Pocket Knives

people without pocket knives when they need to cut something ☞

My family always gives me shit for always having my Gerber on my belt, until it's Christmas morning or any of the other times someone needs a knife or pliers.
- I keep a tiny 1" knife on my keychain. It's incredibly handy, unless I forget to take it off when going through airport security...
- Your family Christmas morning sounds vicious. You should try getting everyone to sit down and have the youngest child hand the presents out one at a time.
- Christmas morning! Every single time I'm the person that pulls out the knife.

I'm way more insufferable:

!edc@sopuli.xyz
- I actually don't edc it anymore. I have an office job now, and half that giant belt clip doesn't really fit in with the business- casual attire.
  But I do keep them in my car, and happened to be using them today in time for those pictures because we're moving offices this week and I was using them to take apart monitor arms, cut boxes, etc.
- Man I don't edc anything, or simultaneously, everything.
  If I put my keys, wallet, or phone down outside of my pocket or bedside, it's lost until I'm late to the next thing.
Let me introduce to you the open source and modular multitool
https://roxontool.com/products/flex-modular-multitool
- thanks!
I'm way more insufferable
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One time I brought a watermelon to a picnic so that I could show off my fancy butterfly knife and I ended up cutting myself so badly that I had to wrap my hand in duct tape to stop the bleeding while someone else distracted the children. Worth it.

Something similar happened to me the first ... And last ... Time I used a mandoline.
- What's hilarious about this pic is the thing you're supposed to be using to keep your hands safe is sitting off to the side
- This is the only reason I own a pair of cut resistant gloves. Makes the mandoline actually a useful and safe kitchen tool.
- I don't see how anyone could look at this device and be like, "yeah, that seems safe."
- Happened to my mother. She sliced her palm very badly, sibling had to take her to emergency care.
  Sibling got me metal slicing gloves when they got me my mandolin lmfao

People without pocket knives when they want to get into a box:

"you just wanted to pull out the knife!"

"yea. i did. so i did."

I always have a pocket knife but I still end up using my keys to cut open boxes.

expensive knife?
- Oh, no. Cheap knockoff SOGs. The knife is there for everything you shouldn't use a knife for. Screwdriver, pry bar, toothpick, etc. Keys are in the same pocket tho and are usually the first thing I find.
- I have an expensive knife and try and use any chance I get. I bought it for a tool and not for looking at. But maybe I'm different.

Okay, if there's ever tape on the box, the box cutter comes out because I ain't got time for that bull.

Can confirm. I once had a letter opener made to look like a tiny katana, with a scabbard and everything. It was fucking awesome.

Best EDC knife I've found.

Check out Hacksmith's new Smith blade.
- I was seriously thinking about it. But at the end he said they might make an XL version with scissors and pliers and so I'm definitely waiting around for it.
I couldn't see the blade until I zoomed in, it's the same color as the background, haha.
Looks like a utility knife razor?
- Basically, yeah

I have a keychain mini-multitool (Gerber Dime) with a dedicated "retail package opener" and it's by far the function I use the most. It's actually getting worn down and needs to be resharpened.

I have this thing for a reason!

The Cybertool really is the best of the Victorinox knives. Unfortunately, I lost mine 😢.

The guy who always has a knife:

https://youtu.be/YAD0a6wWFrI

Or unwrapping Xmas presents.

"everyday carry" people fantasy: the lights went out but we have to open that box and sign this form. We're doomed!! Who can save us!?!

reality: I guess I will just do it later.

but mine has tritium on the handle!!

I've cleaned a moose with my pocket knife.

I think I’m beyond help at this point. When I’m not at work I EDC a pocket knife, a leatherman, and a Swiss Army knife. Probably overkill but I’ve never been in a situation where I thought “I wish I came less prepared to this”.

This is like when you go round someone’s house for dinner and they ostentatiously get out the “Japanese steel” to chop the vegetables with, which you have to ceremonially bloody on your palm every time it comes out of the block. Later you see the shitty little serrated knife they normally use while helping load the dishwasher.

I used my swiss knife for the scredriver, the mini scissors and the bottle opener. So everything but the knife when i think about it, the knife is basically the opinel, because it's better as a blade. I like that it's not spring driven.

i use every tool on my Mountaineer, but the hook. I've never used that hook.
Who needs that hook?

You can rip apart an Amazon box with your baby toe, those things are made to be easily ripped up. Tell that to my neighbours though, the shared recycling bin is always overflowing with uncut Amazon boxes

Really? It always seems to hurt my hands more than it's worth.
- Yeah, that tape is no joke.

I'm usually like, ooh, I have a Swiss army knife in my pocket. And another on the keychain.

...Except when I'm home, the keys go to the tray and I switch to indoors pants, so when I actually need the damn things I usually need to take extra effort to go grab them anyway.

I keep a folding utility knife on me for just that reason