During a recent hike with forum member Satsumatengu the subject of gear visibility was discussed. ST has recently had a custom sheath made for his Swamprat R4 and like I usually do had opted for a green drab Kydex which he'd then wrapped in green paracord secured with black ranger bands. Coupled with his Grey handled/black bladed knife this was now the perfect colour combo to lose if dropped !



So after the said discussion I realised how many of my knives could easily become lost and figured I should attempt to make them a little more visible against the forest floor.

This is my German Army SAK, I keep a whistle attached both for whistling my dogs back and also to make it easy to pull from my pocket~



Being very green/camo paracord/ black whistle it is fairly hard to spot when dropped ~



So I switched it up a little, Orange paracord/orange whistle ~



Placed in the same position as before it stood out way better ~



Now hands up being honest how many didn't notice my Swampwarden to the upper right of the pic ?

This thing is terrible for blending in, check it out hanging from this tree !



Having a Satin blade can also help visibility as my Swamprat Vex clearly shows here ~



Talking of the Vex I tried it out making a Fuzzy today, I was very impressed !



Found the parts of a figure 4 I'd made a while back, touched them up with my Vex and set it up.......All ready to catch a Jack Russell for lunch !!!



Here is a plant that is always very visible against the undergrowth, Indian Pipe, pretty cool plant !