solotripper wrote on Jun 12^th, 2013 at 1:06pm:

That's the type of bear I worry/caution others about Big bear against Leatherman, I wouldn't want those odds. :P

Just enough knife to piss it off. I like the Seal Pup knife I have.......pretty cool knife although I will probably seldom if ever use the dang thing, I just like it. Someone on the board made me get it  ::) and it rides on the Batman utility belt. Sheathe is some sort of plastic covered by nylon. It has a little pocket where I stick my tiny bottle of Bens bug spray. Rather handy.
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The elite comes with a Kydex sheathe which I strongly suggest if you intend to wear it. It will prevent you from impaling yourself in a fall. 

I still wouldn't want to go head to head though even with the fairly substantial blade. You can kill one with a blade though as per described in "Bear attacks, causes and avoidance" where a teen killed one in PA after it had already secretly killed a pal that he went looking for while they were trout fishing. He killed it with a filet knife.

I have occasionally wondered the best grip to be employed during a bear attack and have decided the best way would be to have the blade upside down and pointing towards me. Stick it in and pull up and hopefully gut the thing. It seems to me that to use a knife in an ordinary manner would be mostly ineffective as while pushing the knife your grip is quite likely to loosen and fail despite the adrenaline. Pulling towards your body seems to me the best option. Of course that means that the bear is on you and it is close quarters but I think it is the best way. The big question mark is......can I stick him before he gets my neck and shakes it :question Rather hard question to contemplate.