A little excessive?

eastr77 said:
to better understand where the Q is coming from go to his phtobucket page there are pics of him with dead bulls. and it looks like he lives on one of the hawiian islands my Q is how do you process something that large build those shelters with only one knife???? those logs in some of thes pics would take a while with a saw.
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That was built with a our trail knives, a 12" Ontario D handle and Tramontina that we carry along with our skinning knives, a bark river woodland special and schrade sharpfinger. The camp is a 2 hour hike through trailless bush from the nearest road.

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We shot a nice mango fed boar earlier in the evening and enjoyed barbecued backstaps with purple sweet potato for dinner. Proper bush feast.

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Guava BBQ'd pork loins...

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This is out my back door. Hanalei Valley

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:DYou lucky dog!! Thats a great place to call home!! Man that is a sweet camp, and an excelant dinner!! Bet that tasted good!! :)

Thanks for posting those. :thumbup:
 
It rained hard that whole night and we had to chop a few inches of leaves to layer down to keep us out of the mud. It's a constant battle to not get wet over here. Yes I was born and raised on Kauai, currently living on Oahu.
 
Well, I usually have three knives on me when I'm out and about. However, one is a miniature SAK Classic, one is the tiny Gerber UL LST in my PSK (Altoids tin), and the last is my EDC pocket knife, a Benchmade mini-Grip.

I'll have at least one or two more when I'm carrying one of my packs on a trail.
 
Sometimes I find that people don't have BOB's or the like in there vehicle and it blows my mind! But then I come to realize, that when I see so many people ditched in a harsh Saskatchewan winter standing on the side of the road with there thumb up, I realize that there are a lot of these people out there.
I've not even had my drivers license for 10 years (I'm 23) and I couldn't count on my two hands how many people I've helped in the winter time.

My Jeep is stacked with gear and tools. Granted I am not a mechanic and could not fix most things on my vehicle if there were trouble, but someone stopping might know a little more than me, and I have to tools lend, or vise versa.
I always have 20,000lb tow rope, cordage, small string, zip ties, duct tape, electrical tape, razor blade, a large folder, tarp, nylon mesh (found it in the garage and thought it could be of use under a tire or who knows... whatever my stranded, creative mind comes up with right?), three flashlights (b/c at least one of those lights won't work in -40c weather and haven't been used in a couple months. those batteries are rock solid frozen and need some massaging), blanket, extra jacket, phonebook (makes good fire starter too), gloves/mitts, toque, winter boots, among many other misc items.

For EDC (I work in an office 10km from home - don't need much, but still am prepared) I have a Leatherman Wave in a jacket pocket, small maglite in another jacket pocket, Byrd Robin clipped to my pants pocket, wallet yada yada normal stuff. Six months ago I never carried any of this EDC stuff, only relied on being near my Jeep. But I was with a friend in his car, who had nothing and we broke down in a blizzard 60km away from the city and had to walk for what seemed like ever, trying to find a farm. In some places in Saskatchewan, a person can walk the same direction for days and not walk into a farm, especially in a blizzard. Anyway, fortunately we found a farmer and he and his family helped us out. I had frost bite on both my ears and a toe (I was wearing skateboarding shoes). Since then I always have extra clothing and gear with me.

Turns out the car wasn't getting air because ice and water had built up on the carb because of all the blowing snow and the air filter so it kept stalling. Keep in mind the car was a piece of shite. I coulda smashed that ice off with a knife or widgy bar and limped the car along until we found somewhere to get help.
 
RedbeAR15 said:
I do not know anyone who has been too prepared. Preparedness is usually limited to the amount of knowledge one has and uses
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This...right here...this one post...is the answer...My answer, however, is a question: Why do you care? Why does it matter how much crap I want to keep in my truck, my pocket, my book bag, my briefcase, my tool box, my tacklebox, my home? Why does it matter to you? I am not hiring you out as my personal pack mule. I carry it because: I can, I want to, I enjoy tinkering with new gear, etc, etc, etc...
 
dougo83 said:
This...right here...this one post...is the answer...My answer, however, is a question: Why do you care? Why does it matter how much crap I want to keep in my truck, my pocket, my book bag, my briefcase, my tool box, my tacklebox, my home? Why does it matter to you? I am not hiring you out as my personal pack mule. I carry it because: I can, I want to, I enjoy tinkering with new gear, etc, etc, etc...
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Perhaps he thought he was missing something?

Doc
 
I think that we as a Bladeforum/EDC/LEO/SAR/etc etc community often forget that we are a VERY SMALL community, when it comes to stuff like EDC and blades, etc etc.

I will cite my friends/coworkers/family as an example: not ONE out of about 300 people carries a blade, fak, bob, or even a SAK. I show up with my EDC, or pull out a blade to cut something, and they freak out. OMG IS THAT LEGAL? (refering to a little M.M file necker)
 
Bushman5 said:
I show up with my EDC, or pull out a blade to cut something, and they freak out. OMG IS THAT LEGAL? (refering to a little M.M file necker)
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Haha yeah I get stuff like that a lot. "That's a nice knife but don't show anyone dude..."
LOL Why? It isn't illegal or contraband. :D
 
Volcano erupts, Earthquake, chemical/biological/nuke attack on a metro area ... all things that you would need to evacuate from and be able to sustain yourself far away from any available facilities for a long period of time until the choas subsides..
For those in remote areas, say Alaska, who travel about in small planes like we travel in cars, and happen to have mechanical issues in flight and need to be prepared incase of an emergency landing/crash in remote areas and survive.
For those of us who are mainly weekend hikers..you can still get lost...its not easy to do. Better to go out knowing your going to be ok for a night or two than panic with nothing available to you.
Remember, this is Post 911, be prepared for anything always and keep your skills honed.
 
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Okay, let's be realistic, here. I rarely carry more than 3 knives actually ON me. But every single one gets used multiple times daily. Okay, the SAK rarely gets used as a knife, I keep a special edge on it just because of that, but it still gets used. The necker is my usual 'fine work' knife and my EDC fixed blade most of the time is my shop knife, which has certain aspects of "sharpened crowbar" but a nice convex grind. Given that I work in my shop, it's handy, yknow? I see no reason to take it all off for a quick trip to ace for 3/16 brass rod because I suddenly ran out.

I confess to not often carrying a ferro rod. I'm relatively comfortable with bow drill, and have at least one djeep lighter in every bag, and most often in my pocket, too. Condoms? no. There's a one gallon heavy ziploc and a space blanket in every bag, including my 5 year old son's. But I have my kleen canteen on me. First aid kit? Dude, I have kids. And I make knives. Why would I EVER not cart one around wherever I am? It gets used nearly daily, too. Which means it is always fresh and I always know what's in it.

The best reason to have BOBs set up is so that you don't have to THINK about what to pack. You have 2 hours to clear out? Fantastic! Put the BOBS in the car, bike trailer, pack, whatever- and then add stuff. With a BOB you have basic organization and known quantities.

Now, I personally subscribe to the idea that a PSK, BOB, and what have you are best if they are everyday use items, as well. So my everyday stuff has a few add ons that you wouldn't normally take to walk the kiddos to the store for a treat- like the space blankets. Funny thing is, it tends to make life in general more comfortable. I don't just go from door to car to parking lot to whatever- we do stuff, often spontaneously, and these little survival tools often come in handy.


All of us in the house have given this thought over the past couple years - before that I just put a little baggie of goodies in everyone's bag. The bare minimum is "get me home" which could mean a night out in the countryside (fire, blanket), a fall off a bicycle (FAK),
 
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koyote said:
Okay, let's be realistic, here. I rarely carry more than 3 knives actually ON me. But every single one gets used multiple times daily. Okay, the SAK rarely gets used as a knife, I keep a special edge on it just because of that, but it still gets used. The necker is my usual 'fine work' knife and my EDC fixed blade most of the time is my shop knife, which has certain aspects of "sharpened crowbar" but a nice convex grind. Given that I work in my shop, it's handy, yknow? I see no reason to take it all off for a quick trip to ace for 3/16 brass rod because I suddenly ran out.

I confess to not often carrying a ferro rod. I'm relatively comfortable with bow drill, and have at least one djeep lighter in every bag, and most often in my pocket, too. Condoms? no. There's a one gallon heavy ziploc and a space blanket in every bag, including my 5 year old son's. But I have my kleen canteen on me. First aid kit? Dude, I have kids. And I make knives. Why would I EVER not cart one around wherever I am? It gets used nearly daily, too. Which means it is always fresh and I always know what's in it.

The best reason to have BOBs set up is so that you don't have to THINK about what to pack. You have 2 hours to clear out? Fantastic! Put the BOBS in the car, bike trailer, pack, whatever- and then add stuff. With a BOB you have basic organization and known quantities.

Now, I personally subscribe to the idea that a PSK, BOB, and what have you are best if they are everyday use items, as well. So my everyday stuff has a few add ons that you wouldn't normally take to walk the kiddos to the store for a treat- like the space blankets. Funny thing is, it tends to make life in general more comfortable. I don't just go from door to car to parking lot to whatever- we do stuff, often spontaneously, and these little survival tools often come in handy.


All of us in the house have given this thought over the past couple years - before that I just put a little baggie of goodies in everyone's bag. The bare minimum is "get me home" which could mean a night out in the countryside (fire, blanket), a fall off a bicycle (FAK),
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Okay, now your just being a showoff :eek::eek::eek:
 
I sometimes carry stuff that I dont even expect to use. But, like someone pointed out, this is a survival sub-forum on a gear-oriented web site... soo, im pretty sure Im not the only one :D

No but honestly. Usually the biggest and baddest blade I have with me is a Spyderco Crickett. If I have my bag, I have a FAK. Its not big, maybe 7"x4"x2", but it definately contains some stuff that I dont think (/hope) Im ever gonna need. Its just that I used to be involved with voluntary rescue search kinda thingy with the red cross, and thus have some first aid training. It would suck to know what to do in an emergency, but not have the tools to do it.

But, about them knives... I have plenty of knives at home Im definately never gonna use. Or lets not use the word "knives", lets say "sharp objects", since in addition to e.g. a tanto and an old East-European bayonett I got a viking axe, a katana, and a couple of tai-chi swords I bought from China. The point simply being, blades are my hobby, and I dont try to rationalize it. Now hiking is a hobby too... I have a warm bed at home, why do I choose to sleep outside in February? And when I do, do I really have the right to point out, that a friend of mine has too many knives with him? If carrying (even excessive) gear around makes you enjoy your day more, carry it. :thumbup:
 
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