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NRS Co-Pilot River Knife

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    NRS Co-Pilot River Knife

    • $39.95
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    Item # 801862

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    The NRS Co-Pilot river knife is compact to fit nicely on your PFD. It packs an array of useful features for your waterborne adventures.

    • HC Stainless-steel blade with blunt safety tip has both smooth and serrated cutting edges; PVD (physical vapor deposition) thin-film coating helps reduce wear
    • Glass-reinforced polypropylene handle with molded thermoplastic rubber provides a reliable grip
    • Square hole in the handle serves as a valve wrench for an oxygen tank
    • Bottle opener is built into the handle
    • NRS Co-Pilot river knife comes with a glass-reinforced nylon sheath that firmly locks the knife into place and releases it with a squeeze of both sides of the release

    Please Note: This product is not able to be shipped to addresses in New York.

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    Item 801862

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    NRS Co-Pilot River Knife Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Camping
    4.7 ounces
    Straight edge / Serrated
    1
    2.25 inches
    Glass-reinforced polypropylene
    Stainless steel
    Weight
    Knife blade type
    Number of blades
    Max blade length (in.)
    Handle material
    Blade material

    NRS Co-Pilot River Knife Customer Reviews

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    NRS Co-Pilot River Knife
     
    4.4

    (based on 7 reviews)

    100%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Comfortable grip (7)
    • Sharp blade (6)
    • Durable (5)
    • Finish (5)

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Survival (3)
        • Reviewer Profile:
        • Avid adventurer (3), Casual/ recreational (3)
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No (4)

      REVIEWS

      Reviewed by 7 customers

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      (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      NRS Co-Pilot fits nicely on rescue vest

      By RESQCAT

      from Woodinville, WA

      About Me Military/Law Enforcement

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      Site Member

      Pros

      • Comfortable Grip
      • Durable
      • Finish
      • Sharp Blade
      • Size

      Cons

      • Yellow not avail at REI

      Best Uses

      • Survival
      • Swiftwater Rescue

      Comments about NRS Co-Pilot River Knife:

      Needed a small, sharp knife for my rescue vest. Clips on the lash tab, is readily available, not in the way. Very sharp with blunt tip so that it will not puncture an inflatable kayak or cataraft. I own the new Benchmade water rescue knife, but this one is the right price in case it gets dropped! Yellow one is easer to see and to find.

      • Gift:
      • No

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Outstanding Product

      By Phatwaterpaddler

      from Memphis, Tennessee

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      See all my reviews

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Comfortable Grip
      • Finish
      • Quick Access
      • Sharp Blade
      • Sheath

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Paddling

        Comments about NRS Co-Pilot River Knife:

        While I think the knife design is bullet proof, I wish the blade was slightly longer. I attached the sheath on my PFD (Astral V-eight) around a year ago and have not had a problem with the knife staying snapped in. I paddle 3-6 days per week on the Mississippi river and have used it once in a rescue situation. The only problem I had with the sheath is getting the knife back in and secure after I used it during the rescue. I had forseen this issue when practicing with the knife and tethered it to my PFD with elastic shockcord. This allowed me to drop the knife without losing it until I had time to ensure it was snapped in securely. Immediately after this incident my paddling partner bought the same knife.

        • Gift:
        • No

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        EXCELLENT KNIFE!!!

        By jeffb13

        from Northern IL.

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        See all my reviews

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Comfortable Grip
        • Durable
        • Finish
        • Sharp Blade

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Camping
          • Survival

          Comments about NRS Co-Pilot River Knife:

          This is a great knife! It's very solid thought i'd use it for kayaking. It has a great plastic holder that will clip to a pfd. very sharp right out of the box. If only it could be made in u.s.a.

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          • No
           
          3.0

          Holster needs tweaking...

          By Swamp

          from Central TN

          About Me Casual/ Recreational

          See all my reviews

          Pros

          • Comfortable Grip
          • Durable
          • Sharp Blade

          Cons

          • Holster

          Best Uses

          • Survival

          Comments about NRS Co-Pilot River Knife:

          A light honing on the blade, especially the serrations, and it will cut a 3/8" rope like a hot knife through butter.
          It will rust if it gets wet, so keep it oiled or greased.
          It will sink if it falls in the water....

          Mine popped out of its holster sometime last weekend on Kentucky Lake.

          I liked it enough that I'll buy another one my next trip to REI, but I'll have to come up with a lanyard or something.

          • Was this a gift?:
          • No
           
          5.0

          Love this Knife

          By Ego HandHold

          from Las Cruces, NM

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          See all my reviews

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          Pros

          • Comfortable Grip
          • Cool Looking
          • Durable
          • Finish
          • Sharp Blade

          Cons

            Best Uses

              Comments about NRS Co-Pilot River Knife:

              This product is fantastic for canoeing. It hooks to PFT perfectly. Can attach in a lot of places for convinience.

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              5.0

              Simple, Sharp, Affordable.

              By FR33RID3R

              from Bellingham, WA

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              See all my reviews

              Pros

              • Comfortable Grip
              • Durable
              • Finish
              • Sharp Blade

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Watersports

                Comments about NRS Co-Pilot River Knife:

                Perfect knife and a price that is unbeatable. The dull tip is great for cold water and inflatables. The bottle opener is always a big hit!

                • Was this a gift?:
                • No

                (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                3.0

                Nice knife, terrible sheath

                By turtlehead

                from Arlington, VA

                About Me Casual/ Recreational

                See all my reviews

                Site Member

                Pros

                • Comfortable Grip
                • Intelligent design

                Cons

                • Sheath poorly designed

                Best Uses

                • Wear on PFD

                Comments about NRS Co-Pilot River Knife:

                The knife itself is nicely designed with well thought out features. It's very solid and functional. The problem is with the "sheath." Instead of fitting inside a sheath, the knife clips onto a sort of holder that prevents the blade from being exposed when the knife isn't in use. The knife doesn't stay in the holder very well, and it can fall out. I ended up having to keep it in a pocket in my PFD instead of wearing it on the outside where it would be most convenient. I may try to alter an old sheath from another knife to fit this one. I recommend the knife, but not the odd, poorly designed sheath.

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