Knife on leg or bc?

[Nemrod]

Yes, clearly I was having a momentary spell, probably due to the thought of a knife lying about lonesome gathering dust and rust.

LOL--size issues, why, what might you be talking about? I don't think Jim Bowie had any "size" issues---lol and if he had scuba dived he would surely have carried a knife worthy of his name. N

 

[deadend]

My knife goes on the inside left leg. Besides cutting mono I use the knife primarily to kill fish. I don't want it on my bc where it is harder for me to see where the sharp point is going when I re-sheath it. I can look down on my leg easier than I can my bc. I think it's easier to find on my leg when I need it and have a thrashing fish in my left hand.

 

[densha99]

So I see that Dive Rite has a handy dandy package of shears and pouch. Is anyone using these or are the "shear carrying divers" just getting medical shears for cheap and then putting them in a pocket in the BCD?

 

[Mandy3206]

I use my old faithful Wenoka 5" knife on my lower right leg, a small Akona Knife (3") straped upside down on the right shoulder strap of the harness and below the Akona I got a Dive Rite Small Z-Knife in its holster, just between the 2 D-Rings on the Harness.

I don't like cutting devices near the currugated hose.

 

[bcsean]

So I see that Dive Rite has a handy dandy package of shears and pouch. Is anyone using these or are the "shear carrying divers" just getting medical shears for cheap and then putting them in a pocket in the BCD?

I bought mine in a pouch. Not sure who made it though. I also immediately pulled the shears out to cut off the plastic d-ring that came on the bottom of the pouch. They're good to go now.

 

[Squalus]

Honestly no knife, I would just chew my way out of an entanglement

 

[android]

I've got mounting points for cutting devices on my right chest strap and both pockets. I usually carry a knife on the right strap and shears on the left pocket.

If the location bans knives, I'll move the shears up to my strap and lose the knife.

 

[down4fun]

Honestly no knife, I would just chew my way out of an entanglement

this I want to see

 

[mempilot]

Some of you guys carry more backup blades than air sources. Interesting.

 

[Marek K]

I'm trying to find a good place to mount a small dive knife on my BCD (jacket-style), and have seen a lot of good ideas here and elsewhere.

Those of you that secure a knife to your right shoulder strap... makes sense. No hoses there, and generally less "busy."

But are you right-handed? How do you remove and replace the knife... with contorted right hand? Or left hand, then switch to right?

--Marek