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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

a high quality pocket knife. never leave home without one.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You can carry an opinel or laguiole afaik?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Not anymore. All knives are now banned in public because apparently we are toddlers. Or they think that terrorists won't find any way to hurt people now. Because surely legality is where any knife murderer draws the line...

    Edit : I think laguioles and swiss army knives are still ok since they have no blade lock. But apparently there is now zero legal difference between my extrema ratio knife (which is admittedly really blurring the line between EDC and "tactical" knife) and an Opinel.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I have a Boker Kwaiken, a real nice one, but man do I love the DW-1. It’s so wee you can really use it anywhere without worrying about freaking anyone out and it does things like box cutting waaaay better than a longer knife.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I understand the logic, but I've never been in a situation when I thought "I wish I had a pocket knife"

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If you carry one, you'll discover all sorts of uses for it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I have one in my car, but the glovebox is where things get forgotten.

    Maybe a small Swiss Army knife would be a good investment.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    A leatherman, or gerber multitool has been a life-saver for me more than once

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Leatherman tools tend to be extremely expensive. Amazon has a lot of multitool options for far less. I have the one made by Wetools, which used to be about $20, which was a serious bargain, considering how well it was made. Now they are around $35, probably due to tariffs, but they are still a bargain.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I dont mind the expense on quality tools, well made, that last literally forever. Ive had ones that are about 20 years old now.

    Few things I learned from my father, never get cheap tools

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I get that, but Leatherman tools aren't expensive because of their quality, which is excellent, they are expensive because of their brand. There are plenty of equally high quality tools that aren't nearly as expensive. The Wetools knife that I have is a good example. Excellent design and high quality construction for a fraction of the cost.

    I appreciate high quality in all things, but I have also learned in life that quality and cost often have little or no correlation. With a little research, I can usually find a tool, or guitar, or audio gear, etc. that is just as good, or even better, than the well-known gourmet brands, at a far cheaper price. Multitools are an excellent example of that.

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