Everyone should know how to select and tie a number of useful knots. However, sometimes the right hardware can provide a little more speed and convenience than a knot. LoopAliens are like that. These handy little widgets make tasks like tensioning a rope for a tarp tent ridge line much faster to set up and take down. I like the rounded edges on LoopAliens and the fact that they can be purchased in kits, pre-packaged with Dyneema cordage.
SLYSTEEL has shown prototypes of their Shark Tooth Rescue Knife publicly before but they recently showed it in action for the first time (video below).
The knife is very much like their original Shark Tooth Tactical Knife with its full integral finger guard and angular American Tanto blade shape. The biggest difference is the addition of bolt-on, toothed, gear-like structures to the side of the blade. These “gears” allow the user to plunge the knife into sheet metal (like vehicle body panels) to a consistent depth and then lever the knife through the steel like a can opener. This action can be seen in the video below along with a demonstration of the glass breaker.
The knife shown in the video above is a prototype. Stay tuned for pricing and availability details on the production version.
A friend of JTT sent me a note about the Graith USA Specialist Belt as a solid option for AIWB carry. The Specialist Belt has a very minimalist brass buckle with a gun-metal finish that stays out of the way of your holster. The buckle also allows for very fine adjustment coupled with with the hook and loop secured end.
The belt also has that stiff-but-not-too-stiff structure that works well for AIWB carry. The 1.5″ wide belt is constructed from a layer of scuba webbing wrapped with mil-spec webbing and is available in a wide variety of sizes and colors.
The number of kydex benders offering kydex pocket sheaths for fixed blade knives is growing. More choice is a good thing… as long as you know what to look for. Zulu Bravo Kydex recently made a video that not only shows the features of their pocket sheaths but gets into what works (and doesn’t work) along with some ways the sheaths can be used. The video is educational even if you are considering purchasing a pocket sheath from another maker.
What could be more American than really cool single finger knucks? How about really cool red, white, and blue single finger knucks?
I’ve enjoyed collecting knucks for a number of a years. I rarely carry them but I appreciate the way various craftsman add their own signature style to what is a basically just a very simple shape. It’s an interesting medium for creativity… like oil on canvas but with more black eyes.
Aeroknox is more known for their strikingly styled and beautifully machined handgun grips. These knucks are dripping with that same angular, stealth bomber style found on all of their products. I own one of these knucks in black, so when these patriotic versions popped up, they definitely caught my eye. These knucks are not currently available on the Aeroknox website but it is still well worth checking out Aeroknox.com.
