Ralph Diaz wrote: > The loop is relatively short and not likely to get snagged. However, if you are >still nervous and there is a pocket in the immediate area or some >webbing through which you can gather part of that loop, do so; but make >certain that the gathered line will flow out unimpeded when the knife is >needed. > >I hope this is helpful. Do your own experimenting to see what will work >for you, though. I thought I would take Ralph advice and experiment with a tether for my knife. I have always been concerned with having a loop of string hanging off my vest and having it snag on things. I just realized I had the solution on my fishing vest, a small device that retracts its own string. I use it to keep my line clippers and forceps handy and not have to worry about dropping them in the water. They have a pin on the back to clip to your vest and are about the size of a nickel. You can pick these up at any fishing store for a couple of bucks and can buy different sizes with line ranging from 12 to 36 inches in length. I have used these things for years on my fishing vest without any trouble but I've never used one in salt water ). I hope to try it out on the water ( and maybe beneath ) with my Gerber River Shorty this weekend and see how effective it works. Interested to hear anyones thoughts on shortcomings of this system. Andrew Jones ______________________________ Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Ltd. North Vancouver, BC, Canada Ph. 604-831-6180 kingfshr_at_idmail.com www.kingfisher-adventures.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 Thu Oct 28 1999 - 22:14:21 PDT
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