Izula "Kits"...

Joe Fowler

Joe Fowler

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I picked up an Izula last year as my first RAT (ESEE) knife and thought it worked really well for how small it was. Very sharp, quite tough and I liked all the goodies that came with the kit. I wanted to put the little ferro rod in the handle and wrap it with paracord but the rod is just barely too long and the card that came with the knife was a bit to short for what I wanted to do.

I had some extra paracord and with a little modification I was able to put together a rather nice little emergency kit.

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(The ferro rod is inside the handle.)

I cut off the end of the rod where the small hole is, and it fits in the scale just perfectly.

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I put the whistle/cord-end on the end of the paracord and was pretty happy with how it turned out.

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That is, until they came out with the Micarta scales.

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Just picked them up today, in fact the other images are of me taking my original wrap off the knife to add the scales.

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They are just as nice as I'd hoped. They really make it a nice little fixed blade, perfect for my PSK.

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BladeHQ.com has a storefront about 10 min from my home. So I grabbed the scales and an ESEE fire kit to add to my PSK as well. It's perfect!

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While I was there I held an ESEE-3... I'm thinking that'll be my next knife!

Cheers! :thumbup:
 
It is a great little knife, and the scales do make it just about perfect. The ESEE 3 is a great knife, I love both of mine and it has become my favorite knife to use.

Come on man you give us a teaser of the kit but whats all the contents?
 
The fire rod in the handle is a fantastic idea. Great solution! I love to see how people make their tools their own, and meet certain needs by being inventive. It looks great, man. Nice work.
 
Thanks guys.

Ok, ok, give me a bit and I'll lay it out for you.

(I figure with Tony making a kit every 15 seconds you would be sick of seeing PSK's... who am I kidding!?)

;)
 
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The kit is held in a Maxpedition FR-1 pouch which is very stout (maybe even a bit heavy) but I love it.

The kit includes...

Izula.
ESEE fire kit.
Signal mirror.
Bic lighter.
Thermo/comp.
Small sharpening stone.
Some paracord.
Some Advil and other meds in an earplug case.
Kevlar thread.
Small LED light that can clip to my hat and work as a headlamp. :thumbup:
Tiny SAK (Mostly for the tweezers).
Hand sanitizer.
Sun screen.
Antibiotic ointment.
Bug spray.
Duct tape.
Tioxane bars.
Assorted bandages (my first aid kit).
And sewing needles.

I've had many variations but this is what I've evolved it to at this point.

I take it on every hike or camping trip. :thumbup:
 
good stuff :thumbup: the scales really makes the izula comfy to me.
 
Nice kit.
The only thing missing is an instant 'just add water' logg cabine :p
 
hey nice looking kit bud, i just bought my first ESEE knife it was also an Izula, they are a pretty sweet little knife!
 
That BladeHQ storefront is in a great location for me. It's close enough for me to make it to easily, but far enough that I can't just drop by on a lunch break. I would be broke if it was any closer. I picked up my ESEE 6 there. Thanks for the pictures!
 
That's a nice little kit and I love my wrapped Izula but now you've got me thinking about some scales.
 
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