Steel or Titanium?

[Venio]

I'm looking on buying the Remora BC knife. ST sell both titanium and steel one. The price for the titanium is 2.5 times higher then the steel. Does it really worth to pay as much for the titanium?

[Dive-aholic]

It depends on what kind of diving you're doing. If you dive salt water a lot, it may be worth the extra money to get the titanium. If you dive fresh water more, then the SS should be just fine.

[Sawatdee]

I would go for the cheaper one. Chances are you will end up loosing it underwater beforeit is rusted.

[Venio]

Originally Posted by Sawatdee

I would go for the cheaper one. Chances are you will end up loosing it underwater beforeit is rusted.

Knowing myself, that is exactly what will happen [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]!

[RonFrank]

Originally Posted by Venio

I'm looking on buying the Remora BC knife. ST sell both titanium and steel one. The price for the titanium is 2.5 times higher then the steel. Does it really worth to pay as much for the titanium?

I purchased a titanium knife, but I don't loose things generally, and titanium is COOL! [img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

Honestly, a SS knife will last several decades unless you never dry it.

[ScubaToys Joe]

The Titanium knives are cool but like you said the price ishigh!
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<DIV>I like the Remora and also the Fusilerthey are inexpensive and is made from a brand new steel alloy called Hydralloy, This alloy has the strength of 420 stainless, but a corrosion resistance which is very comprable to titanium - and without the cost! </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks </DIV>
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[TxHockeyGuy]

I have the Fuliser knife that Joe referred to in his post. So far it's been great. I've had it on quite a few dives (although admittedly not any salt dives) and I don't really take care of it. There's been no rust so far. I can not say that of some other things I've taken down on the same dives. It is also easy to get out of the sheeth but not too easy.

[mmakay]

If you buy the titanium knife, don't forget to add 1/8 lb of lead to offset the weight difference! [img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by splitlip

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<div>Do you happen to know how the Hydralloy compares to the alloy used by Spyderco in their salt series?</div>
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<div>The widgit buyer from Jupiter, Florida. </div>

I'm a big fan of UK stuff in general, but I was minutes away from buying one of these when I read a thread from someone saying theirs had rusted after a few dives in salt water. Who knows, maybe it was fluke, but the only reason I'm replacing my current knife it get something maintenance free that I can rinse and leave attached and never worry about.

The SpyderCo knives, OTOH, have been reported as completely rust free even when stored (wet) inside a BC pocket.

So it's titanium for me! (Fortunately I'm one of those people that seldom loses gear, aside from the occasional mask in heavy surf.)

[cummings66]

I'm a diver who tends to lose the expensive dive knives. I now take a cheap steak knife and break the tip off ending up with a blade of a couple inches in length. Then I round the sharp tips off, take a length of 2 inch webbing and form a sheath.
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<DIV>Doesn't cost anything hardly, and after almost 2 years of diving it every weekend in fresh water and NO rinses it's still sharp and clean. I'd use it to cut my steak if I had to, it's that nice.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have used it to cut buddies and myself out of entanglements, it works fine.</DIV>