A walk in winter/Winkler wonderland

Pr3inar

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GF had to work, so I decided to go out for lunch
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It was really cold today..
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..but a fire helped a bit.
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Tested my new frying pan
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Worked great!
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Dessert: Coffee and poking around in the fire!
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As I said: cold. -17 C/1.4 F
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Setup:
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Nice! We just got back from a freezing family hike. What are the details on that pan? It looks like it takes down?
 
DMG said:
They have a lot of cool stuff on that site that I didn’t know I needed.
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My brother have a similar one, I liked it, so he gave me one for Christmas. I looked through that site for the first time now to find that link for you, and noticed the same thing as you describe...
 
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OP... glad you and the Winkler had a good time. I have an SD-1 that surprised the heck out of me when I got it and started to use it in the woods around here. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I do. It took a bit of work on my Wicked Edge to set a 20 deg bevel on each side of the blade, but it's really easy to maintain now, it cuts like a dream even as thick as the blade is, and it holds the edge for a decent amount of use on natural, outdoor materials like wood, stems, branches, etc. I am really glad I got it.
 
Looks like you're wearing gloves for this expedition. But I was wondering if when you use the Winkler without gloves that the jimping is hard on your thumb.
 
Twindog said:
Looks like you're wearing gloves for this expedition. But I was wondering if when you use the Winkler without gloves that the jimping is hard on your thumb.
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I have a few Winklers and yes...after a bit they are.
 
Twindog said:
Looks like you're wearing gloves for this expedition. But I was wondering if when you use the Winkler without gloves that the jimping is hard on your thumb.
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After a while it is.

But for certain things I hold my thumb further down the spine, like in the picture, and I don’t touch the jimping
 
dalefuller said:
OP... glad you and the Winkler had a good time. I have an SD-1 that surprised the heck out of me when I got it and started to use it in the woods around here. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I do. It took a bit of work on my Wicked Edge to set a 20 deg bevel on each side of the blade, but it's really easy to maintain now, it cuts like a dream even as thick as the blade is, and it holds the edge for a decent amount of use on natural, outdoor materials like wood, stems, branches, etc. I am really glad I got it.
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The SD-1 knives looks good to. A practical size it seems.

I used the Edge Pro on this one. Placed the rod somewhere between the 18 and 21 deg setting and lay the blade down on the grind bevel, not the small flat at the spine or ricasso, so that the angle got a bit narrower at the edge. I haven’t measured it exactly, but it’s probably around 18 deg pr side if my thinking was correct
 
Winter @ campgrounds, picnic areas & parks is the best time of year to be there.
Fewer crowds & no bugs!

For a cooking fire, I prefer the keyhole style. A teepee in the main fire for warmth & coals raked over from there into the key to cook over.
It can be a bit difficult to find rocks under the snow - but - logs can do just as well.
 
Hal said:
Winter @ campgrounds, picnic areas & parks is the best time of year to be there.
Fewer crowds & no bugs!

For a cooking fire, I prefer the keyhole style. A teepee in the main fire for warmth & coals raked over from there into the key to cook over.
It can be a bit difficult to find rocks under the snow - but - logs can do just as well.
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«No bugs» is a big selling point! Early spring is also a good time to go out, the air is a bit warmer, the bugs haven’t started their terror season, and the ground is still wet from the snow, so the chance of burning down the forest on accident is small!

different fire methods is always fun! But for the keyhole I would have needed a lot more wood, there was quite a bit of snow there :)
 
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