How can you walk if you hide a Knife in your boot?

Jamie Young · January 20, 2002, 12:59 AM

I've been wondering how one can keep a Knife in one's boot and still comfortable walk or run? Do you strap it to your leg right above the ankle?

jmlv · January 20, 2002, 05:40 AM

for years I carried a 8" bowie style knife in my low heeled cowboy/biker boots. It had a slimline handle with no protruding guard of any kind made it very smooth. I would slode it down the boot behind my heelalong side my leg. after the first couple of days I never noticed it. and I was working on my feet all day back then. Nowadays I wear orthicpedic shoes so the big ones are out.
I still manage to carry 3 or 4 of the smaller ones (folders) easily...
But I DO stay away from airports

Jamie Young · January 20, 2002, 10:02 AM

I don't like to wear/Carry things that I can't run in. So thats why I was asking. A couple of MY IWB CCW failed the test yesterday. I like to have things tight and secure and not worry about getting jabbed in the foot.

Art Eatman · January 20, 2002, 11:01 AM

If the upper of your boot is reasonably stiff, a clip-scabbard works quite nicely.

, Art

trapshooter · January 20, 2002, 12:41 PM

I second what Art Eatman said. I used a Gerber carried this way daily for a couple of years. Unobtrusive, the clip holds it securely in the boot, and the scabbard had a retaining strap with snap over the guard area on the knife. Excellent final defense/3rd backup. I'm prety sure that in some states, this mode of carry requires CCW or is banned. Check you local statutes.

(PS, I was also carrying a duty gun S&W 15, a LTWT .45 Commander for B/U, a Koga baton, sap gloves, and a badge).

Mannlicher · January 20, 2002, 01:57 PM

I sometimes carry a 6 inch Cold Steel Tanto in my right boot. It is in a custom sheath, made by my leather guy, that clips to the boot top. it stays put all day, under all conditions, and yet the blade pulls out easily when needed.

Navy joe · January 20, 2002, 03:10 PM

I've carried a clip scabbard SOG pentagon now for a while. Being lefty I keep it to the inside of my right leg. First week I wore it it chewed a hole in my leg from the sheath. After that I forget its there. Walk, run, climb on helicopters etc.

Samurai · January 21, 2002, 10:23 AM

It sounds to me like it's all about having the right knife. Bulky, top heavy knives with no clips or leg straps wouldn't work. Try one of those flat throwing knives. With a good enough scabbard, you should be able to secure it tightly against your leg.

Rickmeister · January 21, 2002, 02:34 PM

How big is your knife?

Jamie Young · January 21, 2002, 11:21 PM

What size knife are you guys using?

David Park · January 22, 2002, 01:16 AM

Yes, use the right knife. I'm planning to pick up a Cold Steel Kobun and maybe a Safe Keeper III as soon as there's more than a few pennies in my knife budget. The Kobun was designed as a boot knife, so it's very thin and light, and comes with a boot clip sheath. I just wish CS would use better steel.

http://www.coldsteel.com/kobun.html
http://www.coldsteel.com/safekeepers2.html

My boots fit nicely, so I usually don't lace them up tightly, or at all. That leaves plenty of room up top for a clip-on knife. I don't know how comfortable just stuffing the sheath down in the boot would be.

shy_man · January 22, 2002, 09:26 AM

Since I was an elementary up to college, I am carrying Balisong which I am putting sometimes in my boots. I improvised a good rubber band to put in place. The size of the knife is 4" if closed, so, that will not be much a nuisance inside my boots. Now, I seldom carry one already.

January 20, 2002, 12:59 AM	#1
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	How can you walk if you hide a Knife in your boot? I've been wondering how one can keep a Knife in one's boot and still comfortable walk or run? Do you strap it to your leg right above the ankle? __________________ Find out about Gun Shows and Training activities. www.TheRallyPoint.org Get your gun club involved!!

January 20, 2002, 05:40 AM	#2
jmlv Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: PA AMERICA STARTS HERE! Posts: 739	Not as hard as it may appear for years I carried a 8" bowie style knife in my low heeled cowboy/biker boots. It had a slimline handle with no protruding guard of any kind made it very smooth. I would slode it down the boot behind my heelalong side my leg. after the first couple of days I never noticed it. and I was working on my feet all day back then. Nowadays I wear orthicpedic shoes so the big ones are out. I still manage to carry 3 or 4 of the smaller ones (folders) easily... But I DO stay away from airports __________________ JMLV NEW PA RESIDENT TFL ALUMNUS MOLON LABE!

January 20, 2002, 10:02 AM	#3
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	I don't like to wear/Carry things that I can't run in. So thats why I was asking. A couple of MY IWB CCW failed the test yesterday. I like to have things tight and secure and not worry about getting jabbed in the foot. __________________ Find out about Gun Shows and Training activities. www.TheRallyPoint.org Get your gun club involved!!

January 20, 2002, 01:57 PM	#6
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida & Miami Posts: 3,209	I sometimes carry a 6 inch Cold Steel Tanto in my right boot. It is in a custom sheath, made by my leather guy, that clips to the boot top. it stays put all day, under all conditions, and yet the blade pulls out easily when needed. __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan

January 20, 2002, 03:10 PM	#7
Navy joe Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,804	I've carried a clip scabbard SOG pentagon now for a while. Being lefty I keep it to the inside of my right leg. First week I wore it it chewed a hole in my leg from the sheath. After that I forget its there. Walk, run, climb on helicopters etc. __________________ FY47012

January 20, 2002, 11:01 AM	#4
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	If the upper of your boot is reasonably stiff, a clip-scabbard works quite nicely. , Art

January 20, 2002, 12:41 PM	#5
trapshooter Junior member Join Date: January 2, 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 902	I second what Art Eatman said. I used a Gerber carried this way daily for a couple of years. Unobtrusive, the clip holds it securely in the boot, and the scabbard had a retaining strap with snap over the guard area on the knife. Excellent final defense/3rd backup. I'm prety sure that in some states, this mode of carry requires CCW or is banned. Check you local statutes. (PS, I was also carrying a duty gun S&W 15, a LTWT .45 Commander for B/U, a Koga baton, sap gloves, and a badge).

January 21, 2002, 10:23 AM	#8
Samurai Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 901	It sounds to me like it's all about having the right knife. Bulky, top heavy knives with no clips or leg straps wouldn't work. Try one of those flat throwing knives. With a good enough scabbard, you should be able to secure it tightly against your leg.

January 21, 2002, 02:34 PM	#9
Rickmeister Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 797	How big is your knife? __________________ NRA Lifer

January 21, 2002, 11:21 PM	#10
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	What size knife are you guys using? __________________ Find out about Gun Shows and Training activities. www.TheRallyPoint.org Get your gun club involved!!

January 22, 2002, 01:16 AM	#11
David Park Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2001 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,224	Yes, use the right knife. I'm planning to pick up a Cold Steel Kobun and maybe a Safe Keeper III as soon as there's more than a few pennies in my knife budget. The Kobun was designed as a boot knife, so it's very thin and light, and comes with a boot clip sheath. I just wish CS would use better steel. http://www.coldsteel.com/kobun.html http://www.coldsteel.com/safekeepers2.html My boots fit nicely, so I usually don't lace them up tightly, or at all. That leaves plenty of room up top for a clip-on knife. I don't know how comfortable just stuffing the sheath down in the boot would be. __________________ Libertarian for Bush '04

January 22, 2002, 09:26 AM	#12
shy_man Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2001 Location: Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines Posts: 366	Since I was an elementary up to college, I am carrying Balisong which I am putting sometimes in my boots. I improvised a good rubber band to put in place. The size of the knife is 4" if closed, so, that will not be much a nuisance inside my boots. Now, I seldom carry one already.