Habit I had for years with my knife setup finally broke today

I always kept my dive knife strapped to my calf on the inside of my leg. Did it that way since my first job on a pier in San Diego. Three years of that and I thought it was fine until last week. I had to cut a loose line off a prop and my knife got tangled up in my own leg strap when I tried to pull it out. Took me a solid minute to free it up while my tender was yelling at me over comms. That's when I realized I was making it harder on myself. Now I keep it on my thigh with the sheath facing forward. Any of you guys switch your knife placement and notice a big difference on deck?

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torres.thea7d ago

yeah moving it forward on the thigh makes a huge difference, way easier to grab quick when you're in a jam lol

the_simon6d ago

Buddy of mine moved his holster forward and damn near dropped his gun in a parking lot.