AEsco48 0 #1 July 26, 2006 Has any one seen the "Carbon" one that Para Gear sells...is the 1st one on this page http://www.paragear.com/templates/parachutes.asp?group=388&level=1 does anyone know if the pouch it has can go on a chest strap? not to sure about the carbon fiber...if its well made great...but i have seen some bad carbon fiber products.... or any other suggestions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packing_jarrett 0 #2 July 26, 2006 I think hook knives are a little over-rated.I mean if your not doing CRW you don't need the most expensive best knife out there.I think they're getting to fancy. Just get a knife that you don't have to spend to much money on. They all work. edit: ask for your instructors opinions.Na' Cho' Cheese Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #3 July 26, 2006 Yeah, I can't tell you how many times I've said to myself, "Crap! I should've bought the cheaper tool." Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #4 July 26, 2006 QuoteHas any one seen the "Carbon" one that Para Gear sells...is the 1st one on this page http://www.paragear.com/templates/parachutes.asp?group=388&level=1 does anyone know if the pouch it has can go on a chest strap? not to sure about the carbon fiber...if its well made great...but i have seen some bad carbon fiber products.... or any other suggestions? So I didn't convince you it's a bad idea at 2 jumps? How about when you talked to your instructors, what did they say?"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,069 #5 July 27, 2006 Andres, Pease consider talking with your Instructors, getting the opinion of experienced local jumpers and the feel of one in your hands from your local gearstore. Try the Happy Hooker on for size.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AEsco48 0 #6 July 27, 2006 With all do respect, i took your advice as well as others. Your suggestion of performing mid air rigging i do not consider an issue being thats from my understanding the only time you would use a hook knife is if you had a line over on your reserve. Regarding the possibility of pulling the hook knife instead of your reserve or cut away handle....im sure its possible, and has been done. I do plan to talk to my instructor (its not like i would try to wear a 7" knife on my chest with out him noticing) and get his opinion and ultimately his instruction on the proper use of a hook knife as a last resort. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #7 July 27, 2006 I wouldn't trust a single knife on that page to do the job every time in a pinch......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derekbox 0 #8 July 27, 2006 As much as I want to - I cant trust my main to do its job everytime. ;) Its all relative. I have a "Jack the ripper" I use it on Crw jobs, I carry it for fun jumps. I use a spare on the ground all the time to do misc jobs (I have several). Just dont buy one of the flimsy plastic ones, because IF you need it, there is a good chance itll break in use. The one time I could have used a hook knife - didnt have it on me. I ended up using my reserve instead, worked out ok (obviously), had I used the hookknife (one line wrapped around all 4 risers, pinching the slider 1/2 up), I wouldve been happy to land the main and not risk the cutaway/reserve. If I go, Im going to go fighting.... knife fighting if need be. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 37 #9 July 27, 2006 I prefer the small metal ones. The long ones are way too awkward to mount on a chest strap for freefall, and for someone small like me, pretty awkward to mount anywhere even for CRW. I always carry a metal hook knife (never plastic) on all jumps.. W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AEsco48 0 #10 July 27, 2006 got any links to other hook knives? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #11 July 27, 2006 I'll be interested to hear your report back on what your instructors say to you."We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBroJosh 0 #12 July 27, 2006 Stay away from the small plastic knives at all costs man... Check out the post below by a new jumper that had a mal and had to use his to cut himself free... Lots of good advice here... http://dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2255261;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unreadJosh K. "Rice is great when you're hungry and want 2000 of something" Mitch Hedberg '68 - '05 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AEsco48 0 #13 July 27, 2006 Anyone got pics of the Aerodyne hook knife...cant seem to find pics anywhere... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #14 July 27, 2006 QuoteRegarding the possibility of pulling the hook knife instead of your reserve or cut away handle....im sure its possible, and has been done. Yes it has been done. I have done it on several occasions but each time it was a pre-planned action during a test jump. It is not as easy as finding the “bad” line and cutting it and landing happily ever after. If you have a problem with your reserve that you feel needs the use of a hook knife you will be bouncing around so much that you will probably end up cutting the wrong line or cutting too many lines. If you are not being tossed around like a rag doll you do not need a knife and should concentrate on landing what you have. Remember, you fuck up trying to fix your reserve your day is over.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatbomb 0 #15 July 27, 2006 QuoteJust get a knife that you don't have to spend to much money on. They all work. No, they don't. The plastic handled knives have a tendency to break without working. This is well documented throughout DZ.com and the "real" world. QuoteYour suggestion of performing mid air rigging i do not consider an issue being thats from my understanding the only time you would use a hook knife is if you had a line over on your reserve. As for this...if you have a line-over on your reserve, chances are you would be better served using the time to fix it manually, and/or getting the canopy to fly straight, and above your head... The whole using a hook knife to fix a reserve line-over thing has never been done on a square reserve (to my knowledge). It comes from the days of round reserves, when it was quite possible to fix a line-over by cutting some of the lines, without making things worse... Does anyone have any examples of a hook knife being used to fix a square reserve with a line-over?--- Swoopert, CS-Aiiiiiii! Piccies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #16 July 27, 2006 QuoteI wouldn't trust a single knife on that page to do the job every time in a pinch...... Out of interest JP, then which hook knife would you reccommend and why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcgilbert 0 #17 July 27, 2006 QuoteAnyone got pics of the Aerodyne hook knife...cant seem to find pics anywhere... I believe this (or a very similar model) comes with the Icon http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joellercoaster 6 #18 July 27, 2006 [looks] Yup, pretty much identical to the one on my Icon. Badass bottle opener at the end of the day too...-- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
980 0 #19 July 27, 2006 that model also makes an excellent ice scraper for when your exit point is covered in ice and I have also used it to break into my buddies car when his GF locked the keys in it while we were jumping an all-around excellent tool! might even work to cut lines also... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feather 0 #20 July 27, 2006 Yup, that's the one. Really good quality. And looks like it's not even manufactured by Aerodyne??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeminiTroy 0 #21 August 1, 2006 Geez Feather, do you really know what you are talking about ???Whos your daddy !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pawl 0 #22 August 1, 2006 QuoteGeez Feather, do you really know what you are talking about "Africa is not for sissies" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #23 August 7, 2006 This is the type of Hook knife to get and where to mount it.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #24 August 8, 2006 QuoteDoes anyone have any examples of a hook knife being used to fix a square reserve with a line-over? I don't disagree that getting it to fly straight is your #1 priority. But while it's not *exactly* a reserve, Tom Aiello did manage to use a hook knife on a base jump and save his behind. There's a video: http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=11547CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
btwitche1975 0 #25 August 9, 2006 QuoteThis is the type of Hook knife to get and where to mount it. Who makes and sells this setup? /* This is my rig... There are many like it, but this one is mine. */ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
