Hi, Pedro, What are the BSA regulations on sheath knives? I am going to the Boundary Waters this year and I’m thinking about buying one for the trip.
– Matt A., Bellevue, Neb.
If you’re going to the Northern Tier High Adventure Base, Matt, only a small pocket knife is allowed, and a fillet knife if you’re going fishing.
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I got an awesome knife at a cheap price and i would
Hate to not be able to use it at scouts
You are actually allowed to carry a sheath knife according to bsa since they only recommend you do not carry a large seath knife many people think that they’re not allowed to carry one at all. Now if your scoutmaster says no you can actually fight it by doing a vote in the troop with the leaders and the scouts and the scoutmaster cannot deny you the right to do a vote
I honestly believe that boy scouts should be allowed to have sheath knives because were ever on a camping trip and we get lost were going to need a heavy duty knife. And besides if you think sheath knives are to dangerous, any size knife is dangerous so why is the sheath knife not allowed
Totin’ Chip section I, D, 1 states “Don’t carry any knife with the blade open”. This is the only reason I can find that would not allow sheath knives (since the blade cannot be closed)
If you cannot carry a knife with the blade open, what about cooking knives, filet knives etc?
Once upon a time, BSA not only taught you how to use a fixed blade knife, but sold them as well. And some BSA literature still supports carrying a fixed bladed knife, i.e. Wilderness Survival MBP.
The scouts cn carry the knife with the sheath on.
This implies that it is openable so if it can’t close in the first place then it is out not open
i think fixed blade knives should be allowed because they dont break as much. they are easyer to use andcan be acessed easyer because i was on a campout once when a bear came up to my tent and started sniffing around so if you tell me that i cant carry a fixed blade knife your messed up