Every day carry knife location

[BAK]

I need some advice- I recently decided to start carrying a pocket knife. Question is where/how do i carry it? Due to my big city laws, I can not have it concealed (meaning completely inside a pocket) but I can have it clipped inside the pocket if a part of it is sticking out (the clip).

I bought a columbia river M21 clip knife and experimented with different locations.
I tried clipping it inside the front pants pocket but it becomes almost impossible to use that pocket. I tried clipping it to the belt next to the back pants pocket and ended up ripping holes in the tshirt when i sat down on the couch.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

[xdpatriot]

What about in your back pants pocket. I carry my knife weak-side, back pocket when i carry my pistol. So if I need to use my knife while my pistol is drawn, I can. It works for me. Keep trying different things, you'll find what works for you.

[Klayton]

Thats a nice looking knife, did you get straight edge or serrated?

Personal EDC position is subject to your body shape, your "normal" posture (some who sits down 75% of the time has to put it somewhere different than someone who stands 90% of the time), and finally any legal matters you have to face (as you mentioned).

Check your state/city/local laws, I get away with concealing my otherwise illegal knife as long as I have my CHL on my person. For some reason all lockblades and fixed knives are illegal in the major city near me, but with the CHL they classify them as dangerous weapons and the CHL gives me permisson to have them. Go figure. Stupid lawyers and even more stupid city officials...

[EX121]

I also use the weak side back pocket.

[SCinPNW]

Dang it, I am still having time out issues when hitting post. Okay, trying this again.

I am not a knife expert by any means, but am planning on taking a defensive folding knife class as soon as I can fit it in. With that said, I carry daily a Spyderco Dragonfly 2 straight edge. It looks like this: http://www.thespydercostore.com/Spyd...-p/c28pbk2.htm. I chose the straight edge because the school I will be taking my knife class at has come to the conclusion that the straight edge is better only because it does not have the same tendencies to get hung up on things like a serrated or half serrated version of the knife.

I hope this helps,
SC

{Once again, copying text and saying a little prayer as I hit post}

[BAK]

thanks for the suggestions. I'll try the weak side back pocket since the strong side back pocket usually has my wallet in it. It would be too annoying to start carrying it on the other side.
Klayton- I got the one with the straight edge. The serrated one looked cool and scary Conan style but not very practical.

[Bear4570]

Always carry either my Gerber Sykes-Fairbain folder or CRKT M-60 in my right front pocket. Multitool, either Gerber or Leatherman goes on the left horizontal on the belt at 8 o'clock. which I can retrieve and open with my weak hand only if needed

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I carry in the strong hand front pocket. Find a knife that is comfortable to carry. Many have rough edges and may even be too large in width and don’t allow pocket access. The CRKT has a rough flipper and will grind your knuckle in the pocket and tear the furniture as does the clip in the side of my chair. The flipper can be smoothed down with a file/stone. My Kershaw is much smoother and all the edges are rounded for a much more user friendly carry.

Is it a tool that can be used as a weapon or a weapon that might be a tool? That question will answer a lot of what/how you carry.

I do not put mine in the back pocket. Get with a training partner that you use for you hand to hand stuff. Tape the knife shut with duct tape for safety, or even better, spend a few dollars on a training knife. Clip it in the back and the front pocket and then "get mugged" and go into ground fighting or even standing clinch/wrestling and see how hard it is for you to defend him taking it from you or how easy it is for him to get it. Same thing you should do with the way you carry a handgun.

Serrations have a place but it is up to you to decide wether you need them or not.

[CLT46910]

I carry a SOG Twitch XL in my front left hand(weak side) pocket. I clip it to the back side of the pocket. It is flat and comfortable to carry that way for me. The clip is high enough that the whole knife disappears into my pocket and only the clip is visible on the outside.

With the assisted opening, I can pull it out with my left hand and open it easily. The clip is easy to move from one side or the other of the knife.

I also carry a SOG powerLock 2.0 EOD in Black Oxide on my belt, on the right side behind my gun holster.

[brokedownbiker]

Weak hand front pocket for me. If I wear carpenter style pants , in the little pocket on the right leg

[mrjefe2u]

Strong-side front holds one of my Spyderco's.

I gave away 13 knives for Christmas this year to relatives and friends in my attempt to simplify my life.

[45B]

I carry mine clipped into my front right hand watch pocket. Never seem to notice it and it is out of the way, without getting in the way of using my main front pocket.

[WiseOwl]

I just started carrying one everyday as well. I use it a lot now at work. I have a S&W Swat knife. Looks cool, feels good. Hell, it was a Christmas gift. I have been carrying it on my right side front clipped to my belt or in my front right pocket (strong arm). Now with some of your comments, I am going to try it in different spots to see how comfortable and how accessible it can be.

[mosby's men]

i keep my right front pocket empty all the time except for a naa .22 and and a big crkt tanto .
if that doesnt work try rightside between the front pocket and your zipper insided the waist band with the clip out .

[Grantmeliberty]

I have carried a Benchmade AFCK for 15 years, always in my right front pocket. It measures 5.25 inches overall with a blade 1/16 short of 4 inches. I carry quite a few other things in that pocket, including an old stanley 1/2 inch X 12 foot tapemeasure, a select-a-bit screwdriver with 16 different tips, a small roll of electrical tape, and a set of keys in a leather case. Under most circumstances I can access anything I need without removing the knife. The AFCK does have a Spyderco licensed hole in the blade, so it doesn't have a stud to catch on anything. I have misplaced the knife on a couple of occasions and felt lost without it.
On my other side I carry a Vise-Grip Toolbox and a Vise-Grip long-nosed 6" pliers together in a sheath originally made for the Toolbox alone. When the sheath stretched and loosened I added the needle-nosed pliers to keep everything secure. Otherwise it had a tendency to fall out. I carry my wallet in my left front pocket, have for over 50 years, and one side benefit to that is that you don't have the imbalance affecting your back from sitting on the thing. Also a lot harder to pickpocket, though I haven't lived in a city for many years.