How do you carry your RAT

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Jerry Pelgrim

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I have a RC-5 hanging on my belt with the legstrap around my leg.

and a RC-3 still not shure how to carry that one maybe on my backpack sholderstrap.

let me know how you carry yours always nice to hear new idea's.

Best Regards,

Jerry
 
I know it's not very impressive, but I've been carrying my tan Izula in its little sheath in my back pocket. And sitting down very carefully.;)
 
I keep my Izula in my pocket with the cord around a belt loop.

My most carried RAT is my RC-4, thats on my belt with a Tek-Lok alot of the time.

My RC-6, I made up my own "ghettoMolle" for it and it rides on my thigh, but admittedly, I've only carried it once. Here's a pic.

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Education please. How does the Tek-Lok work exactly? I thought it was for RC-3 sheaths, but it's clearly on your RC-4.

What I'm searching for is a way to carry the RC-4 horizontal on a belt. It's my favorite carry option. Will the Tek-Lok work for this?

I've even been toying with the idea of engineering some ballistic nylon straps to serve as belt loops secured with the existing Chicago screws..
 
10Beers said:
Education please. How does the Tek-Lok work exactly? I thought it was for RC-3 sheaths, but it's clearly on your RC-4.

What I'm searching for is a way to carry the RC-4 horizontal on a belt. It's my favorite carry option. Will the Tek-Lok work for this?

I've even been toying with the idea of engineering some ballistic nylon straps to serve as belt loops secured with the existing Chicago screws..
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I'd love to know this too. I've been using the molle locks for horizontal carry, but would definitely prefer the tek-lok.
 
shotgunner11 said:
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Sounds like a cheap date. :D

10beers & Rev,
I use a Tek Lock on the Izula sheath, for horizontal carry, with no problems. The TL should work on an RC-4 but I'm not sure how it will balance. I set up a Greco MST/Survival sheath this way and the handle drooped too much.

Maybe I'll have some play time this week and see how a TL fits an RC-4 sheath in different positions.
 
Yea, A Tek-lok can be set up in just about any configuration. Most kydex and thermoplastic sheaths are set up to fit a Tek-lok, it mounting hole pattern is the knife industry standard.

You'll have no problem mounting horizontal with a Tec-lok but like Ah Pook said, with the weight of the RC-4, you could have some droop in the handle.

Jeff sells them through the RAT cutlery site for a good price:

http://www.ratcutlery.com/optional.htm
 
TEK-LOC are awesome,I prefer them over anything...due to I like my knife on my belt and knife sheath can be removed if needed with out removing one's belt !
 
I like the TEK-LOC option as well, it's very easy to configure the knife to the method carry you prefer (vertical, horizontal, cross draw, ect.) and fits large leather belts like mine, which a lot of MOLLE systems don't.

Personally though, I usually carry my RC3 either IWB with the boot clip or with the parcord made into a belt loop. As for the Izula, I'll either carry it in my back pocket or with a metal spring clip in my right front pocket. It's one of the easiest ways for me to carry, and they go rather unnoticed this way. And that's a good thing, since my boss seems petrified of any sharp edged object. :rolleyes:
 
I carry my Izula in my right front pocket with my Case swayback jack, and my RC-3 is on the shoulder strap of my Malaga gearslinger. Once I get my RC-6 I'll probably just stuff it through the "tunnel" on the outside of the bag. The RC-5 might find a home just riding on my side, or maybe onto the side of my bag.
 
Izula is always in my pocket

RC-5 Strapped to my pack

My RC-3 is on a lil shoulder rig.

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tonym said:
Izula is always in my pocket

RC-5 Strapped to my pack

My RC-3 is on a lil shoulder rig.

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That reminds me, the RC3 rides very well in the MercHarness too. Since it's slim there isn't any noticeable bulge to give it away.
 
I dont have the RC 3 yet, but my Shrapnel come with the tek lok and I carry it on horizontal way, it hold vere well this heavy knife, I guess you dont have trouble with the RC 3 been holded by the tek lok.
 
shotgunner11 said:
I keep my Izula in my pocket with the cord around a belt loop.

My most carried RAT is my RC-4, thats on my belt with a Tek-Lok alot of the time.

My RC-6, I made up my own "ghettoMolle" for it and it rides on my thigh, but admittedly, I've only carried it once. Here's a pic.

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Shotgunner, what did you use for the ghettomolle? it looks good and makes for a nice drop down.
 
Pretty simple setup really.

flat, unmolded peice of kydex, cut to fit, with some heavy duty webbing set into a loop of the desired length and then bolted with chicago screws through the kydex, like a sammich with the webbing as the bread, kydex as the meat. I just shaped the kydex a bit for a cleaner look.

Still looking for a better retention strap setup, but the double sided velcro is working for now.

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:thumbup: Nice work Brother! I won't call it ghetto, it serves the purpose and looks solid. Kudos!
 
I carry the RC-3 almost daily inside the waistband in the RAT sheath. I fix the boot clip to it and tuck it inside the pants so the boot clip is on the outside of the belt. It's 100% concealable with just a t-shirt or sweater over it. (This happens to be an important consideration to me.)

I do like the shoulder rig, though, if concealment is not an issue. Cool.
 
i have seen some good ideas but i think im going for the paracord and atachit to my belt
as it is easy adjustable between horisontal and vertical possition.
any one who usses the RC-3 the same way? and won't the knive fall out off the scheath?
 
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