On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Mark Stirling wrote: >> >>paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Wed, 25 Mar 1998 11:12:22 -0700 (MST), >>you wrote: >> >>Try Paramedics Scissors these have blunt ends and are strong enough to >>cut through plastic yaks if needed. >> >>Mark S, :-) have you actually tried that?? someone i know went to a rescue class, and a boat was put into a "pinned" position, and anyone who wanted could try to cut it up. even folks who carried small rescue saws had a rough time. i bought my knife before the "modern convention" of blunt points [which makes great sense]. it was relatively inexpensive, and _had_ to have three things, which i deemed most important. 1) a darn thick blade, so it wouldn't snap as i pried and hacked, so i starts thin, and gets pretty thick at the base 2) serrated blade on both sides. i carry a small "swiss army knife" for apples & peanut better, etc, so this knife is/was only for rescue/emergency work. i wanted to be able to cut through a boat if someone was pinned 3) full length tang. the knife is one piece, point to the bottom of the hilt. no lock to jam/gum up, can't fold closed on my hand, and it does have a rubber handle cover, so i get good grip. i showed my "pride and joy" to the friend who went through the rescue course, and he fell down laughing. essentially it will generally take a saw to cut up a boat, and he didn't think my knife stood a chance. i still carry the knife i originally bought, but know i am looking closer at other knives as well. looks like gerber will be the choice, even though for rescue i'd rather not have a folder, it meets all my requirements, except price!! note to jackie: i'll compile the "knife" posts, and get them to you for the website, since that's one of my personal foci right now ;-) mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 26 1998 - 09:26:18 PST
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