I attached my river shorty …
to my Lotus PFD and the tab broke off after a while. The shorty also comes out of the holder if you don’t do something to keep it in.
You the man! Where do you put your
Bear Gun? Or are you one of those that makes friends with the bears? LOL…
Hair drier
Use a haur drier or heat gun to GENTLY heat the plastic lash tab. Sprity some spray cleaner onto the sheath for lubrication, and shove it in.
Jim
not really trying to sound dirty
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No lash tab
on my Lotus Mildwater. I had to use heavy nylon thread and sew a hunk of nylon strap on the front. Custom positioned and stronger than a lash tab. The front of the PFD will rip off before the knife sheath (Benchmade river knife) falls off. Also, I positioned the wide strap (like a belt loop) horizontaly, sort of, over a pocket so I can tuck the sheath end in for extra security if needed, or to keep it out of the way.
Taj
bear gun?
sissy…i had a bandolier for the grenades made.
Yeah right!
PFD pocket
I keep my knife in my pocket, zipped up. I lost my first knife off the lash tab dohickey.
Had my River Shorty attached to the lash tab on my Extrasport HiFloat for the past 12 years. No problems with the lashtab or the knife. Certainly no rust on the knife - but I use it only in fresh water. The suggestion above about heating up the lash tab with a hairdryer worked great. NRS has a video about removing the knife sheath, but did not mention the hairdryer trick.
And here I thought Bowler1 was back… oh well…
I’ve used my Gerber to spread peanut butter and cut dangling hooks out of trees. Had no problem with the tab on my Astral V-8.
On a leash long enough to be useful, in pfd pocket
My Yak Highback 60N doesn’t have a suitable lash point. I did a cobra weave using nylon braid on a shoulder strap and attached the scabbard to that.
Do you really want that blade up by your neck and basically pointed at your jugular?
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The knife is locked in a scabbard. The knife does not have a point and only one sharp edge which is facing away from my body.
Looks like you have plenty of pocket space where you can tie it off with a tether. Even that scabbard is a danger in the neck area. Many keep knives where yours is, however why risk a freak accident by having a knife/scabbard aimed for your neck when other safer easy to get to spots are available.
I have mine in the same place where it will stay.
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Thank you for your concern, all good. I have considered the risk and decided that it is manageable.
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This guy is a rafter, but I like his takes on river gear. He has several knife reviews as well.
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Good video.
I’ve had an NRS Pilot knife on my PFD for years – once you attach the clip the lash tab it is never coming off. I’ve never been in a situation where I needed to use it for anything other than spreading peanut butter. The blades definitely rust over time. When it gets too rusty I buy a new knife (relatively cheap, maybe you get what you pay for) – I’m on my third. They hadn’t changed the design in years, so the new knife still fit in the old clip. I knife I have is now in close out, so maybe it’s time to buy one more:
I never thought to actually try to cut rope until I saw this video. Just like in the video, it took 5-6 swipes to get through an old safety rope. I think the little cutting hook at the base of the blade made it harder to get through the rope. I had better luck with just the serrated section of the blade - on the newer version that hook is a lot smaller.
Just for kicks, I dug out my father’s old river knife – turns out it’s a Gerber Blackie Collins River Master. Looks like there are different versions, but this is the one I have:
With a longer blade and better serrations it would usually cut through the rope on the first or second swipe. Leave it to my father – he always bought the best stuff. I’ve never used it as a river knife. It’s been in my kitchen kit for years. Still really sharp - guess I’ll keep it there.
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I solve the problem with an MSFit PFD that has a knife pocket (w D ring) inside the flap. Accessible by unzipping or just leaving unzipped and relying on the two clips. )Kokatat PFDs all pass CG standards with just the clips fastened.)
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