Scout Style Carry.

[KG1]

What is “Scout Style” Carry?

Scout carry refers to caring your knife at 90° on the belt. It’s easily concealable and helps the blade remain out of the way (especially when sitting down)....

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[Titanium_Frost]

I'm no mathematician but wouldn't that be 180°?

 

[KLB]

I'm no mathematician but wouldn't that be 180°?

180 would be upside down.

 

[eric001]

Then the pic was showing 270 instead of 90??

 

[snapping turtle]

Vertical or horizontal might be a better way to describe the method.

offhand is preferred way I have see this so a righty would have the draw on the left because this would assume your right hand was already engaged or pinned.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Why do I feel the need to keep referring back to the video?

 

[KARP]

What knife?

 

[MindfulMan]

What knife?

Who cares ? ..... I'm in love !!!
She can handle a knife !

 

[JAL]

I'm mystified. Not how we carried fixed blade knives when I was a Boy Scout. Never saw a Boy Scout wearing one in that manner.

 

[Edged Tools]

180 would be upside down.

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unless you're counting your waste or belt as 0°


When you're talking about your walls in your house, you want them 90° because it's relative to the floor

 

[Edged Tools]

Who cares ? ..... I'm in love !!!
She can handle a knife !

She has a lot of good content on Instagram, she's starting to do more videos again on youtube though. She does a good job of talking about knives without getting too technical. She also works for BLADE Magazine.

 

[KLB]

unless you're counting your waste or belt as 0°


When you're talking about your walls in your house, you want them 90° because it's relative to the floor

Well, you'd start with standard. In this case that would be vertical with the handle up. 90° would take you to horizontal, 180° would be horizontal with the handle pointing down.

 

[Edged Tools]

Well, you'd start with standard. In this case that would be vertical with the handle up. 90° would take you to horizontal, 180° would be horizontal with the handle pointing down.

just depends on the perspective I guess. I've heard people talk about carrying their pistols at 90° because they were speaking in relation to the ground. So, in that case they were just carrying it on their belt.

That would make an interesting poll though

Here's one talking about rifles relative to the ground - https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/04/08/rifle-positions-carry-positions/

 

[tim87tr]

I tried scout carry with a small fixed blade I just bought. Works well. @Frosty on the board made a kydex sheath for it!

 

[Edged Tools]

I tried scout carry with a small fixed blade I just bought. Works well. @Frosty on the board made a kydex sheath for it!

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@Frosty does excellent work!

 

[MindfulMan]

This is the only knife that I carry Scout-style, and I love it ! It's a Benchmade, with a short blade, but stout. I bet that @Edged Tools can get one for you fellas .... and I know that they make some in the real fancy steels !

I carry it real close to my belt buckle. With the loop-lover that your belt goes through, it's totally ambidextrious. Fantastic knife !

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Why do I feel the need to keep referring back to the video?

I think there was a knife in the video somewhere... allegedly.

 

[Emerson Dambiggins]

Must be cold there.....

 

[daddyusmaximus]

I've called it "horizontal carry" but I guess "scout carry" sounds more tactical so... cool.

 

[DadSmith]

I've called it "horizontal carry" but I guess "scout carry" sounds more tactical so... cool.

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That's what I have called it for years.
Not changing.
What Kershaw is that top knife?