Posted: 3/2/2021 8:13:07 PM EDT
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Quote History Quoted: Marie, How many knives do you carry when diving?
Years ago, I was helping out at a youth outdoor field day: hunting, fishing, shooting, trapping, etc
Anyway, was talking to some of the other instructors afterwards, and noticed the guy who was teaching outdoor survival was wearing a number of knives.
When I asked him about it, he showed me a couple more!
I asked why so many, and he told me he used to be a rescue/ recovery diver 20 years ago.
He was diving in a muddy creek off the Mississippi, and got hung up on something. Pulled and felt something sharp dig into his back/ shoulder. Couldn't reach it, so tried to turn around. Turned some more and felt something dig into him in his other side.
Started to panic, then realized it was a catfish trotline, heavy tarred line. Tried to cut his way out and dropped his knife. Tried pulling some slack but was tangled in some trees. Changed directions and got enough slack to get shallow enough to get his head out of the water, and tender came over and cut him loose.
Said ever since, he has carried a LOT of knives!
Again, really enjoy your dive threads. I spend a LOT of time on the water, used to be my job. But try NOT to spend any time IN the water, LOL. View Quote I usually carry 2, plus a pair of EMT shears. There's a tiny, serrated sawed-off steak knife in a sheath on my waist (blade length maybe 1.5-inches), and a small pointy knife (maybe a 1-inch blade?) integrated into the handle on my dive light. Both will cut through most entanglement hazards easily and quickly. "Dive swords" are about useless underwater and are more for showing off. A tiny, sharp knife is usually plenty, and if that can't get it, the EMT shears can handle it.
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