Regarding knife tethers Ralph Diaz contributes: > Moreover, make certain it is a knife that will not slice > your hand or pierce you were you to drop it (while on its tether) and > then reach for it blindly and wind up grabbing the blade; or > alternatively wind up on the point while dragging it on its tether and > climbing back onboard. All good points to consider if you have dropped your knife, which, if it's not tethered and lands outside of the boat won't matter much. Harold wrote: >But such a tool presents a hazard when swinging about on a tether. So, I installed a loop of cord on the end of my knife handle. It is long enough to insert my hand through during use and to handle the knife properly, but short enough that it will not slide off my hand unless I bunch my fingers and thumb together in a point.> When do attach the tether to your wrist? When you need the knife or when you leave the shore? A wrist tether for a knife is fine, if you are working with the knife, but would be inconvenient to say the least as a precautionary system. Bruce WEO www.wholeearthoutfitters.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 19 1999 - 12:57:50 PDT
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