Survival Set? What do you attach to your sheath?

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Looking at the picture and description of Extreme ratio survival knife from a recent thread got me wondering what you guys carry and attach to your knife sheath? Pictures would be great.


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Weird to see him use the edge of the blade to strike the fire rod :eek:.
Other then that I think he has a very sound idea for the sheath.
 
effer said:
Looking at the picture and description of Extreme ratio survival knife from a recent thread got me wondering what you guys carry and attach to your knife sheath? Pictures would be great.


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Effer, who makes the sheath in your picture, I like it. :thumbup: :cool:
 
My old USMC Kabar is in an equally old leather sheath. No attachments though I sometimes think about adding a small stone and ferro rod.
 
I've recently been adding extra loops on my sheaths to provide for extras if I need them, though currently the only extra I need is my cell phone.
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I carry a SOG Multitool and Blastmatch on my camping/bob gear it kind of cuts through the BS of searching for a million little things in a PSK.
 
I carry my survival gear separately.. I don't want anything too heavy hanging from my belt...
 
I like to keep things simple. The only thing I ever attach to my sheath, is my belt! :)
As far as creating sparks from a Ferrocerium flint, I've used my knife, a Mora, from day 1. I use the edge of the blade closest to the hilt. That's for me an area that won't affect use of the knife. I also always have a piece of a metal cutting hacksaw blade. Using the non-toothed edge creates a good spark, and the toothed edge can come in handy for other purposes.
 
Using a carabiner, I have a firesteel and a 35mm film can of tinder supplies attached to the sheath's beltloop. However, I often take it off and put it in my pocket.
 
I really can't tolerate heavy dangling stuff at my side, it just makes walking uncomfortable (and even more climbing), but that is just me. :p If I were to have my survival stuff on my belt I'd prefer a dedicated pocket to be attached to my belt. I still carry a firesteel and a sharpening stone in the knife's sheath's pouch. A small Vic multitool finds it way in sometimes.
 
When I'm hiking, hunting or camping, I add a led light, ferro rod and some charcloth to my neck knife sheath with a ranger band.
 
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I carry my survival gear separately.. I don't want anything too heavy hanging from my belt...
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Same here. If my sheath has a firesteel loop I will use it,that is it. The bits and pieces of my mini-kit go in my pockets.
 
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