Do you have a "kit" attached to your knife?

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tknife

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I've tried different ways of mounting pouches and things to my fixed blade sheaths. I've never been completely happy with the set up. What do you guys use? I've mainly tried using magazine pouches or small sheaths meant for a folder.
 
I have tried to attach a kit to my knife, with no success. I ahve used small pouches, but nothing works (with the exception of the great sheaths that are aftermarket or are standard with someknives that have the small pouch already attached). I will usually carry a pouch with a small kit on my belt and another in my pack. If anyone ahs had any luck let me know too.
 
I am gonna try to make my own sheath out of leather next week when the leather arrives.

I am gonna include a file and a ferro rod in the design.

I hope I didn't bite off more than I could chew.

I think at least I will have is the rod and file.
 
The factory sheath on the Busse Basic 7 allows me to carry either a SAK Rucksack or Leatherman Wave plus a firesteel, a lighter, and a tiny bit of tinder. Same with the Strider sheaths. If you are going to be in muddy terrain, I like the Strider buckle closure a little better than the Busse Velcro. If the Velcro gets mud rubbed into it, the hookup isn't very good.
 
Didn't one of our BFC sheathmakers extraordinare make kydex rigs with a Nite-Ize pouches attached???
 
Normark made sheaths with pouches on them. You could shoot him an e-mail! Or, send your knife to SOE to get a WICKED nylon sheath made with pouch.
 
The Busse Basic #7 sheath (as with other Busse sheaths) has this problem nailed. The sheaths are very practical and accomodate small "kit" items.

The Chris Reeves knives have limited room inside the hollow handle for some items.

Normark can make you just about anything.
 
I *always* attach a survival kit to my knife sheath. Some are indeed easier than others. The old Gerber BMF and LMF Cordura sheaths had a liitle "belt" built into the sheath so that you could easily lash a pouch to it. I used an LMF sheath with my SOG Knives bowie to hold a kit.

Any of the newer Kydex sheaths come with slots and holes along both edges, making it super easy to attach a pouch. But even if you have a plain old leather sheath you can attach a pouch with a little ingenuity, some 550 cord, duct tape and zip ties.

I've used pistol mag pouches, rifle mag pouches and compass pouches to hold kits on my knife sheath. But the easiest way would be to order one of the many aftermarket sheaths that either come with pouches already attached, or are easy to modify.
 
The pouch on the BK&T Combat/Utility-7 sheath will accept an Altoids tin. I haven't yet tried to fit one into the pocket on the Busse sheaths.

As noted, Eric Noeldechen (Normark) at On-Scene Tactical makes sheaths with NiteIze pouches mounted to them. He also makes as an option a little loop to hold a Firesteel that attaches via the mounting screws. If you have additional requirements, he's a great guy to work with in customizing a sheath to meet your needs.

Robert Humelbaugh at Survival Sheath Systems is another sheath maker who sells pouches on his website and I believe could fabricate a sheath and pouch combo. http://www.survivalsheath.com/main/products.htm The pouches are shown under Accessories and under Double Shoulder Harnesses is a picture of a knife/axe rig with pouch (The Soloist). I've found Robert very good about designing & making whatever you need in a carry rig. FWIW his shoulder rigs are extremely comfortable and are very secure because the shoulder straps are lined with a non-slip material.
 
Following the example of others, I have mounted a NiteIze pouch to the front of my TOPS Hawk Recon sheath. The pouch I picked was one designed to house a small Mini-Maglite flashlight along with two batteries on either side. The lining of the pouch is like foil and designed as a reflector to turn the light into a lamp. I found that the pouch held a SOG Multiplier (but for some reason my Gerber tool was too large), or a SAK Rucksak nicely along with a bit of this and that (small fishing kit, bandaids etc). The battery holders on either side of the pouch were perfect for a Ferrocium rod on one side and a round diamond hone on the other. Both of these items were further secured by paracord to the binding of the pouch. Speaking of the binding, I bound the pouch to the sheath with wraps of paracord which was tied off in the usual "hidden" manner (I don't know the technical term). The belt loop on the pouch has a snap on it so it was a simple matter to wrap the sheath with the paracord, then slide the belt loop through the wrapping (thus tightening the wrap some more) and snapping it down. I have been really pleased with this arrangement. It is nice to have this stuff handy and still secure on your person.
 
You lads are headed down a potentially dangerous path.
I'd recommend not "putting all your eggs in one basket". Keep your survival kit some where else on your person.In the Knife and survival kit configuration you lose both if you lose one...Cheers!
 
I had a tactical sheath made by Scott Hendryx for my Livesay Air Assault. It comes with a nylon pouch that ties nicely to the kydex holding the knife with any short length of cord, or plastic ties - which I understand are actually favored by the military as they are less likely to come loose or be cut.

The nylon pouch is shaped exactly to hold both a DMT dua-fold sharpener and a cylindrical tube of magnesium with a ferro rod glued to it. Very nice.

I agree concerning "eggs in one basket". I have other fire starters located elsewhere on my person and/or in my pack. One could argue that carrying the DMT sharpener along with the knife is ok since if you loose the knife, there isn't much you can do with the sharpener anyway, unless, of course, you have access to another knife... But who amongst us would carry more than one knife :p
 
Here is another recommendation for Robert Humelbaugh.

My brother just got a shoulder system from Robert.

Most excellent.

Check out his website.

I really like the concept of a shoulder system that accomodates your essentials.
 
Personally, I think the odds of a person only carrying one mini-kit on their person is right up there with the odds on how many of us only carry a sheath knife in the woods. Even if I lost my knife and kit, I'd still have a complete kit and 2 folding knives (SAK and SERE) on my person. So worrying about "eggs" is most likely unwarranted.

After all, how many different ways, and in different carry modes, do we all have for fire making? How many little bundles of cordage wadded in a pocket or stuffed in a pack? How hard is it to carry a few extra hooks and sinkers in a 35mm film can? I'd say that anyone who carries their one and *only* kit in a knife pouch pretty much deserves to lose it.
 
The only thing I want on the sheath is a sharpening device, so that when I pick up the the knife its all in one package. Big knives need field maintenance, smaller knives survive better and can wait until back at camp.

Knives are bulky and heavy enough items when hanging from a belt on their own; why add more?. I like them tight to the body so that they don't catch on anything. Spread the load out.

I have a SAK on a piece of cord in my right hand front pocket. I would need to loose my trousers first before I was completely knifeless. Which is alright with a lady but not in the jungle :)
 
GreenJacket: Thank you for your support on this issue.
V shrake: I take no personal offence to your last post about "eggs in one basket being most likely unwarranted". You dont know my experience or what I have achieved because I don't brag about myself. You can believe that any thing I post may not always be what you agree with,but it is always something that is "warranted". Dont take this post as an affront to your skills and knowlege such as they are. I still believe carrying all your gear or even some of your important gear in/on a knife sheath is not wise thing to do. End Rant...
 
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Put some of them in a kit on your knife sheath.
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My trusty BMF came with a compass and diamond sharpener and some paracord already attached, along with the strap for mounting more.
 
I usually have plenty of survival gear spread through out my pockets and pack. But I like the idea of picking up my sheath knife, and having everything together and ready to go. The likelyhood that I would lose my sheath with kit is very small as it will be attached to my belt. Even if I lost my knife, I would still have a folder and the kit attached.
 
I had SOE make a custon kydex/nylon sheath for my CRK Project II. I store a Thompson wire snare and some firemaking & sharpening goodines in the handle of my P-II (and a 14mm brunton button compass in the end-cap) and a Leatherman wave in the front accessory pouch of my sheath. ...Oh, and I also always have an additional small survival pouch with redundant fire/signaling/misc. gear in the breast pocket of my vest/jacket.
 
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