Poll: Clip position

[spyderedge]

I am just curious to how people carry their knives.
I carry a Endura 4 ffg plain black, front pocket tip up, right
And a Resilience tip up, left with a wave in my back pocket so it deploys in a reverse grip.

[Zenith]

My option is...whatever way it came. Don't care to much, all personal preference.

[DeathBySnooSnoo]

I am a fan of no clip...especially in a small knife. But as a lefty I obviously want lefthand carry and I like tip down. Because I pinch the pivot to draw the knife out and then it just swings down and I am holding the knife as I would. To me tip up is extra work...

[jnichols2]

The Military and Harpy are tip down/right -- no big deal.

[JudasD]

I am a tip-up only kind of guy. I actually only own one tip-down knife and it is currently for sale :P Just a personal preference really. different strokes...

JD

[The Deacon]

Mostly no clip, loose in my pocket. Larger Spydies ride in the left back pocket, small ones in the watch pocket. Do have a couple I carry occasionally that get clipped, tip up, in my right front pocket and one which I carry infrequently that gets clipped tip down in my left front pocket.

[Cheddarnut]

I prefer tip up, but im so used to my para 1 d2 and my lil temp (which isnt tapped for tip up) that tip up actually feels wrong lately. I thought tip down was lame till i was forced into it but i venture that i feel equally about them now. Which kind of ruins the aesthetics without good reason for all the models with four way holes i see everywhere these days...

[Evil D]

Tip up right front pocket unless it's a Military or Police or Endura then I prefer tip down because of the length of the handle.

[Mr Blonde]

I always prefer tip-up, left and right.

[SuzieQ]

If possible I like to clip my knives tip down but with the spine of the blade resting against the outside seam of my right front pocket. I think this would actually make it left-hand carry, wouldn't it? The reason for doing this was that I caught my hand at the thumb ramp jimping one time too often for my taste. Ouch. Might be because women's pockets are always way too tight or something :-p But this way works just fine for me and I really appreciate any knife with a 4-way clip because of this.

[Evil D]

If possible I like to clip my knives tip down but with the spine of the blade resting against the outside seam of my right front pocket. I think this would actually make it left-hand carry, wouldn't it? The reason for doing this was that I caught my hand at the thumb ramp jimping one time too often for my taste. Ouch. Might be because women's pockets are always way too tight or something :-p But this way works just fine for me and I really appreciate any knife with a 4-way clip because of this.

Not just a women's jeans thing, i have the same issue with carrying tip down. Every time you reach into your pocket that jimping is there to scrape the crap out of the side of your hand. I use all my pockets to carry something so it's a constant aggravation for knives like the Military, but it's also a necessary evil for me when carrying knives as long as the Military.

[msierant]

greetings all,
TIP-DOWN. had an emerson open up [tip-up] and never looked back. i'll drill and tap if possible for a tip-down carry. best regards.
mike

[Blerv]

I buy the knife and deal with the configuration. Tip up for right handed is the preferred tho.

[DRKBC]

Tip up right except for the para 2 which is tip down.

[SuzieQ]

Not just a women's jeans thing, i have the same issue with carrying tip down. Every time you reach into your pocket that jimping is there to scrape the crap out of the side of your hand. ...

Good to know that this issue seems to be a common problem for others too and not only me being clumsy I just don't know all that many people carryings knives in daily life so I couldn't ask anyone :)

[spyderedge]

Not just a women's jeans thing, i have the same issue with carrying tip down. Every time you reach into your pocket that jimping is there to scrape the crap out of the side of your hand. I use all my pockets to carry something so it's a constant aggravation for knives like the Military, but it's also a necessary evil for me when carrying knives as long as the Military.

I hardly ever use my pockets so jimping is not an issue.

[Nick D. Fingerz]

Tip up, no clip. When ever I get a new knife I try it with the clip for a day or two, always end up removing them.

[Donut]

Most of the time when it's an option, tip up in right pocket.

But I like to carry tip down in my back right pocket, also. Many knives I carry in my back right pocket don't offer tip down carry option.

[jackknifeh]

The thing for me is consistancy. I use tip-up, right hand pocket. Larger knives (GB, Sage4) I normally use a pouch but the knife is in the pouch in the same position. This way I don't need to think about the position of the knife when I get it out of my pocket or pouch. Sometime I do carry a knife loose in my pocket. I "prefer" the pivot towards the front of the pocket but sometimes that's harder to control when I just drop in into my pocket. Like I said, consistancy in the position of the knife upon initial removal from storage location (pocket/sheath :) ) is what I like. However, with knives that I want and use if there is only one clip position possible, or just tip-down it doesn't matter. It's about the last thing in my "list of likes" in a knife.

[jackknifeh]

Tip up seems to be the favorite of up/down. Right hand pocket seems to REALLY be a favorite. Imagine it's because there are fewer lefties in the world. It's a good thing since they aren't as intee, inttelg, initel, smart as righties. :)

Just in case someone didn't get it, that was an attempt at humor. :)


Jack