The Value of Carrying Knives

If you want to carry a knife for protection it's probably not the worst thing you could do. Of course you may want to check the laws in your state before you do. But knives are so much more versatile than just thinking of them in terms as a weapon. There are many uses that should be considered. I carry a pocket knife and even though the one I generally carry and use is rather small I reach for it several times a day. Once you get used to the idea of carrying one you reach for it an amazing number of times throughout the day. That's only because there are an amazing number of things it can be used for.

Now don't get me wrong, I understand the value of the knife as an offensive weapon. I can remember bayonet training like it was last week. Picture maybe 400 soldiers with bayonets fixed on the end of their rifles on a parade field. Out front a drill sergeant screaming "what is the spirit of the bayonet" and in response "to kill". "I can't hear you", "to kill". You probably saw that movie right? Well for me and many others it was real. But for most of us that is not real or the real world. I would like to explore some of the ways carrying a knife as a "tool" rather than as a weapon.

I have been carrying a pocket knife most of life. I will open a package wrapped so tight, like it was meant not to be opened with out even thinking. Pulling out my pocket knife to cut a piece of rope is as automatic to me as blowing my nose. Ha. Sounds nutty right? It's true. I like carrying Buck Knives brand because I have carried this type most of my life. I actually thought for the longest time that "Buck Knife" was a type of knife not a brand. I'm sure many people have made this mistake. Of course though Buck Knives is only one type of brand. I also happen to like Case Knives. It's a matter of taste. Opening an envelope, a can, a bottle, cleaning your golf shoes, removing a hook from a fish. These are some of the incredible things carrying a little pocket knife can do.

The funny thing is people that know me also know I always have a knife handy. They will turn to me and say "could you open this". Maybe it's a can or a bottle. But they know that this boyscout is prepared. Ha again. You know what? It's true. I like carrying Swiss Army knives as well. It all depends what I am doing that day. If I know I am going to a barbecue than I consider what type of "tools" might be needed. See, to me that's the beauty of carrying a knife. I'll say the boyscout credo. "be prepared".

When I go fishing or hunting I may take the being "prepared" to the extreme. I will be carrying multiple knives. I will have pocket knives as well as a fixed bladed knife looped through my belt. But whatever happens during my adventures I will be carrying the "tool" to get the job done.

Written by James Cerebe for http://www.buckknivesworld.com

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