Why the hatred for Velcro?

RayzBladz · **Reply #30 on:** May 08, 2012, 09:07:46 PM

County Comm sells a MT/knife sheath that uses a snap and velcro...very nice!

Gareth · **Reply #31 on:** May 09, 2012, 11:04:08 AM

I use a basic LM Nylon sheath a lot as it lives on my work belt. After about a year the fuzzy part (the loops) has developed a bald spot that no longer sticks to the hooks.

In all other ways the sheath looks excellent but now I cannot trust it to stay closed.

320 · **Reply #32 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:41:03 PM

i use velcro much as i use duct tape. securing bundles, etc.

never on sheaths or holsters, though. in those applications i use studs, buttons or snaps, in that order. without trying to be too dramatic...velcro can get you killed. it's just too noisey.

lduffy · **Reply #33 on:** May 11, 2012, 11:30:35 PM

You all should know about LYNX Fasteners!: a family of silent, durable, press-together fastening systems useable for sheaths and much more.

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Gryffin · **Reply #34 on:** May 11, 2012, 11:46:17 PM

Huh, that LYNX stuff has potential.

I'm another one of those folks who just HATES the sound of velcro ripping. I work in a Fortune 500 corporate headquarters, and nobody here likes it when I have to open something that makes that sound!