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 !

Sounds like you might be in the market for a nice bright orange sheath for that Vex! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

That would be very cool eh, might have to get back to you on that in the very near future ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I think I know where he might find a maker...

PIT..great pics / story as always. I like me some orange. I have some pretty cool orange / black paracord that I got from County Comm that I've been using...somewhat incognito, but adds a touch of color.

Yep great pics and I have been going orange on everything I can. Just broke my foot and this is what I put on it. Want to make sure I am found if I fall down.



Got some orange paracord too really like it.

And no I didn't see the SW

LMAO Seth!

I didn't see the SW either!! Of course, I wasn't "trying"....as my eyes naturally went just to the knives being hidden. Still, I think the point is, if you were RAMBO hiding in the moss to kill the bad guys, they wouldn't see your Swamp Warden before you jumped out <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I saw some paracord in Cabella's today that had reflective strands in it. Would definitely be useful when searching with a flashlight.

I like orange Pitman. Nice choice, and hello. It has been a while since I have been around.Hi Rainwalker.

Good to see ya back buddy ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Hi scrappy; good to hear from you again! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Yeah, love orange handles on my folding knives for the same reason (not that I have many opportunities to go into the woods where I live <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> )

Go get yourself a bag of glow in the dark ranger beads and affix them to your stuff, then at least you can find them when it starts getting dark too.

You can also get very reflective tape (even black) that will make any sheath light up like a Christmas tree when you shine a LED flashlight at it.

Great pics pit! I didn't see the warden either. I should get some orange paracord for hunting season. I have a few buddies who have found knives in gut piles while hunting and if you had a bright knife it would be harder to leave behind I would think.