In this video I’m making the case for the most sensible everyday carry knife there is: the traditional slipjoint. Not because it’s trendy, not because it’s “tactical”, but because it’s a simple tool that’s been doing the job for a couple of hundred years. I walk through why simplicity is the feature, using classics like the Arthur Wright lambsfoot as a perfect example of a pattern that just works. I also talk about what your grandfather actually carried, and why that matters when you’re choosing a knife for real life rather than internet points. I get into the slipjoint mechanism itself—why it doesn’t need a lock to be safe in use if you understand what it is and how it’s meant to be used. Then I look at a handful of traditional patterns (including a red-handled Case XX and the criminally underrated pen knife) to show how much practical variety you can get without chasing modern complications. And because I’m in the UK, I’m blunt about why slipjoints win for legal, low-drama carry: they’re useful, socially acceptable, and they keep you on the right side of common sense.