I won't even wear a wrap around neck tie. The last thing around my neck was a set of dog tags. (wore them for 20 years). Good video sir. I enjoy them all. Thank you.
When using a dangler, it's more secure to still attach it directly to your belt instead of the belt loop. Eventually a belt loop will fail dropping and potentially losing your knife. If your dangler clip is not large enough to clip directly onto your belt, you can make a loop around your belt out of leather or cordage and still have it be much more secure than clipping just to a pants belt loop.
I just stumbled upon your channel today, Blackie, and I have to say, your channel is quickly becoming one of my favourites. Excellent points concerning carry. I knew about the "triangle of death," but did not apply that to sheathed knives. Also, you point about knives carried behind the hip line in case of a fall is very poignant. I am am older guy, I walk with a cane now, and I've taken a few tumbles. I was always so sure footed in my youth, its frustrating. Great info, great advice, great channel.
Great presentation. Every knife that I own, folders or fixed blades have sheaths. I get bidirectional sheaths of the folders. This allows a knife to be carried vertically or horizontally. My preferred carry position outside a pocket carry is horizontal and behind the back. If you spend any time sitting in a car, falling down, rolling on a side, crawling on a belly, carrying a pistol in a holster strong side carry, you will understand. If you insist on carrying a fixed blade (and I have a few of the Old Hickory in Ka-bar sheaths) for defense, look at the Spec-Ops product line - different sizes, different carry capabilities and the plastic insert can be softened and molded to your fixed blade knofe.
Yup, even folder. My edc is small enough to get lost in the grass, but i got a little cloth pouch which makes it unlikely to fall out and keeps the dirt out and much easier to find.
Hi Blackie, that sash carry sheath you show it's how we carry our knives down here. Very comfortable when you have to ride a horse, especially when the knife is over a foot long.
I am a brick block and stone mason and I am very active in my day and I love to carry fixed blades to work but it seems like any way I try to carry any style sheath it is always getting hung up at least once throughout the day, great video
Nice video. I do like to carry my small camp (pocket)knife in a neck carry when in the camp. Usually it travels in my fanny pack/haversack with the larger knife in my backpack.
I like dangle or some type of drop leg rig when circumstances allow. When I need it to be more secure while bushwhacking either belt or pack carry. Never did like a neck carry.
I learned about hard stuff on your belt hitting a hipbone the hard way. I was 12 I had a belt that I loved that had a big star on. It sat right on top of my hip bone. Playing football with some local kids when I tackled the boy with the ball I fell on it. Didn’t break anything. Thank God
I know this is an old video. I have found that I like the cross draw left side carry best for me. I carry it paralell to my belt, this allows it to be quickly acessable and not obtrusive at all. Also, if I were to injure my right arm, I can still get to it in a hurry with my left hand. Being paralell to the belt, allows it to not dig into my leg or the truck seat when seated. I also carry a side arm on my right side so it makes it difficult to right side carry a knife. Large knives are never on my belt.
John Wayne style . Good practice , I'll remember this , I'm at the age of being more likely to fall , and when I do I don't bounce back like I use to . 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Any tool would do damage to a bone if it happens to be between the ground and a bone when you fall and the weight of a grown man plus some momentum is pressing down.And if it happens in the wild then...leisure turns into survival and pain.
Say Heah Blackie, I do solo scout's, sometimes at a good clip. I like a Oiggyback but I Baldric Carry. Sometimes when I'm twisting through brambles, I hold on to a knife in my Piggyback, It's ni different then using a kitchen knife, I never cut myself and they dint have handguards. I believe I'm a little older than you and I've been doing this for a few 24's. I like to cross draw closer to my front. I usually have sine kind of coat on me to protect my skin from getting tore up, and I usually have the knife inside even my neck knives, and yeah,, I took a few spill's,, Never has NY knife ever got into a fronthal possition that I should fall on the tip. I'm not disagreeyibg with what your saying. Safety is Paramount .,,.
+357bullfrog it has held up very well.i have used it for a few yrs now..and it has become my primary belt carry....thanks for the comment safe journeys to you
Interestingly that French trade pattern knife looks a lot like the snow blade my grandpa used to carry when he winter stalked but his had a hook near the point. No idea why. I just think it's interesting since you're in the woods of Alabama and he stalk hunted in our Minnesota wilds back in the 1970's
This old thread needs revisiting: my genuine Nepalese kukuri came with a carved wooden sheath that I want to replace; I want to use it, not just admire it- but its only *marginally a carry knife, and I’ve only ever packed it. It probably would fall into your “sash” knife category- unless it was carried *inside a pack- or I’d maybe carry it on a sling(?). It’s shape requires either a *metal tip guard to guide it into place or a snap-over sheath that’s open at the throat. I can fabricate in leather and metal, and cast in resins or thermoplastics; please advise your thoughts.
I am finding your videos to be quite helpful, however there are some questions I do have (none of them bad, just mainly asking because I'm more of a cowboy type guy who wants to do stuff like the cowboys did in the old west), they are, what would you recommend for someone to stay cool in the summer with when they have to work with horses (obviously the horses aren't in a air conditioned barn)? And another question is, I have an old butcher knife that looks like an old hickory, a Western brand fixed blade and pocket knife I got from Walmart, a knife that I made an antler handle for (the blade i ordered from ebay), and then a cheaper tanto blade from ebay, my friend has told me about Mora knives, but as I stated before, i like more of the cowboy /John Wayne type of stuff, but am wondering what would you recommend?
the butcher is rock solid in the history dept..it was the knife of choice for processing game and live stock..thus the name butcher....the bowie had a huge following in the old west but i do not recommend it today..the mora is great in a craft /camp chores /woodscraft tasks as long as you respect the thin blade and use it as a knife and not a fro or pry bar...as to keeping cool with horses..i have very limited exp in the field....but i would recomend cotton to wear for a shirt.. blue jean pants since once damp they cool you faster than just about anything else..and give the horses as much water and shade as you can..they are tough animals and can often endure temps and situations where the rider falls before they do...thanks for the comment..safe journeys
Read an article about a cop,wearing his hand gun on his back,it has been winter,he has went down a frozen slope,fell on his back,messed up his spine ...for life.
actually i have nothing against it..as long as you are aware of fall hazard and try to avoid such falls..i know several people who really like scout carry..and i have carried it on my side a few times this way
then there is the sheath I made for my knife. a dangler with a corded buckskin thong. pretty damn quiet in the woods. might do a vid on that soo. enough.
Thank you for sharing. Don't remember seeing another in depth discussion on this topic. Much appreciated that you chose to do so.
I won't even wear a wrap around neck tie. The last thing around my neck was a set of dog tags. (wore them for 20 years). Good video sir. I enjoy them all. Thank you.
When using a dangler, it's more secure to still attach it directly to your belt instead of the belt loop. Eventually a belt loop will fail dropping and potentially losing your knife. If your dangler clip is not large enough to clip directly onto your belt, you can make a loop around your belt out of leather or cordage and still have it be much more secure than clipping just to a pants belt loop.
These tips and videos are timeless. Always helpful for whenever needed. Thank you!
GREAT vid Blacky,you are a breath of fresh air,brilliant advice.
Excellent breakdown! I keep running into your vids and either learning or agreeing 100%. Had to sub.
10* Haven't seen anybody talking this safety topic on YT. So good on you!
Great tips and well thought out. Thanks.
I just stumbled upon your channel today, Blackie, and I have to say, your channel is quickly becoming one of my favourites.
Excellent points concerning carry. I knew about the "triangle of death," but did not apply that to sheathed knives. Also, you point about knives carried behind the hip line in case of a fall is very poignant. I am am older guy, I walk with a cane now, and I've taken a few tumbles. I was always so sure footed in my youth, its frustrating. Great info, great advice, great channel.
Very interesting treatment of subject others haven't really covered.
Another great teaching video. Experience Counts. Good Job🇺🇸
Heya Blackie, hope you are well brother and all set for Winter. Another great informative and helpful video. Great advice, thank you.
Lots of good common sense advice......................Thankyou
Great presentation. Every knife that I own, folders or fixed blades have sheaths. I get bidirectional sheaths of the folders. This allows a knife to be carried vertically or horizontally. My preferred carry position outside a pocket carry is horizontal and behind the back.
If you spend any time sitting in a car, falling down, rolling on a side, crawling on a belly, carrying a pistol in a holster strong side carry, you will understand.
If you insist on carrying a fixed blade (and I have a few of the Old Hickory in Ka-bar sheaths) for defense, look at the Spec-Ops product line - different sizes, different carry capabilities and the plastic insert can be softened and molded to your fixed blade knofe.
Yup, even folder. My edc is small enough to get lost in the grass, but i got a little cloth pouch which makes it unlikely to fall out and keeps the dirt out and much easier to find.
Hey Blackie great advice.. very practical.. keeping safety in mind is never a bad thing. J
My wife is an EMT on the local EMS... she is not fond of UA-cam, but DID listen to what you said here, AND AGREED with you! OMG!
This was really helpful. Thank you.
Some very good points raised. Many thanks Blackie
I just found you on youtube. I'm lovin' all your videos. Thank You!
Hi Blackie, that sash carry sheath you show it's how we carry our knives down here. Very comfortable when you have to ride a horse, especially when the knife is over a foot long.
very good information.Thank you sir
I was just thinking about this question the other day. Thanks for the info!
Great video and advise Blackie.
Interesting comments, specially on safety. Thanks.
Great topic and tips
Thanks Blackie. You may have just saved me from some future disaster. It's only a little knife, but I've been carrying it too far forward.
Actually I'm an RN, Blackie, but I needed this reminder, so thank you!
my pleasure..safe journeys
This was a very informative video and I hadn’t really thought about it much. Good job.
glad you found it of use..safe journeys
I am a brick block and stone mason and I am very active in my day and I love to carry fixed blades to work but it seems like any way I try to carry any style sheath it is always getting hung up at least once throughout the day, great video
Excellent video. Some things I did not consider.
Great video. Thanks!
Nice video. I do like to carry my small camp (pocket)knife in a neck carry when in the camp. Usually it travels in my fanny pack/haversack with the larger knife in my backpack.
Very wise thoughts. Thx!
Good video again !
Great video Blackie. Good advice. atb Opal
sound wisdom my freind hope all is well with you a.t.b ...tom
good idea's. .
It's all part of the (refreshing!) joy of living in the Dakotas!
Very good presentation - thank you.
thanks ..glad you liked it..safe journeys
I like dangle or some type of drop leg rig when circumstances allow. When I need it to be more secure while bushwhacking either belt or pack carry. Never did like a neck carry.
I always learn when I watch your videos. thank you. -Jay from the Black Hills of South Dakota -where its currently, a balmy 36 degrees....
thanks for watching stay warm i see another polar vortex is rolling in
@@blackoracle69 It's all part of the (refreshing!) joy of living in the Dakotas!
good stuff blackie
I learned about hard stuff on your belt hitting a hipbone the hard way. I was 12 I had a belt that I loved that had a big star on. It sat right on top of my hip bone. Playing football with some local kids when I tackled the boy with the ball I fell on it. Didn’t break anything. Thank God
you learn to roll when you fall to spread the impact as far as you can
I have to admit I never thought about the "Triangle of Death". Thank you!
you've never heard of the Femeral artery? Just as vital as the Juggular and Carotid artery.
OUTSTANDING!
Safety always comes first! Keep yourself safe at all times.
I know this is an old video. I have found that I like the cross draw left side carry best for me. I carry it paralell to my belt, this allows it to be quickly acessable and not obtrusive at all. Also, if I were to injure my right arm, I can still get to it in a hurry with my left hand. Being paralell to the belt, allows it to not dig into my leg or the truck seat when seated. I also carry a side arm on my right side so it makes it difficult to right side carry a knife. Large knives are never on my belt.
John Wayne style . Good practice , I'll remember this , I'm at the age of being more likely to fall , and when I do I don't bounce back like I use to .
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I’m contemplating on making a knife shoulder rig ( harness cross draw on left side I’m right handed,
That Cheyenne style is made right I think. sturdy and keeps the knife deep in that pouch but still easy to get out and in. mountain man style.
Any tool would do damage to a bone if it happens to be between the ground and a bone when you fall and the weight of a grown man plus some momentum is pressing down.And if it happens in the wild then...leisure turns into survival and pain.
great common sense advise,
Say Heah Blackie, I do solo scout's, sometimes at a good clip. I like a Oiggyback but I Baldric Carry. Sometimes when I'm twisting through brambles, I hold on to a knife in my Piggyback, It's ni different then using a kitchen knife, I never cut myself and they dint have handguards. I believe I'm a little older than you and I've been doing this for a few 24's. I like to cross draw closer to my front. I usually have sine kind of coat on me to protect my skin from getting tore up, and I usually have the knife inside even my neck knives, and yeah,, I took a few spill's,, Never has NY knife ever got into a fronthal possition that I should fall on the tip. I'm not disagreeyibg with what your saying. Safety is Paramount .,,.
I want to ask cause I'm new to your Chanel . How does the condor you showed hold up as a general use camp knife? Thanks and that was real good video
+357bullfrog it has held up very well.i have used it for a few yrs now..and it has become my primary belt carry....thanks for the comment safe journeys to you
So what do you think about scale carry
Interestingly that French trade pattern knife looks a lot like the snow blade my grandpa used to carry when he winter stalked but his had a hook near the point. No idea why. I just think it's interesting since you're in the woods of Alabama and he stalk hunted in our Minnesota wilds back in the 1970's
if they live and thrive in the woods be there in minnesota or alabama..they be kindred woodsmen
what about horizontal carry?
This old thread needs revisiting: my genuine Nepalese kukuri came with a carved wooden sheath that I want to replace; I want to use it, not just admire it- but its only *marginally a carry knife, and I’ve only ever packed it.
It probably would fall into your “sash” knife category- unless it was carried *inside a pack- or I’d maybe carry it on a sling(?). It’s shape requires either a *metal tip guard to guide it into place or a snap-over sheath that’s open at the throat.
I can fabricate in leather and metal, and cast in resins or thermoplastics; please advise your thoughts.
This is neither here nor there but I love that your hat is obviously worn. It's not a prop it's a tool as it should be
had and used this had since 1995 it was to replace one like it that was stolen i had that one 20yrs
BLACKIE THOMAS damn sorry someone took that
Blackie.. +1 on the sash carry. I try not to wear anything on the belt holding up my pants.
Thanks for the video..
Shad
I am finding your videos to be quite helpful, however there are some questions I do have (none of them bad, just mainly asking because I'm more of a cowboy type guy who wants to do stuff like the cowboys did in the old west), they are, what would you recommend for someone to stay cool in the summer with when they have to work with horses (obviously the horses aren't in a air conditioned barn)? And another question is, I have an old butcher knife that looks like an old hickory, a Western brand fixed blade and pocket knife I got from Walmart, a knife that I made an antler handle for (the blade i ordered from ebay), and then a cheaper tanto blade from ebay, my friend has told me about Mora knives, but as I stated before, i like more of the cowboy /John Wayne type of stuff, but am wondering what would you recommend?
the butcher is rock solid in the history dept..it was the knife of choice for processing game and live stock..thus the name butcher....the bowie had a huge following in the old west but i do not recommend it today..the mora is great in a craft /camp chores /woodscraft tasks as long as you respect the thin blade and use it as a knife and not a fro or pry bar...as to keeping cool with horses..i have very limited exp in the field....but i would recomend cotton to wear for a shirt.. blue jean pants since once damp they cool you faster than just about anything else..and give the horses as much water and shade as you can..they are tough animals and can often endure temps and situations where the rider falls before they do...thanks for the comment..safe journeys
Thank you very much, one more question, where can I find a scarf like the one in your keeping cool video that you had shown?
mesh one is a snipers vail military surplus..and the solid one is also military surplus called a shemagh
Okay, that's perfect because this lady at a flea market who knows me runs a military surplus stand there. Thank you. :-)
So folders are dangerous to carry in front or back pockets. What would you advise.
leather belt pouch works well
@@blackoracle69 Thanks Mr Thomas.
Read an article about a cop,wearing his hand gun on his back,it has been winter,he has went down a frozen slope,fell on his back,messed up his spine ...for life.
So I'm guessing you are against a scout carry option?
actually i have nothing against it..as long as you are aware of fall hazard and try to avoid such falls..i know several people who really like scout carry..and i have carried it on my side a few times this way
Thank you for responding blackie...i really appreciate you and your videos
thank you and welcome to the channel..safe journeys
then there is the sheath I made for my knife. a dangler with a corded buckskin thong. pretty damn quiet in the woods. might do a vid on that soo. enough.
+Northern Woodsman Good call. Danglers do not have to be loud. The only contention in a rock solid vid.
shanes channel Exactly, the very reason why I mentioned it.
I carry my knife across my chest.
where you carry them teeth when ya aint using em?
Idiot
Dipshit
11:16 video.
I'll save you time.
You have pockets.
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