High Visibility Tools

[bearthedog]

Search and Rescue, hunters, firefighters, crossing guards, and backpackers all seem to be using gear and clothing that are easy to see.


Sometimes people feel that orange or yellow take away from the traditional look and feel of their tools, myself included. I have never truly lost tools in the outdoors, but I certainly have misplaced them for a very long time, wasting valuable time looking for it and stressing out over the safety factor if someone were to find it with their foot or reach into the thick foliage with their hand and get bit by a knife.

Post your orange, red, yellow, or any highly visible tools.

 

[stanley_white]

Scott Gossman is making me two knives, a chopper and hunting knife, both with orange G10 handles.

For me this is a big step because as a veteran I have always had camouflaged gear. I am finally mentally moving past my need to hide.

-Stan

 

[bearthedog]

Scott Gossman is making me two knives, a chopper and hunting knife, both with orange G10 handles.

For me this is a big step because as a veteran I have always had camouflaged gear. I am finally mentally moving past my need to hide.

-Stan

I see, you're coming out?

-RB

 

[stanley_white]

I see, you're coming out?

-RB

I guess you could call it that.

Honestly it is a psychological thing. My life, for quite a few years, was if I stick out I die. I am just now starting to move past that -- which is nice. Knives as therapy -- whoulda think it?

-Stan

 

[bearthedog]

I guess you could call it that.

Honestly it is a psychological thing. My life, for quite a few years, was if I stick out I die. I am just now starting to move past that -- which is nice. Knives as therapy -- whoulda think it?

-Stan

I see.

-RB

 

[JK Knives]

A trip through the pumpkin patch looking for the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Just in time for Halloween.

 

[bearthedog]

Nice stuff John, just in time for the holiday's.

-RB

 

[coaldigger]

Love the first hawk John ! those look sweet !

 

[bearthedog]

John,
What is the overall weight of your hawks?

-RB

 

[CCMI]

Vic Huntsman

 

[bearthedog]

Vic Huntsman

The Huntsman is my favorite SAK.

-RB

 

[mykel m]

Cool,I love high vis on my tools.
Some times just liners on a handle or just the sheath,but high vis makes sense to me.

My little punkin patch.
JK Packer,Keebler Muk & Tin Knife with Kydex handle.

The Tool by JK.

Wohlwend Tin Knife handled & sheathed by me.

Landi PSK handled by me.

Bill Akers Bushcrafter,handled & sheathed by me.

Craftsman folding saw.

Daniel Fairly Bushcrafter.

Scrapivore

And a few saks.

I also have a Marbles Scout machete,but no pics yet.

 

[Shaun Tan]

My Benchmade Griptilian

 

[GODSPEED TACTICAL]

John, those look amazing and the trio that MykelM posted is really nice too:thumbup: I see some sharp steel that I need to have!


I've almost lost knives by leaving them on the ground or a rock..... + I really like orange too so I've moved a lot of my knives to that color. I especially have this problem when hunting/processing game but I've started using an orange Z-blade (think disposable scalpel). Here's a quick & dirty shots I took of my orange knives recently (couple missing):

From left to right: ESEE-Candiru, ESEE-3, Mora, SVORD Peasant, Core Knife Co.-Baby Malus, Oupa-Nessmuk, Core Knife Co. Corehart & Bush Monkey Knives-Big Bend

Off to look at JK's site,

Eli

 

[JK Knives]

John,
What is the overall weight of your hawks?

-RB

I don`t have one on hand right now, but if I remember right, they run between 28 -32 oz.

 

[LG&M]

Don't have a lot of it but love the orange.

Osage orange count?

 

[upnorth]

I remember when the ESEE Venoms were announced and there was so much push back. Seems to have settled down. I'm partial to orange myself for practical reasons.

 

[GODSPEED TACTICAL]

Little Barky w/matching pants:

Eli

 

[Gossman Knives]

Just finished this Kevin Estela designed bolo for stanley white.
Scott

 

[scout_77]

My hand axe

and in action