Snips, shears or a Ztype knife?

[earlj]

The A-194's look to be able to do the job. Personally, I have a pair of Sea Snips mounted on the shoulder strap of my BC, a blunt end knife on the inside left calf and the very odd time, a skeleton handled knife on the inside of the right forearm. Do the shears come with a sheath?

 

[Ari]

Don't know. The snips come with a sheath though.

Ari

 

[earlj]

Have you considered a Spyderco type knife on a short lanyard, clipped to your BC? Spyderco has one that has plastic bolsters, a hole in the end for a lanyard and a serrated sheeps foot blade. Excellent cutting tool. Can also be clipped to your pocket on land.

 

[Ari]

Sounds as an interesting alternative.

Ari

 

[DivingGal]

I have a small knife on one BCD strap, and a pair of sea snips on the other.

 

[pipedope]

Ari,
The OMS shears (A194) look like a very useful tool but I don't really see a need for shears that heavy on most rec dives.
On a working dive I don't take things with me unless I need them and if I need something that big for cutting I am likely to go back up and get a BIG cutting tool and clear the stuff out fast.

DivingGal,
I like to have my cutting tools high and low on my body so that I am more likely to be able to reach one even in a weird entanglement.
Sometimes I need to cut something but I have to hold on to something else with one hand which limits what and where I can reach, again usually not a problem in rec diving.

michael

 

[earlj]

Go to www.spyderco.com

You'll be able to see their complete line.

 

[tholt576]

I like the EMT shears. They are light, inexpensive and can cut through almost anything you should expect to need to cut through. The bigger shears are overkill IMHO. A knife with a chisel point is nice if you need something to poke and pry with.