Beckerhead Hibernation

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This thread is mostly directed to those who experience all 4 seasons where they live, but of course all are welcome to chime in.

Do any of you pack up your blades for the winter months or do you find ways to use them even when the snow starts flying?
 
I have some that are packed up because I have a lot of steel. I do fondle my knives when the weather is bad up here in Maine. My fiancé and I do get out and use our knives though. We like to have campfires or go snowshoeing/following animal tracks in the snow. We usually stop somewhere along the way and make hot coco or cook over a fire.

Every time we go out in the winter we both carry gear and knives just in case. Even if they don't get used they like getting outside even in the winter.

Jeremy
 
winter just means using a heavier sleeping bag in the hammock and wearing socks to bed.
 
All year round baby!

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Actually, in some ways, winter is the best time to take your Beckers out - no bugs, in particular, black-legged ticks, beer stays cold in the pack all day, less soccer moms to cast you and your Becker a suspicious glance. It's also an excellent time of year to continue your plant identification study. There are at least a couple of books dedicated to plants in the winter. By studying their winter corpses, you can learn quite a bit about some plants.

Also a good time to gather cordage material, Indian Hemp and Milkweed to name a couple; hand drill material (Jerusalem Artichoke, Teasel, etc.)

Because ponds and other bodies of water freeze over, you can gain access to areas that are impossible to reach at other times.

Want to hone your tracking skills, snow can be your friend.

Want to expand your shelter building skills, once again, snow shelters fill the bill.

Just a couple of things off the top of my head. And, of course, Beckers don't feel the cold :D

Doc
 
My BK9 and similar sized blades go into hibernation during the winter months. That's the primary reason I bought a BK10, as it's easier to carry under the coat.
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Actually, in some ways, winter is the best time to take your Beckers out - no bugs, in particular, black-legged ticks, beer stays cold in the pack all day, less soccer moms to cast you and your Becker a suspicious glance. It's also an excellent time of year to continue your plant identification study. There are at least a couple of books dedicated to plants in the winter. By studying their winter corpses, you can learn quite a bit about some plants.

Also a good time to gather cordage material, Indian Hemp and Milkweed to name a couple; hand drill material (Jerusalem Artichoke, Teasel, etc.)

Because ponds and other bodies of water freeze over, you can gain access to areas that are impossible to reach at other times.

Want to hone your tracking skills, snow can be your friend.

Want to expand your shelter building skills, once again, snow shelters fill the bill.

Just a couple of things off the top of my head. And, of course, Beckers don't feel the cold :D

Doc
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Excellent points. We have a situation here where the cypress swamp freezes over. Makes a very interesting place to hike and explore.
 
I do the opposite. My BK-9 or BK-4 barely get out in the summer. But in the winter I usually grab a big knife and a neck knife. I usually keep the big knife on or in the pack. When my hands or cold and I want a fire I don't mess around with a small knife.

I like overwhelming force in the winter. Knives, Fire starting Methods, Stuff like that.

Jeremy
 
i guess im kinda bass-akwards the winter time i use mine more...deer and squirrel hunting time
 
Winter is a fantastic time for adventures.

Winter is awesome. Didn't much care for how cold it got last winter, though. Don't care much for it being under 0*F.

There are some awesome threads where one of the Scandinavian members takes some of his Becker knives on cross country skiing trips, and has some awesome pictures of the knives and scenery.

I believe it was Saint Loki?

Edit: Found it.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ied-by-the-BK9?highlight=cross+country+skiing

There might've been other trips too, I think.
 
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Winter. I get to wear my winter shorts. And still play with knives. I probably should put some away, but I like to keep them handy for handling....and it's a great time to figure out just what needs grinding, jimping, custom scales, etching, stripping, re-coating, sharpening and any number of other things that are too hard to do during the nicer seasons when my knives are in use a lot more. I still take a couple of them with me when I go hiking, because you never know....and I like hiking in the cold weather best of all. Like the DOC says, all the biting insects are frozen to death....plus winter survival REQUIRES fire, so you really do need those Beckers. Plus it's something else for your chapstick to look forward to.
 
My knives get no rest.
Up here in Minnesota during the winter, I wouldnt even contemplate heading way out into the woods on my sled without a good blade, or two.


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