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Old 03-01-2008, 09:23 AM   #18 (permalink)
BobbyWombat
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Originally Posted by Hollywood703 View Post
I carry 2 knives, and 1 set of shears, you never know when one arm might become entangled where you cant get to your knife, should have 1 accessible from each hand.

Yeah, I have this same philosophy. I don't go as far as carrying TWO knives....but hey....redundancy is a good thing, right?

My setup is to have a spade-tip knife w/serrated edge on my right waist and a pair of shears in a quick release pocket on my left shoulder strap, just below my D-ring.

This gives good separation both left-to-right and up-down. Both are accessible via either hand, and don't require unzipping a pocket. I have to believe I would have at least one arm free and one tool accessible even in a significant entanglement.

Bonus thought:
I really don't like putting cutting tools on your thigh, because it makes reaching it with the opposite hand more difficult.

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