Mega swamp warden handle question

[gerry81611]

Hi!

i’m considering one of these. My izula handle was terrible without a paracord wrap. It was great with a paracord wrap and I eventually put tkc scales on it. I am wondering how you guys like the mega swamp warden with just the bare steel handle? Do you use it as is or add something to it?

thanks!

 

[mwramos76]

Its thicker than an Esee 5. It felt great to me as is.

 

[lmcq784]

The bare steel handle from the Mega SW is WONDERFUL compared to the bare Izula. It's about 2.5 as thick workout cord wrap. I like it a lot. If you're concerned about slipping on the bare handle, you can always wrap it with gutted cord.

 

[mqqn]

I agree the Mega SW is much better than the Izula - but it would have more grip with a paracord or leather wrap, particularly in wet conditions.

best

mqqn

 

[gerry81611]

Thank you! I hadn't thought about using gutted paracord or leather. my concern was if it was too slippy and i wrapped it in cord it would be way thicker than i wanted it

 

[Twoody]

Thank you! I hadn't thought about using gutted paracord or leather. my concern was if it was too slippy and i wrapped it in cord it would be way thicker than i wanted it

I use mine hard unwrapped in various conditions , never had an issue with grip ,as mentioned above the thickness and ergos lock it in the hand well too. Rounded edges keep it very comfortable !

 

[Twoody]

I also have a para wrapped and unwrapped izula.. still prefer the naked mega warden in hand over the above

 

[scdub]

I started out with no wrap and for general utility it’s great this way.

Doing some heavier carving with it alongside some other blades, I found it to be the most comfortable for carving using pressure with the off-side thumb (due to the extra thick and nicely rounded spine), however it was less comfortable than the others in hammer-grip carving with hot spots developing on my finger tips where they fell into the handle cutout. So I tried a wrap:

Much better! Now it’s among the most comfortable knives I own for carving wood - so good in fact that I just got a few more for my wife and her brother’s kids - just gotta wrap the handles, knock the shoulders off the edges, and wait for their BuyBrown kydex knife houses to arrive...

 

[littlehoot]

My sweetheart loves hers, she has no issues using it for any task...I used it on a Christmas trip to baton a bit if kindling, and it's pretty comfortable as is

 

[littlehoot]

And David Brown made a cool sheath for it!



I dunno where he got the butterfly image to etch.

Mr Brown can do almost anything with kydex.