- I look like an overgrown jelly baby in a neoprene suit...
That would be me on the body board then as well
Boot knives anyone?
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That would be me on the body board then as well
When diving I used to carry my knife on my BCD on the centerline.
Unless I was wreck diving, Then I'd carry something a bit bigger on my thigh.
Unless I was wreck diving, Then I'd carry something a bit bigger on my thigh.
your quite right calf carry is the worst place to carry a dive knife not only might you not be able to get it when tangled its probably the reason you get into a tangle
small cutter on the waist band next to the buckle is the best bet for not getting tangled or lost and being able to get it with either hand(you never know when one hand might be trapped or busy and unable to get it
ATB
Duncan
lol I'm not fan of anything dangling- i've seen too many screw ups with people themselves getting caught up in the stuff they have festooned on themselves trying to move around a boat- (and laughed as a gauge console to the knackers look pretty painful!) or snagged below.
my knife lives pretty much next to the quick release for the weight system on my bcd, so it's easy to grab... I like the idea of shears though, I might have to invest in a pair
I had a shoulder sheath made by Topknot, which carries a large knife in an easy to retrieve position.
Rob
Rob
I used to have one of these:
Hanging from my oilskins - no sheath so it was always to hand. Never got it caught up, but if it did it would just rip out anyway. I was on creel boats mostly and these were the days before self-shooting
that's a good rope cutter, one of my friends has one when he takes his lot climbing, though his is the black bearclaw, not the high vis
It's when the sheath goes across your belt sideways and at the back of your belt..apparently. I think mr.grylls uses it and I'm guessing the scouts too..
Does seem fiddley though, but that's just my assumption.
Boot carry works quite nicely for me when mushrooming, I might glue a leather pocket/sheath on the inside of my boot and see how practical it is when I do some gardening tomorrow
Does seem fiddley though, but that's just my assumption.
Boot carry works quite nicely for me when mushrooming, I might glue a leather pocket/sheath on the inside of my boot and see how practical it is when I do some gardening tomorrow
It works if the sheath is designed for it but either way it starts to take on a military appearance.
I do like the pouch on the moccasins thing though, trying to get some tread less shoes at the moment to replace some that are worn, and looking at high moccasins, a little pouch would be cool!
It's scout carry because IIRC as the lead of a party you would be the guy pushing through the undergrowth and branches therefore having your knife on the back of your belt makes sense, then drawing it is easier if it's horizontal, all so it hides it if you come face to face with chaps, but still allowing for it to be drawn quickly if needed say a branch were to try and whip you?
I'd like to see the man who can draw his knife and cut a branch down before it hits him when it's whipping towards him.
(tongue firmly in cheek,I know what you mean though)
As I understand it, the term "Scout Carry" was coined by Tom Brown jr to refer to the way that Native American scouts carried their blades, a method he championed for use with his Tracker knives.
Whats wrong with pockets? An opinel lives in my pocket permanently and does everything from making sandwiches to processing "roadkill" deer. Never needed anything else, seems to be alot of knives that are more a work of art than a tool on here. Very nice to look at but not very practical if you use it everyday.
Pockets are fine mate, but like I saidwhen I'm down on my knees foraging for mushrooms and ground injects I can't get my knife out of my trouser pocket easily. The boot carry over jacket pocket is because I don't want mess or gunk in my coat pockets but rather my dirty jeans and boots.
Why can't you just take the knife out before you kneel down so that it is ready, that way it removes the potential risk of being caught with a concealed blade (perhaps, I don't know the law very well). This is what I do anyway.
However, boot knives are fantastic and I love the whole thing about knives 'hidden' in ones boot.
Cheers
However, boot knives are fantastic and I love the whole thing about knives 'hidden' in ones boot.
Cheers
Could do that, but would you feel as cool?
I wouldn't boot carry a knife in any other circumstance than specifically going in the garden/woods with mushrooming or foraging intentions.
I wouldn't boot carry a knife in any other circumstance than specifically going in the garden/woods with mushrooming or foraging intentions.
Not all boot carry is neccessarily concealed. As pointed out earlier a Daniel Boone style with an ordinary outdoors type knife on the outside of the boot would be quite as visible as a belt sheath. On the other hand a pouch such as Samon is describing would probably hold a folder and I'm not sure how that would really be any more concealed than if that same folder were carried in your pocket. Just trying to get away from the short dagger image that the word "boot knife" tends to conjure.
