It’s hard not to condemn someone for condemning you, but there I was – reading an ample tirade regarding “how stupid” I was for putting lanyards on my pocket knives – written by someone who just thought it was for looks.
I’ve been carrying a pocket knife for more than 30 years. I’ve carried them here, there, and everywhere, and I have realized above all that they need to be easy to access and retrieve.
There have been plenty of times when I’ve been in a calm and relaxing situation and needed a knife. However, there have been just as many when I was in a more amplified situation, and I needed to get my knife.
None of this is for self-defense, mind you – just utility; cutting a rope while on top of a ladder when I only have one free hand; wedged under my truck on a trail trying to free some zip tie or vegetation.
Having that lanyard attached to the butt of the knife makes pulling it out of my back pocket fathoms easier than if there wasn’t one there. This is especially true with folders that have deep carry pocket clips, which push the knife as far down into a pocket as possible.
There’s also the gloved hand factor, where it’s easier to grab at a lanyard – bead or no bead – than it is to try and grab a pocketed knife with a puffy paw.
So, if I were to respond to the person who took the time to lash out at me over something as simple as a piece of paracord, with or without a bead, I would tell them: Sure – I like them to look nice dangling out of my pocket – but its more about function than form.
… and that they should proofread their rants if they want to seem credible.
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