Cold BK9

Revolverrodger

Revolverrodger

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I just returned from winter camping with a friend. We were on a small mountain in the province of Quebec Canada. With temperatures around -30oC (-22oF)fire is not a luxury but is pretty much essential. A lot of time was spent preparing wood for the wood stove inside our 5 man arctic tent.
I was surprised to see how well the BK-9 fared while battoning logs and kindling at such low temperatures. I could detect absolutely no nicks or chips to the edge. I have worked with other blades that were much less robust in this regard even blades costing more than 100$ more !
As always the BK-9 lives up to its excelled reputation !
So here are the pics !



The BK-9, the Wetterling's small forest axe and the saven saw were my major tools for wood processing on this trip.



An excellent knife to turn logs into kindling ! I also carried an excellent Enzo trapper in O1 steel to make feathersticks and general camp use.

Can't wait to go on another adventure !
 
Looks like a hell of a good time. Been wanting to try hot tenting.
 
It's great until you reach the point when you have drank too much beer and over achieved with the fire and then you fall into a major coma... When you wake up the fire is gone out and your froze! Lol

The Warrior said:
Looks like a hell of a good time. Been wanting to try hot tenting.
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wildnewfie said:
It's great until you reach the point when you have drank too much beer and over achieved with the fire and then you fall into a major coma... When you wake up the fire is gone out and your froze! Lol
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But, but, I don't drink. :D
 
A reasonable amount of alcohol was used during this trip :D
The fire did die down several times during the night and we had to start it again.
 
Brrr. At those temps, even fun is still survival. You don't get a lot of leeway in the rule of 98.6 when it's 20 below. Thanks for the pics. I appreciate how hard it is to take them when it's that cold.
 
Right now it is -41c with wind chill here in newfoundland... You know it is cold when your alaskan malamute refuses to go outside and your beer freezes solid during your walk from the shed to the house.... This would be a great time to cold test my beckers but there is too much snow and the house is a cozy 24c.... Maybe to orrkw
 
That's a fine looking tent, mmmm OD green. I'm glad your 9 served you well, get used to that.
 
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wildnewfie said:
Right now it is -41c with wind chill here in newfoundland... You know it is cold when your alaskan malamute refuses to go outside and your beer freezes solid during your walk from the shed to the house.... This would be a great time to ........move!!!![/QUOTE]
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Dang! It is 50 degrees here this morning and I am cold. I cant imagine.
 
granitestateofmind said:
Brrr. At those temps, even fun is still survival. You don't get a lot of leeway in the rule of 98.6 when it's 20 below. Thanks for the pics. I appreciate how hard it is to take them when it's that cold.
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You are absolutely right. Winter camping in these temperatures is fun but any mistake can have serious consequences. Lose a mitt and your hand is out of commission.
I learned a lot during this trip.
 
Any pics of the inside of the tent? Then again....maybe I don't want to see a bunch of dudes "hot" camping ;)
 
That looks like so much fun. Even with the freezing cold, I'd take it over camping in humid heat. Especially with that setup!
 
Looks like pic this guy put on Facebook, Bushcraft Quebec page. Is your friends name alexandre? As a quebecer I'm curious which mountain.
 
It is you guys! Saw the blue sled in the pics also. I watched the videos and everything. Coll, small world.
 
Hey Revolverrodger.....

Just had a peek at the link.... am very happy the Nine worked well for you and that you had a good time.......Thanks for sharing the trip and the pix with us........ But, all I can say is BRRRRRRRRR......DAMN that looks COOOLD...... Shudder...

Ethan
 
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