[Closed] What knife for sit on kayaking?

Flip blade ??

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Details redthunder?

Fishing in a kayak I would want one handed operation, just in case. I'd go for a sheathed river/dive knife attached to the buoyancy aid strap opposite to your strong hand.

Something like red thunder posted but fully sheathed and with a blunt tip, and of sensible length...

River knife I'm happy with a flick knife inside my ba, I use a petzl climbing knife.

Why do you need a knife when kayaking?

Why do you need a knife when kayaking?

Plenty of safety reasons, but mainly because you need something to chop your way through a block of cheese and a baguette during an alpine lunch stop... 😆

Lomo knife, £12.50 iirc
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What is the knife actually for?

glasgowdan - Member
What is the knife actually for?

Have you not seen Jaws?

From a safety aspect, we would always have a knife kayaking due to the potential for entanglement etc...and for cutting cheese obvs.

When paddling you often have ropes (boat painter, throwbag etc), in addition there can be environmental ropes (discarded fishing line, old ropes etc) and catches (branches from trees etc).

Although it's an outside chance, most paddlers carry a knife in case.

In 25 years of paddling and sailing, I've used a knife for real in an emergency twice. Once was a sailor caught in a rope as a boat inverted, once was a trainee instructor who took a swim and her spraydeck handle caught on a tree.

I've also made a lot of sandwiches with it.

A decent pair of scissors is far more practical (can be used one handed) and far safer. This goes for diving as well - frankly big dive knives are for c0ck wombles

The knife I posted is a Typhoon and made in Japan. I dont know if they are made any more.

Used when diving, mostly used now for digging arrows out of trees and gardening duties.

And remember only cock wombles are alllowed to use them 🙂

And cheese cutting of course.....you can even use if for cheese triangles 😉

I used to carry a single handed locking knife. Do a search for river knife and loads come up. They are all much of a muchness. FWIW i always found serated blades weren't very good for soft cheese spreading as often found in the alps but then I was more of a saucisson person.

I do a lot of sailing and have this one..

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The vast number of sailors I know carry a knife, the majority of them sensible, professional people who I wouldnt consider 'c0ck wombles'.. God forbid I would ever be tangled underwater, and doubt I'd be able to get it out in time to save myself, but they do often come in handy for cutting others tangled in ropes.

Spyderco.

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EOT

You could consider some trauma shear and a line cutter.

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I have trauma shears new album,it's great.

Get orff my kayak...!

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Should of bought scissors...

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The Lomo dive knife looks good value for the money and, as an added bonus, could be used for diving. I have a friend that's heavily into canoeing and he swears by his Spyderco Atlantic Salt though. Good steel, good design, strong knife for cutting lines.

It's a fair wadge more expensive than the Lomo though.

The Lomo is a good bet - while you're on their site, I have their mini rescue knife which is a rebadged Böker Magnum, so a decent quality knife for not-a-lot of money. I have it clipped to my PFD when kayaking, often use it to cut fishing line that has been snagged up.
(sorry for the daft long picture!)

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Alternatively, Mora do a brilliant rescue knife that goes through rope easily and has a fairly good sheath. Whatever you get, don't use anything spendy - it'll break your heart when you see it slip beneath the waves and sink into the inky black depths!

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In that case I'd want a stiff knife 5 inches or so in a sheath and a sharp point.

And keep it sharp.

The vast number of sailors I know carry a knife, the majority of them sensible, professional people who I wouldnt consider 'c0ck wombles'.. God forbid I would ever be tangled underwater, and doubt I'd be able to get it out in time to save myself, but they do often come in handy for cutting others tangled in ropes.

Yea, but a 'knife' isn't really the tool for a safety job. If you wanted something to get you out of the rigging in an upturned boat what you really want is:

https://www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/2017-crewsaver-ergofit-safety-knife-1310-p-8766.html

Not some big pointy thing which you're probably going to stab yourself with in a real emergency.

Useless for cheese though.

I'll confess to being a cock womble whilst sailing.

Hope that satisfies you.

Yea, but a 'knife' isn't really the tool for a safety job. If you wanted something to get you out of the rigging in an upturned boat what you really want is:

https://www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/2017-crewsaver-ergofit-safety-knife-1310-p-8766.html

Not some big pointy thing which you're probably going to stab yourself with in a real emergency.

Useless for cheese though.

that looks like the sensible option, not very macho tho........

Macho takes second place to functional in this type of situation. It's a rare day when you need a pointy knife for cheese in any case.

Carrying a knife has saved the lives of countless sailors - cutting yourself free is a whole load quicker than trying to untangle yourself whilst drowning 🙁

OP on that note I would look at a simple small sailing knife too. Dive knives are "best"

Yea, but a 'knife' isn't really the tool for a safety job. If you wanted something to get you out of the rigging in an upturned boat what you really want is:

Have you used one of them on a variety of ropes?
Does it work on plastic hull of kayak/boat?#
What is it like on a thin branch?
The Lurpack spreading capability, has it been assessed?

FWIW, I also have in my canoe kit one of these. You may say 'overkill!' - having seen a canoe fold in about 3 seconds around someones legs on a river, trapping them in there momentarily by the wooden thwart, I would say its worth carrying one.
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Have you used one of them on a variety of ropes?
Does it work on plastic hull of kayak/boat?#
What is it like on a thin branch?
The [b]Lurpack[/b] spreading capability, has it been assessed?

If you're using margarine rather than real butter then I cans ee the appeal of a big knife for harikari, I couldn't live with myself either!

As for other uses, it'll cut 6mm D12 and Marlow Excel Control which I struggle to get a normal knife through ashore!

it'll cut 6mm

If you're using margarine rather than real butter then I cans ee the appeal of a big knife for harikari, I couldn't live with myself either!

Found the perfect knife...

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or...

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Spyderco Atlantic Salt

a rebadged Böker Magnum

crewsaver ergofit

You NAME your knives?

I would be more concerned if the names were more:

- Future reaper
- Decapitator 2.0
- My Precious

This is the best of Hans Moleman

A decent pair of scissors is far more practical (can be used one handed) and far safer. This goes for diving as well - frankly big dive knives are for c0ck wombles

theotherjonv - Member
Spyderco Atlantic Salt
a rebadged Böker Magnum
crewsaver ergofit
You NAME your knives?

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With a pointed hawksbill blade, I'm not sure I'd use one in a kayak, but the single-handed opening comes in very handy.

Mines looking similar to yours ^^ but it's been in a buoyancy aid and rusted at the pivot..

So you've just reminded me to un-rust it and get it back in working order..

So, ta for the prompt..

CountZero - Member

theotherjonv - Member

You NAME your knives?

If they didn't have names, how would a customer know what to buy? Does your car/bike have a manufacturers name/model name on it anywhere?

You're not allowed to own knives. If you carry them on land you'll stab people. If you carry them at sea, you'll stab yourself. Only chefs and criminals have any need of them.

Mucho Que?

I saw a documentary once about these blokes on a kayaking trip down a river in the deep south of America in the 70's, if you'd seen that you wouldn't ask why they needed a knife... 😀

You're not allowed to own knives. If you carry them on land you'll stab people. If you carry them at sea, you'll stab yourself. Only chefs and criminals have any need of them.

Bikebuoy, mine is [i]nowhere[/i] near as bad as that! It only saw action on Sustrans routes and byways inflicting harm on brambles with extreme predjudice.
And you're welcome! 😀

Hmmm, experienced sailor/kayaker, are we?

I've done a bit yes, but that sounds like an invite to a willy waving contest as to who is the most experienced kayaker, so I'll just leave it at that.

From what I've seen on TV, you need a crossbow ideally.

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