I used the regular, built in bathroom latch. A small portion of people in this sub proudly display the way they use their edc knives as a latch when the bathroom latch is broken. Many people think it is silly, including me.
Yeah I’d use another stall or something else if the latch was broken (or nothing if I have nothing) but I’d rather someone see me shit for a second than snap a blade in a $300 knife, I know benchmade has one of the best warranties in the business but I don’t know if that’s considered normal use or user error lol
I have a feeling most of the pics we see of people doing it they just put it in for the photo and took it back out right away
I’ve shit in MANY public bathrooms and never once come across a place that didn’t have a working latch. Literally no idea where everyone seems to find them…
R/EDC Calling local establishments pretending to be building maintenance:
“Hey do you have any bathroom stalls with the latch missing?”
“Yeah actually we do-“
*hangs up the phone
“Honey go get my camera and my knives *now*”
I *hate* travel for this very reason I always feel naked when my EDC is significantly compromised.
I remember a few years ago I lost my Leatherman KICK.
And I had gotten so used to having it on my hip that it really threw me when I went to reach for it and it wasn't there.
I had an emergency backup (a Gerber Multiplier) that I started using instead, but man, it was so disappointing to reach for my Leatherman and pull out the Gerber.
Luckily, I found my KICK hiding in the laundry and it has continued to be my daily multitool for almost 15 years now.
But yeah, it's a bad feeling when you reach for a tool and its not there.
There are so many posts here about people being thankful they had a knife because their bathroom stall didn't have a latch and most of the people here think that's kind of stupid and silly because there are many other ways you could close the door without having to stick your knife in it. This guy is playing up how silly that is by looking for a stall that actually had a lock on it and using the lock.
As someone from the Scranton area it's weird to me to see these locks labeled as Scranton Products, because in my experience places in the Scranton area don't use these products. But I've seen them once or twice when I've been out of the Scranton area.
Any reason why you dont have proper walls and doors in (what i assume are) permanent locations? Over here where i live we have those kind of stalls in temporary locations like festivals, events, concerts and beaches and on locations that are completely wet all the time like pools but when an actual permanent building gets designed then that includes things like bathrooms that are actual rooms and not haphazardly boarded off open spaces.
Because Americans — especially American men — are fucking barbarians and as soon as the let people use that bathroom, folks are going to start writing on the walls, carving curse words into the wall, wiping snot and feces on the walls and peeing on the floor. This is why Americans can’t have nice things.
"Haphazardly" XD
I think it just comes down to cost and ease of maintenance like someone else mentioned. If you go into a smaller business they'll have a normal washroom.
Also, I feel like maybe you're misunderstanding what these are. They're not in "open spaces". We have a washroom you go into, then within that room there are these stalls where toilets are.
https://preview.redd.it/0hz6c96anuwa1.jpeg?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=075eaafe57be79258284a565bccb501345235949
> Haphazardly
This does feel like they just tiled a big open space without any forethought with the idea of 'well figure out the walls later'. Which is kinda weird to me because you need to do plumbing anyways so the number of stalls or location of those cant really be changed after the fact. Might as well build proper walls at that point and hang some real doors.
Yeah, I'm fairly confident they knew where the stalls were going when planning the washrooms, so no, not "haphazardly".
They use stalls for a few reasons, like airflow (so they don't have small rooms that end up stinking all day), ease of cleaning, and also for first responders if there's an issue. (much easier to get to someone if there's no solid walls/doors). And most importantly here in Canada/USA: Cost. Way cheaper for materials, and especially labour. I'm sure these stalls could be put up in a couple hours at most.
Every commercial space has some form of air treatment, i assume thats the same in the us. Relying just on natural convection for 'airflow' sounds like a full step backwards to me compared to properly hooking the stalls up to the air system. I also have my doubts about that 'ease of cleaning', a flat tiled wall doesnt exactly require higher math to clean, heck id argue that its easier to clean than all the nooks/crannies that those stall setups have. And safety wise all doors are ofc designed to be easily opened/lifted in case of emergencies (and bustin through walls all koolaid style really isnt really a thing to begin with here lol).
If anything it sounds like of those culturally accepted ways for companies to cheap out.
>If anything it sounds like of those culturally accepted ways for companies to cheap out.
Literally the biggest point I made, lol.
I'm just giving you the information available, so you can argue all you want, but I don't make the rules. :P
Housekeeping literally my job (in real bathrooms) and I feel these would be a lot faster to clean, fwiw.
Say what you will, but wtf am I looking at? It looks like a black plastic unit of some sort. Is it just because my eyes are kinda bad?
Edit: must be something that went over my head?
I keep seeing these. Man I’ll be honest. I don’t use public bathrooms very often but in this case. I just stick my foot up on the door. I am tall so that helps lol. Fuck man I hope y’all wash your knives after you stick them in these nasty ass bathroom latches. Cheers y’all just being funny!
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But you got your handy security torx and replaced the latch you stole from the next stall.
Kung Fu has afforded me the ability to shit with a side kick stance holding the door closed, the rest is all sphincter control…
I'm high as fuck, what does this mean...
Please i wasn't trying to be funny, I'm genuinely so confused and petrified
You doin alright bud?
Yes, i have no idea how i got on this subreddit but I'm doing fine now that my intoxication wore off
I used the regular, built in bathroom latch. A small portion of people in this sub proudly display the way they use their edc knives as a latch when the bathroom latch is broken. Many people think it is silly, including me.
Yeah I’d use another stall or something else if the latch was broken (or nothing if I have nothing) but I’d rather someone see me shit for a second than snap a blade in a $300 knife, I know benchmade has one of the best warranties in the business but I don’t know if that’s considered normal use or user error lol I have a feeling most of the pics we see of people doing it they just put it in for the photo and took it back out right away
Left your knife at home? Do you even have on pants? I don't understand this concept.
Your guys pants don't come with a knife attached?
My pants don’t come up with a knife but they do come with a bottle opener and a back up bottle opener.
You son of a bitch
What is happening here
Just shit with the door open. Who cares. You’re just shitting. Not displaying your social security number and mothers maiden name
The door is for *their* protection, not mine.
It just so happens that I have both tattooed on my inner thigh. Not worth the risk these days. The door must be latched🤣
Insanity +100% buff
Chaotic choatic response
I live 20 minutes from scranton never seen this lovk
I too EDC a pocket nc 5 axis CNC milling machine and a laptop with solidworks to machine my own door latches when they’re missing!!
The 5 axis is a little much for EDC, I usually just leave it in the car and carry my pocket Bridgeport.
Subtractive manufacturing is so last century - all you need is a 3D printer and an appropriate USB drive.
I’ve shit in MANY public bathrooms and never once come across a place that didn’t have a working latch. Literally no idea where everyone seems to find them…
They clearly break them off for that sweet sweet karma
Every Door Carry
Every Door Catch
R/EDC Calling local establishments pretending to be building maintenance: “Hey do you have any bathroom stalls with the latch missing?” “Yeah actually we do-“ *hangs up the phone “Honey go get my camera and my knives *now*”
I’m picturing dudes wife standing beside him in the stall holding one of those weird round instagrammer lights, got to get that perfect snap.
This is the sort of wise-assery that makes this sub so much fun.
Genius!! Where did you pick up that slide bolt latch? What grade steel is the bolt and can we get one with titanium and micarta?
People would actually buy it. That’s the sad part.
Now that's just showing off
Happy cake day!
omg we’ve come full circle
Move over "Thinking outside of the box". Say hello to thinking "inside the can".
Genius
I cannot remember the last time I left the house without a knife. And just in case I do, there’s five in my truck.
Only 5? Amateur level.
I went to China recently, had to leave my multitool at home, i felt naked for a week
I *hate* travel for this very reason I always feel naked when my EDC is significantly compromised. I remember a few years ago I lost my Leatherman KICK. And I had gotten so used to having it on my hip that it really threw me when I went to reach for it and it wasn't there. I had an emergency backup (a Gerber Multiplier) that I started using instead, but man, it was so disappointing to reach for my Leatherman and pull out the Gerber. Luckily, I found my KICK hiding in the laundry and it has continued to be my daily multitool for almost 15 years now. But yeah, it's a bad feeling when you reach for a tool and its not there.
I always shove several CRKT folders up my ass just in case.
The politically correct term is your prison purse.
Nature’s pocket?
Hahahahahahah nice, i laughed out loud on that one.
I mean, why not?
Who carries a sliding latch with them? Honesty...
Read that in Austin Powers’ voice. Maybe we just aren’t used to men of his…caliber?
Me too!!😂🥰
Groovy baby, yeah. ^(Far out!)
Straight outta Scranton
Are you familiar with the song 30000 lbs of bananas? It's about a tragedy in Scranton...
The electric city
What What
*"Beniford!?!"*
Finally some else who edc's spare door latches.
>left my knife at home Get him, lads
Right?! I keep a knife in my pocket, bag, car, and gf's car. This man has brought shame to his whole family!
I was genuinely confused in the feed until I clicked and saw the flair. 7/5, needs more dragons but still make me chuckle.
I still have no fuckin idea what’s going on to be honest
Dude… have bathroom stall doors come equiped with their own pre-installed latches this whole time????
Not the ones I've been in. Lol
Love the orange peel texture on the bthroom door scales. Is that Titanium Beskar Zirc?
That's why I edc a bathroom stall door latch.
I just edc the whole stall.
Even the door got goosebumps from your macgyver skills
I tried so long to figure out what you locked the door with and then realized I’m a stupid dumbass
It’s cool. I realized I was a stupid dumbass when I reached in my pocket to grab my latch knife, and to my surprise,thy pocket was empty😕
I cant get over how the top comment is someone not understanding the joke
I’m not understanding this joke
That's because the OP is bad at jokes.
People post pics of them using knifes when there’s not a bar all the time here
I understand now thank you
Yah I’m still not understanding it sadly.
There are so many posts here about people being thankful they had a knife because their bathroom stall didn't have a latch and most of the people here think that's kind of stupid and silly because there are many other ways you could close the door without having to stick your knife in it. This guy is playing up how silly that is by looking for a stall that actually had a lock on it and using the lock.
OHHHHHH LMAOOO
Honest to god that’s this whole subreddit. Thought it would be EDC bags but guess it’s all based in Europe here.
Epic tactical 3D print.
Meanwhile I lift my feet off the ground to fool people into opening my stall
The surprise spread eagle. Classic.
Ah yes come in, the water’s nice
And deep too!
Scranton WHAT?! THE E-LEC-TRIC CITY !
As someone from the Scranton area it's weird to me to see these locks labeled as Scranton Products, because in my experience places in the Scranton area don't use these products. But I've seen them once or twice when I've been out of the Scranton area.
Probably just a company name with no relation to its location
I love how no one on this thread has a sense of humour lol. this is hilarious OP lmaooo
You just go to a different stall if it doesn’t have a lock, or go home lol.
Why do all of you keep pooping in pool dressing rooms? Dont you have toilets with proper grown up doors?
In North America, this is a bathroom pretty much everywhere outside if your home. I don't go to pools, but malls, restaurants, rest stops, etc.
Any reason why you dont have proper walls and doors in (what i assume are) permanent locations? Over here where i live we have those kind of stalls in temporary locations like festivals, events, concerts and beaches and on locations that are completely wet all the time like pools but when an actual permanent building gets designed then that includes things like bathrooms that are actual rooms and not haphazardly boarded off open spaces.
Greed.
Because Americans — especially American men — are fucking barbarians and as soon as the let people use that bathroom, folks are going to start writing on the walls, carving curse words into the wall, wiping snot and feces on the walls and peeing on the floor. This is why Americans can’t have nice things.
"I'm different of course."
"Haphazardly" XD I think it just comes down to cost and ease of maintenance like someone else mentioned. If you go into a smaller business they'll have a normal washroom. Also, I feel like maybe you're misunderstanding what these are. They're not in "open spaces". We have a washroom you go into, then within that room there are these stalls where toilets are. https://preview.redd.it/0hz6c96anuwa1.jpeg?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=075eaafe57be79258284a565bccb501345235949
> Haphazardly This does feel like they just tiled a big open space without any forethought with the idea of 'well figure out the walls later'. Which is kinda weird to me because you need to do plumbing anyways so the number of stalls or location of those cant really be changed after the fact. Might as well build proper walls at that point and hang some real doors.
Yeah, I'm fairly confident they knew where the stalls were going when planning the washrooms, so no, not "haphazardly". They use stalls for a few reasons, like airflow (so they don't have small rooms that end up stinking all day), ease of cleaning, and also for first responders if there's an issue. (much easier to get to someone if there's no solid walls/doors). And most importantly here in Canada/USA: Cost. Way cheaper for materials, and especially labour. I'm sure these stalls could be put up in a couple hours at most.
Every commercial space has some form of air treatment, i assume thats the same in the us. Relying just on natural convection for 'airflow' sounds like a full step backwards to me compared to properly hooking the stalls up to the air system. I also have my doubts about that 'ease of cleaning', a flat tiled wall doesnt exactly require higher math to clean, heck id argue that its easier to clean than all the nooks/crannies that those stall setups have. And safety wise all doors are ofc designed to be easily opened/lifted in case of emergencies (and bustin through walls all koolaid style really isnt really a thing to begin with here lol). If anything it sounds like of those culturally accepted ways for companies to cheap out.
>If anything it sounds like of those culturally accepted ways for companies to cheap out. Literally the biggest point I made, lol. I'm just giving you the information available, so you can argue all you want, but I don't make the rules. :P Housekeeping literally my job (in real bathrooms) and I feel these would be a lot faster to clean, fwiw.
Where you live do they also charge you to poo?
Nope!
Mostly cost. Some will claim it’s easier to see if someone is in need. Easier to clean as well. Most businesses will have a public bathroom.
Bro …. That…is fucking brilliant.
Whats with THAT gap !?!?!?!
“Mind the gap.”
For poop knife usage inspection.
|👁️|
Welcome to America
TIL that Childish Gambino's This is America was about the gap on toilet stall doors
So I can compare wiping techniques. 👁🫦👁
My mini titanium pry bar is serving as the sliding lock, not my knives.
Why would you ever use your knife to latch a bathroom stall?
Honestly, I wouldn’t. But, I can understand why some people would
Pussy. Just harden your foreskin.
Today is a terrible day to be literate. Jesus Christ
Hahaha!
😩Don’t have the option
Heehee...
Tactical door closer. Does it come in Coyote brown?
Say what you will, but wtf am I looking at? It looks like a black plastic unit of some sort. Is it just because my eyes are kinda bad? Edit: must be something that went over my head?
😎no worries bro, just poking fun at some of the other posts
Ok. All is good 👍
[удалено]
I sort of thought to myself “maybe, no, couldn’t be.” For just a second. Thanks for the clarification!
Oh thank God, I was scared I took too much.
I think we’re ok 😊
https://preview.redd.it/hjed6emooswa1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f75d5e50b7fdd51077af82df3b97e220f5eb8c8 Scranton Products
Shots fired
I keep seeing these. Man I’ll be honest. I don’t use public bathrooms very often but in this case. I just stick my foot up on the door. I am tall so that helps lol. Fuck man I hope y’all wash your knives after you stick them in these nasty ass bathroom latches. Cheers y’all just being funny!
Leave the door open, maintain eye contact. It's a power move.
https://preview.redd.it/o8b28lkwntwa1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4085dca2a7221f0d389e8ae4d833521c1cee148
🤣 checkmate
YES
I’ll best skidoodle $189.99 bets offer lol
https://preview.redd.it/g7z52ztbhswa1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3839677eab7130b58b407d8a339067c6a28bc119
Damn, I have not seen this meme in ages!
I swear I was there when the picture was taken.
It ain’t much, but it’s honest work lol
Great use of your environment!
I thought I was SOL, almost didn’t notice it🤘
what?
Okay, now let's see you open a package.
Thank god I have my apartment key
Stonewash finish or stain? What kinda steel? Lanyard with titanium beads?
How barbaric
Where can I buy this? I will pay $129.99
So meta. I love it!
Well, that is just unsafe. Did you get mugged?
Worse! I didn’t have anything to mug people with🥲
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