Reviewer:

Donnie

Rating:

4

Date:

12/4/2012

Review:

Over-all it's a solid knife. Pretty good quality, worth the cost. The retnetion is excellent. The only downside is the angle of the sharpening. It's too big. I needed to reprofile mine and found it's a tough material to get razor sharp. Out of the box it's not all that sharp, in fact I'd say it's not sharp enough to rely on, you NEED to sharpen it. Be forewarned, the clip is extremely rigid and takes a bit of a fuss to attach to your vest. Once on, it will NOT come off. So be 100% sure it's mounted the way you want because it's unlikely you'll be able to reposition it.

Reviewer:

SnookOne

Rating:

4

Date:

7/12/2012

Review:

Good size to keep in a pocket of my PFD. The multi function blade is very useful, however the knife is a little heavier than expected. Overall it is still a excellent knife.

Reviewer:

gabeszone

Rating:

5

Date:

3/31/2012

Review:

Awesome knife, but I hate the big made in China stamped on the blade!!

Reviewer:

Mike

Rating:

5

Date:

7/9/2011

Review:

The perfect and necessary accessory for your floatation device. Pops into your hand for quick use. Don't leave home without it!

Reviewer:

PJ

Rating:

4

Date:

3/29/2011

Review:

Very handy knife with quick access for cutting yourself free from any entanglements.

Reviewer:

Andrew

Rating:

4

Date:

7/6/2010

Review:

I lost a pilot version last summer...was on the front of my PFD and somehow knocked/pulled it out of the tabs when I raised my arm and caught the handle on my arm from the underside. It was the black version and I hadn't put any kind of float on it and I lost it in the muck on the bottom of a shallow lake. However, still the best PFD knife I can find as far as accessability and versatility, and so I've since gotten myself a new pilot knife (the orange one), and picked up this co-pilot for my wife (fits her smaller hands quite well) Serrations cut through rope just fine, although not incredibly sharp from the factory, it gets the job done. The handle material is nice and grippy especially for wet hands. I like the bright color, makes it easy to spot in case it's dropped, pluss I put a little float on some paracord through the lanyard hole in the handle....doesn't quite float the knife, but if it's shallow enough to get it back when dropped, I can see the float sticking up in the water (wish I did that the first time!) We have taken both our co-pilot, and pilot knives out with us on 3 rivers and a hand full of lakes since we've gotten them and they have remained secure in the clips with no repeats of the first lost knife mishap Good versatile knife for the cost

Reviewer:

naiad

Rating:

1

Date:

6/3/2010

Review:

Already lost it in the river. This was the second co-pilot I've lost in 3 weeks. The clip just isn't secure enough to sit on the outside of my PFD. I'm getting another one, but this one will go on the lashing inside the pocket of my new Astral Wonderjacket.

Reviewer:

"Geared" canoe and kayak

Rating:

5

Date:

4/17/2010

Review:

The most utilized knife I have on the water right now, beats a folder. Time will tell how it will fare, and if it will keep a edge long enough.

Reviewer:

Lil 1

Rating:

5

Date:

10/18/2009

Review:

The NRS Co-Pilot Knife worked great, not to big.