I just ordered a BK7 Utility and a BK10 Crewman and would like to hear ideas on what to carry in the sheath from folks who have one or the other. I am hoping to make one of these my primary hunting/survival knife and I am especially interested in items that are outdoors related.

Thanks, Vince

I have the BK7 and my pouch will fit an Altoids tin PLUS a full bottle of Potable Aqua. I was also able to slip a 2x3 signal mirror behind the plastic knife insert (on the back side of the sheath) and a half liter plastic water pouch (not a milk bag but similar).

I have actually never completly finished the Altoids tin kit, but the usual suspects are in there. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I keep this knife in my car kit. It is a good value I think for the money. I have seen someone post a kit stored under the plastic knife scales but I have never gone that far.

I am looking at the Crewman with the same idea, time to upgarde. I was wondering how much the sheath would hold and was looking at sheaths from www.specopsbrand.com.
I think I'd start with a small sharpening device and add things that didn't fit in the PSK like a real signal mirror, Allway tool FS 2 saw, bottle of water puri tabs and then backup fire making and maybe a small AA or AAA flashlight..Should be able to wrap some 550 cord etc around the sheath.
Dave

I fit a Princeton Tec Attitude LED Flashlight and a Doan's Magnesium Firestarter in my BK7 pouch.

Schwert, you fit an Altoids tin in the sharpening stone pouch? Is it a full size Altoids tin?

I tied three of those Chris Reeve knuse knots to my sheath/knife. Behing the kydex insert I managed to fit about another 10 to 12 feet of paracord, a magnesium bar, part of a broken knife sharpener, and a straight allen wrend used for opening the handle.

Inside the hande I have one scapel (kinda overkill but oh well), 4 sparklite tinder, a sparklite type firestarter, 2 fishhook, 1 small sinker, and about 10 to 20 feet of braided fishing line.....oh and a needle and some thread.

I would suggest making a small kit in the handle, could come in handy if all else is lost.

frank

Oh right, I'm talking about the BK7.

Yeah my sheath pouch will take a full-size Altoids tin plus the bottle. It is a very tight squeeze but it goes.

I bought mine a couple of years ago, so maybe they changed the sheath supplier, but mine has a gusseted pouch with an elastic band across it and a velcro flap.

This image which is not very good has the Becker in the background with the pouched stuffed with the tin.

"I would suggest making a small kit in the handle, could come in handy if all else is lost."

I had forgotten that people take the handles off. I too like the idea of having the basics, especially fire, even if you lose your main kit. The allen wrench could pull double duty as a ferro striker perhaps.

Regards, Vince

"I was also able to slip a 2x3 signal mirror behind the plastic knife insert (on the back side of the sheath)..."

Was this one of the Starflash mirrors? It would be great if I could fit one of those plus one of those flat Jetscream whistles back there as well.

Thanks, Vince

Rather then spend $49.99 for the sheath, buy yourself a bag of 100 marbles for 1 or 2 dollars, and throw the marbles away.

Fill the bag with your minimum necessacities, run your belt thru the closing line, and Ranger band the bag to to the front or rear edge of your existing sheath. You will save $48.99 or $47.99 and be able to put more into the marble bag which will be Ranger banded to the sheath. Dig up another $15.00+ dollars to buy a full size Ka-Bar as a backup, which while no longer state of the art in blades is still a knife to reckon with and depend on and your current Becker knife sheath will not look any more obtrusive than one with a baggy sheath pocket.

Bountyhunter

Actually, in my circles I am known as a rather tight man with a dollar. If I am going to spend $49.99 on a sheath you can damn well bet it will come with a big 'ole knife stuffed into it! In fact, I probably wouldn't even throw away those marbles. I would think of a use for them--slingshot ammo maybe. <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Regards, Vince