1/20/2024 0 Comments Emt shears multi tool pouch sheath![]() ![]() I'll follow up when I get them and try them in the water. It's not really cheap, but cheaper than the titanium knives I saw, and for me it was a no-brainer because I had dividends from REI that covered the whole purchase. Leatherman makes a folding trauma shear and line-cutter ("seatbelt cutter") with a locking plastic sheath that can me mounted at any angle. So, I've been looking for some cheap option that can stow away on my BC securely and with a low profile. Trauma shears and line cutters seem to be the favorites among veteran divers who aren't planning to kill something (e.g. Or rather, a cutting device is important. Designed to securely hold your medical shears in one convenient pouch. BUT, a knife is also a tool, and just like bringing a hammer into a cavern dive, a bowie knife is just a stupid choice for the task at hand.Ī knife IS important, I'm told, for diving. - Adopted of premium nylon material, durable for long term use. I won't go into the psychology but I think most of us just get that a knife is an admirable thing. Knives are sexy, men like knives, we want them. I still don't have a diving knife, but I've collected knives for 25 years (my most cherished is the swiss my dad gave me at 8years old). Another one kicked his knife right out of the sheath and lost it to the bottom. One kept taking it out to make jokes - on the boat while we were crashing through waves, in the surf as we made our way in to a shore dive, and underwater when we were all close together descending along an anchor line. All three had big brand new knives strapped to their calves. Just a week ago I was diving with three cops during our AOW class. I'm a new diver but I picked up right away on the silliness of going underwater armed for war (unless that's actually what you're doing).my daddy taught me well - "never open your knife in the car" "never open your knife on a bike" "always be sure you're on steady ground when you're knife's open" - and while he never said anything about scuba diving, he programmed me to imagine about that 7" rambo blade cutting a hose or an artery when I'm moving underwater. Really excited about this find: Leatherman Raptor Shears Medical Multitool ![]()
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