[Paddlewise] Knives for PFD attachment

At 11:19 AM 7/9/98 EDT, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 98-07-09 10:44:05 EDT, WILAX_at_aol.com writes:
>
><< I usually keep a diving knife strapped to my leg.  It is in
> a hard sheath and there is very little chance it can hurt me if I get curled
> somehow.  The bad thing is you can't get to it without taking the skirt off.
> What is good stuff that has a hard sheath that can attach to a PFD?  >>
>
>There was a long thread on knives on PaddleWise a while back --- there are
>archives, but I'm too computer-challenged to tell you how to access them.
>
>Colorado Kayak has a lot of the models discussed.  Haven't checked their web
>site <www.coloradokayakusa.com> lately, but it's a good place to start.  As I
>recall, there was a lot of support for the Gerber River Shorty and some
>interest in the Guide's Safety Knife (a take-off on a marinized shroud cutter
>from the aviator and sky-diver communities).  The latter does not have a hard
>case, but can be fit into flat voids in a PFD zipper.

Check the plastic sheat carefully.  Some (Schrade's river knife for
example) are difficult to release with non-gloved hands, impossible with
neoprene on your fingers.  The blunt-ended River Shorty is a good knife.  I
can't remember much about the sheath though.  I use the smallish folding
Schrade Cliphanger.  It must not be too tough to open in a scrape--many of
the Army's Rangers are carrying them as backups.  You just clip it on.  I
use a small bungee so I can get about a 2' range with it still attached.

Wynne
Americus, GA
USA

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