Neg. to the H.E.S.T

glefic

glefic

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I only see one thing wrong with the H.E.S.T. And that is there is no way to open the handel if you really need to. If there was a little screw driver bit on the sheath that would do the trick. And then there would be no flaws to it as an all in one survival tool. What are your guys thought?
 
I carry some form of Atwood on me at all times. There are several ways to attach it to the sheath. One of my favorite is a "commando rubber band". A length of inner tube placed around the sheath, slip the Atwood in the tube and tie it off.
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If I needed to get into that handle, I would get in. Hell even the button on your jeans could probably turn the screws. I think the key is not to overtighten them.

Attaching a small washer to a lanyard might solve the problem to.
 
use a dime or get you a chessy 4 way key ring screwdriver from craftsman or something similar... I have one from Colt
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I knew a guy who could open twist off beer bottle caps with his buttcheeks.

If he could do that, I'll get into the handle.
 
Find a hex head or Torx in the wild. That would be a negative.
A flathead is no problem at all finding or fabricating something quick.
 
the reason they made them with a flat head screw was you could better improvise something to remove the screws easier than phillips head screws...
use your G/F or wife False finger nails... to many simple and easy thing just lying around to use... fishing hook,paper clip, coins,watch band buckle...your buddies tooth... just a few examples :D
 
That's the next product coming out in the DPX line, phillips and flathead nipple pasties.

The ultimate E&E accessory.:D
 
Someone has already suggested the easiest approach if your concerned about having something to get into the handles. Attach a lanyard to the knife with whatever is your choice of tool attached. That way where ever the knife goes, there goes the lanyard.

Small price to pay for a sweet little survival knife.
 
Or simply break the handles open with a rock ;) If it was my ass on the line I could get into those handles...guaranteed. I suppose we should have put a survival kit, a cell phone, some rolled up hundred dollar bills, a Motel 6 and a hooker inside the handle also and just take all the improvising out of the picture. :D
 
R.A.T. said:
Or simply break the handles open with a rock ;) If it was my ass on the line I could get into those handles...guaranteed. I suppose we should have put a survival kit, a cell phone, some rolled up hundred dollar bills, a Motel 6 and a hooker inside the handle also and just take all the improvising out of the picture. :D
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:confused: Cell phone, how about you change that out with SAK Tinker ? :D
 
I would assume that's why the screws are brass, in a SHTF situation, it would be easier (with the correct amount of adrenalin) to pry the sumbitch apart.:thumbup:
 
What about a dime or penny to open the screw on the HEST. I though the SAK would work also.
 
Carolina River Rat said:
Just carry the screwdriver inside the handles. You'll never lose it that way.
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Now that is pure genius if I have ever heard it! Brilliance of that magnitude is what I have come to expect from RAT Packers. Oh, and CRR, don't let anyone know about the new dehydrated water packets that you and I are developing - Just add water for instant water anywhere in the world!
 
You could always just keep a full sized flathead screwdriver in your anus whenever you expect trouble.
 
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