#230846 - 08/28/11 04:09 PM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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well i would rather see the solution in a lifehammer or resqme. Brightly colored, cheap, easy to use, safe to use, easy to access, never get you in trouble and they work.
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#230848 - 08/28/11 05:05 PM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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I have an exitool in my car, but I'm more a fan of folks carrying a simple pocket knife. While a dedicated tool is nice and all, a pocket knife can be everything from a life saver to a convenience. Mostly the latter. I'm not sure how so many people make it through their days without a pocket knife, and in this case a handy tool might have saved a life. Remember this thread? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=166890
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#230850 - 08/28/11 05:25 PM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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I'm not sure how so many people make it through their days without a pocket knife. . . . I don't have a pocket knife. Everything I need in an urban environment can be done with a pair of EMT shears, which I EDC, or a box cutter which is provided at my job. In this situation, a pair of EMT shears would have quickly cut through the seat belt. Jeanette Isabelle
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#230862 - 08/28/11 09:05 PM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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I agree that EMT shears are great and may have worked better in this situation, but at least for me, they're not EDC pocketable.
Dedicated tools are great. I have a lifehammer in the car and give out resQme's as gifts to friends. But people are far more likely to carry a pocketknife/multitool than one of these specialty tools.
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#230864 - 08/28/11 09:26 PM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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Yep, except that the odds of coming upon an accident which requires rescue tools or a fire extinguisher increases when you're out in traffic driving. Hence, those tools are readily available in the console. I don't need to EDC a fully serrated knife or rescue hook; I just need them at hand when I'm driving. BTW, also in the console is a pair of nomex gloves. They won't allow a lot of time around direct flame, but they may buy enough to do what is needed.
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#230873 - 08/28/11 10:23 PM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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Yep, except that the odds of coming upon an accident which requires rescue tools or a fire extinguisher increases when you're out in traffic driving. Hence, those tools are readily available in the console. I don't need to EDC a fully serrated knife or rescue hook; I just need them at hand when I'm driving. BTW, also in the console is a pair of nomex gloves. They won't allow a lot of time around direct flame, but they may buy enough to do what is needed. I really would like a nomex jacket thin as it may be and a nomex balaclava. Its not much protection but it prevents burned hair and if you remove your synthetic shirt first you wont get melted on.
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#230890 - 08/29/11 01:51 AM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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Yep, except that the odds of coming upon an accident which requires rescue tools or a fire extinguisher increases when you're out in traffic driving. Hence, those tools are readily available in the console. I don't need to EDC a fully serrated knife or rescue hook; I just need them at hand when I'm driving. BTW, also in the console is a pair of nomex gloves. They won't allow a lot of time around direct flame, but they may buy enough to do what is needed. Good observation! I'll put nomex gloves on my future to-buy list. I have a plain edge for my vehicle knife. (Also have a separate rescue hook.) Maybe I should reconsider the knife. DB
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#230901 - 08/29/11 04:13 AM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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Loc: Northern California
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How can I practice with my knife on a car seat that's not mine and that doesn't cost too much?
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#230906 - 08/29/11 04:50 AM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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A junkyard would be my guess. Just did a quick search for seatbelt webbing. Seems you can buy it for around .60 cents a foot. Please let us know the results if you do. I'd like to see the difference between serrated and plain blade.
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#230907 - 08/29/11 06:33 AM
Re: A simple pocketknife
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If you are using a seatbelt cutter (the hook type), cut at a angle, 45 degree-isch. Cutting at a 90 degree angle can cause the webbing to clutter and jam on the hook.
I personally don't like to use a normal knife near somebodies body, so i never tried a normal knife on a seatbelt.
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