Do you carry a knife?

treevet · 2nd July 2009, 09:18 AM

That kind of stuff happens in here in the inner city and recently in the suburbs almost every day.

A couple of days ago a woman was shot in the neck when 2 drug dealers got into a shoot out. The witnesses won't testify for fear of retaliation. The judge even put one in jail for refusing to testify. One inner city town in Cinci. was named the most dangerous place to be in in the nation. Never used to be that way before the riot.

It is so crazy here that some moron/s is/are throwing large rocks and bricks over overpasses into traffic below hitting cars on the highway. One woman had her face completely crushed and is hanging on to her life. Probably won't want to live when she sees her reconstructed face if they put it back together.

White on black crimes are hate crimes but black on white crimes are.....usually just a revolving door in and out of the jail that will not hold anymore. After someone is beaten raped or murdered it is often a story in the local rag about how terrible a childhood the perpetrator had. These kids have no fathers and their idols are all gangstas.

We have what is called "Section 8" housing which means that money is given to "people" who "qualify" for housing. It used to be that they could only use it in certain housing areas but now, for example, a previously exclusive luxury apartment complex near my equipment lot has gone section 8. There is gunfire at night and the surrounding neighborhoods, previously well kept working families are riddled with robberies.

A few days ago, a guy set up a grill outside the gated exclusive complex and was selling hot dogs and hamburgers with a hand made sign likely to pay the balance of his rent before a cop ran him off. It would be funny if it was not so sad. All the surrounding business have had robberies.

Eventually the good people are chases out and this, I suppose is how a ghetto is formed.

Eric Frei · 2nd July 2009, 09:54 AM

Here in QLD, Brisbane anyway, the housing commission realise that creating entire streets and suburbs of hard done by people is not good.

Now they buy properties here and there so the tenants are mixed in with normal communities. Down side is that even plush apartments have the odd unit bought by housing commission, next you know you just $600K for a river view unit and have some ferals next door paying $100/week rent.

This is a relatively new way and lots of the old suburbs and complexes still exist. With the houses they have been renovating them and selling them off slowly. I can see the merit of the idea. They also try to help the tenant buy the place with incentives and paying more but getting some ownership, if tenants build some sort of equity they might care a little more.

Overall I have seen the worst in this town, I was a debt collector, tough guys, bad neighbourhoods etc and at no point ever did I fear of a shooting or gun getting pulled out, never ever. The worst debtors are fat ugly feral white trash women!

treevet · 2nd July 2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ekka

Now they buy properties here and there so the tenants are mixed in with normal communities. Down side is that even plush apartments have the odd unit bought by housing commission, next you know you just $600K for a river view unit and have some ferals next door paying $100/week rent.

That $600k unit just took a substantial nose dive. Just like here.

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Overall I have seen the worst in this town, I was a debt collector, tough guys, bad neighbourhoods etc and at no point ever did I fear of a shooting or gun getting pulled out, never ever. The worst debtors are fat ugly feral white trash women!

Used to be that way here. Now the opposite situation exists. The puniest little turd no gooder will 99% of the time be carrying and you can count on it.

Therrin · 3rd July 2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Galbee

Its so sad when a person is killed because these idots feel they are big men because they carry weapons and instead of the old straightener they let off a barrage of rounds randomly pathetic idiots. this is definitely a case of when your times up, your times up and theres nothing you can do about it.

I dont beleive that hooey about "when your time is up, it's up".... I think that choices you make can alter the outcome. If you go jump off that overpass, your time could be up alot sooner, but if you dont you can stay alive.

Same as far as carrying firearms. *I* am not in the demographic of those who cause most of the crime and violence. But that doesnt mean I shouldnt reasonably be allowed to protect myself against it.

Letting off a barrage of rounds is one thing, but using practiced skill to depart a few shots with good placement is another entirely.

I get the feeling that if some of you came home to find your wife being raped, you'd stand by and watch.

Eric Frei · 3rd July 2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Therrin

I get the feeling that if some of you came home to find your wife being raped, you'd stand by and watch.

That's a real sensible, viable perspective.

Anyway, have a read of this.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...79-952,00.html

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Molester free while dad who bashed him could be jailed

UPDATE: A QUEENSLAND father who bashed a man caught molesting his 10-year-old son is facing a prison sentence, while the boy's attacker walks free.

In a highly unusual case, Shane Thomas Davidson was spared jail despite pleading guilty to molesting the boy on State Of Origin night last year.

Judge Ian Dearden told Beenleigh District Court the sentence was reduced because the young victim's father had wrongly taken action into his own hands and badly beaten Davidson.

"There is no place in our community for a vigilante approach," he said.

Davidson was sentenced on Monday to a nine-month intensive corrections order.

The boy's father is awaiting trial on one count of grievous bodily harm, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Child safety campaigner Hetty Johnston yesterday slammed the sentence for Davidson.

"In this case, they've got it woefully wrong," she said. "What the offender did was totally unnatural."

In handing down his sentence on Monday, Justice Dearden said adult offenders who committed sex offences against children must serve actual jail time – unless exceptional circumstances were found to exist.

"This is one of those rare and exceptional cases," he said. "When an individual takes the matter of punishment into their own hands, the offence committed by the person may be far, far more serious and, therefore, have far more serious consequences then the original offence."

The court was told Davidson was at the child's house at Eagleby in June last year to watch the State of Origin match with the boy's father and a few other people.

After the game, Davidson went into the boy's bedroom and began massaging the child's penis under his clothes.

When the boy woke up, Davidson asked the boy to show him his penis and offered to do the same.

The child refused and went to tell his father what happened.

The man then attacked Davidson, dragging him outside, throwing him on to a concrete path where he struck his head and repeatedly kicking him.

Davidson later underwent extensive facial surgery in the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Yesterday Davidson told The Courier-Mail he regretted what he had done but didn't think it was something he should go to jail for.

"As far as these sorts of offences go, it's pretty minor," he said.

Therrin · 4th July 2009, 02:35 AM

Thank GOD I dont live in AUS....

You folks are goofy.

THIS THREAD WAS MEANT FOR "DO YOU CARRY A KNIFE WHILE PERFORMING TREE CARE WORK

I hadnt intended it to become a discussion on CCW's, firearms, violence, murder, stabbings, molestation, rape, carrying catapults in public, throwing rocks at people, stealing military tanks and bashing communications towers, hot-wiring steam rollers, or the effects of water saturation on human corpses.

Could we get it back to the subject?

Knotahippie · 4th July 2009, 03:08 AM

Don't matter how much money you got, there's only two kinds of people: there's saved people and there's lost people.
—Bob Dylan

...Or people that carry a knife in the tree and people that don't.

treekiwi · 13th July 2009, 07:46 PM

I found this knive at a bargain store the other day!!! they retail on the website for $230 American and in Nz they are $400 dollars!!!

Very scary !!!

Dark Operations 911 Interceptor E&E for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand

Dark Ops Knives [ The Interceptor E&E *Now Shipping* ]

Garry Brockley · 15th July 2009, 11:12 PM

Yes they are ok but not really good for trees, just too big to take up and doesnt have a letting groove on the sides which takes out other uses too but it looks good. if you want a good knife that looks good and practical try https://www.kabar.com/famous.jsp but again not really good for tree climbing.

treevet · 15th July 2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Galbee

Yes they are ok but not really good for trees, just too big to take up and doesnt have a letting groove on the sides which takes out other uses too but it looks good. if you want a good knife that looks good and practical try https://www.kabar.com/famous.jsp but again not really good for tree climbing.

I carried one for 2 years in the VNam war. Tried to smuggle it back and they had a big shake down and took all our contraband. The best period.

treevet · 16th July 2009, 12:01 AM

A buddy of mine and I are celebrating a 40th anniversary next month, just found the perfect surprise present. Thanks Galb.

Garry Brockley · 16th July 2009, 11:21 PM

no worries mate glad i could help, anything for a vet

dont get too legless when you meet up.

TrevMcRev · 17th July 2009, 12:15 AM

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I hadnt intended it to become a discussion on CCW's, firearms, violence, murder, stabbings, molestation, rape, carrying catapults in public, throwing rocks at people, stealing military tanks and bashing communications towers, hot-wiring steam rollers, or the effects of water saturation on human corpses.

Well after ingoring this thread since its inception, curiosity got the better of me and i though i best come have a look why there's so many posts in this thread.

I just kinda thought, "nah, i dont carry a knife, and i can't really be stuffed even telling you all that"

Well bugger me.

That's all, carry on

Oh yeah, did i tell you.... I don't carry a knife

newguy18 · 17th July 2009, 12:59 AM

me neither,I'm so bad,i can chew through the line in 2 bites.

Eric Frei · 18th July 2009, 07:01 PM

I was in an Army surplus store today, man they had a great selection of really good knives.

The top shelf ones were stunners, bloke reckons Spanish made top class stainless steel. I can see how you get hooked on them.

Anyway, there was this really bizaar knife, on one end it had about a 6" long tapered steel pointer thing that had a slight bend in it. After watching movies like Men in Black where an alien roach stabs a guy in the neck I said, "oh, that must be used for jugular stabs and vampire work."

Nope, dude was a knife expert, he said sailors and boaties like these coz you use that thing to undo tight knots!

Bugger me, there you go and it would be ideal for it too, better than a screw driver I'm sure. It was $30 and I didn't buy it, figured it wasn't much chop on vampires.

treevet · 18th July 2009, 11:27 PM

Man, a knot can get tight when saturated and then stressed.

Men In Black.....great flick

Done it · 30th July 2009, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Done it

I'm not getting involved here, but this was really sad.

Not even a bystander, but a victim of random madness

More guns in southwest Sydney than anyone could imagine.

Well, they got them. Won't do him much good though.

Two teens charged over fatal shoot-out - Yahoo!7 News

More than a month after a shootout in a Sydney car park in which an innocent passing truck driver was killed, two teenagers have been charged.

Shooting broke out in the car park of a KFC fast-food outlet at Milperra in Sydney's southwest on June 25 as Bob Knight was driving past in his semi-trailer.

Mr Knight, 66, from Macgregor in the ACT, was struck by a stray bullet in the head as he drove along Milperra Road.

He died in the truck as the TNT rig rolled 200m down the road.

treevet · 30th July 2009, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Done it

Well, they got them. Won't do him much good though.

Two teens charged over fatal shoot-out - Yahoo!7 News

More than a month after a shootout in a Sydney car park in which an innocent passing truck driver was killed, two teenagers have been charged.

Shooting broke out in the car park of a KFC fast-food outlet at Milperra in Sydney's southwest on June 25 as Bob Knight was driving past in his semi-trailer.

Mr Knight, 66, from Macgregor in the ACT, was struck by a stray bullet in the head as he drove along Milperra Road.

He died in the truck as the TNT rig rolled 200m down the road.

We got that stuff here bout every night. Most of them are retaliations.

Straw · 11th August 2009, 07:48 PM

I have a serrated SS Spyderco state police model lock blade that is attached to the inside of the small gear bag on my belt with a military boot lace as a lanyard coiled around it for storage. The lanyard makes sure I always have it on me in the tree.

Straw

Therrin · 11th August 2009, 07:57 PM

Treekiwi,

Nice looking blade there. I'm always skeptical when something's advertised as "intimidating" though. LoL, you should be able to tell that from looking at it without them having to use it as a selling point.
And galbee's right, without a letting groove, you wouldnt wanna get it stuck in...something soft and squishy with hard stuff mixed in. A letting groove allows it to break suction and suck back out easier.
Then again, if you're just using it to cut rope, it's all good =)

I was looking at knives on Gunbroker tonight but then I got sidetracked looking at the FN ps90 assault rifle. Started drooling, thought I might have to change my pj's. That thing is gorgeous.
Beautifull styling, comfy, high cyclic rate, can hold 50rnd mags, accurate grouped shots when used in bursts. Good for room clearing in close quarters use. Ugh... I'm pretty sure I need one for some reason. Only about $1500 too. Heck, that's what credit cards are for right??

It's my weapon of choice in an online FPS game I play. Absolutely deadly in corridor battles. You can take out an entire hallway full of enemies before needing to swap mags. What more can you ask for? It's even ambidexterous.

Therrin · 21st August 2010, 06:41 PM

Ahh, amazing how quickly a year goes by...and still no PS90 for me

Did get a new knife since then though.

5.11 Tactical Gear "Tarani"

U.S.-made S30V Crucible blade steel
5.4” closed, 8.9” open, 3 1/2” blade
4mm blade thickness, flat ground
G10 scales (.08” thick)
Frame lock
Heavy duty 3/32” steel liners
Strike plate
Ambidextrous up/down/left/right options

Garry Brockley · 31st August 2010, 11:31 AM

The ps90 is only $1670 get saving or put it on your christmas list for santa, or really annoy the security forces and you could end up with a room full of them (probably aimed at you) but hey if you want one so bad.

second-gen_monkey · 3rd September 2010, 01:34 PM

living in the "beautiful" city miami i have developed a habit of keeping a spring loaded (switch blades are illegal but "assited opening" is ok) knife clipped in my pocket. it naturally comes into trees with me but i've had no need to use it yet.
i have, however had a few (more than three) occasions where i've needed it in my daily commute to protect myself. i'm a slight guy (6' 145lb) and tend to walk alone which hasn't been safe to do since the eighties (being white and all). one time when i left it at home only to get robbed and end up needing stitches in my left arm and chest from a broken beer bottle the idiot tried to use to rob me. i've checked for it religiously before leaving my house since then.

it's sad that the world has gotten to the point where a weapon and your own wits are the only thing that you can count on to keep you safe. when i was robbed a police officer was litterally a block away and there must have been at least ten people who just stood and watched as i fought to get the bottle out of the bastards hand. one was yelling "Kill that cracker!" and when i got the bottle and was wrestling to hold the man with my bloodied hand someone accused me of stabbing him with it. the police showed up when they yelled "that white boy just stabbed that nigga!"
the officer was no help either. i was a white kid in a black neighborhood so they assumed i was doing a drug deal and it went bad.

but to answer the question origionally posted, yes, all the time.

benjo75 · 14th September 2010, 04:40 PM

I carry a Swiss Army Knife and have had since I was little. Dont go anywhere without it. Too big for my pocket when I'm climbing, gets under my leg straps. So it goes in my bag when I climb. Easier to get to that way also. Can cut rope easily and pull splinters with the tweasers. Even has a small saw that is about three inches long. Can cut one inch limbs pretty easy.

treeshaveneeds · 29th July 2011, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Frei

I was in an Army surplus store today, man they had a great selection of really good knives.

The top shelf ones were stunners, bloke reckons Spanish made top class stainless steel. I can see how you get hooked on them.

Anyway, there was this really bizaar knife, on one end it had about a 6" long tapered steel pointer thing that had a slight bend in it. After watching movies like Men in Black where an alien roach stabs a guy in the neck I said, "oh, that must be used for jugular stabs and vampire work."

Nope, dude was a knife expert, he said sailors and boaties like these coz you use that thing to undo tight knots!

Bugger me, there you go and it would be ideal for it too, better than a screw driver I'm sure. It was $30 and I didn't buy it, figured it wasn't much chop on vampires.

It is called a marlin spike, and it is the other half of the pocket knife I always carry. And before 9-11 I could even take it on the plane with me, it wasn't considered a dangerous weapon, but not many could identify it, It is quite useful for doing splices on lay rope, and sometimes with tight knots.

Hodad · 3rd August 2011, 08:04 AM

I have one of these, a gerber rescue knife - can't stab anything with it, especially me. The clip holds it under the webbing on the side of my harness, never know it's there. Weighs nothing, cuts rope cleanly and quickly. Bought it after having my wrist pinned under the lowering rope. Many lessons learned that day.

Tony Knight · 3rd August 2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Hodad

I have one of these, a gerber rescue knife - can't stab anything with it, especially me. The clip holds it under the webbing on the side of my harness, never know it's there. Weighs nothing, cuts rope cleanly and quickly. Bought it after having my wrist pinned under the lowering rope. Many lessons learned that day.

, you have to upload the pic to tree world for it to be displayed, read the pic posting thread rule 3.1
I think this is what you mean thou (see below).
I have on in my FF turn out gear.
I carry a knife all the time as its part of my occupation, a small schrade old timer, I have taken to over the past few years carrying a leatherman multi tool and its been real handy at times.

Cheers

Tony

mtbisgood · 23rd September 2011, 01:19 AM

i carry a spork, ideal for many activities

Single-Jack · 23rd September 2011, 11:42 AM

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2nd July 2009, 09:18 AM	#181
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: Do you carry a knife? That kind of stuff happens in here in the inner city and recently in the suburbs almost every day. A couple of days ago a woman was shot in the neck when 2 drug dealers got into a shoot out. The witnesses won't testify for fear of retaliation. The judge even put one in jail for refusing to testify. One inner city town in Cinci. was named the most dangerous place to be in in the nation. Never used to be that way before the riot. It is so crazy here that some moron/s is/are throwing large rocks and bricks over overpasses into traffic below hitting cars on the highway. One woman had her face completely crushed and is hanging on to her life. Probably won't want to live when she sees her reconstructed face if they put it back together. White on black crimes are hate crimes but black on white crimes are.....usually just a revolving door in and out of the jail that will not hold anymore. After someone is beaten raped or murdered it is often a story in the local rag about how terrible a childhood the perpetrator had. These kids have no fathers and their idols are all gangstas. We have what is called "Section 8" housing which means that money is given to "people" who "qualify" for housing. It used to be that they could only use it in certain housing areas but now, for example, a previously exclusive luxury apartment complex near my equipment lot has gone section 8. There is gunfire at night and the surrounding neighborhoods, previously well kept working families are riddled with robberies. A few days ago, a guy set up a grill outside the gated exclusive complex and was selling hot dogs and hamburgers with a hand made sign likely to pay the balance of his rent before a cop ran him off. It would be funny if it was not so sad. All the surrounding business have had robberies. Eventually the good people are chases out and this, I suppose is how a ghetto is formed.

2nd July 2009, 09:54 AM	#182
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Do you carry a knife? Here in QLD, Brisbane anyway, the housing commission realise that creating entire streets and suburbs of hard done by people is not good. Now they buy properties here and there so the tenants are mixed in with normal communities. Down side is that even plush apartments have the odd unit bought by housing commission, next you know you just $600K for a river view unit and have some ferals next door paying $100/week rent. This is a relatively new way and lots of the old suburbs and complexes still exist. With the houses they have been renovating them and selling them off slowly. I can see the merit of the idea. They also try to help the tenant buy the place with incentives and paying more but getting some ownership, if tenants build some sort of equity they might care a little more. Overall I have seen the worst in this town, I was a debt collector, tough guys, bad neighbourhoods etc and at no point ever did I fear of a shooting or gun getting pulled out, never ever. The worst debtors are fat ugly feral white trash women! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

4th July 2009, 02:35 AM	#186
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Do you carry a knife? Thank GOD I dont live in AUS.... You folks are goofy. THIS THREAD WAS MEANT FOR "DO YOU CARRY A KNIFE WHILE PERFORMING TREE CARE WORK I hadnt intended it to become a discussion on CCW's, firearms, violence, murder, stabbings, molestation, rape, carrying catapults in public, throwing rocks at people, stealing military tanks and bashing communications towers, hot-wiring steam rollers, or the effects of water saturation on human corpses. Could we get it back to the subject?

4th July 2009, 03:08 AM	#187
Knotahippie Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bay Area Ca. Posts: 358	Re: Do you carry a knife? Don't matter how much money you got, there's only two kinds of people: there's saved people and there's lost people. —Bob Dylan ...Or people that carry a knife in the tree and people that don't.

13th July 2009, 07:46 PM	#188
treekiwi Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) + Diploma in Arboriculture (Level 6) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 258	Re: Do you carry a knife? I found this knive at a bargain store the other day!!! they retail on the website for $230 American and in Nz they are $400 dollars!!! Very scary !!! Dark Operations 911 Interceptor E&E for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand Dark Ops Knives [ The Interceptor E&E Now Shipping ] __________________ www.urbantree.co.nz www.urbantreecare.co.nz

15th July 2009, 11:12 PM	#189
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: Do you carry a knife? Yes they are ok but not really good for trees, just too big to take up and doesnt have a letting groove on the sides which takes out other uses too but it looks good. if you want a good knife that looks good and practical try https://www.kabar.com/famous.jsp but again not really good for tree climbing. __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

16th July 2009, 12:01 AM	#191
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: Do you carry a knife? A buddy of mine and I are celebrating a 40th anniversary next month, just found the perfect surprise present. Thanks Galb.

16th July 2009, 11:21 PM	#192
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: Do you carry a knife? no worries mate glad i could help, anything for a vet dont get too legless when you meet up. __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

17th July 2009, 12:59 AM	#194
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: Do you carry a knife? me neither,I'm so bad,i can chew through the line in 2 bites. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

18th July 2009, 07:01 PM	#195
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Do you carry a knife? I was in an Army surplus store today, man they had a great selection of really good knives. The top shelf ones were stunners, bloke reckons Spanish made top class stainless steel. I can see how you get hooked on them. Anyway, there was this really bizaar knife, on one end it had about a 6" long tapered steel pointer thing that had a slight bend in it. After watching movies like Men in Black where an alien roach stabs a guy in the neck I said, "oh, that must be used for jugular stabs and vampire work." Nope, dude was a knife expert, he said sailors and boaties like these coz you use that thing to undo tight knots! Bugger me, there you go and it would be ideal for it too, better than a screw driver I'm sure. It was $30 and I didn't buy it, figured it wasn't much chop on vampires. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

18th July 2009, 11:27 PM	#196
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: Do you carry a knife? Man, a knot can get tight when saturated and then stressed. Men In Black.....great flick

11th August 2009, 07:48 PM	#199
Straw Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 61	Re: Do you carry a knife? I have a serrated SS Spyderco state police model lock blade that is attached to the inside of the small gear bag on my belt with a military boot lace as a lanyard coiled around it for storage. The lanyard makes sure I always have it on me in the tree. Straw

11th August 2009, 07:57 PM	#200
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Do you carry a knife? Treekiwi, Nice looking blade there. I'm always skeptical when something's advertised as "intimidating" though. LoL, you should be able to tell that from looking at it without them having to use it as a selling point. And galbee's right, without a letting groove, you wouldnt wanna get it stuck in...something soft and squishy with hard stuff mixed in. A letting groove allows it to break suction and suck back out easier. Then again, if you're just using it to cut rope, it's all good =) I was looking at knives on Gunbroker tonight but then I got sidetracked looking at the FN ps90 assault rifle. Started drooling, thought I might have to change my pj's. That thing is gorgeous. Beautifull styling, comfy, high cyclic rate, can hold 50rnd mags, accurate grouped shots when used in bursts. Good for room clearing in close quarters use. Ugh... I'm pretty sure I need one for some reason. Only about $1500 too. Heck, that's what credit cards are for right?? It's my weapon of choice in an online FPS game I play. Absolutely deadly in corridor battles. You can take out an entire hallway full of enemies before needing to swap mags. What more can you ask for? It's even ambidexterous. Attached Thumbnails

21st August 2010, 06:41 PM	#201
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Do you carry a knife? Ahh, amazing how quickly a year goes by...and still no PS90 for me Did get a new knife since then though. 5.11 Tactical Gear "Tarani" U.S.-made S30V Crucible blade steel 5.4” closed, 8.9” open, 3 1/2” blade 4mm blade thickness, flat ground G10 scales (.08” thick) Frame lock Heavy duty 3/32” steel liners Strike plate Ambidextrous up/down/left/right options Attached Thumbnails

31st August 2010, 11:31 AM	#202
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: Do you carry a knife? The ps90 is only $1670 get saving or put it on your christmas list for santa, or really annoy the security forces and you could end up with a room full of them (probably aimed at you) but hey if you want one so bad. __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

3rd September 2010, 01:34 PM	#203
second-gen_monkey Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: miami, fl Posts: 121	Re: Do you carry a knife? living in the "beautiful" city miami i have developed a habit of keeping a spring loaded (switch blades are illegal but "assited opening" is ok) knife clipped in my pocket. it naturally comes into trees with me but i've had no need to use it yet. i have, however had a few (more than three) occasions where i've needed it in my daily commute to protect myself. i'm a slight guy (6' 145lb) and tend to walk alone which hasn't been safe to do since the eighties (being white and all). one time when i left it at home only to get robbed and end up needing stitches in my left arm and chest from a broken beer bottle the idiot tried to use to rob me. i've checked for it religiously before leaving my house since then. it's sad that the world has gotten to the point where a weapon and your own wits are the only thing that you can count on to keep you safe. when i was robbed a police officer was litterally a block away and there must have been at least ten people who just stood and watched as i fought to get the bottle out of the bastards hand. one was yelling "Kill that cracker!" and when i got the bottle and was wrestling to hold the man with my bloodied hand someone accused me of stabbing him with it. the police showed up when they yelled "that white boy just stabbed that nigga!" the officer was no help either. i was a white kid in a black neighborhood so they assumed i was doing a drug deal and it went bad. but to answer the question origionally posted, yes, all the time. __________________ "I love my job, if you can't fix it, cut it down!"- Heard while watching a certain tree company with big orange trucks work. 6 years exp as a "ground work technician" specializing in "debris removal and placement" 3 years climbing training 1 year diesel mechanics school 22 years doing this --->

14th September 2010, 04:40 PM	#204
benjo75 I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Malvern, Arkansas Posts: 2	Re: Do you carry a knife? I carry a Swiss Army Knife and have had since I was little. Dont go anywhere without it. Too big for my pocket when I'm climbing, gets under my leg straps. So it goes in my bag when I climb. Easier to get to that way also. Can cut rope easily and pull splinters with the tweasers. Even has a small saw that is about three inches long. Can cut one inch limbs pretty easy.

3rd August 2011, 08:04 AM	#206
Hodad Sappling Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: On the beach in sunny Vicco Posts: 7	Re: Do you carry a knife? I have one of these, a gerber rescue knife - can't stab anything with it, especially me. The clip holds it under the webbing on the side of my harness, never know it's there. Weighs nothing, cuts rope cleanly and quickly. Bought it after having my wrist pinned under the lowering rope. Many lessons learned that day. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Jeff Darby; 31st January 2012 at 08:49 AM. Reason: uploaded picture

23rd September 2011, 01:19 AM	#208
mtbisgood Sappling Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: victoria Posts: 12	Re: Do you carry a knife? i carry a spork, ideal for many activities

23rd September 2011, 11:42 AM	#209
Single-Jack Sappling Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: W MD USA Posts: 25	Re: Do you carry a knife? Sorta: Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Jack Last edited by Single-Jack; 23rd September 2011 at 11:45 AM.

31st January 2012, 01:55 AM	#210
eragon I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1	Re: Do you carry a knife? Do you a larger image of the Dundee Bowie Knife? Thanks

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