stabman
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Well, today I headed out to the most adventurous spot the city bus gets to.
Headed along the trail, and came across what at first glance looked like a tent set up by a hobo (they have really taken over and trashed another spot that used to be good for adventure). Turns out this was actually an experiment in progress though.
The path to the more adventurous spot was completely flooded, creating an impassable swamp. I spotted another path that might not be flooded...so pulled out the Ka-Bar Ek Bowie to clear the branches blocking the path. Didn't cut so well at first; turns out I was using the back of the blade. The handle does not tell you which way the edge is oriented, and I thought I'd put it in the sheath the other way. It cut better once the edge was used.
However, that way was flooded too, so I took stroll through the prairie lands, where this was the most use I got out of the knife:
Not very hardcore, to say the least.
However, thanks to some handy gift shop turtles, I was able to create a great "nature shot."
Finally, once back in the city proper I sheltered from the rain with a nice coffee:
So you see, I get it.
I understand all those who say we don't "need that much knife" for most things, because we often don't. We spend time in city environments where the most use of a knife is often for a picture to post online, and even when going on a hike, the places frequented by the "white man from town" crowd often allows little knife usage either (bonus points if you know where that quote comes from
).
Doesn't mean I'm gonna carry less knife though.
Headed along the trail, and came across what at first glance looked like a tent set up by a hobo (they have really taken over and trashed another spot that used to be good for adventure). Turns out this was actually an experiment in progress though.
The path to the more adventurous spot was completely flooded, creating an impassable swamp. I spotted another path that might not be flooded...so pulled out the Ka-Bar Ek Bowie to clear the branches blocking the path. Didn't cut so well at first; turns out I was using the back of the blade. The handle does not tell you which way the edge is oriented, and I thought I'd put it in the sheath the other way. It cut better once the edge was used.
However, that way was flooded too, so I took stroll through the prairie lands, where this was the most use I got out of the knife:
Not very hardcore, to say the least.
However, thanks to some handy gift shop turtles, I was able to create a great "nature shot."
Finally, once back in the city proper I sheltered from the rain with a nice coffee:
So you see, I get it.
I understand all those who say we don't "need that much knife" for most things, because we often don't. We spend time in city environments where the most use of a knife is often for a picture to post online, and even when going on a hike, the places frequented by the "white man from town" crowd often allows little knife usage either (bonus points if you know where that quote comes from
).Doesn't mean I'm gonna carry less knife though.
Was the experiment used to see how long it would take for vagrants to move into an empty tent? True story!, I live in the Burbs of Boston and I was out mountain bike riding one night and I came across a tent set up in an unusual spot on the side of the trail. When I finished up my ride and made it out of the woods I was met by two police officers with a dog on foot while a police helicopter hovered above me as I rode out. I looked up then I looked at the police and asked if there was something going on tonight and one said yes but nothing to worry about then the other officer asked me were I lived and I gave him my address and he looked at me suspiciously and he said "That's like 10 miles away" so I explained to him that that was the whole idea of bike riding for exercise. His partner laughed at him and they went on their way and I rode strait home to check out the news and it turns out that a homeless man had robbed the gas station at Gunpoint across the street from the trailhead and he fled into the woods, the same woods I was riding in and I was at his campsite while he was out holding up the gas station 
. So now when I ride at night instead of the little pocket knife I use to carry I now carry a small folding machete because a large knife can also do the same work small knife. Bigger is Better in some cases and even though it is no match against a pistol it gives me more confidence in self defence situations should one happen to come about. Cool looking knife BTW
