Neck kives

[str8jct]

I have several.  I started out with the kydex sheath type that hung handle down and started using them when kayaking/fishing.  I always thought the ones handle up in a leather sheath were plum silly until I got one and tried it out.  If I'm out in the woods I may take my small/medium necker instead of a big belt knife if I won't be too deep in the woods.

Don't be fooled by ALwoodsman...he is very fashion conscious  

[Bowwild]

Interesting thread.

I'm going to be on the look-out for one. I'd want it to be super light and high quality steel, handle, and of course that heart-protecting sheath (grin). Actually I have a pretty neat little knife that I carry in my pack. The sheath on that one is too thick I think for neck-wearing. Of course it will be tucked under my duds so the deer don't get one more thing that can go wrong.

I would have never thought to use fletch tape or learned a better way to tie whiskers on my strings if not for this site. Maybe I'm missing something all these years?

[Skipmaster1]

I gave a neck knife a try and loved it. My buddy thought it was stupid so i bought him one for taking pictures at my wedding. He has worn it everyday since. I often carry a belt knife as well when in the woods for a few days, but a neck knife is always with me. The main reason i love them is during hunting season when I wear bibs and no belt. I hated stuffing a knife in a pocket and i don't always carry a pack. They are real handy and you will totally forget you have it on. I have to remind myself to take it off when I go to bed.

[TxAg]

Originally posted by sledge:
i almost always have a knife hanging from my neck.

heck, if i could just ditch these 15 belly pounds that have afflicted me since i retired, i could carry the laclair 10" bowie ron just sent concealed under a t-shirt.

the key to effective everyday neck carry is kydex.  the knife hangs handle down, and draws with a natural, easily learned motion.

the idea that one wouldn't want a weapon near his vital organs makes absolutely no sense to me.

is it more likely to jump out and stab you in the heart than your belt knife is to jump out and stab you in the guts?

silliness.  neck knives are safe, handy, and concealable.

joe

agreed. reminds me of guys that conceal carry, but don't keep one in the chamber.

[TxAg]

ha, i just bought one on ****. dang, it never stops....all this stuff i "need" even when i try to be a minimalist

[jcar315]

WWDWD

[Iowabowhunter]

Hey Stumpkiller-I'd you don't mind me asking, where did u get that beauty?

[awbowman]

You can google them Iowa, plenty places carry them.  Just a litlle too small for me.  I can do anything that I need to with a 3 1/2" to 4 1/2" blade, but that's just me.  I HATE small knives.  I tried carrying them for weight reduction, but all the while I was carrying them on me,I was thinking of what task I couldn't get done with them.

I know, I know, I just started a FIRESTORM!      

[lablover]

Fred blade length is purely personal.      But, I never go hunting or camping or anything without my neck knife. Most convenient way I know to carry it. Never caught a string yet and I've carried it that way for alot of years.

[rraming]

I used to think it was dangerous having it hanging under my chin, I wear one once in a while and like having a nice there while tree stand hunting. I keep it under my jacket and not hanging out while sitting.
GFA knife and sheath holds it securely, it is not falling out!

[reddogge]

OK, you have my attention. I have this little one made from a Drury kitchen knife and currently using it as a patch knife.

     

   
 
Maybe I'll make a sheath and hang it from my neck for Denton Hill.

Jcar, don't you dare laugh at me.

[hayslope]

Originally posted by sledge:

the idea that neck carry is phony,  showy, silly, just pisses me off.

reckon determined ignorance is hard to cure, though.  

joe

Joe

First off, I'd like to welcome you to TG.

If you've spent any amount of time perusing the threads on TradGang, you've no doubt discovered something unique......you won't find any responses to a post or posts that come off sounding anything remotely like what you posted here!  Debate...disagree.....whatever!  But don't slam or disrespect someone here for having a different point of view than you.  Go back and read Terry's statement about TG on the home page under the Solana Ranch group photo.

This thread started out with Richard asking for feedback on the pros and cons of neck knives.  This thread did not warrant a statement like that.

[cahaba]

Nice necker stumpkilla.  

[Hunter 709]

I always have a neck knife on when I am hunting. I will have it between two layers of clothing so it doesn't get in the way of the string and is still very accessible. I tried a few models and settled on one made by Kevin Halverson. IMO it is the perfect size, blade shape, fits incredibly snug in its sheath and it was a good value.
I do most of my deer hunting in November, it is usually quite chilly up here in Manitoba. I prefer a neck knife to a belt knife because I am wearing several layers including my camo bibs. It would take a lot of effort and time to get to a knife on my belt or pocket. I don't use it a ton but it is easily accessible when I do need it and I know it would be much easier to get to if I needed to cut my safety harness.

[RkyMtn Joe]

I have a neck knife I made from an old Ben Pearson Deadhead Broadhead.  I used an antler tip for the handle and it stays razor sharp in a small leather sheath I made for it.  

Since I had never worn any sort of necklace before, it took me a few days to get used to having something hanging around my neck.  It stays inside of my shirt and I like the idea that it is there should I ever need it.

I carry a buck folder in my pocket along with a key ring, a coin purse and money clip (which is usually very thin).  My wallet is in my hip pocket and on my belt is a Glock 19 (I have a ccw permit).  None of this "stuff is cumbersome to me and I would feel undressed without it.  When I do a little backpacking/hiking I include a belt knife and usually a "Hawk".

By the way Reddogge, I like your haversack---looks really sharp to me.

[sledge]

hayslope-

thank you for your kind welcome.

fact is, i initially liked tradgang because of the cordial, collegial nature of it.

you refer to reddogge by what i assume is his first name.  supporting friends is admirable.

when, after several people stated the utility of neck knives, reddogge replied that he considered a neck knife a "piece of jewelry", and made it clear that he thought it was an affectation, i bowed up a little.

i certainly meant no personal attack.

if you, or he took it that way, please accept my apologies.

reckon i'll just move along....

joe

[sledge]

[hayslope]

Joe

No apologies needed.  Words  being read  sometimes come across quite differently than when  spoken.

BTW - "Determined ignorance" is not something I would associate with Richard!

Tony

   

[reddogge]

Originally posted by RkyMtn Joe:
By the way Reddogge, I like your haversack---looks really sharp to me.

Thanks RMJ. Technically it's what we called a shooting bag with all the things necessary inside and outside for shooting and maintaining in good order a flintlock rifle.

No apology necessary from anyone and I didn't mean to denigrate neck knives. I've never been exposed to them and just started seeing them in the last couple of years so I asked for information and stated my own observations on them. As mentioned I may just do up my patch knife and try it out to see how it works.