What Knife Should a Guzzi Rider Carry?

[donn]

I've had a succession of a couple flea market pocket knives, latest a small locking Buck with wood scales, but lost to a hole in my pocket, and I was down to an Opinel I found in the road.  So when I heard that the lady of the house had a pocket knife collection on her hands, among the estate of a brother in another state who was a bit of a pack rat, I put in a request for something.  She sent me a photo of dozens of folding knives - all folded up, and at fairly low resolution.

I'm no expert and was generally stumped, but I managed to pick out a couple that seem to be OK, though they turn out to be a little larger than I thought.  A very nice Case Trapper probably '80s, and a Buck 442 Bucklite that seems utilitarian in a good way.  She picked out on her own a nice little Gerber Sportsman that he'd been given as a token from an employer, and a Buck 186 liner lock which turns out to be a good catch, along with some other stuff.

Also brought back a 3-blade Case XX stockman, yellow scales, which is a comfortable size and opens easily and so forth, but the blades are a mirror finish stainless that puts me off for some reason.  Anyway, some nice stuff in there, but mostly too big and maybe too nice to carry around all the time for hacking at junk, so I may keep an eye open for a smaller and more intact Opinel.

[Penderic]

And then you have those many and difficult to imagine .... self-inflicted injuries!

Wazzthat? Darwin runnerups! Throw me that nail gun will yah?

Cuz it looks cool on the screen, its going to work safely for you? Your first try?

Practicing your swordplay makes for a better, more uniform cut (for example).

[drums4money]

The only practical solution. . . Titanium Spork
It's not a knive/screwdriver/pliers/socket set/awl/corkscrew/3-hole punch.
It does one thing & one thing only - spoon/fork/knife

[LowRyter]

[MotoGoosy]

Seriously, I can't believe you people made a thread out of "What kind of knife to carry"!!!!?????

[roofus]

One of my employees has a brother who is a Hell's Angel.

I asked my employee if his brother could find a switchblade for me. (I collect knives.)

His brother said: "Nobody uses switchblades anymore, but I can get you a gun. What would you like?"

[charlie b]

Tell him you want an MP5  :)  Uzi would be a close second  ;)

[John Herring]

The only practical solution. . . Titanium Spork
It's not a knive/screwdriver/pliers/socket set/awl/corkscrew/3-hole punch.
It does one thing & one thing only - spoon/fork/knife

Gotta admit. That's cool.

[Lannis]

Seriously, I can't believe you people made a thread out of "What kind of knife to carry"!!!!?????

Sure beats a totally bullshit wind-up thread about badly vibrating Moto Guzzis.   

[opc]

Seriously, I can't believe you people made a thread out of "What kind of knife to carry"!!!!?????

I know, right?  What's there to discuss? It should obviously be a Kershaw Nakamura. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001ANGZAA?vs=1

[John Herring]

Or, if money is tight, Harbor Freight sells one complete with survival equipment. Bound to be a good deal. I'll bet you could store an extra sparkplug in the handle.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=hunting+knife

[opc]

Or, if money is tight, Harbor Freight sells one complete with survival equipment. Bound to be a good deal. I'll bet you could store an extra sparkplug in the handle.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=hunting+knife

Funny thing is, I won't even go hunting with a hunting knife on my hip.  They're just too much of a bother to carry there.  I'll throw it in a backpack, but I won't strap it on.  Go figure. 

[Lannis]

Funny thing is, I won't even go hunting with a hunting knife on my hip.  They're just too much of a bother to carry there.  I'll throw it in a backpack, but I won't strap it on.  Go figure. 

You're right, come to think of it.   I never carry a sheath knife on my hip, nor does anyone I run around or hunt with.   They're just in the way there, catching on brush, getting hung up on stuff.    I DO carry a Camillus #3 folder sometimes folded into a little belt pouch, or my Leatherman in its snap pouch, but they're small and around behind me.   The Spyderco goes in a hip pocket with the handy clip, and anything else in my pocket or on a lanyard around my neck under my shirt ....

Lannis

[John Ulrich]

While a sturdier knife or a multi-tool would provide some additional utility, years of working in pre-press got me used to carrying a razor-knife - my favorite is the sometimes difficult to find stainless steel Olfa.

I used to be factory rep for Olfa.  I've carried the gold model in my car for almost 30 years!

[John Herring]

Several years ago my daughter gave me this for Christmas. I've gotten quite fond of it. Very handy knife.