What knife for sit on kayaking?

Use the kayak at sea for general paddling plus some fishing
Someone recommended a dive knife
Any suggestions?

Flip blade ??

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

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..

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.

EOT

You could consider some trauma shear and a line cutter.

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

Get orff my kayak…!

Should of bought scissors…

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!)

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!

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.

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?

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

12mm throwline?
10mm swimline under 2ton+ of pressure?

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!

I’ve worked for outdoor centres for a decade; butter is reserved for Christmas.
On a personal note, I too would be aggrieved if my household used margarine.

Found the perfect knife…

or…

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

Hmmm, experienced sailor/kayaker, are we?

theotherjonv – Member
Spyderco Atlantic Salt
a rebadged Böker Magnum
crewsaver ergofit
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?
The Spyderco Atlantic Salt describes the maker, the model, and the fact it uses a special nitrogen-quenched steel that is highly corrosion resistant for extended use in salt water.
I have a Spyderco Tasman Salt, designed for use on fishing boats, it’s also highly effective for hacking through thick brambles.
It’s also not something you’d want to get caught carrying in the street…
This photo is of one that’s spent three years at sea:

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..