I’ve carried a decent knife, typically a Spyderco Delica, clipped to my pocket for about 20 years. Before then I usually carried a small Swiss Army knife suitable for opening a box or cleaning your fingernails, but not much else. Then the pocket folder impinged on my consciousness, and I realized it expanded my concealed carry game, and I’ve been there ever since.
If I deploy it, typically to open a box, and horrified blissninnies ask WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT!? I answer “I have Amazon Prime” and that mollifies them.
At this point, I feel naked without it. Hate it when we do a weekend trip with carryon luggage only, and I don’t have one with me. That missing piece of kit really bugs me.
I carry a Benchmade Triage my son bought me years ago. It has become a part of me, I miss it as soon as I’m not carrying it. I prefer to carry it in a belt holster next to my trusty Streamlight. You would be surprised how often each day a good knife and flashlight come in handy.
“At this point, I feel naked without it. Hate it when we do a weekend trip with carryon luggage only, and I don’t have one with me. That missing piece of kit really bugs me”
Yah, I think the “no knife rule” in carry on or person has a lot to do with the demise of men carrying a pocket knife. I know it did with me. After graduating from college I went to work for a major corporation and soon began flying regularly in the course of my job. So, not wanting to worry about inadvertently having a knife on me I quit packing. But, I do have several pocket and fold-backs of which some are kept in a bowl on my dresser along with several other misc objects that finds their way into my pockets. Anyway, now that I’m retired and rarely fly anymore I find myself dropping a knife in my pocket more often. I also keep three or folders in my pickup for various folders. Interestingly, awhile back I gave my twin adult daughters each a Swiss knife (a modest one with just most frequent needed features). They are both hikers and campers outdoorsy types. And, they tell me that often they are the only person in the group who has a knife on them - which makes them stars of the group. Btw, for first timers who are interest in getting buying a knife; suggest you go on line and read up on your state and city knife laws. If you think gun laws are quirky wait till you start reading up on knife laws, they’re bazzare. Fortunate, my state, Texas, finally at long last passed new legislation that finally cleaned up our knife laws a bunch.
I get the same reaction from my Zero Tolerance 350. My edc is the Benchmade axis flipper.
I too, have 2 Spydercos. Can’t beat them for the price I paid...
““I have Amazon Prime”
To open my grandchildren’s toys and battery packages.
I thought my Victorinox was a goner 10 years ago when I forgot to toss it in my check in bag flying out of Portland, Maine. Got out of the security line and returned to the ticket counter. Asked the agent if I could mail it or if I was going to have to toss it. The agent surprised me by telling me to meet my bag at the luggage carousel in 5 minutes, toss the knife inside then to recheck the bag. Bet I wouldn’t have gotten that courtesy in New York.
I thought my Victorinox was a goner 10 years ago when I forgot to toss it in my check in bag flying out of Portland, Maine. Got out of the security line and returned to the ticket counter. Asked the agent if I could mail it or if I was going to have to toss it. The agent surprised me by telling me to meet my bag at the luggage carousel in 5 minutes, toss the knife inside then to recheck the bag. Bet I wouldn’t have gotten that courtesy in New York.