All About Pocket Knives

Howdy everyone, 1st thanks for all your thoughts and prayers in the Upper Room
on my recent heart attack, much appreciated !!!

As some of ya know, I spend about 7 months in Arizona, and 5 months in Michigan every year..
I cannot leave home without a group of knives with me,
You never know what is gonna happen in this crazy world we live in, so with knives as well
as firearms, being gone so long I try to put myself at ease with a group of both...
22 Ruger rifle & pistol, Glock 45 auto, 44 mag S & W pistol, 410 Snake Charmer shotgun,
below is the group of knives I took to Arizona on this trip, minus the Spyderco Manix 2 I forgot
was in my pocket and not pictured
Marble's 7" Ideal, 7 inch Trailmaker, Case knife/axe combo, Marble's LoveLess Sport & Cowboy knife, Crawford/Kasper folder, Case 5 blade sowbelly,
Case swinguard,

Just curious what the rest of ya all take with ya on your short and extended trips away from the main camp
I figure I got several situations covered with the group below
Thanks for your opinions on this subject

Will
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/clearcreekknives

Just my EDC. Even if it were going to be for months at a time like you, it would still be just my EDC.

I too split my time between the Southwest (NM & AZ) and Michigan. I don't carry as many but when I travel I always take a Gene Langley 4" drop point hunter, a SAK Climber, a Farmer and two Case Amber bone Stockman (6375 & 6318).

UPTA CAMP on our family vacation Schrades,chainsaw and an ax good to have ya up and about Stagman nice travelers you have there

Aside from application-specific trip-related knives (fillet knife, for example), I generally travel with my EDC (these days that is most often a Case trapper or Schrade 194OT, and a Case sodbuster). There is a Gerber multi-tool in my laptop case/bookbag. In my truck, there are a couple of TL-29s and a Catt 225Q or Ka-Bar, and often a machete, in my truck. I usually have a boot knife (a Russell Sting or similar) somewhere in my gear.

If I have to go somewhere and can't carry my usual stuff, I'll ship spares ahead, or have left knives with friends on a previous trip.

My travel kit also includes a credit-card sized diamond plate for sharpening.

Stagman, you might think about adding something with some reach. Maybe an ought-six or similar?

I have a Ruger M-77 bolt in .270 caliber with 3x9 Bushnell banner lite site scope on it
had it since 1980...
this is just what I dragged 2200 mi this year...
ya never know if you are gonna get back to your other base in this world today
major events , weather, terroist taking out power grid, mass panic,
people just loosing it if one of these events occured, these things are very much in play in this world of 2015... I just try to have a fighting chance for me and my wife's sake.....
ain't no 911 to dial 23 mi away from the cop shop, drive 19 mi just to small grocery store
I was just curious if folk's took several of their favorites with them on extended trips

I worry more about shorter-term emergencies. Tornados for example, or ice storms, or hurricanes--much of my kit evolved from experience gained from working with those problems. You can't carry enough to deal with any conceivable situation that might arise, but a basic versatile kit can get you pretty far, as will a creative approach to problem-solving.

(None of the knives were much good for dealing with alligators though. . . which goes to show you can't think of everything.)

RoySouth wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:27 pm

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:21 am UPTA CAMP on our family vacation Schrades,chainsaw and an ax good to have ya up and about Stagman nice travelers you have there

Like that one!

to AAPK Roy! I'm wondering if you're aware that the above posts are from 2015, 7 years ago? Not that it matters one bit, just wanted you to know! Glad to have you aboard!

A lightweight EDC carry knife

A whittler and a block of wood to pass the time while sitting outside

A hunting knife in a belt sheath… if we are going where we’ll be hiking on trails

Only the cheap ones. I have a tendency to leave or loose things when I travel....

This knife is getting ready to make her 3rd trip to Pensacola. She's been everywhere from East Coast to Ireland.

She had a safe trip to Pensacola and back.

As I'm sure you know John, that's not my style, but dog-gone-it I like that knife!

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:46 pm As I'm sure you know John, that's not my style, but dog-gone-it I like that knife!

Simple, sturdy and sharp.

Don't forget nice profile bud!