Azwelke kydex meets Maxpedition's anemone (w/pix)

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hewhoisiam

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It all started innocently enough. I left her there, in my man-box (it's a large gun case that I keep all my knives in) And I happen to toss down my new anemone right next to her. Then left for a few hours...

I came back today to find:

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That's right. Match made in heaven.






Here's what the back side looks like. I used some acorn nuts, and (this is the most important part if you decide to do this!) followed by a finish washer, and a tapered machine screw to fit the washer. The finish washer is what pulls it together because the inside of the washer is shaped so that it's shallower than the edge, meaning when you tighten it down, all the pressure is on the outside of the strap RATHER than in the middle. It acts like putting a grommet in the strap. Large tek lok fits well over the screws holding the anemone in place, and rides high on the belt. The straps are technically for a molle system, but if you cut as close as you can to them, then fray off the fraction of an inch you leave. You can leave the stitching intact on the back (still holds down the middle strap) without cutting the thread.
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This is the thickness. The anemone is no joke, this thing alone holds like. Everything with it's arsenal of pockets, pouches, straps, elastic, tie downs... everything on your belt right there so you don't have to worry about getting in your real pockets when you have a pack on. Hit maxpedition up for the exact stats on it. Cause of how it is with the tek lok, I can flip it to scout carry and all the stuff in the pouch is zipped up. Nice and safe.
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And Al's kydex? What can I say, I mean, it's MFN AZWELKE. It's perfect. It's even got a drain hole in it for water.
Here it is one last time. Just sittin there lookin pretty. Okay, so my camera on my phone sucks, but it would look pretty. Kydex and pouch in OD green.
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Pretty cool bro, I don't really like pouches hooked to my knives.......makes it kinda heavy
 
The pouch itself seems light to me cause it hangs from a belt. I can feel ya on things like... cargo pockets. Which I never use cause I feel the weight. Although I'm not sure how I like the fact it sticks out that much... But it's a bonus to me that this is a large fixed blade, a multi tool, a flash light, extra batteries, a first aid kit (altoids tin), a survival kit (another altoids tin) and a hiking GPS or compass... all in one thing. All I need is a canteen and it's a 1-stop day hike. :-)
 
Yeah thats cool bro, I keep my gear spread out just incase I lose something I wont loose it all at once if that makes sense......:confused:
 
Yeah, and that's smart in lots of situation. I'm not planning to be lost in the tropical rain forest of wherever-dave-and-cody-are-istan... Then again, if I could plan something like that, I'd be full of tents, fire starters, and survival gear :-P This is likley going to accompany me on light hikes, camps and to the occasional gathering (family type stuff) and BBQ. My heavy hiking knife will be the 2. Cause... When I don't know what to plan for, I bring a knife... that can cut through a tank.

Love the imput though. Makes me think about my system.
 
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I have 3 of his taco style sheaths for various knives, and could not be happier. When I receive a shipping notice on my next knife
I will order this style sheath.
 
If I have a 2 sheath or a 9 sheath. It'll prolly be straight kydex or a single, much smaller pouch. I just wanted to go all out witha sheath mod for the 10. LE and all... Safe queen has to have a nice sheath, right? Well... No safe... and it's gonna be a user so... I'll see how the mods test in a month or so.
 
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