stupid newbie/snorkling/knives

[PanamaMike]

Hello -- I am going to Puerto Rico in April and going snorkling 3-4 days. Would like to try scuba but we'll see. I did some research on dive knives and it looks like you all fasten them around your legs.

I'll just probably be snorkling but I would like to get a knife. why? who knows, maybe a giant squid will attack me. Okay, I'll be honest, I just think it will look cool.

here's the question. for snorkling, would you suggest the same strap aroudn the thigh? is that comfortable with the suit? any other suggestions?

Thanks mucho!

One common use for a knife is to signal your
buddy by banging the pommel against a tank.

So, along with all the other helpful advice the
board is offering, I would recommend that you
shlep along a tank so you have something to
bang that knife against.

You do buddy-snorkel, don't you?

--Mike

 

[The_DivePirate]

Well, I think it's a little over kill, but, I use a fog cutter(the best of both worlds, the handle clips together for a knife, and when you unclip the handle, a pair of shears) I carry it on my inflater hose for easy access. As a skin diver, you have no inflator hose, but the system comes with leg straps. So you can attach it to your leg if you like.

Dive safe/Train hard,
Joe

 

[rakkis]

 

[The_DivePirate]

That should do!!!!!

 

[mannella9]

I think you might have a buoyancy problem.

 

[Bob Vincent]

Man you need to get one of those ... you know things they use to cut down jungles when making a path? Dude those are awsome! Man strapped to you leg your going to be a chick magnet.

 

[Tollie]

Actually I think he has four (or five) blades.

He would be way cooler if he wore one of them upside down on his upper arm like I saw a bunch of quarry divers with up at Dutch one cold day.

 

[mannella9]

I would just rent a small personal sub for the day and you wont have to worry about fishing line entanglement, and that should solve all your problems.

 

[String]

Who needs a dive knife when you can get an underwater chainsaw?

http://www.steffeninc.com/htm/cs06.htm

Never be worried about entanglement again!

 

[mannella9]

Ok, I have seen it all now. I am unsubscribing from this thread.