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Where do you store your kite knife?

Postby Caesar » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:46 pm

Hi,

I just got hold of 2 Ion kite knives (one for my ProLimit and one for my girl's brand new ProLimit harness which didn't come with a knife).
I have a knife pocket on the back of the harness, but that wont hold a knife any longer (that's the reason I lost my previous one). The Velcro is a joke. One crash and it will slide out of there.
My girl's harness has a little pocket underneath the spreader bar, but it would be hard to pull out a knife if under power.
Do you have a string attached to your knife and have it somewhere else, easily reachable, safe but handy?

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Re: Where do you store your kite knife?

Postby KYLakeKiter » Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:35 am

The easiest access I have found for getting to a knife is the pocket on the chest of my impact vest.
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My waist harness is a Dynabar XT. It has a pocket on the left rear that I found was difficult to reach in deep water. I have had success tucking the knife between the Velcro on the cumberbun adjustment with the handle at a 45 degree angle up. I have kept it there for a while now and haven't lost it yet (famous last words :lol: ).
Alternate knife location.jpg
I am not sure if that will work with your harness or not, but it might be an idea. Good luck finding a better spot to keep your knife.

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Re: Where do you store your kite knife?

Postby dyyylan » Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:45 am

Right under the spreader bar on both my dakine and mystic harnesses. Never pulled them out and they've never fallen out.

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Re: Where do you store your kite knife?

Postby jaystore » Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:27 pm

KYLakeKiter wrote:The easiest access I have found for getting to a knife is the pocket on the chest of my impact vest.
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My waist harness is a Dynabar XT. It has a pocket on the left rear that I found was difficult to reach in deep water. I have had success tucking the knife between the Velcro on the cumberbun adjustment with the handle at a 45 degree angle up. I have kept it there for a while now and haven't lost it yet (famous last words :lol: ).
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I am not sure if that will work with your harness or not, but it might be an idea. Good luck finding a better spot to keep your knife.
The neoprene pockets covering pull down webbing buckles can store knife both side of the harness.
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