5509.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #27 August 28, 2008 Steak and kidney for me please. I haven't had one since I left England in 1984. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #28 August 28, 2008 I carry a pocket knife but my leatherman is always close by. That's not a knife, this is a knife. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #29 August 29, 2008 Absolutley! There's bad folk out there with bad intentions. And of course you might just run up on one of these! Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #30 August 29, 2008 I use a multi-tool Leatherman. Actually the best knife I've owned so far. Has 1 phillips head, 1 flat head, a carabiner, which also doubles as a can opener, and of course, the knife blade itself, which has a straight and serrated egde. I've had several instances in which it has helped me immensely. I also own a Cold Steel SRK (Survival Rescue Knife). Unfortunately, due to knife laws, I can't carry it on me. Don't know why I would. Not much of a defense knife, and not very good as a tool either. Besides, until I actually get real training on how to use a knife in self defense, I'll never pull one. That's the most important aspect if considering a knife for self defense. You need to get training, and be proficient at it. A knife can easily be turned against you in the event you are not properly trained.Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #31 August 29, 2008 Fuck no, I'm a Democrat. Actually, my Swiss Army knife is so old and worn out that it isn't much good - no matter what the manufacturer sez.... And Al Gore be damned, when he was Vice Pres and came to Boeing, I tried to get in to see him, but the Secret Service told me I had to part with my Swiss Army knife. I told them to get fucked and turned around and left. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #32 August 29, 2008 cold steel actually makes a pretty fucking nice spear. they throw it through car doors on the demo dvd. you never know when you might have to spear chuck some motherfucker in his ride..BWAHAHAA if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #33 August 29, 2008 I carry a knife in my pocket. I don't think it would be considered a pocket knife since the blade is 3.75 inches and in IL its illegal to carry anything over 3.5 in. Shhhh, keep it on the d/l. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #34 August 29, 2008 Quote I carry a knife in my pocket. I don't think it would be considered a pocket knife since the blade is 3.75 inches and in IL its illegal to carry anything over 3.5 in. Shhhh, keep it on the d/l. dude thats a sissy blade. and who gives a fuck what the police says you can carry if youre scared say youre scared.if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #35 August 29, 2008 If the knife's length is illegal anyway, may as well get caught with a 6" knife, rather than one .25" over the limit.Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #36 August 29, 2008 exactly!! you may as well carry a real knife instead of some fucking letter opener.if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #37 August 29, 2008 I used to - until they started getting confiscated whenever I flew anywhere. Now I just keep one on my bike for repairs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #38 August 29, 2008 Yes. It's in the form of a "multi-tool" and it's in my "man bag" (tote bag full O my chit ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #39 August 29, 2008 you think i should get one of these? clicky i don't think the cops would mind that. They have a 9" but thats just overkill 7" should be plenty, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #40 August 29, 2008 right on 7 " oughta do, nice blade. ckeck out the cold steel spear, it does more damage than a 12ga with 00buck at short range. and...ITS A FUCKING SPEAR!!! how cool is that if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #41 August 29, 2008 Quote you think i should get one of these? clicky i don't think the cops would mind that. They have a 9" but thats just overkill 7" should be plenty, right? why not one of these? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilEagle 0 #42 August 29, 2008 Quote Yes. An automatic military issue benchmade. Same, but only when I'm working/flying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #43 August 29, 2008 Quote Knife thread got me thinking, personally never got into the habit of carrying one until recently. And thats simply for the pliers on them so i can take my slider off/on. SHARP Buck knife. Concealed. And the Glock. Try me. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #44 August 29, 2008 Absolutely.Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #45 August 29, 2008 Quote Your poll needs a "sometimes" option. I carry one when hiking, canoeing or shooting. Otherwise, usually not. I am finding myself really, really wishing I had not ever chanced to read that from you, JohnRich. To the folks who lost knives to TSA and so stopped carrying them. Um, wha? Wouldn't it be better to not give up the utility of carrying a knife, and train yourself not to keep forgetting to put it into your checked bag?? Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #46 August 29, 2008 Quote Steak and kidney for me please. I haven't had one since I left England in 1984. First time was the last time, for me. I was at Middlesex University near East Barnet, Herts. The school's refectory had them on special one night, so for dinner I tried it. NEVER again. Damned thing tasted like urine, I swear to god. Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #47 August 29, 2008 QuoteI also own a Cold Steel SRK (Survival Rescue Knife). Unfortunately, due to knife laws, I can't carry it on me. Don't know why I would. Not much of a defense knife, and not very good as a tool either. Besides, until I actually get real training on how to use a knife in self defense, I'll never pull one. That's wise. Self defense is not the reason I carry a knife -- although a knife would be better than nothing in a last-ditch scenario. But for self defense, I carry a gun, not a knife. If the situation calls for lethal force (a knife is easily as lethal, or more so, than a gun), I want to be able to defend myself without being in arms' reach of my assailant. And it's not as though improper use of a knife is going to result in the law saying that it was "only" a knife, and going easy on you. So it might as well be a gun. QuoteThat's the most important aspect if considering a knife for self defense. You need to get training, and be proficient at it. A knife can easily be turned against you in the event you are not properly trained. Specifically because you cannot make a knife useful unless your adversary can also grab you.Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #48 August 29, 2008 Yeah they do taste of piss! I can't eat anything with liver or kidney in. If you have to have a hot pie, chicken and vegetable is the king. And no I don't carry a pocket knife because multi-tools are shit and knives with a useful blade are illegal here. Filthy stinking rozzers! Oh... wait.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #49 August 29, 2008 It's a human tragedy of epic proportions that any society has such trouble coming from its members in the form of criminal misbehavior that it opts to prohibit carry of one of mankind's oldest, most useful tools. Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RALFFERS 0 #50 August 29, 2008 I voted no. If I was going to carry something, it would be a gun.Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
