Thread: What do you carry in your pocket or on your belt

Originally Posted by JMS

Funny thing about knives, they're just a tool to help you do what needs doing, until you find that knife that not only does its work well, but fits in your hand well and is beautifully made to boot! at this point You no longer have a knife, you have a friend that you can't do without, nor do you want to do without!!

Mmmmm, yes, this makes sense to me.

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I carry at work my cell phone, chapstick (rasberry), victorinox fireman model swiss army knife.
Wallet with a book of matches, razorblade or two and a 3-4 in shank i made.

The original was a little smaller and made from a small piece of metal i ripped off a desk at school which i shaped and sharpened and then dubbed the "slim jim opener" (i used to eat alot of slim jims in high school) i retired that one recently and made a new one of better stronger scrap steel with serrations one one side witha clip point, alot like a very small "survival" knife.

And when not at work its the same except i switch out the nice knife and carry a large really cheap folder and add maybe my zippo (dont smoke) and my house key with the small lock back knife keychain.

but on occasion ill either carry my boot knife in my boot with the also home made sheath, or a large full tang fixed blade tanto that the girlfriend got me. Thats usualy just for at home or going next door, dont wanna get into any trouble with the fuzz, i got a clean record and intend to keep it that way.

This isnt too out of the ordinary right?

Originally Posted by tjiscooler

I carry at work my cell phone, chapstick (rasberry), victorinox fireman model swiss army knife.
Wallet with a book of matches, razorblade or two and a 3-4 in shank i made.

The original was a little smaller and made from a small piece of metal i ripped off a desk at school which i shaped and sharpened and then dubbed the "slim jim opener" (i used to eat alot of slim jims in high school) i retired that one recently and made a new one of better stronger scrap steel with serrations one one side witha clip point, alot like a very small "survival" knife.

And when not at work its the same except i switch out the nice knife and carry a large really cheap folder and add maybe my zippo (dont smoke) and my house key with the small lock back knife keychain.

but on occasion ill either carry my boot knife in my boot with the also home made sheath, or a large full tang fixed blade tanto that the girlfriend got me. Thats usualy just for at home or going next door, dont wanna get into any trouble with the fuzz, i got a clean record and intend to keep it that way.

This isnt too out of the ordinary right?

Nah, everyone I know carries at least one shank. My brother in law is a Baptist minister and he carries one to Sunday School. My wife carries at least two, but she works in a tough office at the country club. If you knew her coworkers...

Usually I only carry one of these : http://www.myerchin.com/B300P.html and the usual wallet, lighter, tobacco pouch, Pipe and pipe tool.

PuFF

In my left pocket live my cell, spare change, and an old knife that I bought 7 years ago for $10 which has served admirably though every sort of abuse I have ever been able to think of putting it through. Wallet, devoid of cash which I almost never carry, lives in left rear pocket. My keys live on a carabiner hanging from my rightmost belt loop. Right pocket is empty unless a) I feel like smoking, in which case it will have a lighter and cigar cutter, or b) I have good reason to favor silence over easy access to keys.

-Michael

Usually just my S&W 1911, a cell phone, and business cards.

Depends on the pants, though. At times I'll swap it for a Sig Sauer.