off topic.......Frankensheath!

Hard Knocks · Aug 10, 2017

Awhile back I had a forum member build a couple of leather setups. Instead of adding a pouch to the face of the sheath, he suggested incorporating a belt loop onto the back of a pouch, and then drop/dangler the sheath down from there. The pouch accepts an altoids-sized tin and I use that as a small fire kit.

I liked it as it kept the whole setup in a more vertical dimension, and so I have been robbing the top portion from the original setup to use with other blades. The other night it occurred to me that I had a spare Esee pouch and I decided to try to duplicate the upper section with that pouch and kydex. I'm a poor bender at best, and so after a little sweat and a lot of rebending, the ugliest backer ever seen was born

The setup I was trying to somewhat duplicate......

Esee pouch with kydex backer and d-ring attached.....

It's really rough and I got it way too hot in places (no oven, used a heat gun) but it does work. Behold Frankensheath

Standard78 · Aug 10, 2017

Great idea!
That'll keep that knife from swinging around like crazy.

Hard Knocks · Aug 10, 2017

Standard78 said:
Great idea!
That'll keep that knife from swinging around like crazy.

I pack an RMD in this one that sets much higher. It works good, but I brush my hand against it a lot hiking, since it's so much thicker with the pouch on front.

PeteyTwoPointOne · Aug 10, 2017

That's not ugly, it's....AUTHENTIC!

But seriously, who's gonna see it...and besides, if anybody asks "What kind of backer is that?"

Just say, "It's a DGAS backer."

They say, "What's a DGAS backer?"

You say, "If you don't like it, I Don't Give A S :poop:

!"

Hard Knocks · Aug 10, 2017

PeteyTwoPointOne said:
That's not ugly, it's....AUTHENTIC!

But seriously, who's gonna see it...and besides, if anybody asks "What kind of backer is that?"

Just say, "It's a DGAS backer."

They say, "What's a DGAS backer?"

You say, "If you don't like it, I Don't Give A S!"

An Authentic DGAS attachment, I like that Petey

And the fact that it would be largely unseen was one of the factors that I used to convince myself to try building it

evltcat · Aug 12, 2017

Looks clean and functional to me Knocks!
Nice work!

And here I was expecting, bolts, stitches and some duck tape.

Brian77 · Aug 12, 2017

That's good. Adapting the carry system for tools is always challenging and very rewarding when you get it right. It makes using and having the tools comfortably accessible a pleasant experience.

Hard Knocks · Aug 12, 2017

evltcat said:
Looks clean and functional to me Knocks!
Nice work!

And here I was expecting, bolts, stitches and some duck tape.

You're very gracious bud. Maybe it just looks so rough to me because I know every spot I messed up on

Brian77 said:
That's good. Adapting the carry system for tools is always challenging and very rewarding when you get it right. It makes using and having the tools comfortably accessible a pleasant experience.

Agree. This kind of setup would definitely NOT be for everyone. It happens to work for a specific style of hunting/pursuit I do several months of the year, and it does it very well. I'm sure it would be of little or no use to a whole bunch of folks. But you hit the nail on the head Brian, just adapt your carry to what works for you :thumbsup: