Belt Carry for Big Fellas

David Mary said:
You could also do this with the Kydex and paracord set up... assuming you used similar belts to mine. I am currently using Condor Battle Dress Uniform BDU Belts, which I got from LAPG for $7.95 each.
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What could I also do with the kydex and paracord set up David? The pocket carry comment?
 
RyanSean97 said:
What could I also do with the kydex and paracord set up David? The pocket carry comment?
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Lots can be done with paracord.

With a small enough knife, I can rig it up per my thread posted above, and if I want to take it off and throw it in my pocket, it's just a quick matter of unbuckling my belt to do so. Not perfect, but it doesn't take me long, and I don't usually need to do that anyway.

Or you can use a static line attached to the sheath and looped onto one of your belt loops or the belt itself, which allows you to grab the handle of the knife from your pocket and pull it one handed from the sheath. The sheath will then dangle from your pocket while you use the knife, until you resheath it and put slip it back in your pocket. Or you could slip the sheath back in there if you need to use the knife for an extended period.

These are not belt carry, but you can make a paracord shoulder harness for concealed carry under a vest or overshirt, allowing you to have the knife under your armpit, or even one under each armpit with handle downward.

I have a neck knife that I carry with paracord. If you do that though, you need to prep the cord properly for safety. Cut the cord to the length you want for your neck knife, plus enough for a knot that you can use to keep the cord from slipping through your kydex sheath's eyelet. Tie that knot (I usually use two overhand knots), then melt both ends of the cord together. This gives you a paracord "necklace" that has a stop to prevent items with eyelets from falling off the cord, and a break point that prevents you from strangling yourself if you happen to get the cord stuck on something. I always melt the ends together, then break it once, and remelt and connect them again. In my tests, I have found that the force required to break the first joint is pretty high, but the second one is a little easier. I don't think you'll strangle yourself if you don't melt, break and remelt, but it probably will hurt quite a bit and give you a mark at least if you don't weaken the joint by breaking and remelting it. Here's a photo of the one I was carrying until recently:

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In the first photo, if you look carefully, you can see the spot where I melted and joined the ends, right near the bottom of the photo. In the second photo, you can see it as well, it looks like one of the green parts of the pattern, but is slightly skinner than the rest of the cord, and darker than the green in the pattern.

I like to get my paracord before I use it for knife carry, for two reasons, one, it is lighter (even if only slightly), which is more important for neck carry than belt carry, and two because for neck carry it is not only lighter, but more comfortable, because any pressure put onto the cord is felt less, since the cord sheath is flimsier without the inner strands. And actually there is a third reason.... I like to use the inner strands to play with my cat.

 
David Mary David Mary I've seen people do static chords before, and I completely forgot about it! Mostly I've seen them tuck it in their waistband but I remember seeing a video of Lucas Burnley talking about his CRKT Obake and how he put it in his pocket via static chord like you described. Not a bad idea at all!

Excellent ideas and tips on pre breaking the chord and melting it back together. I'm actually surprised the integrity of the outside still holds up even after gutting the chord inside. Very interesting.

And I've tried neck knife style carry, but where my collection is now I have no fixed blades suitable for wearing around the neck 😂 . That's a fine happy cat you've got there sir.
 
There is also James Williams showing his method of carry for the Hisshou.



RyanSean97 said:
That's a fine happy cat you've got there sir.
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Thanks, I told him what you said, and gave him a little brushing on your behalf. I'd tell you his reply but I don't know how to spell it.
 
David Mary said:
There is also James Williams showing his method of carry for the Hisshou.





Thanks, I told him what you said, and gave him a little brushing on your behalf. I'd tell you his reply but I don't know how to spell it.
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I was not expecting him to pull that blade out lol I am now curious though how a paracord sling would feel over the shoulder. Quite comfortably I can imagine! I have a lot of testing testing do
 
It's been a while since I played around with it, but I seem to recall the it's more comfortable as a figure eight that is secured on both sides, and goes behind the neck. Leave enough slack that you don't feel like it's pushing your neck forward. The "mercharness" is a good one to look up, and easy enough to DIY.
 
ferider said:
I think the OP should clarify his weight bracket :) Obviously, horizontal carry at 6'5" 200 lbs is easier than at 250 lbs. Like me in the photo below in 2019 with daughter #2. A knife >= 9" OAL, and horizontal carry is not comfortable.

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Note that I lost almost 30 lbs during the pandemic since then :), but still. If you have to sit for part of your day, forget horizontal carry, IMO.
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Nice fat boy! Don’t want get off topic, but I’m a fellow fat boy rider.
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David Mary said:
It's been a while since I played around with it, but I seem to recall the it's more comfortable as a figure eight that is secured on both sides, and goes behind the neck. Leave enough slack that you don't feel like it's pushing your neck forward. The "mercharness" is a good one to look up, and easy enough to DIY.
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I'm looking at that now, very interesting. I might do a little more looking and see about rigging one of those up to test run
 
RyanSean97 said:
I'm actually surprised the integrity of the outside still holds up even after gutting
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Paracord is rated for 550 lbs. so even when you remove the strands inside, the outer sheath should have more than enough strength to keep the knife around your neck (or strangle you, without the aforementioned safety feature)
 
David Mary said:
Paracord is rated for 550 lbs. so even when you remove the strands inside, the outer sheath should have more than enough strength to keep the knife around your neck (or strangle you, without the aforementioned safety feature)
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Good point. I guess just at initial thought, the outer sheath seems like just thin cloth and would break easily. I'm sure it's more than fine for hanging onto a knife all day like you said. It's some pretty awesome and versatile stuff. I've debating making another paracord bracelet to wear everyday, kind of miss having something on the wrists lol
 
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Try breaking one inner strand by hand. If you can do that, two, and so on. I'd like to hear how far you get. ;)
 
I'm sure there is some mutant somewhere who can do it. Maybe a bunch right on the forum? I mean some guys rip phonebooks in half, and others can hammer nails into wood with heavily padded parts of their own bodies. I know I've never done any of these three things. I got about 25% through phone book ripping training, but decided my skinny wrists just weren't set up for it. In the end the feat itself just wasn't a huge motivator.

RyanSean97 said:
kind of miss having something on the wrists lol
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How come? I was never able to make myself like it and gave it up completely some years ago. Too uncomfortable for me.
 
My watch hangs from a piece of paracord from a belt loop.
 
David Mary David Mary im sure I wouldn't get very far at all lol. Those guys that do that stuff blow my mind and they're on a different level, even maybe from another planet entirely. I'm not quite sure. As for the bracelets, I'm not sure. It kind of goes back and forth, meaning when I wear something, I get used to having it there and then when it's gone, I feel naked. Then when I get used to naked wrists and go back to something, it feels weird. And the cycle continues. I've got one of those fancy smart watches that doesn't do much for me, so I go naked wrists right now.
 
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