FB for inverted carry on backpack strap.

philthygeezer

philthygeezer

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Hullo again,

Among all of the other knife-related stuff, I am considering purchasing a knife that I can attach to the left hand shoulder strap of my backpack in an inverted position.

Knives on the waistbelt of my pack are not practical as Camera equipment and water bottle take up all that real estate. Something hanging off my shoulder strap is very convenient.

I tried to fit an SRK once but it is a bit too long. Currently I am considering the following:

CS Master Hunter
Spyderco Moran (either drop or swept point - not sure)
Spyderco Perrin
Benchmade River Rescue

Are there any other options than this?

Are some of these knives more secure upside-down in their sheaths than others?

Thanks once again!:)
 
Hi there,

The two that I can personally recommend for your purpose, which I also do, are:

1. Kantas Hawker neckknife - fantastic for upside-down carry in AUS6
2. CRKT Polkowski Kasper - also very secure sheath fit for neck/upside-down carry. Incidentally, the CRKT PK comes with two sheath systems for multiple position carry. You can lash it on to anything virtually, and carry it inside or outside your belt.

Hope this helps.
 
Hi Philty,

I had the same problem during my trip to Switzerland a couple of weeks ago; too much stuff on my waistbelt... I attached a small neck knife of Newt Livesay to the shoulder strap of my backpack using some velcro straps and a piece of paracord. This worked just fine for me. Another one that comes to mind is the Boker Bud Nealy, you can carry this one inverted too and it isn't too big either.

Hope this helps.
 
The Perrin has a mini tek-lok, and I think the Moran has a version of tek-lok that escapes my miind right now.
You won't go wrong with either of them, but I would not believe they're meant to use it for chopping. Considering that you're hindered with camera equip. and water bottle, I suppose you'd need the chopping ability sometimes?
 
Chopping will be the job of my hatchet or CS Trailmaster; either of which will be stowed out of reach in the pack...
 
I would definitely go with the Moran, either blade style. The news come with the Teklok so it would be perfect for your purposes. I've also got the Benchmade and while it is a nice knife, the sheath appears to be designed for more or less permanent attachment to a flotation vest. It would have to be modified for attachment to a pack strap.

phantom4
 
Another vote for the Moran (I prefer the FB02 drop point). The Tek-Lok works great on pack straps. Although I usualy carry the Moran as a neck knife with out the Tek-Lok.
 
As far as Morans go, is the drop point going to be more useful than the swept point? Are they very secure in their sheaths when inverted?
 
The drop point is about the most useful knife point there is. This is why most hunting and chef's knives have drop points. The up swept trailing point is most often found on specialised knives like skinners, since the point is out of the way and is less likely to poke through the hide. The tailing points are not well suited for field dressing, since the point will dig into the entrails when cutting the belly open. The drop point dose just about anything well.
The Moran sheath is very secure (you can't shake it out of the sheath), with out being too tight to draw easily.
 
Another good point for the Morans esp. for backpack shoulder strap carry is they are the lightest of those you list by far- at 3 oz, less than half of the CS Master Hunter (which is also excellen BTW). Esp. since you carry so much already, every ounce counts, i imagine-
Martin

PS Oh, and I think difference between drop pt and upswept pt on Moran for general use can be exaggeratted, drop pt is better for hunters yes, but upswept pt provides a little more edge for slicing. Check out both in a store if you can.
 
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