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scuba diving knives for every diving adventure
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Deb Andersen
Selecting your scuba diving knives is not as easy as it may seem. You first
need to decide how you want to carry it: on your BCD, strapped to your leg, or
on your weight belt.
It can be dangerous to wear a knife on the outside of your leg because if
you had an emergency and had to ditch your weight belt it could snag on your
knife or knife sheeth. So knives should be worn on the inside calf opposite your
dominant hand. If you want a BC knife, consider a 3 inch to 4 inch blade because
anything larger just gets in the way.
All divers should have a knife with them on every dive. Some diving
conditions require both a larger primary knife and a smaller back-up knife.
Scuba diving knives really are essential and valuable multil-purpose diver
tools.
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Blunt tip scuba knives are good for prying and digging whereas knives with
the cutter notch are especially good for cutting through fishing lines. Sea
sisors and Z-knives are inexpensive options that are easy to use and a great way
Stainless Steel knives are cheeper, easier to sharpen and have a wider variety
of styles and price ranges but they have a tendancy to rust and have to be
carefully cleaned and oiled after each dive. Titanium knives are lighter and
hold an extremely sharp edge exceptionally well but when they do need to be
sharpened it is harder to sharpen them.
About the author:
Deb Andersen is the owner of http://www.water-sport-center.comwhich
provides extensive information about Surfing, Water Skiing, Scuba, Kayaking and
Kids Water Fun. Plus how to find your perfect water sport vacation.
Hawaii has many great
snorkeling, scuba diving, and snuba diving locations.
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