what kind of hook knife do you use?

[tosca 0]

I´m thinking about what kind of knives I want. I´d be glad to hear what you have chosen and why!
small/big?
one or two?
where do you have it?
is it attached to the rig somehow?
hook knife or a normal knife? single or duble edged?

[AggieDave 6]

It depends on the type of jump. I tend to always carry some sort of hook knife, you never know when you might need one.

I really like Jack The Ripper hook knives, but I also have a SureCut to wear on my chest strap.

For CReW, I tend to have atleast 2 hook knives (one high one low) on me, more often then not, I have 3).

My jumpsuit has a Jack the Ripper on the right leg.


Stay well away from those orange plastic ones that come with rigs. They're freak'n worthless and break real easy.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[DJL 235]

I have two medium sized metal hook knives on my rig at all times. I put a third shitty plastic one across my chest strap for CRW. Am going to buy two metal Jack the Ripper knives for the chest strap. Plastic knives are crap and should not be purchased.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[dragon2 2]

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I´m thinking about what kind of knives I want. I´d be glad to hear what you have chosen and why!
small/big?
one or two?
where do you have it?
is it attached to the rig somehow?
hook knife or a normal knife? single or duble edged?

I currently have 4 hookknives: a small metal one (single blade) on the mudflap of my CRW rig, I also have a plastic Jack the Ripper knife (double blade) on the cheststrap. On my freefall rig I have 2 plastic crappy knives (single blades, duh), one on the mudflap, one on the legstrap on the other side.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[andy2 0]

jack the ripper

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[diablopilot 2]

IMO the Jack the ripper, and other plastic hook knives on the market are junk. Had a good friend have a Jack the Ripper fail (break) when he needed it.

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[Tilion 0]

Now, if you were to use a normal knife, wouldn't that probably do more harm than good in a risky situation? Why would you put yourself in a situation like that? I reckon' a good hook-knife does what it's designed for? Then again, I have zero experience.

Reading the above posts, I'm guessing one of those seatbelt knives are considered "crappy", or they may be totally unfit for the job because of differences in design? (please consider my newbness before trashing me, just trying to learn

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[icutaway 0]

I have 2 plastic 2 sure cuts 1 happy hooker, and have tested just about every knife on the market.
Dual blades tend to cut less effectively as material gets trapped between the blades .
Single blades have proved to be the better choice,but beware not all cut the same.Take a look at the cheap plastic knife, how the plastic tapers in to the blade, thats good.Avoid knives with a square bottom, as it acts like a material stopper.
The best cutting knife I have found is the cheap plastic knife, it cuts thru webbing like butter compared to the rest.
The best advise I can give you is to test out a few different ones, go to your local rigger get some webbing and line and try them out.

Scroumptious P.O.L

[tosca 0]

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Now, if you were to use a normal knife, wouldn't that probably do more harm than good in a risky situation

I thought maybe if I want to cut something that is wider than one line. I.e. a bunch of lines, a riser or something else. Maybe like something like this: garm fighter

[SkydiverRick 0]

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Now, if you were to use a normal knife, wouldn't that probably do more harm than good in a risky situation?reply]
The danger with a regular knife is that you could very easily stab yourself in the heat of the moment.

never pull low......unless you are

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[AggieDave 6]

A good hook knife will go through risers no problem. If you don't believe it, ask a rigger for some scrap webbing and try it.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[aero04 0]

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jack the ripper

same here. It is just not attached to my freefly pants just yet.

[mr2mk1g 10]

your gonna stab yourself with that tosca -

A hook knife of some sort will be much more use in cutting lines anyway as it guides the lines over the blade; with a free blade you have to worry about that yourself when you perhaps ought to be worrying about how your gonna land the heap o' shit your under.

[Tonto 1]

"Stay well away from those orange plastic ones that come with rigs. They're freak'n worthless and break real easy. "

Could not agree with you more. I've seen people carry them, and every one I've seen used has broken, one badly cutting the jumpers thumb. They were designed for gutting trout - not cutting spectra.

The "Jack" is good - but try not to twist it. It can clog if the 2 blades are seperated.

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[JohnRich 4]

More expensive is better. You get what you pay for.

However, after buying several of the fancy aluminum knives with double blades and such, only to lose them in freefall or on the ground - I gave up on them. It costs too much money to keep replacing them. I finally went back to the el-cheapo variety. Now I don't care if I lose it. And I believe it will still do the job of cutting lines if I ever need it.

Here's a tip: have a hook knife with a short piece of fabric tape wrapped around the handle, and a snap on it, which snaps to your mud flap, or whereever.. That's still no guarantee you won't lose it, but it's better. I've sometimes found that snap undone, after rubbing it up against something. Then in addition to that, you can use some light thread to tack the tape down in place, to help keep the snap from being brushed open. Just make sure that the thread is light enough that you can easily pop the tack cord when you actually need to withdraw the knife in an emergency.

Blast away, o' critics.

[mjosparky 4]

I carry a navy pilots hook knife(orange handle) in a pocket on my jump suit just below the chest strap. I can reach it with either hand where on the leg you may not be able to reach it at all.
Sparky

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[JohnRich 4]

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I can reach it with either hand where on the leg you may not be able to reach it at all.

That brings up another good point. Make sure you locate your hook knife in a location where it can be reached with either hand. Some people mount them on a leg strap, but if the arm on that side is otherwise busy, tangled up, or injured, they may not be able to reach across to get it with the other hand. Consider your hook knife location wisely.