Which one?bob the builder wrote:This is what worries me I carry my leatherman for work as an engineer and pop into shops before/during/after work and not alway sure on the legality.lonewolf wrote:I think it all depends on the copper at the time, if they want to make an issue of it they will.
Including a knife in your uk get home bag
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jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
"All Things Strive" Gd Tak 'GarLondonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.
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Probably the newsagents and chippy 
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Smart Alecgrenfell wrote:Probably the newsagents and chippy
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
"All Things Strive" Gd Tak 'GarLondonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.
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Google or show us yours?redskies wrote:I have a penknife on me at all times too. And a leatherman. And an athame*, which I use for digging up roots and interesting bits of quartz.
*An athame is a religious knife and absolutely never, not ever ever, used to draw blood. Feel free to google
No I do not carry them or these
Having said all that is it not perfectly legal to transport any tool to and from a place of legitimate use in a suitable place ie your rucksack, relatively inaccessible until you're there?
unless you have one of these
I have a strategy, it's not written in stone, nor can it be, this scenario has too many variables, everything about it depends on those variables, being specific is not possible.
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A wingmanForgeCorvus wrote:Which one?bob the builder wrote:This is what worries me I carry my leatherman for work as an engineer and pop into shops before/during/after work and not alway sure on the legality.lonewolf wrote:I think it all depends on the copper at the time, if they want to make an issue of it they will.
And it's normally the roll shop and asda which is across the road from a cop shop
Not planning for the end of the world just to survive till normality resumes, while sticking to the scout moto be prepared!
Still considering do I want to survive the end of the world or deck chair on the front lawn with a cold beer?
Still considering do I want to survive the end of the world or deck chair on the front lawn with a cold beer?
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Plymtom wrote:Google or show us yours?redskies wrote:I have a penknife on me at all times too. And a leatherman. And an athame*, which I use for digging up roots and interesting bits of quartz.
*An athame is a religious knife and absolutely never, not ever ever, used to draw blood. Feel free to google
No I do not carry them or these
Having said all that is it not perfectly legal to transport any tool to and from a place of legitimate use in a suitable place ie your rucksack, relatively inaccessible until you're there?
unless you have one of these
Top picture, right hand knife. Mine has a plain black handle. I may get around to decorating it at some point. As well as getting a leatherworking friend to make me a decent sheath.
I like simple and functional
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That top middle one looks broad enough to give a fatal stab.
SHTF around 2017.
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Well as Redskies said that's not what it's for, but they don't like it up em missiscpslashm wrote:That top middle one looks broad enough to give a fatal stab.
I have a strategy, it's not written in stone, nor can it be, this scenario has too many variables, everything about it depends on those variables, being specific is not possible.
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Plymtom wrote:Well as Redskies said that's not what it's for, but they don't like it up em missiscpslashm wrote:That top middle one looks broad enough to give a fatal stab.
Definitely not what it's for. I really would never use it to draw blood. You just ... don't!
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Apologies - offence unintendedredskies wrote:You just ... don't!
I have two knives and they're both a lot smaller than most of yours!
SHTF around 2017.