Thanks Glenn, You're right my "daisy-chain" sure wouldn't be good on a river. I can see that now.
Since there is some talk about the possibility of getting caught by a line somehow, maybe it won't amiss to bring up an idea I stumbled on about how to have your sheath knife on your body.
Rather than the nearly traditional way of placing the sheath on a belt near one hip or the other, make a loop of 550 cord and pass it around your neck and under one armpit. I make a double loop through the sheath so it stays put in one place on the cord. The loop is completed with a couple of overhand knots one against the other. Knots are nice while you are deciding how long to make the loop.
Given that I almost always am wearing something over my shirt; vest, jacket or PFD, it's hard to find my knife and get to it if I'm wearing it on my belt. And too, returning the knife to the sheath is awkward with a good chance to cutting something on the way.
With this "knife on a clothesline" idea you need only find the cord on your chest, mine centers just about at my sternal notch, give the cord a tug and presto! there's your knife. Returning everything back is just the reverse. If in use, your knife/sheath should be inclined to move about too much, just tuck the tip of the sheath into a loop in your belt or a pocket.
I tried just a simple neck sheath but when I got to working on something I found it bothersome to have the sheath swing into the way of what I was working on.
Every time I get puffed up and think I've discovered something, I find that at least 427 other people were there ahead of me. Anybody else use this rig? And have you discovered any down sides to it?
Best Wishes, Rob