Inexpensive Concealex Sheath for Inexpensive Outdoor/Bushcraft Knives

[Marion David Poff]

This is what I am working on right now....

The empty one in the last images is headed to the Dakotas...

Marion

 

[akennedy73]

fwiw here's what I want:

rivets on both sides - and lots of them so I can do neck carry, Mercharness-style carry, or clip things to the rivets

webbing loops - not stiff kydex or teklok belt loops - and i'd like them removable since sometimes i prefer to pocket a sheath knife and I want as slim a profile as possible

a removable firesteel loop along with a way to secure the striker/scraper (in fact i'd like two firesteel loops - one for a magnesium rod http://firesteel.com/products/FireSteel-Armageddon-with-Scraper-Lanyard-and-Magnesium.html# )

and perhaps most important is not having to ship the knife back and forth

and can you incorporate a whistle into the sheath too? that way i don't have to ranger-band a fox 40 to it

 

[Marion David Poff]

fwiw here's what I want:

rivets on both sides - and lots of them so I can do neck carry, Mercharness-style carry, or clip things to the rivets

Check.

webbing loops - not stiff kydex or teklok belt loops - and i'd like them removable since sometimes i prefer to pocket a sheath knife and I want as slim a profile as possible

Do you have an image of one of these, or what are you imagining?

a removable firesteel loop along with a way to secure the striker/scraper (in fact i'd like two firesteel loops - one for a magnesium rod http://firesteel.com/products/FireSteel-Armageddon-with-Scraper-Lanyard-and-Magnesium.html# )

What if it was one attachment that did all of the above? What if it held a fire steel, magnesium rod, and striker?

Have you done business with that company?

Does it have to be that striker, or would the Going Gear Super Striker work? http://goinggear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=350

and perhaps most important is not having to ship the knife back and forth

What knife are you wanting sheathed up?

and can you incorporate a whistle into the sheath too? that way i don't have to ranger-band a fox 40 to it

Does it matter which whistle it is?

Does it have to be a Fox 40?

Or can it be one of these, which I really prefer.... http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___84603


Marion

 

[akennedy73]

Do you have an image of one of these, or what are you imagining?

kind of like what kiahs does - webbing loops that are adjustable to fit different sized belts. and it'd be nice if they're removable.

What if it was one attachment that did all of the above? What if it held a fire steel, magnesium rod, and striker?

that's exactly what I'm thinking - although my first thought was a loop on each edge of the sheath and something to hold the striker on the flat of the sheath

Have you done business with that company?

yeah, i have a couple of Armageddon firesteel sets to pass along to my sons when they're old enough - so that's my interest, to provide them with a complete sheath system for carrying fire and knife

Does it have to be that striker, or would the Going Gear Super Striker work? http://goinggear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=350

doesn't have to be that one - but that's the one I currently have, not the Super Striker

What knife are you wanting sheathed up?

well, possibly the Mora Miki depending on price

Does it matter which whistle it is?

Does it have to be a Fox 40?

Or can it be one of these, which I really prefer.... http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___84603

hehe - that's was a lame attempt at a joke - i meant to suggest crafting the kydex sheath itself into a functioning whistle

that whistle is cool though - haven't seen it before, i like the slim profile and the clip

 

[Kiah]

kind of like what kiahs does - webbing loops that are adjustable to fit different sized belts. and it'd be nice if they're removable.

Not to hone in, but just to address this. My dual loops have been improved since the last pic I posted. Post holes are now adjustable in 1/2" increments to customize to the application more as opposed to predefined spacing for belt carry. This means high ride, low ride, IWB, inverted, MOLLE, pack, whatever carry in one.

 

[Marion David Poff]

kind of like what kiahs does - webbing loops that are adjustable to fit different sized belts. and it'd be nice if they're removable.

I can build one of those, or source them from our friend.

although my first thought was a loop on each edge of the sheath and something to hold the striker on the flat of the sheath

Now, this is a thing for me.... If you have a honking firesteel on one side, and a chunk of magnesium on the other, that is pretty darn heavy.

Would you want to have the FireSteel/Mag/Striker combo on, with a belt attachment, at the same time?

yeah, i have a couple of Armageddon firesteel sets to pass along to my sons when they're old enough - so that's my interest, to provide them with a complete sheath system for carrying fire and knife

I could make one up for that system, though it looks heavy.

I would want a FireSteel Mini and a Super Striker, and I don't care for magnesium.

And , with the one I am set to build, they will be in a little sheath of their own, that bolts on to the main sheath.

well, possibly the Mora Miki depending on price

Can't talk prices here, with respect, but it will be affordable. Email me.

hehe - that's was a lame attempt at a joke - i meant to suggest crafting the kydex sheath itself into a functioning whistle

that whistle is cool though - haven't seen it before, i like the slim profile and the clip

Well, my sheath will not blow. But, I could work a clever whistle attachment into the mix. I could add a lanyard end for the knife or the striker set, that would be a whistle.


Good Stuff.


Marion

 

[Marion David Poff]

Not to hone in, but just to address this. My dual loops have been improved since the last pic I posted. Post holes are now adjustable in 1/2" increments to customize to the application more as opposed to predefined spacing for belt carry. This means high ride, low ride, IWB, inverted, MOLLE, pack, whatever carry in one.

Don't mind at all brother.

Marion

 

[Switchblade61]

I really like this modular, changeable system idea.

 

[Marion David Poff]

I really like this modular, changeable system idea.

Thank You, I can't take credit for the idea, but I might get some credit for promoting it. : )

M

 

[AeroNautiCal]

Have you seen this guy over in Ireland that is making the while kit of accessories and a sheath?

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43478

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38826

Pretty brilliant, the most brilliant part being that is so accessible, makes it easy for a guy to see how he could use it.

I bought the Rapidboy Clipper Carry System and love the versatility and retention, its fantastic.

I can have a Rapidboy sheath made to fit any knife, which then attaches to the Carry System, giving me a complete, modular system for each knife I want to carry, and significantly reducing the costs to equip each knife.