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proton

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i just don't get how people like horizontal sheaths. i imagine myself slipping and when i fall the knife slides out and cuts my belly open. that is the reason i would never get a horizontal sheath. although i admit there are some sharp looking horizontal sheaths out there.

so are you a vertical or horizontal sheath kind of guy/girl.
 
proton said:
i just don't get how people like horizontal sheaths. i imagine myself slipping and when i fall the knife slides out and cuts my belly open. that is the reason i would never get a horizontal sheath. although i admit there are some sharp looking horizontal sheaths out there.

so are you a vertical or horizontal sheath kind of guy/girl.
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It's generally called Scout carry, and there are many reasons for it. Also, pro-tip: the situation you're imagining won't happen with a quality sheath. Try climbing over something in the woods sometime and having a low hanging branch grabbing and hanging up on your vertical sheath sometime, and I think you'll quickly come to see why some prefer it. I tend to carry my fixed blades at the 10 or 11 o'clock position, so I can cross-draw with my dominant hand. It's perfect for me.
 
Proton: Join Date 06-26-2015 65 posts and 10 started threads in one day and still counting, the night is young.

Read more, post less. You aren't that interesting, I guarantee it.
 
Quiet said:
It's generally called Scout carry, and there are many reasons for it. Also, pro-tip: the situation you're imagining won't happen with a quality sheath. Try climbing over something in the woods sometime and having a low hanging branch grabbing and hanging up on your vertical sheath sometime, and I think you'll quickly come to see why some prefer it. I tend to carry my fixed blades at the 10 or 11 o'clock position, so I can cross-draw with my dominant hand. It's perfect for me.
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i see what you are saying. but i can also imagine climbing over something in the woods and having a branch undo my sheath and the knife comes and slicing my guts open. or i can imagine climbing something and falling and when i fall the knife comes open and stabs me to death.
 
Good Observation, guy is on a disruptive mission. Not worth a reply, I have said the same on another thread... Is this not a TROLL.

Leftytwogunz said:
Proton: Join Date 06-26-2015 65 posts and 10 started threads in one day and still counting, the night is young.

Read more, post less. You aren't that interesting, I guarantee it.
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Folks, let's keep it about the topic and not about the poster. Thanks.

proton said:
i just don't get how people like horizontal sheaths. i imagine myself slipping and when i fall the knife slides out and cuts my belly open. that is the reason i would never get a horizontal sheath. although i admit there are some sharp looking horizontal sheaths out there.

so are you a vertical or horizontal sheath kind of guy/girl.
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proton said:
i see what you are saying. but i can also imagine climbing over something in the woods and having a branch undo my sheath and the knife comes and slicing my guts open. or i can imagine climbing something and falling and when i fall the knife comes open and stabs me to death.
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Here's a Becker BK-16 I ran through the Randall Adventure Training three-day field survival class with the horizontal sheath shown. It was well worth carrying horizontal such that I wasn't constantly snagging on vines and trees during the many orienteering exercises we conducted through thick, wooded areas. The sheath was made by a member named trailbum. I made the firesteel piggyback myself. FWIW, please note I also ran the stock scales and at no point had ANY issues with grip whatsoever, even when it rained. :thumbup:

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ETA: Here's how the knife rides. Fire steel piggyback added after this pic.

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Same knife, stripped and cleaned up a bit after the class. I added some liners for a little thicker feel. It's become my go-to field knife.

Same horizontal sheath with great retention. I had to heat up the kydex and loosen the mouth just a bit to accept the liners plus scales.

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hmmm... maybe my fears are just my imagination.

i think this one looks sharp. if i ever get a horizontal one i would get this:
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proton said:
i see what you are saying. but i can also imagine climbing over something in the woods and having a branch undo my sheath and the knife comes and slicing my guts open. or i can imagine climbing something and falling and when i fall the knife comes open and stabs me to death.
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Please go back and reread where I told you that your fears are situations that a quality sheath won't allow to happen. Also, seriously? Slice your guts open? I think the others are right, this is definitely looking to be a case of not my circus, not my monkeys.
 
Quiet said:
Please go back and reread where I told you that your fears are situations that a quality sheath won't allow to happen. Also, seriously? Slice your guts open? I think the others are right, this is definitely looking to be a case of not my circus, not my monkeys.
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quality sheath or not nothing is 100 prooof
 
Personal preference. I don't personally like horizontal carry for myself. It tends to jut out and just get in my way. Then again I prefer to carry high and pressed against me vertically, which some don't like either. The good news is that there are plenty of options available. Carry how you like.
 
Ah! Yes, a poorly made knife sheath is actually very dangerous.

A well made knife sheath is safe, keeps the knife out of harms way, and keeps its user from getting hurt as well.

It honestly does not matter how the sheath is rigged or carried as long as it provides a firm secure retention on the knife. Even upside down is good for some uses, as long as the sheath is made for such carry.

Ah hah! Now there's your smoking gun. The sheath should be made specifically for that type of carry! That about solves the dilemma doesn't it?

A well made piece of equipment will not fail by simply being scrubbed against something, fallen on, held upside down, etc. If your sheath lets the knife simply fall out, you need a new sheath.
 
luckily this thread seems to be going in a more resonable direction by now. i just recently had a coworker tell me that he doesn't trust leather sheaths as he stabbed himself in the thigh with a knife in such a sheath when he was younger. matter of fact it was a cheap knife (his words) with a probably equally cheap sheath.
i can't talk for hiking/survival stuff, because i am not into that, but i carry small fixed knives in slip/pouch style sheaths in my front pocket on a regular basis, and while i stabbed myself with the pointy end of the sheath some times, never die the knife penetrate the leather. and it is sharp and pointy!
personally i would be more concerned about the "tactical" carry, read upside down on a tactical harness, of a big fixed knife. not because of the knife, but that i would stab myself with a solid piece of kydex in the throat when hitting the ground.

as the more experienced sheath builders already said... if you have the right sheath for your knife and use case, this shouldn't happen.

oh, and i am for horizontal carry when attached to the belt, because i tend to stab myself in the belly unless it is attached to a dangler. or a simple pocket slip sheath.
 
If the sheath is well made and made to properly hold the knife then there should be no issues.

However, nothing is "perfect" and no sheath can guarantee that it will protect a person from the blade 100% of the time.
 
Retention is important and will be provided in a quality well made sheath whether carried vertically or horizontally, leather or kydex. Couple of "Gs" here in this customer supplied pic. Look above his left front pocket. If the sheath is built right the knife is not gonna fall out just cause its horizontal.


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I often carry small fixed blade knives horizontally on my belt. Part of the reason why I always order 'taco' kydex sheaths for the small knives.

Since I've started playing with leather I made a few sheaths for horizontal carry and there are no issues with knives falling out.
 
Just an FYI on this thread. It started in General Discussion, which is the reason for some new names up there.

Kind of a shocker to see such responses here eh? That is why I am so proud of this place. :)
 
Thumbs up for leatherman. I was kinda surprised because of that, but that explains a lot. Also took me some effort to ignore it. [emoji6]
 
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