Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it I always saySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
BClogic I completely agree. Maybe it was all the episodes of MacGyver when I was a kid or the Boy Scout manual that I poured over for countless hours that formed that mindset.
Does anyone else feel like the minority when they break out their SAK to use it? Maybe it was just how I was raised or my own experiences growing up, but I always felt more comfortable if I felt prepared to take care of issues on my own, rather than wait for someone to come to the rescue. How about you guys? Are you the outlier in your group or do you have others that share your mindset. Other than the fine members of this forum, of course.
I don't loan these days. I also don't carry "loaners" either. I loaned a sharpie to a guy ( random vender ) at the flea market. He wrote with it and I thought he was done. I waited for him to hand it back but he began a conversation with someone. I paused, then said, may I have my sharpie back. He looked at me strangely and said he wasn't quite done. . I reached for my sharpie and said yeah actually you are. I took my sharpie from his hand, said you're welcome and walked away. My partner and I both laughed at the nerve of this dude.
Yeah, if the pen has a cap, even fountain pens, I held the cap so I got my pen back!
Certainly not in the minority, I too work in the computer repair field, and most everyone carries Leathermen, or Gerber or some nice folding knife with exotic material handles. Have even seen the Leatherman Tread on a few guys here, seems like that's the new show-off man-jewelry. I know one guy even had a knife with a Hawksbill blade, I have no idea what that could be useful for other than gutting enemy combatants or duals-to-the-death, but ok. I carry the Cybertool M daily, and have gotten a lot of responses to the effect of it being the most useful SAK they've ever seen, didn't know they existed with bits. I carry an Explorer for weekends, when the single inline phillips is all I really need besides all the other tools-its lighter and much cheaper.
Does anyone else feel like the minority when they break out their SAK to use it? What I mean is that among my co-workers, I’m known as ‘The Tool Guy’ because I always carry my Explorer and my MiniChamp. I’m a computer technician and found that this tool set between the two models covers most of my on-site needs without having to run back to the shop for a dedicated tool. No one else in my shop carries anything with them. And among my group of friends, I’m the only one that carries a pocket knife, let alone a SAK. They all know to come to me for a cap lifter or scissors or blade or corkscrew if one is not close at hand. My six-year old knows to go for the Cybertool 41 that I keep in the kitchen drawer when we need a screwdriver for the battery compartment on some of his toys, as the bits on this model fit the tiny screws perfectly. Maybe it was just how I was raised or my own experiences growing up, but I always felt more comfortable if I felt prepared to take care of issues on my own, rather than wait for someone to come to the rescue. In my last job, I was lucky enough to work with a group of like-minded individuals who all carried a multi-tool and a dedicated folder. And most of them did so off work as well. Maybe that is the exception and not the rule nowadays. How about you guys? Are you the outlier in your group or do you have others that share your mindset. Other than the fine members of this forum, of course.
I have always carried a knife since 8 yrs old. Gave my 10 yr old grandson a Wingman on Sunday while he was visiting, knew his dad had been training him to use knives, and suspect he still had the Big SMILE today. A new fellow tooler in training.
I agree with your observation, but it just seems so strange to me. Even some people who grew up always having pocket knives on them have cast them aside. I don’t understand the why, but find it sad.
A pocket knife is the handiest tool you can carry. I have used one every day since I was 8 years old.I too, find it sad. Most people look upon them as a weapon and fail to see them as the useful tool that they are.
I agree with your observation, but it just seems so strange to me.Growing up it seemed strange if someone didn’t have a pocket knife in their pocket or on their belt. I was given my first knife at 8yo and have carried one every since. Then, in the Navy on ships, it seemed Sailors almost always had some sort of knife or tool in their pocket even if their rating didn’t really require it.I’ve noticed for about a decade that edc’ing put me in a minority, but didn’t really realize that it also included knives or SAKs until recently. Sure I understood not everyone had flashlights, aspirin, safety pins, first aid items, etc but I didn’t realize it was also pocket knives until recently.I first noticed the shift at a wedding, when my Aunt was struggling to open a packet of dressing and I asked if she wanted scissors. She was like “you have a pair?” and was shocked when I pulled out a SAK from the waistband of my pocketless skirt. Even then I thought, no one else had something because they were nicely dressed. Recently when I went to visit family and realized just how bad it was. My nephew asked me why I had a knife in my pocket. It was just a small SAK that I was pulling out to cut open his cracker package. Why would he be asking such a question? It is obvious to me. A pocket knife is a very useful tool that you never know when you’ll need, like right then. Even some people who grew up always having pocket knives on them have cast them aside. I don’t understand the why, but find it sad.
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