I have been wanting to replace the stock sheath that came with my all the bells and whistles limited edition BK10 and wanted your thoughts and input. Here are mine.
My first thought was kydex or plastic or whatever, but last week I was out in the woods with my BK2 and the temp dipped down to the low forties (about 4000 ft) in the early morning. What I found (obviously) was that the knife did not "pop" out of the sheath in colder temps as easily as when in warmer, and started to take a toll on my thumb. Now this might not be a big deal to some, but when winter temps dip to ten below zero as they do here this could be an issue. So maybe plastic is not my best bet. I dunno.
Second thought was leather scout style carry but this is a fairly long knife to be across my lower back. I wear a 32 inch waist in jeans so I am not quite as wide across the back as bigger guys. Again I dunno.
Third thought and the one I am leaning toward is a "pouch" type sheath. I prefer to carry a knife high which is why I don't like the stock BK10 or BK2 sheaths. I cut the belt loop down to just belt width on my BK2 sheath. Pouch sheaths allow to carry high and the shape of the BK10 I believe will sit in a pouch sheath well unlike a BK2 that would eventually spear it's way through the bottom of this kind of sheath. And again I dunno.
And again the purpose of this thread was to get some input, so fire away. Please.
My first thought was kydex or plastic or whatever, but last week I was out in the woods with my BK2 and the temp dipped down to the low forties (about 4000 ft) in the early morning. What I found (obviously) was that the knife did not "pop" out of the sheath in colder temps as easily as when in warmer, and started to take a toll on my thumb. Now this might not be a big deal to some, but when winter temps dip to ten below zero as they do here this could be an issue. So maybe plastic is not my best bet. I dunno.
Second thought was leather scout style carry but this is a fairly long knife to be across my lower back. I wear a 32 inch waist in jeans so I am not quite as wide across the back as bigger guys. Again I dunno.
Third thought and the one I am leaning toward is a "pouch" type sheath. I prefer to carry a knife high which is why I don't like the stock BK10 or BK2 sheaths. I cut the belt loop down to just belt width on my BK2 sheath. Pouch sheaths allow to carry high and the shape of the BK10 I believe will sit in a pouch sheath well unlike a BK2 that would eventually spear it's way through the bottom of this kind of sheath. And again I dunno.
And again the purpose of this thread was to get some input, so fire away. Please.
