Anyone running 2 knives?

[Thalassamania]

Didn't your mother tell you? Never run with sissors, never run with knives.

P.S. I usually have three and a set of shears.

P.P.S. Even with multiple cutters I always have a wrist lanyard on all of them. It only takes one case where a diver's tangled body is recovered and his knife is out of reach on the bottom to drive that message firmly home.

 

[delray.piper]

Small knife on waist belt, shears on shoulder, and yes I can get them with either hand, and larger knife on leg. some times a Z knife in pocket. But, I'm a knife nut. I usually carry three knives, not counting my leatherman tool, all the time. I've collected dive knives since I began diving long long ago in the late 50's. I've never really found the perfect one. Nor have I found the perfect way to carry them.

 

[mustang_5l]

I dive with 3. One (LG) on my left inner leg, one (SML)on my left arm, that is easily accessible with my right hand and a z-cutter on my harness belt.

 

[skimphish]

alright, another question now. i saw that some of you put ur large knife on your inner left leg. what is the advantage of this over the outter right leg? i do mine on the outter right. is this wrong? i am right hand dominant.

 

[tc]

Right is fine but put it on the inside- doesn't get caught on things that way.

 

[lowviz]

Didn't your mother tell you? Never run with sissors, never run with knives.

P.S. I usually have three and a set of shears.

P.P.S. Even with multiple cutters I always have a wrist lanyard on all of them. It only takes one case where a diver's tangled body is recovered and his knife is out of reach on the bottom to drive that message firmly home.

Used a knife 'in anger' this Sat. on the Stolt Dagali. Spider line, -hate the stuff. Shears more precise, outer right knife is faster.

 

[ssidiv3r]

I have a pair of Zeagle shears on the webbing strap at the front of my Ranger LTD (the strap that goes over the cumberband). That stays there for every dive and is normally my only cutting device because I dive dry. I also have a UK Blue Tank blunt tip knife for the inside left calf that I only wear when I dive wet. I might rig up a way to attach my knife to the outside of one the bellow thigh pockets or put it in the pocket. So far though, I haven't had to use either and don't plan on using them.

I don't know about other folks, but my shoulder straps are way too cluttered for placement of a knife. I've got an emergency strobe on my right, with my computer and can light head clipped to the D-rings below. My left shoulder has my compass attached with a double ender and my octo-z/inflator hanging over it. With the inflator hose there, it doesn't seem like a very practical place for much of anything

 

[StreetDoctor]

what would you ever need a 12" knife for in scuba diving?

 

[BabyDuck]

fighting those guys trying to steal nuclear weapons - duh!

 

[lowviz]

what would you ever need a 12" knife for in scuba diving?

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