Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Haven't had an FRN in a long time with the sheet metal clip, so
How is the pocket wear on this lightweight? G10 is not bad for me.
How is the pocket wear on this lightweight? G10 is not bad for me.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
It’s been a while since I’ve carried mine with stock clip. I’ve run it clipless for a while now and had an after market deep carry on it before that but from memory it was fine. I dont’t recall it chewing pockets.
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Mine was overly rough on the inner lining of one of my pockets the very first time I tried clipping it. The second attempt convinced me not to try clipping that particular knife anymore. When I did carry it, I just carried it down in my pocket like a traditional pocket knife.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
I have carried my Maxamet Native quite a lot with the stock clip. No problems with pocket wear for me.
For reference, I mostly wear non-denim Dickies brand pants.
For reference, I mostly wear non-denim Dickies brand pants.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
i haven’t had any noticeable issues with my native salt. i don’t carry it all the time, but all of my knives are in and out of my pockets a lot because i’m always using or fidgeting with them.
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C36MCW2, C258YL, C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
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current collection:
C36MCW2, C258YL, C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
H2, CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
I sanded the sharp ridges under the clip a bit. It is better than th eG10 models, which shred my pocket unless I lightly sand them as well.
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
I was getting enough wear from my Natives i picked up a couple of lanyards. No further issues (nless you HATE lanyards of course!) Oddly my enduras have not given me any notable issues. I am going to take this opportunity to say "just buy a maxamet knife." :D
Native 5 S110V G10 and LW. S90V LW. Salt LC200N. Maxamet. S30V G10 and LW. Endura 4 ZDP-189. HAP40. VG10.
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Thank you all.
Oh yes, I plan to get a N5 Maxamet.
I like the MXG clip for my Para 3, so will look into getting one for the N5????
Yes, I do sand the the G10 under the clip and could do the same for the FRN.
Oh yes, I plan to get a N5 Maxamet.
I like the MXG clip for my Para 3, so will look into getting one for the N5????
Yes, I do sand the the G10 under the clip and could do the same for the FRN.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
The contct point for the clip is a smooth round Spyderco emblem, you shouldnt need to
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
The contact point is at the edge of the emblem. I found sanding a bit to be helpful.
I just saw an MXG deep carry clip for the N5 LW (my son-in-law has it). It seemed nice, less intrusive to the palm than I was expecting, and it makes the knife all but disappear.
I just saw an MXG deep carry clip for the N5 LW (my son-in-law has it). It seemed nice, less intrusive to the palm than I was expecting, and it makes the knife all but disappear.
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Take the clip off, put it in a vise or pliers, bend it a tiny bit, and put it back on. Repeat until it feels right. Mine all seem fine. If they weren’t, that’s what I’d do.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
I carry the Maxamet Native5LW and haven't noticed any excess wear.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
It's not terrible but it does cause wear.
I use it pretty often too the inside shows more wear than the outside but it's still not that bad. Couldn't get a picture of it but the jimping on the blade causes a little wear too.
I use it pretty often too the inside shows more wear than the outside but it's still not that bad. Couldn't get a picture of it but the jimping on the blade causes a little wear too.
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Nice pocket pictures VashHash.
The flat clips don't always work for me, they cause what you pictured or punch into my palm.
The flat clips don't always work for me, they cause what you pictured or punch into my palm.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
I wish they’d CQI it because the clips lands at the edge of the oval and it’s a pocket shredder. I sanded down the ridges and it’s good now.
Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
Yes, I may make a smaller titanium clip to fit the oval just right.
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Re: Pocket wear, Native 5 Lightweight
My native 5 salt doesn’t tear up my pockets too bad. I do however carry it almost exclusively in shorts because it’s lighter than my PM2 and my PM2 is just a little too long for the side pocket I like to carry my knife in with shorts. I only wear fishing shorts which is basically a more comfortable swim suit. It doesn’t tear that material up at all. I do remember bending the pocket clip back just a little only because I thought it was too difficult to put back in the pocket and not because of my concern with harming my shorts material