One thing cavers don't have to worry about is steel fishing leaders 
(which tend to be draped all over wrecks), and EMT shears make short work 
of those. The best way to carry a set would be in a pocket on your 
drysuit. One of the premises of a hogarth rig is to not have anything 
dangling, strapped or hooked onto you which will clutter up your rig or 
snag on something and trap you like a rat. This is as important with 
wreck diving as with caving. 

The more crap you have hanging off of you the more likely you are going 
to have a problem with snagging and problems locating that essential 
piece of equipment among all that clutter when you are panicked and/or 
narced. One of the stupidest things you can do is have a huge pig-sticker 
strapped to your leg.

   Jim

>Intro:
>I'm a long-term lurker planning to put together a proper rig during this 
>diving
>season. I've been listening in for advice, and spent some time looking at
>Todd Leonard's web page, trying to ensure I understand why everything is as
>it is.
>
>First question:
>Why take a dive knife, as opposed to other ways of cutting line/netting &c?
>The two alternatives I can see are a netcutter and shears (as used by EMT's).
>I can see pros & cons to each method. What are the factors that dictate a
>knife over the other methods?
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