My new Mora Rig

mneedham

mneedham

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My favorite saddlemaker (Butch) made this for me. It is incredibly light and comfortable. You can see the the Mora 780 and the SAK Trekker, but I had him punch a couple of holes for attchments. I want put a ferro rod on it, but haven't decided how to do it just yet. In any case, a pleasure to wear...
 
Hey MN,

That is a cool rig. I don't wear a FB on my belt, but if I did, yours is something I would consider.

Doc
 
Myakka,

Oh no, I've seen your posts, you have the cool stuff...

Doc,

I do wear a FB quite a bit and I have to tell you I often wind up with this or my lakota (as opposed to larger blades) just beacuse of comfort. I don't even notice that I wearing this after a while. I think that is one of the biggest attractions of the Mora.
 
mneedham said:
Myakka,

Oh no, I've seen your posts, you have the cool stuff...

Doc,

I do wear a FB quite a bit and I have to tell you I often wind up with this or my lakota (as opposed to larger blades) just beacuse of comfort. I don't even notice that I wearing this after a while. I think that is one of the biggest attractions of the Mora.
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Hey mneedham,

Whenever I'm outdoors, I wear a FB, I just don't wear it on my belt. This probably originated while canoeing. I have a bad back so I always use a Coleman canoe seat and a FB on the belt would be a PIA. What I do use is a cross body Baldric rig, at least I think that's the correct term. You can see it here, and yes, it too is a Mora. I recently bought an RC-3 and I haven't yet figured out the best carry. I may have to get ahold of Mr. Kydex.

Doc
 
Thanks. I weighed it this morning when I had the flour scale out to make T-giving breakfast pancakes, the whole weighs about 10 oz. I like it!
 
AustinTS,

You are obviously a man of great intelligence and taste..

Doc,

I got to look at the pic. That's a great balsric and pic. Does the baldric stay where you want to?

Spooky,

Yep, just need a ferro rod...
 
mneedham said:
Doc,

I got to look at the pic. That's a great balsric and pic. Does the baldric stay where you want to?
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Pretty well, and you can pull it around with your left hand and access it with your right. All in all, pretty handy. You will notice a Chris Janowky mag bar peeking its head out behind the Mora.

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Hey mneedham,

Whenever I'm outdoors, I wear a FB, I just don't wear it on my belt. This probably originated while canoeing. I have a bad back so I always use a Coleman canoe seat and a FB on the belt would be a PIA. What I do use is a cross body Baldric rig, at least I think that's the correct term. You can see it here, and yes, it too is a Mora. I recently bought an RC-3 and I haven't yet figured out the best carry. I may have to get ahold of Mr. Kydex.

Doc
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Isn't it amazing when different people come to the same conclusions totally independant of each other. This is my Rat 3 that I also carry on a baldric, specifically for canoeing, a knife on your belt is not very handy when sitting and the rat is too heavy for a neck knife.

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That mora rig is very nice and I can't fault your choice of blades, I carry a plain edge trekker every day, hell it's in my pocket right now.:D

Does that maker have a website or offer his sheaths for sale? Chris
 
I like the Baldrics. An additional benefit would appear to be the hank of paracord you have.

Runningboar,

The maker's name is Butch McCabe. He is an old-school cowboy saddlemaker. He works at a ranch in the Adirondacks spring - fall and than heads down to Oacala, Florida for winter. I don't believe he has a web-site. I see him a couple times a year though. PM me if you want me to ask for something.
 
That looks like a nice rig for the Mora, but aren't you concered about having an open top with a substantial portion of the SAK exposed? I can see its a snug fit, but even so I'd be a bit worried about losing the thing without some sort of closure over the top.
 
Jh205,

Yep, I thought about having a flap to cover the SAK, but I decided against it for the moment (Butch said he can add one later..). I don't know if you can see it in the pic, but there is a paracord lanyard on the trekker that I run through the the snap of the mora if I am concerned about losing it. It is pretty snug, I can shake it upside down and it doesn't come out.

Runningboar - what do you keep in the pouch?
 
Normal junk I carry about everywhere I go, medical, fishing, and fire. I don't really consider this stuff a survival kit, more stuff I find handy to have on hand. Chris

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