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Oct 28, 2016

decent looking knife but I strongly suggest that if you buy one you do a better job with the paracord wrapping than they did for the pictures. Loose wrapping can result in the knife slipping in your hand - possibly causing serious injury.

shrewd

Oct 28, 2016

Vecsuswould this be a decent lightweight knife to keep fastened to one of the shoulder straps on my backpacking pack?

Vecsus

Oct 28, 2016

shrewdyes, it would. I have a similar knife, the ESEE Izula2, that I clip to my shoulder strap. It has a handle similar to this one that I've wrapped with paracord (differently than pictured here and much tighter). People choose to use a paracord wrap for both grip and to have extra cord in case of an emergency. I also recommend buying real paracord with the five strands of inner cord (which can be used separately).

shrewd

Oct 28, 2016

Vecsushow do you clip it in? just use some cordage and tie it tight? or does the belt adapter of the sheath work? im not too knot savy so the notion of rewrapping it gives me pause

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Vecsus

Oct 28, 2016

Vecsuslooks like the sheath and removable clip that come with the knife should work fine. if that does not work you can always use a small carabiner. I prefer not to have my sheath permanently attached to my pack so when I am in camp I can transfer it to my belt.

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DannyMilks

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Oct 28, 2016

VecsusAgreed - the wrapping job on this isn't the best. It's fine, but with a few minutes, one could re-wrap it tighter and in another way. Thanks for pointing this out @Vecsus !

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DannyMilks

4557

Oct 28, 2016

shrewdIt's easy to rewrap. Check out this higher-end skeletonized knife for an example of what you can do: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/kestrel-knives-ti-backpacker

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BlueTom

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Oct 28, 2016

shrewdThere are hundreds of DIY instructional websites and/or YouTube videos that can walk you step-by-step through re-tying the handle. Something that small would go pretty quick even for someone who isn't comfortable working with their hands. If you can follow instructions, you can do that part of it. If not, the wrap that comes with this knife should suffice unless you plan on putting it through extremely heavy duty, which wouldn't make a lot of sense if you aren't comfortable working with your hands, right?
As far as the belt clip that comes with this knife being used on your pack strap, it will probably suffice, but you'd likely be much happier with a Blade-Tech Tek-Lok. The Tek-Lok can be mounted at various angles so that draw is horizontal, vertical, angled in-between, or even facing vertically down, though I would recommend against that unless there's retention on the sheath, which I didn't notice if it has it or not. Tek-Loks come with mounting hardware to mount to the sheath, and the sheath stays put where you place it and in the position you place it when using a Tek-Lok. It easily removes from any belt or strap to move it to another belt or strap, for instance, having it on your belt while driving to the start-point of your hike, and moving it to your pack strap during the hike.
Tek-Loks are kind of pricey, but not so much when you consider that they can be used on anything with mounting holes like those pictured on the knife's sheath in this listing. Typically, they're around $11 to $15 bucks. Here's a listing for one on Amazon at the lower end of that estimate: https://www.amazon.com/Blade-Tech-Tek-Lok-with-Hardware/dp/B00G2DPHFM?th=1&psc=1
This is a small knife very similar in design to the one in this listing (a Becker BK-14). The sheath is a custom one set on the Tek-Lok at about a 45 degree angle at about 10:00 on my belt in cross-draw fashion:

Hope that helps, and good luck.

Mandrake

Nov 15, 2016

VecsusI got my pair. Dull as a butter knife, but took a decent edge quickly. Does anyone know the correct way to mount the belt loop part. I have messed with similar things quite often, but do not fin any position for the loop that seems right. Same with what seems to be the kneck cord...

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