Knife Recommendation Needed
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patymeboy:
I still have my ScubaPro pig sticker that I got in the 70's... Darn thing is sorta like a small sword
. I haven't used in in years now as I prefer EMT scissors in a pocket. The large ScubaPro knife went from my knee to my toes.Where can we get one of them flares???
james croft
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A marine survival supplier can get them. I would check with a place that inspects liferafts, etc. The military version is the mark 13 day/night flare. It has orange smoke at one end and a nighttime roman candle on the other, It is handheld and rated to around 90 feet I think. I have had them deeper than that without problems. Paine-Wessex (not sure of spelling) sells survival flares such as day/night flares and maybe easier to get than the MK13 military versions. I carry one with me on ocean dives and gives me great peace of mind.427Dave:
Any good knife person (that dives) will tell you that you need at least three - ok, two and Stainless steel shears. One on the BC (or dare I say it, BP/W), one on the leg - and the shears, all in different locations.gitmo:Hello,
My father recently got certified. (I always knew he was certifiable) He loves knives, and can never have too many. So for Christmas Id like to get him a good dive knife. So, can someone recommend a good knife in the $40-$80 range that can be purchased over the internet (or easily found)? I really have no idea what to look for in a dive knife.
Thanks
I have 4 or 5, depending on what I am wearing - from very small, to fairly big.
Puffer Fish:
Ok, I know the second knife on the arm is to kill the shark, that bites off the leg where the first knife was strapped. And the 3rd and 4th knives for the other appendages. Please tell me how you're going after the shark that's bitten off both legs and both arms?
Any knowledgeable knife person knows that the sharks don't attack until after you are wrapped in a fishing net, with several different types of line caught on you. And you hold the last one in your teeth.mudhole:Ok, I know the second knife on the arm is to kill the shark, that bites off the leg where the first knife was strapped. And the 3rd and 4th knives for the other appendages. Please tell me how you're going after the shark that's bitten off both legs and both arms?
Actually, it is really easy, if you need one, to loose it. so having one in several locations, is not a bad idea. Comes from solo diving and being prepared. I have left side, right side and leg. The small one on the belt is, well overkill, but it does not take up any room. The only big one I have is the leg one, and actually don't always wear it. Don't when diving in a spring, for example.
Ocean, and I do. I count shears as a cutting device, so that is one of them. All have line cutters built into them.
http://199.236.119.145/access_fk_210.shtml
Here is what I decided on for one dive knife. they have Blunt tip or pointed tip. I chose it for the ease of disassembly for cleaning.
For my BC Knife I chose http://www.backcountry.com/store/GE....00-Knife-Stainless-Serrated.html?id=ZT4SytL4
Easily take a Stainless Steal Keyring and a climber's clip to attach to a D-ring. Easy, one handed opening.
Here is what I decided on for one dive knife. they have Blunt tip or pointed tip. I chose it for the ease of disassembly for cleaning.
For my BC Knife I chose http://www.backcountry.com/store/GE....00-Knife-Stainless-Serrated.html?id=ZT4SytL4
Easily take a Stainless Steal Keyring and a climber's clip to attach to a D-ring. Easy, one handed opening.
Richesb
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Stick with titanium. Any stainless knife will rust without care and the better ones are harder to sharpen (420ss).
As for length, point , shape - What are you using it for.
I am a spearfisherman. I use a "stiletto" point knife. A diver carrying a knife for safety may use any point. A treasure hunter, abalone diver etc will use a "blunt"point.
Any knife you choose should be large enoungh for it's intended purpose, no larger than needed and have a serrated edge for entanglement
Hopefully I have not confused you, but being in the water almost daily I have gone through a few along the way.
As for length, point , shape - What are you using it for.
I am a spearfisherman. I use a "stiletto" point knife. A diver carrying a knife for safety may use any point. A treasure hunter, abalone diver etc will use a "blunt"point.
Any knife you choose should be large enoungh for it's intended purpose, no larger than needed and have a serrated edge for entanglement
Hopefully I have not confused you, but being in the water almost daily I have gone through a few along the way.
vjb.knife
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This would be the best but you probably can't get one.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/vjbknife/DSC00779.jpg
I kind of like the older Scubapro models on the left and to the top right.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/vjbknife/knives/collection2.jpg
Never buy a knife made of 304 or 316 series stainless steel, you might as well have a butter knife because they will not take or hold an edge.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/vjbknife/DSC00779.jpg
I kind of like the older Scubapro models on the left and to the top right.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/vjbknife/knives/collection2.jpg
Never buy a knife made of 304 or 316 series stainless steel, you might as well have a butter knife because they will not take or hold an edge.
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