At 10:57 PM 10/19/99 -0700, Doug Lloyd <dlloyd_at_bc.sympatico.ca> wrote: SNIP > >I prefer to see these knives mounted sideways, part way down, handle >outward from the body. I'm having trouble picturing where you mean. Would the knife sit horizontally just under the PFD front pockets? I'd love to find a new location instead of the conventional lash tab that isn't so "Rambo" like but I haven't identified one that satisfies the "accessible with both hands" criteria. Perhaps in the skirt. > I also do not carry this type of knife anymore after >some discussion with the coast guard SARTECHS who train the Zodiac crews >for surf rescue work, who suggest carrying a folding style that flicks open >with one hand. Doug, you and others have indicated a preference for folding knives. I confess that I don't have much knowledge of what's available and how it works. I have seen the knives that have a large loop on the blade so you can flick the blade open with the thumb of the hand that's holding the knife. Are the folders that you have in mind loose enough to just flick them open or does the blade need some sort of assist? I'd like to ask the people with folding knife experience to comment on how easy the knife is to deploy while swimming, possibly tangled in multiple tehers with cold and/or gloved hands. Really, I'm not trying to be a smart-ass, but I feel that a knife is important to have and it must be accessible in all circumstances. Bill Leonhardt *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Oct 20 1999 - 09:38:37 PDT
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