In a message dated 98-07-10 04:08:15 EDT, heritage_at_europa.com writes: << The River Shorty sheath is space age plastic and indestructo. It has a clip that hangs it upside down from the "gear patch" on the PFD. The clip is slightly larger than the standard gear pacth slot. Forcing the clip into the slot ensures a secure fit. >> Have used the Gerber River Shorty in very much the same way George describes --- mounted pendularly --- for about five years. It's an excellent knife, and I still have the original. Having said that, I believe Gerber recommends against mounting the River Shorty in this manner because, unlike the Kershaw SeaHunter which Larry Pfisterer described, the Shorty does not have a positive mechanical click release button; it does ratchet in the way George describes, but it's not the same as having a clean, mechanical release mechnism that some knives have. But, having said <that>, both George and I --- along with a lot of ww and sea kayakers who I've seen --- do mount the Shorty in a pendular manner and seem to get away with it. The Shorty is excellent, but, if I were doing it over, I'd look hard at the SeaHunter or another mechanical release knife. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 10 1998 - 03:57:32 PDT
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