Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Lost my favorite pocket knife today

I stopped carrying a big folder because the weight of the thing had it in the couch cushions too often. Then I got looking at that little unused watch pocket in all my jeans and got a 5.25" open drop point A.G. Russell knife that fits in there perfectly and had the wife sew a Velcro closure into all my jean watch pockets. I never drop the knife now. My Chris Reeve hunting folder goes in another Velcro closure pocket in my day pack.

Mine resides on my desk. Its a perfectly capable one, but like the shape of my edc a bit better.

had a 800 dollar custom knife disappear, stainless Damascus think one of my sons friends stole it..

I got a lightweight Gerber folder with the Danner boots I bought back in the 90s. Has Danner acid-etched on the blade. I've lost it several times, but always managed to find it again. Dropped it in the gravel parking lot of my local WMA once and drove back and found it right where I stood when I pulled out my keys (and the knife). Now I carry other cheap Gerbers and this one stays on my bedside table.

The little Gerbers are cheap, light, and easy to sharpen. All I have now are US made again too. Tried the Opinels, but they make me a little nervous too. Besides, who wants French anything these days?

I carry one of these thin Case knives all the time. I often also have a Leatherman on my belt but this one is always in my pocket. It holds and edge fairly well and, being flat, I never even notice it in my pocket. I wish they made it in orange, though. I've come close to losing it a number of times.

My edc is a Gerber clip on that I really like but that opinel was a buzzed up eBay purchase and I was pleasantly surprised by the blade. The shape not so much.

When I lose them, they're down in the guts of a recliner...

Opinels are the tits! I have one w/ a mini bic wrapped w/ duct tape and a button compass in most of my jacket and pack pockets. I would guess there are at least 4 somewhere in my truck. I love cheap stuff that works.


mike r

I like Case knives also. Give the Canoe model with yellow handles a look.

my little case i always have on me, lost it a couple times but found it.

That’s my sure fire method for finding stuff when I get tired of looking.

That’s only because you quit looking when you find it. To avoid that issue next time, keep looking after you find it.

At my age I don't lose anything anymore - I don't even remember ever having anything anymore.

I stopped carrying old fashioned pocket knives about 20 years ago. Much prefer a one hand opener with pocket clip, a hand filling handle and 3.25 - 3.75 inch blade nowdays.

How come I knew it was an Opinel before I even went to the site?
They are simple, cheap, easy to sharpen with plain carbon steel blade.
One beside my wallet on the counter right now, but the next size up.
My favorite was a Shrade Walden Trapper that had gone many a mile with me.
Landlady's scum sucking son stole it and a brand new Buck folder, though I could not prove it.
Don't miss the buck at all, but I do the Sharade Walden
Even bought a Shrade Trapper later, BUT is was not the same quality of knife.

Just found one of those limp-wristed, wine, and cheese types in this video. Check out 00:30 where he's gutting the rabbit with an opinel.

https://vimeo.com/139553665

That’s pretty philosophizy for you. That ranks up there with “Everything happens for a reason.” 😀

+1
Orange Morakniv here....

Hate to lose anything.

My favorite Leathermans are their little PST editions, not bad in a pocket but inexplicably out of production for some time now.

https://www.leatherman.com/pst-77.html

I've prob'ly lost a half dozen over the last twenty years or so, I always keep an eye open for 'em at pawn shops or gun shows.