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Well maybe the thread title caught your attention? Well, it's true, or rather, more accurately, I don't like to wear knives or anything else, for that matter, around my neck, except for maybe Rachel McAdams, Halle Berry, etc.
Some time ago, an over-generous forum member gifted me with an Izula and I have to say, what an excellent little knife. Because of this, and the spirit of the gift, I felt remiss in not carrying it more. So, with this in mind, I've been doing a little experimenting.
First (no it's not Brad Pitt) a quick picture. - (please excuse picture quality, need to build a light box).
Where is the damn Izula, you ask?
Well, let's remove the shirt.
Here you see it in it's prototype pocket rig. Prototype because I'm still experimenting, but I thought I would solicit any suggestions, that might be forthcoming. Because it's light weight, it rides exceptionally well, just the way you see it.
However, with my finely crafted beer gut, and the various and sundry items hanging on my belt (Vic Spirit, Fenix L2D, Doan mag bar, spare keys) and a Benchmade AFCK and Spyderco Manix in left and right pockets, respectively, I find the need to wear suspenders. Although the pocket rig works perfectly well without, the addition of the suspenders make it even more secure.
And if you don't wear a t-shirt? Remember, this is a prototype. In the completed rig, the non-glossy (black) side of the leather would face out, removing the 'shine'.
Here's a close up of the prototype. It's made out of heavy leather, that I had used for another project, hence an unnecessary hole or two.
The back:
One other benefit of this rig, is that you can change it from shirt to jacket, to whatever by simply lifting it out of the pocket. Personally, even without further improvements, I am quite pleased with how this works. It's the light weight of the Izula, that makes this possible.
So that's it. Your thoughts.
Doc
Some time ago, an over-generous forum member gifted me with an Izula and I have to say, what an excellent little knife. Because of this, and the spirit of the gift, I felt remiss in not carrying it more. So, with this in mind, I've been doing a little experimenting.
First (no it's not Brad Pitt) a quick picture. - (please excuse picture quality, need to build a light box).
Where is the damn Izula, you ask?
Well, let's remove the shirt.
Here you see it in it's prototype pocket rig. Prototype because I'm still experimenting, but I thought I would solicit any suggestions, that might be forthcoming. Because it's light weight, it rides exceptionally well, just the way you see it.
However, with my finely crafted beer gut, and the various and sundry items hanging on my belt (Vic Spirit, Fenix L2D, Doan mag bar, spare keys) and a Benchmade AFCK and Spyderco Manix in left and right pockets, respectively, I find the need to wear suspenders. Although the pocket rig works perfectly well without, the addition of the suspenders make it even more secure.
And if you don't wear a t-shirt? Remember, this is a prototype. In the completed rig, the non-glossy (black) side of the leather would face out, removing the 'shine'.
Here's a close up of the prototype. It's made out of heavy leather, that I had used for another project, hence an unnecessary hole or two.
The back:
One other benefit of this rig, is that you can change it from shirt to jacket, to whatever by simply lifting it out of the pocket. Personally, even without further improvements, I am quite pleased with how this works. It's the light weight of the Izula, that makes this possible.
So that's it. Your thoughts.
Doc
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