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Re: Which of these ...Knives

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Originally Posted by Old Man Dave View Post
I was always told that it was very important to carry a sharp knife in a handy position while breath hold diving. That way if you got caught in a net you could whip out your knife and stab yourself in the heart. A quick death, much better than drowning and much more effective than trying to cut your way out of a mono net with any diving knife I've ever seen. I think it was meant to be a joke but maybe not.

Yes Mr X it's me that uses the cheapo dagger style knife, in the rigid case, arm mounted.

Dave
Dave in a similar way I was told to carry a knife in case of sharks - so you could stab your buddy

No wonder I generally dive alone
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