Great score, MudBug!
Betcha the 'green coiled hose' is for fire-coaxing-into-life....carry a 24" clear one,myself, in my FMTH! bag and my Haz4 Rocket bag.
Easier to direct the airflow, and much easier than being bent over a fire, puffing & blowing.
Worse case scenario: tubing can be used as a tourniquet.
Mudbug, glad you like everything & soooooo glad it finally got there. Again, my humble apologies it left Ohio 4 days late, my fault 100%, and thanks for having the patience to wait on it . . . and as others have said, DO NOT SEND ANYTHING BACK TO OHIO !!!!
Folks, this is what
"experience" & "maturity" (see above) teaches you (i.e.: "old age"). Mud, that is exactly what the little hose is for. 55+ years of football & bowling take a toll on your knees. Sure is a lot easier standing or stooping & blowing thru a hose into your kindling to get it going than to be on your hands and knees getting a face full of smoke while "puffing & blowing" . . . .
The patch shaped like a shield is from Jeremy Horton, Horton Custom Knives. He has his own forum here, some great and interesting knives on there, and is a great knife maker. Usually has some great comments & insights to share as well . . . .
The black knife is made by Gerber and I think is called the Gator model. I have had it for about 15 years, new, in a drawer collecting dust, and thought someone else might get some use out of it before it turns into an antique. The same for the Case, new, never carried, never used except on a sheet of paper about 20 years ago, have just got into the habit of carrying my knives clipped in my pocket.
Hope you and your wife had a great Christmas, again my apologies Santa was a "little" late, and hope you can put all those items to good use out there. Good luck with the remaining tags you have as well . . . . :thumbup:
Be safe.
