I went with a Teckna dive knife about 20 years ago, and it has served me very well in wild water rescue. The ABS sheath has a quick release that is truly simple to use (just grab the knife and flick your thumb), but it has never let the knife fall out prematurely, despite my spending a lot of time being knocked about in IV. The knife is pointed (dagger tip as opposed to blunt tip) and has a serrated section, so it is good at puncturing and cutting through boats. It is symmetrical, so you don't have to fiddle about figuring out which side to use. It is stainless (no rust on mine in a couple of decades), and has holes in the shaft to permit clipping in / tying off as well as saving weight. I highly recommend it. http://www.tek-tite.com/src/product_info.php?id=936 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 11 2010 - 09:44:44 PDT
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