The tip up/ tip down debate continues
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The tip up/ tip down debate continues
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Re: The tip up/ tip down debate continues
10 years ago when I got my first Paramilitary 2 I tried carrying both tip up and tip down and came to the conclusion that I preferred tip up. I have kept it that way ever since. It's wild to me that I was able to come to that conclusion entirely on my own without any input from social media influencers.
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I can go either way to be honest, just as long as I can left hand carry I’m fine. After carrying my calypso jr. I got really used to it and enjoyed it, I found that after closing the knife from taking it out and using it that it felt more natural reaching down to clip it back into my pocket because the butt of the knife is already facing down after closing it. But a slight opposite bend of the wrist either direction isn’t a big deal of difference to me. Funny vid from pete nevertheless
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Tip up, tip down, don't care. But I did switch my Maxamet PM2 to tip down because the lanyard hole puts the clip off center, tip up, and I didn't like the way it hung in my pocket.
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Had I not read the subject, I'd have thought the video was about people who don't like FRN handled knives.
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I simply go with whichever position for a particular knife feels comfortable for me. In one instance, I switched my Police 4 LWT to tip down, because the clip presses more onto the flat logo, and less on the texturing, than it does in tip up position. I generally prefer tip up, but it depends. I never paid any attention to whether tip up or tip down carry was more popular.
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It seems like nowadays, everything has to be a debate.
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And this video added absolutely nothing of value to that debate.
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I’ll debate this
It seems some topics are popular to have an opinion about in the age of the internet.
And sadly, I think people that have just been introduced to this hobby picks up on this and assumes it’s how it’s supposed to be.
I’m sure even this topic is important to some, and makes a real difference for a select few, but hardly as many as are choosing to have a vocal opinion about it these days.
Personally I don’t care much at all. If I have options I’ll choose whichever is more comfortable in hand/pocket. For instance I have two Salt 2’s, and I’ve setup one in each configuration. I prefer options over popular belief.
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It pours a bucket of humor over a topic some people take too seriously. It’s a common theme in Pete’s videos.RandomNick wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:14 pmAnd this video added absolutely nothing of value to that debate.
I’ll agree this wasn’t his best work, IMO, but he tends to hit the nail on the head more often than not.
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I don’t understand why we are still arguing about this. Carry however you want. Folks who are newer to the scene are gonna prefer tip up because that is how most knives come. I’m old enough to remember when most knives came tip down from the factory and that is what I got used to. Before I started collecting knives I carried the same Benchmade tip down in my back pocket next to my wallet for ten years. I have also been carrying a pocket pistol in my right front pocket for most of my adult life so front pocket carry isn’t an option. I don’t think I’m right or that I have the answer but I do know what works for me and that is tip up in my right rear pocket like I have been carrying for the past twenty years.
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Pete has a good sense of humor and he has added more value to the knife community than most over the years. Sometimes he gives us some decent testing and sometimes he gives us some decent humor/entertainment. He’s better than the dozens of shills and fanboys on YouTube that just regurgitate the same nonsense. We are all lucky to have him participate in our hobby.aicolainen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:28 pmIt pours a bucket of humor over a topic some people take too seriously. It’s a common theme in Pete’s videos.RandomNick wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:14 pmAnd this video added absolutely nothing of value to that debate.
I’ll agree this wasn’t his best work, IMO, but he tends to hit the nail on the head more often than not.
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sal wrote:Knife afi's are pretty far out, steel junky's more so, but "edge junky's" are just nuts. :p
SpyderEdgeForever wrote: Also, do you think a kangaroo would eat a bowl of spagetti with sauce if someone offered it to them?
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For sure. 100%. The only one I consistently watch.bearfacedkiller wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:33 pmPete has a good sense of humor and he has added more value to the knife community than most over the years. Sometimes he gives us some decent testing and sometimes he gives us some decent humor/entertainment. He’s better than the dozens of shills and fanboys on YouTube that just regurgitate the same nonsense. We are all lucky to have him participate in our hobby.aicolainen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:28 pmIt pours a bucket of humor over a topic some people take too seriously. It’s a common theme in Pete’s videos.RandomNick wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:14 pmAnd this video added absolutely nothing of value to that debate.
I’ll agree this wasn’t his best work, IMO, but he tends to hit the nail on the head more often than not.
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what debate?
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Wet bread… yummmmm
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I'm going to add my 2 cents and say it really depends on the knife . I used to be 100% tip up always but I've found some knives draw way better tip down.
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Yes this and I think that's exactly what Pete was poking fun at. No absolutes. It's all what you're used to As Sal says about steel, all different and all good.bearfacedkiller wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:30 pmI don’t understand why we are still arguing about this. Carry however you want. Folks who are newer to the scene are gonna prefer tip up because that is how most knives come. I’m old enough to remember when most knives came tip down from the factory and that is what I got used to. Before I started collecting knives I carried the same Benchmade tip down in my back pocket next to my wallet for ten years. I have also been carrying a pocket pistol in my right front pocket for most of my adult life so front pocket carry isn’t an option. I don’t think I’m right or that I have the answer but I do know what works for me and that is tip up in my right rear pocket like I have been carrying for the past twenty years.
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I think the whole "debate" is stupid
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This is a debate that I've never really participated in. I've owned and used several Tip UP and Tip DOWN Spyderco models and I liked them both OK for the most part. Maybe it depends on what your highest priorities are with different blade uses. I'm far more concerned with locking systems along with blade & handle materials than I am with the TIP UP/Tip Down issues.
I've known several guys and gals who were on both sides of the fence on this debate and they both have had good reasons for their selection. But it just never really got my attention for some strange reason.
I've known several guys and gals who were on both sides of the fence on this debate and they both have had good reasons for their selection. But it just never really got my attention for some strange reason.
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I go both ways
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I found the video funny, but I utterly could not care less how people choose to carry their knives - that’d be their business, not mine
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