I have been reading a lot of serrated/plain edge talk, and have decided to go with the plain edge, however I would like a serrated blade for cutting seatbelts or such in an emergancy situation. Does anyone have expeirance with these rescue hooks and what can you say about them?
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I have one attached to my duty belt, and have used it quite a bit since I got it. It works very well at cutting seatbelts, and is especially useful for removing clothes from accident victims. All you need to do if you use it a lot is take a shoelace charged with polishing compound, pull it tight, and strop the blade to keep it at a high polish. I highly recommend one.
Mike
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I have had a Rescue Hook on my duty belt as well. It is the one tool that get the most use as of recently. It cuts seatbelts and removed clothins from accident victims faster than anything I have ever used. I highly recommend them. I picked mine up from New Graham Knives and I plan on getting a few more to give as gifts to some fellow firefighters.
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I have been testing one for a couple of months....it is a super fast and safe cutter for rope, webbing, clothing....pretty much anything fibrous.
I attached a pretty beefy lanyard to mine, which acts as a kind of secondary "handle" for my middle and ring fingers. It really helps stabilize the hook when cutting really tough material.
Another big bonus is that it is so people friendly. I carry mine around my neck while leading dog-sled tours. Nobody is scared of it...just curious.
Thom
I attached a pretty beefy lanyard to mine, which acts as a kind of secondary "handle" for my middle and ring fingers. It really helps stabilize the hook when cutting really tough material.
Another big bonus is that it is so people friendly. I carry mine around my neck while leading dog-sled tours. Nobody is scared of it...just curious.
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I think they're purty awright tools. It's about my second favorite seatbelt and dense clothing cutter. First time I'd "used" it was at an EMT Proctoring when our shears had disappeared from a backboarding station. I was able to cut tape from our mock patients hair and eyebrows time after time with out any complaints. (never mind the students shoulda known that only beligerent drunks get thier eyebrows taped)
This was quite an achievement for the little tool since our "patient" was one of the most incredible whiners I've ever had to work with. Other patients I've used it around had a bit more on thier minds than what kinda doo-hickey-majigger I was using.
For basic, quick seatbelt cuts and so forth, I still prefer the serrated sheepsfoot blade on my Spyderco Mini-Dyad. It just flat out cuts better, and has the plain blade for knockin' 'round miscellaneous type stuff. But the Rescue hook is much better suited for cutting directly against a patient. For $25 bucks or so, you certainly can't go too far wrong in at least trying one.
This was quite an achievement for the little tool since our "patient" was one of the most incredible whiners I've ever had to work with. Other patients I've used it around had a bit more on thier minds than what kinda doo-hickey-majigger I was using.For basic, quick seatbelt cuts and so forth, I still prefer the serrated sheepsfoot blade on my Spyderco Mini-Dyad. It just flat out cuts better, and has the plain blade for knockin' 'round miscellaneous type stuff. But the Rescue hook is much better suited for cutting directly against a patient. For $25 bucks or so, you certainly can't go too far wrong in at least trying one.