another overnighter: s1 & frog.

rmbonham said:
Wow! what a beautiful spot! thanks for shareing...
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you're welcome!


mistwalker said:
Great post and great photos as usual JV. I like your campsite, and I like the knife kit. I like to build kits around some of my knives too
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thanks, brian! i saw your esee-4 with the accessory pouch a few weeks back and that's what finally convinced me to get the pouch too.


Hawkeye5 said:
What state is that in , New Jersey ?
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ny...i live in nj but i don't hike here anymore.
 
G'day Brian.

I know that you have used a variety of knives in a a variety of environments. :thumbup: , & have shown knives in use in different environments.

Personally, I have given up on making an internet horse drink, especially when through a lack of diversity of experience that these same "internet horse's have repeatedly shown they will only drink from the one trough".

IMO, let's hope they all aren't require to show adaptations to different conditions, cause what they haven't shown to date means they will all be screwed.



Kind regards
Mick
 
Mick hola,.............................I'm not convinced you are being fair there. I could run that the opposite way round: Apart from a couple of choppers I've never shown a non-stainless knife working for me under this user name. It doesn't mean I'm not familiar with non-stainless. In fact my last two non-stainless knives [Camp Tramp and Ontario 6] demonstrated a lot about their deficiencies and apparent merits to me from sand to snow. I'm not about to go buying another Ontario 6 to show that it does pretty much the same as one my mate had in D2, and I really lamented not getting the D2 one. And I'm damned if I'm going to buy another Camp Tramp at any price. It was a great knife if you like rust, I don't................I think I get the thrust of what you were saying, because the amount of BS I've read about the performance of stainless is simply staggering. And it's worse when subtards regurgitate it. But I think you may have run a bit far with the way you put your case. This post is simply to mitigate what I find extreme about it, not because I don't share your underlying frustration with codswallop...........................In a similar vein I'd like to attenuate your generalization from knives to “show adaptations to different conditions”. I would offer up a different “they” that I know to be adroit at “show[ing] adaptations to different conditions” in the outdoors. The “they” that I'm thinking off are people I know personally, or have known. They have skills but they know bugger all about knives. They have either carbon agricultural type tools, low end Sheffield stainless, or the type of garbage one finds in the Whitby catalogue. Their paucity of understanding of a richer cutlery world is no index of their abilities. In fact, in meatspace, pretty much every person I meet that expresses a keen enthusiasm for knives is usually a bit of a prat with a skill set not much more useful to me than that of a draught excluder...........................:)
 
Jv3. Great photos! I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting your equipment list and your total pack weight? Oh and any notes you might have on your equipment. You camp like I do. I however don't use a tarp...don't like bugs and I usually take ear plugs for the noise at night. But I would consider taking a tarp for the weight saving and pack size is tremendous. I just recently grabbed a sawyer filter...want to save more weight and size. Haven't used it but it is so much smaller than my mini works it is crazy!

Also I am curious about your stove...if you even used one and your food? Your pack looks well organized and not overwhelming really like how you dressed out your whole trip!
 
Great pictures and writeup, thanks! Is that a woobie or a doobie that you are using? As far as fire-making, I've always said that my F1 is my best knife for making sparks - nice sharp spine. And it's laminated, so the outer steel should be softer than optimal, but who knows? If it works, use it!
 
Great pics and it looks like you picked a great spot to camp.
I really like your new pack.
Thanks for posting all the pics.
Bryan
 
Translash said:
Hey take me with you next time! is that Harriman?!
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yes. sure, i'll give you a pm next time i'm heading there (probably late sep or early oct).


soapboxpreacher said:
Jv3. Great photos! I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting your equipment list and your total pack weight? Oh and any notes you might have on your equipment. You camp like I do. I however don't use a tarp...don't like bugs and I usually take ear plugs for the noise at night. But I would consider taking a tarp for the weight saving and pack size is tremendous. I just recently grabbed a sawyer filter...want to save more weight and size. Haven't used it but it is so much smaller than my mini works it is crazy!

Also I am curious about your stove...if you even used one and your food? Your pack looks well organized and not overwhelming really like how you dressed out your whole trip!
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thanks! i brought a titanium emberlit and an evernew titanium 900 ml pot as well (not pictured but i have a review of it with lots of pics...click my signature for the link.). as for food, on this trip i brought freeze-dried mountain house meals, clif energy bars, and a bagel. there were trips where i went all-out heavy and packed white rice and spam too...but i usually allocate about a lb of food per day so as not to over-do it (i really like cooking so between that and knives, it can get overboard).

here's my base gear and their weights. i didn't include the s1 on this list since my knives vary from trip to trip (the s1 with the pouch and contents is 1.15 lbs/18.50 oz by the way) but i always bring a folding saw:

1 oz = 0.0625 lbs
1 lb = 16 oz
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kifaru ku3700: 2.56 lbs lbs (41 oz)
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first aid kit: 0.812 lbs (13 oz)
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platypus soft bottle: 0.0625 lbs x 3 = 0.188 lbs
evernew 900 titanium pot: 0.25 lbs (4 oz)
camelbak insulated bladder: 0.875 lbs (14 oz)
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emberlit ul with cross bars and case: 0.437 lbs (7 oz)
katadyn water filter: 1 lb
kitchen utensils & toiletries: 0.50 lb (8 oz)
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bahco laplander: 0.437 lbs (7 oz)
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pd20 flashlight and spare batteries: 0.234 lbs (3.75 oz)
petzl headlamp w/ spare batteries: 0.375 lbs (6 oz)
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integral designs 8'x10': 0.812 lbs (13 oz)
shelter cordage & pegs: 1 lb
brown ground tarp: 0.625 lb
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osprey medium pack cover: 0.234 lbs (3.75 oz)
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exped synmat ul: 1.50 lbs
exped pad liner: 0.687 lbs (11 oz)
exped air pillow: 0.218 lbs (3.5 oz) x 3 = 0.656 lbs
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base pack weight: 13.182 lbs
with 2-days food and a liter of water: 13.182 + 2 + 2.2 = 17.382 lbs

i have tons of pics of them from another thread with just gear photos so feel free to ask away if you want more details. as for gear notes, i'd say buy the lightest version whenever possible (when funds allow), carry a small notepad and make a note of the things you didn't use while still in the middle of the trip, and weigh all the gear you currently have to see where the biggest changes should be made first. i bring a small bottle of rubbing alcohol to clean my pot/spoon/fork rather than use soap and water - far more convenient especially during winter and saves me from carrying a separate bottle of hand sanitizer.

i also organize my stuff into these pouches by use (kitchen, water filter, knives/misc. gear kit, first-aid) so it's easy to just dump out a few pouches, get the one i need then return the rest back into the backpack - keeps camp clutter to a minimum, it's a huge benefit especially when it's raining like my overnight i just did yesterday (i'll start a new thread soon).

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here's a link to my gear reviews to see more of the stuff i use: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/942193-links-to-my-gear-review


sodak said:
Great pictures and writeup, thanks! Is that a woobie or a doobie that you are using? As far as fire-making, I've always said that my F1 is my best knife for making sparks - nice sharp spine. And it's laminated, so the outer steel should be softer than optimal, but who knows? If it works, use it!
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thanks, paul! it's a woobie...indeed, i can't tell a difference in striking ability between the s1's spine and a dedicated striker - they both work well!


sicily02 said:
Great pics and it looks like you picked a great spot to camp.
I really like your new pack.
Thanks for posting all the pics.
Bryan
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thanks, brian! i just came back from another overnighter (will start a new thread for that soon), this time with my cousin who's visiting from abroad. i used the ku3700 and he used my zxr...not once did i feel the urge to switch packs with him so it looks like the ku is a keeper!
 
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