Hi guys, back from the Pathfinder Advanced course and thought i would give ya'll a update on how my gear held up.
I took my BHK Pathfinder 1 knife and my Condor Swamp Master and was in the swamp for 4 days and 3 nights. gear was a minimum so i basically did no maintenance on my knives at all except sharpen once or twice. they were both used insanely hard. I was tired, hungry and half the time thirsty so I was not too careful on how hard i was on my blades. I even battoned arm size pieces of lighter (fatwood) with both of them
Here they are before clean up
My Pathfinder showed no signs of rust until after I got home (9 hour drive+ over night)
Not to sure if it was the lighter or the limestone but the condor did chip some
And now pics of them cleaned up
My Pathfinder knife had No Pantina before i left....this is all from hard using
I have no idea what they coat the Condor stainless machete's with but after clean up it basicly looks the same as the day i left (minus the few dings in the blade)
should i do anything with these dings/chips? or should i just let them work out over time? (they are not that bad)
I really apperciate the info ya'll gave me on my Machete thread (thanks again FortyTwoBlades:thumbup
it was about a three mile walk in, with about a two and half nav course walked 2 times (one with a instructor and one without) plus the walk out, the golock that i originally wanted would have been way to heavy. The Pathfinder course was Awesome! I think it was as close to a survival situation as one can get without actually nose diving the plane and seeing what happens. I had an amazing time and learned a lot of stuff! It was rough but totally worth it, i went three days without eating (except some swamp cabbage) until we finally received a hog (which we smoked) and swamp water is still pretty nasty now matter how you filter it:barf:
Both knives are excellent and i would rely on them again in a heart beat. and If you guys every get the chance to go to a Pathfinder class do not miss out on the opportunity :thumbup:
I took my BHK Pathfinder 1 knife and my Condor Swamp Master and was in the swamp for 4 days and 3 nights. gear was a minimum so i basically did no maintenance on my knives at all except sharpen once or twice. they were both used insanely hard. I was tired, hungry and half the time thirsty so I was not too careful on how hard i was on my blades. I even battoned arm size pieces of lighter (fatwood) with both of them
Here they are before clean up
My Pathfinder showed no signs of rust until after I got home (9 hour drive+ over night)
Not to sure if it was the lighter or the limestone but the condor did chip some
And now pics of them cleaned up
My Pathfinder knife had No Pantina before i left....this is all from hard using
I have no idea what they coat the Condor stainless machete's with but after clean up it basicly looks the same as the day i left
(minus the few dings in the blade)
should i do anything with these dings/chips? or should i just let them work out over time? (they are not that bad)
I really apperciate the info ya'll gave me on my Machete thread (thanks again FortyTwoBlades:thumbup
it was about a three mile walk in, with about a two and half nav course walked 2 times (one with a instructor and one without) plus the walk out, the golock that i originally wanted would have been way to heavy. The Pathfinder course was Awesome! I think it was as close to a survival situation as one can get without actually nose diving the plane and seeing what happens. I had an amazing time and learned a lot of stuff! It was rough but totally worth it, i went three days without eating (except some swamp cabbage) until we finally received a hog (which we smoked) and swamp water is still pretty nasty now matter how you filter it:barf:Both knives are excellent and i would rely on them again in a heart beat. and If you guys every get the chance to go to a Pathfinder class do not miss out on the opportunity :thumbup:
