True ... I am thinking the new set-up *should* be safe enough to operate as-is being as how it has 2 methods securing the knife now, but I am not sure (plus that's going against Gerber's recommendations).

Might have to play this one by ear and see how things feel when I'm using it. I'm actually tempted just to throw some duct tape on the set-up to keep everything in place and keep the knife as a true back-up.

Of course then I'd be back to wondering about comfort & blisters .