In your pocket do you carry a knife much larger than your flashlight?

nitebrite

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I see a bunch of pics of Tiny keychain lights with 3.5-4.5" blade knives. are these just poses or is this what people really carry? I am asking because I would much rather carry a BM Gold Class(3.4") than my William Henry Kestrel B09(2.03"). Of course the BM can do much more. I was just wondering if their is some knife to flashlight size/weight ratio? Even with a Multitool in pocket the BM would be the largest and heaviest thing in pocket. no laws here so no worry on that. I just did not know if peoples kinves are generally much larger than their pocket light? Thanks
 

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My Victorinox Executive and Fenix E01 have been my EDC for as long as I can remember.
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I usually carry about a 3.25" blade (folder or fixed) and a light that houses two cr123 (or 17670/18650) so I'd say they're close to the same size?
 

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Guy's, you carry all this in your pocket? You must have deep pockets, no pun intended. This thread was about stuff in your pocket only. I couldn't possibly fit that in my pocket. I am skinny, side effect of old age. So jeans fit loose, TBH the reason I am asking is per my first post. I want to carry a tiny light and 3.4" blade. It makes sense today though. Since a tiny light can put out anywhere from 200 to 1,700LM. For a few seconds anyways. However There is no way around size of blade. My WH at 2.03" is useless. The BM at 3.4" is kind of small. A lot of folks up here carry a 7" Bowie in their boot. I am a Vegan though. It is just brush and stuff. Still 2.03" is useless but it rides good in pocket. I have no clue how you folks fit all that.
 

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When I buy Jeans pocket size is a deciding factor. If the pocket won't hold a small 9mm (Glock 43 size) then I don't buy them. Shorts are even more difficult to find with large pockets. However pocket size doesn't matter for light and knife as they have clips on them so part of my folding knife and the top part my flashlight are not in the pocket completely.
 

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Great idea for a thread! My daily pocket knife/flashlight combo are about the same size.
Malkoff MDC HA 1CR123 (Length 3-75") & Delica 4 ZDP-189 (Length closed 4-1/4")

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I guess you could say so. My edc light is a lumintop tool ti and my daily knife is a spyderco Chicago. But I also always carry a leatherman juice s2 multi tool which is larger and heavier than my light. But they arnt all in the same pocket. Thats the baseline. I upsize any of those components as required by what im going to be doing that day. A larger light is the most common addition. Generally becuase im so used to carrying these 3 things I just add bigger stuff instead of taking the smaller stuff out.
 
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I see a bunch of pics of Tiny keychain lights with 3.5-4.5" blade knives. are these just poses or is this what people really carry? I am asking because I would much rather carry a BM Gold Class(3.4") than my William Henry Kestrel B09(2.03"). Of course the BM can do much more. I was just wondering if their is some knife to flashlight size/weight ratio? Even with a Multitool in pocket the BM would be the largest and heaviest thing in pocket. no laws here so no worry on that. I just did not know if peoples kinves are generally much larger than their pocket light? Thanks

My Gerber EAB Pocket Knife [22-41830] is larger than my EDC light, mainly because, my cooyoo light is so darn small.

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The tasks that I use an EDC knife for don't require a larger knife, so for me... smaller is better.
If you find that YOUR uses are better served by the larger BM, then by all means, carry it and be happy :thumbsup:
 

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What's a "lipstick light"

For me, it's a single CR123A/16340 light, like my EagleTac D25C Ti. clicky, my Sunwayman V11R/M11R, my Olight S Mini. I guess it could also cover a single AA, like my Xeno E03.

Something the size of a woman's lipstick!

Chris
 

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Yes. Though most of the time, they're about the same size.
 
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eh4

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Pocket knife and light being roughly matched in size makes the most sense to me.
They're the most bulky things that I carry around everyday, the phone is heavier but it's flat, tends to end up in my back pocket.
I've trimmed down my wallet and keys to minimum, and use mini bic lighters even though they're about the same price as full size bics with much less fuel.
Clip the light in the right pocket and the knife in the left pocket, and check them when I'm around seatbelts or wool sweaters to make sure the clips didn't get snagged and cause me to lose the tool.
ZL 600w and Spiderco Delica are a nice match.
 
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