Tip up or tip down?

[Benner]

Following a discussion on another thread I'm curious, what type of carry do you prefer and why?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Those days are mostly behing me now, but I prefer tip up for faster blade deployment

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

One of the rare times I agree with Mike

I carried Spyderco Delicas for many years and I'm used to tip up. These days I don't use the clip anymore though...

[2xTap]

Tip-Down only for me.....Tip-Up is a accident waiting to happen. And besides, I find Tip-Down much faster in deployment.

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[J-sews]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

[Benner]

How rude! 

I am tip down here as well.  Just got used to that kind of carry.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

This is a family forum

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

This is a family forum

Eew! JS!

[Benner]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

This is a family forum

Eew! Benner!

Why do I get the blame for all grosse things? 

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

This is a family forum

Eew! Benner!

Why do I get the blame for all grosse things?  

Sorry I meant JS...just too used to typing "Eew! Benner!"

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

This is a family forum

Eew! Benner!

Why do I get the blame for all grosse things? 

Sorry I meant JS...just too used to typing "Eew! Benner!"

[J-sews]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

This is a family forum

Eew! JS!

What?? I just find it's better for quick deployment that way.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I find it more comfortable walking around with my tip up.

This is a family forum

Eew! JS!

What?? I just find it's better for quick deployment that way.

But the risk of potential zip related accidents goes up exponentially

[cliosguy]

tip up for me

[jzmtl]

4" and less tip up, more than that tip down. When get to 4"+ folders my hands aren't big enough to reach thumbstud quickly in tip up position.

But since I only have one 4"+ folder I vote up.

[P35]

tip up for me, less crud in the pivot

[Benner]

tip up for me, less crud in the pivot

That's a good point that I hadn't thought of. 

[Sean]

if it's a lockback tip up works for me.  however, if it's a linerlock or a assisted opener then I prefer to carry tip down just in case it somehow either comes open or works it's way partly open.

[Swiss Man]

I wouldn't say prefer, just I have more downs then ups.

I have an Endura 4 that I can switch the clip around just never have it just fealt good out of the box.
 

[2xTap]

tip up for me, less crud in the pivot

Outside of the occassional foray into Tip-Up I have done, for the past 12 years or so  I have been carrying Tip-Down and I can say for certain that "crud in the pivot" has never been an issue. 

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[ringzero]

tip up for me, less crud in the pivot

Outside of the occassional foray into Tip-Up I have done, for the past 12 years or so  I have been carrying Tip-Down and I can say for certain that "crud in the pivot" has never been an issue. 

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+1

Seems to me that tip-up carry would get more nasty stuff into the pivot, because the pivot area rides deeper, nearer the bottom of the pocket where lint and other crud accumulates.

Tip-down puts the pivot area near the top of the pocket where there's less lint and other crud floating around.

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[Benner]

tip up for me, less crud in the pivot

Outside of the occassional foray into Tip-Up I have done, for the past 12 years or so  I have been carrying Tip-Down and I can say for certain that "crud in the pivot" has never been an issue. 

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+1

Seems to me that tip-up carry would get more nasty stuff into the pivot, because the pivot area rides deeper, nearer the bottom of the pocket where lint and other crud accumulates.

Tip-down puts the pivot area near the top of the pocket where there's less lint and other crud floating around.

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I'm thinking that's what he actually meant, may be wrong though.

[WhichDawg]

Tip-Down only for me.....Tip-Up is a accident waiting to happen. And besides, I find Tip-Down much faster in deployment.

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I'm with 2!

[P35]

 
NO more opinions from me
I'll just do what I like and keep my ideas to my self

[Freudian Frog]

Tip down...

Sorry, but it's never been an issue where I need to shave off 2 miliseconds deploying a knife to fend off mall ninajs.

I'd rather have the saftey of tip-down carry.

[Nikos]

Tip down for me as well. I don't find it any slower than tip-up, it's safer, and most of the folders I've had carry deeper in their tip-down configuration.

[nuphoria]

Paaaass the tip up on me lef' han' side

[Benner]

NO more opinions from me
I'll just do what I like and keep my ideas to my self

Different opinions are exactly what we want here, so please keep them coming.  No one was saying you were wrong, just giving their experiences and opinions about the situation.

[sappyg]

i voted tip down b/c that's all i have ever known. it seems very comfortable to me but, i am willing to give tip up a try.
i did figure more people in the poll would have prefered tip down.

[Paul]

Prefer up, but can live with it down.