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Well, here they are. Since I didn't post any in my other recent thread, figured I would make up for that. So here is my bush knife setup. Enjoy.
These first three are just some general shots of it all together. You can see how the Eskabar is attached, and where I have all my straps running.
The next 4 are the box I made (Mark II) and how it is attached. The box is 1 5/16" tall, with the inside being tall enough to hold a mini bic lighter on it's side. This design doesn't have the bolt holes that the first version did, which means a ton of extra room, and is about a 1/4" taller than the previous version.
Here are the contents for the box.
Inside we have:
5"x1/2" firesteel and lanyard with whistle cordlock
6 UCO Stormproof matches, striker, and two trick birthday candles all wrapped in heavy duty foil
1 small stick fatwood
2 firestraws with petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls
2 firestraws with jute twine
1 mini bic lighter
1 universal lanyard with whistle cordlock that I can use for either knife
This is my allen wrench storage. It is a pressure fit, and all but impossible to pull out. I took 2 Hillman nylon spacers I bought from Lowes and cut notches in them to fit behind the sheath strap thingy. The spacers are 3/8" x .171" x 1". They come two to a package.
Next 2 are the belt loop modifications I made. Over the top of it is a length of bicycle inner tube, stretched over it. I sewed a line straight across right under the rivet for the retention strap, and in that space fit 2 credit card sized cards and a fresnel lens. The cards have morse code, semaphore, and some random junk on them. With the inner tube pulled tight, no more floppy belt loop, and it fits my belts perfectly.
Then we have it all wrapped up, ready to go in the bag until I need it again, and a final shot of the knives out and looking pretty. The 14 is stripped, spine squared up, and patina'ed. It might look like a little rust on there, but there isn't, that is just the lighting.
Anyways, those are my babies. They are still a little dirty from last weekend, but I got most of the mud off 'em. They work beautifully, and I couldn't ask for anything more in a knife (or knives).
These first three are just some general shots of it all together. You can see how the Eskabar is attached, and where I have all my straps running.
The next 4 are the box I made (Mark II) and how it is attached. The box is 1 5/16" tall, with the inside being tall enough to hold a mini bic lighter on it's side. This design doesn't have the bolt holes that the first version did, which means a ton of extra room, and is about a 1/4" taller than the previous version.
Here are the contents for the box.
Inside we have:
5"x1/2" firesteel and lanyard with whistle cordlock
6 UCO Stormproof matches, striker, and two trick birthday candles all wrapped in heavy duty foil
1 small stick fatwood
2 firestraws with petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls
2 firestraws with jute twine
1 mini bic lighter
1 universal lanyard with whistle cordlock that I can use for either knife
This is my allen wrench storage. It is a pressure fit, and all but impossible to pull out. I took 2 Hillman nylon spacers I bought from Lowes and cut notches in them to fit behind the sheath strap thingy. The spacers are 3/8" x .171" x 1". They come two to a package.
Next 2 are the belt loop modifications I made. Over the top of it is a length of bicycle inner tube, stretched over it. I sewed a line straight across right under the rivet for the retention strap, and in that space fit 2 credit card sized cards and a fresnel lens. The cards have morse code, semaphore, and some random junk on them. With the inner tube pulled tight, no more floppy belt loop, and it fits my belts perfectly.
Then we have it all wrapped up, ready to go in the bag until I need it again, and a final shot of the knives out and looking pretty. The 14 is stripped, spine squared up, and patina'ed. It might look like a little rust on there, but there isn't, that is just the lighting.
Anyways, those are my babies. They are still a little dirty from last weekend, but I got most of the mud off 'em. They work beautifully, and I couldn't ask for anything more in a knife (or knives).
