Sheath/Carry Question

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ktmhk53

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Greetings,
I just acquired my first Strider, a BT with tiger stripes and back serrations, and now see why these products receive such rave reviews.
I have a question though...
What would you think of a sheath that would position the knife horizontally, and located on my belt behind me?
I believe this a valid carry option as the overall length of the blade is not longer than I am wide, ie., with the blade positioned over my belt hoizontally it can not be seen from someone in front of me.

I invision such a sheath:
1. with appropriate belt loops, and
2. with a "reversed" kydex insert, relative to the one in the supplied sheath.

As I am RIGHT handed, when I place my current sheath behind my back the edge of the knife faces up and is drawn as such. An insert made in reverse would still have the flat/back portion against you, but the "pointed" end angle would be reversed such that the knife's edge would face down in the sheath, and therefor face down when drawn.

Does this reasoning seem sound, and if not why?

Assuming this is a valid carry option, who would you recommend to construct such a sheath?

Thanks,
ktmhk53
 
ktmhk53, interesting thread, especially since I acquired a BT-SS myself recently.

"What would you think of a sheath that would position the knife horizontally, and located on my belt behind me?"

This could be troublesome for a few reasons.

1. Depending on the sheath design, it might be a bear getting it back in the sheath after use.

2. Driving a vehicle with a large Strider for lumbar support sounds a bit painful (no sarcasm intended, I've had a lower back surgery).

3. Concealed carry of a BT-SS for "normal" people, is probably illegal just about everywhere.

The best sheath option I've seen for a knife this size are the ones Dean Bissey does. His Kydex IWB design looks to be very usable. His site is at:

http://www2.coastalnet.com/~n5e6s7fv/
 
your soe strider sheath I beleive could be rigged for SOB carry with the use of zip ties or something similar.
i'm sure some reputable kydex maker could make you about anything you want.
cheers,
Derek
 
Your idea works very well here is a pic.
<IMG SRC="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/pb4fb683fc6b9fe504cea98fd9c646463/fd327e8e.jpg">

Atach it with para cord loops through the SOE loops on the back of the sheath.

I have carried this way on light hiking trips and at the range shooting. It helps when you are hunched over to draw the knife. Depending on your body width concell carrys well in the spot especially if you have a gun on. I carry my gun right side in a IWB holster, and my Strider SA in this manner, located just behind it.

The kydex sheath portion in the SOE sheaths is removeable and can be reversed for edge out draws, the tiny para cord loop at the sheath bottom hold the kydex insert in.

This MOC is actually quite comfortable.
 
Greetings again,
That's exactly what I had in mind spartan_ajax! I will give it a try and see if it works as well as it looks.

ktmhk53
 
I have sheathed striders in soe sheaths in both directions and never noticed any difference in draw or retention...are they set up for just right hand, or will the sheath work equally as well for right or left handed set up? i've noticed no difference or ill effects...

cheers,
Derek
 
Greetings,
I removed the "kydex" sheath and found that there is a "direction" for the blade's tapered end that would suggest inserting the blade only in one direction. But when I tried inserting the knife in the other direction it fit just as well. Maybe this was done on purpose to allow either hand to be used, but why then is there a pronounced taper in only one direction?

ktmhk53
 
Is that you "Kilgore"

Originally posted by spartan_ajax
Your idea works very well here is a pic.
<IMG SRC="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/pb4fb683fc6b9fe504cea98fd9c646463/fd327e8e.jpg">

Atach it with para cord loops through the SOE loops on the back of the sheath.

I have carried this way on light hiking trips and at the range shooting. It helps when you are hunched over to draw the knife. Depending on your body width concell carrys well in the spot especially if you have a gun on. I carry my gun right side in a IWB holster, and my Strider SA in this manner, located just behind it.

The kydex sheath portion in the SOE sheaths is removeable and can be reversed for edge out draws, the tiny para cord loop at the sheath bottom hold the kydex insert in.

This MOC is actually quite comfortable.
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