I think my favorite part of this is site is reading peoples trip reports, so I thought I'd share one of my own. Just a few
pics from a recent trek into one of my favorite spots. First chance I had to really try out my new Mora companion. Passed
the test with flying colors
Really impressed with this inexpensive knife. Did everything I asked of it with ease. Thanks
to everyone on these forums, without this resource I may never have discovered and purchased this awesome knife.
We had 3 days of good weather and good times. Not much sun but only a couple hours of rain. Life doesn't get much better than this. Best way I know to reset the mind and cleanse the soul. Anyway, enough talking, enjoy the pics!
Had the sheath fixed to my belt loop at first but it got in the way of the waist straps on my pack. The clip on the sheath
made it very easy to move to the chest strap. It carried very comfortably in this position.
Always a satisfying feeling to pound fresh tracks into virgin snow
The Bahco pg-72 saw proved to be a lot more effective than trying to swing my old machete in these tight spaces.
Deadwood we collected and tossed off the ridge of the cliff down to the campsite.
My home for the trip. My plan was to make a bed out of boughs for added comfort and warmth. Unfortunately the vegetation in
this area has been ravaged by other campers over the years, leaving only a small population of tiny cedars. To harvest
enough boughs for a decent bed would have been too much impact on what is left of the trees here. Not the most comfortable
sleep I've had in the woods, actually kinda painful, but I was warm
Any recommendations for a lightweight COMFY sleeping
pad?
Water collection was easy from the runoff of the ice melt. Filled a pot in a very short time.
Stopper knot in a rock crack for tarp support.
Companion made quick work of shaving tinder from the dry cedar and produced an excellent spark using the spine. Had this
fire going in a couple of minutes.
Shaving down a stick for some fire roasted mushrooms.
A couple of friends hiked in to join us on the second night, bringing with them the super duper luxury condo.
The cave in the top right of the picture actually runs 64m up into the cliff face. Fun to explore with some fairly tight
spots. Easiest access is to rappel from the top of the cliff, but we didn't bring the climbing gear this time. As you can
see climbing up from the bottom would have been rather tricky
The mora wasn't used to carve the hiking staff. I made this a couple of years ago. Gerber lmf II to harvest the branch and
designs carved with an SAK climber.
I also brought with me a multi tool and a buck bantam blw, both of which saw very little use. I found myself reaching
for the mora on pretty much every occasion I needed a blade. A lot more than what can be said for the trips I've taken with
a gerber LMF II where most of the cutting tasks were done with a smaller blade. I think this mora has found a permanent
place amongst my backpacking gear. Thanks for lookin'.
pics from a recent trek into one of my favorite spots. First chance I had to really try out my new Mora companion. Passed
the test with flying colors
Really impressed with this inexpensive knife. Did everything I asked of it with ease. Thanks to everyone on these forums, without this resource I may never have discovered and purchased this awesome knife.
We had 3 days of good weather and good times. Not much sun but only a couple hours of rain. Life doesn't get much better than this. Best way I know to reset the mind and cleanse the soul. Anyway, enough talking, enjoy the pics!
Had the sheath fixed to my belt loop at first but it got in the way of the waist straps on my pack. The clip on the sheath
made it very easy to move to the chest strap. It carried very comfortably in this position.
Always a satisfying feeling to pound fresh tracks into virgin snow
The Bahco pg-72 saw proved to be a lot more effective than trying to swing my old machete in these tight spaces.
Deadwood we collected and tossed off the ridge of the cliff down to the campsite.
My home for the trip. My plan was to make a bed out of boughs for added comfort and warmth. Unfortunately the vegetation in
this area has been ravaged by other campers over the years, leaving only a small population of tiny cedars. To harvest
enough boughs for a decent bed would have been too much impact on what is left of the trees here. Not the most comfortable
sleep I've had in the woods, actually kinda painful, but I was warm
Any recommendations for a lightweight COMFY sleeping pad?
Water collection was easy from the runoff of the ice melt. Filled a pot in a very short time.
Stopper knot in a rock crack for tarp support.
Companion made quick work of shaving tinder from the dry cedar and produced an excellent spark using the spine. Had this
fire going in a couple of minutes.
Shaving down a stick for some fire roasted mushrooms.
A couple of friends hiked in to join us on the second night, bringing with them the super duper luxury condo.
The cave in the top right of the picture actually runs 64m up into the cliff face. Fun to explore with some fairly tight
spots. Easiest access is to rappel from the top of the cliff, but we didn't bring the climbing gear this time. As you can
see climbing up from the bottom would have been rather tricky
The mora wasn't used to carve the hiking staff. I made this a couple of years ago. Gerber lmf II to harvest the branch and
designs carved with an SAK climber.
I also brought with me a multi tool and a buck bantam blw, both of which saw very little use. I found myself reaching
for the mora on pretty much every occasion I needed a blade. A lot more than what can be said for the trips I've taken with
a gerber LMF II where most of the cutting tasks were done with a smaller blade. I think this mora has found a permanent
place amongst my backpacking gear. Thanks for lookin'.
.
