I know I am OCD on the subject of maximum minimalism,, and this cross country trip seeing family;y and having a good vacation has been yet another opportunity for my obsession. I left home in Maryland on July 11th to rendezvous with the better half in Georgetown Texas and drive out to California. Along the way there's been hiking and fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains, walking tour of an old Ghost town at Bodie California, taking in the beach at Dana point. The little Remington/Camillus peanut has opened many plastic for wraps and packages, cleaned frying pan sized trout for cooking, made salads, whittle marshmallow sticks for granddaughter Briana, and many other run of the mill jobs that needed a little bit of sharp edge. The thin carbon blade opened up the trout like they had a zipper on the belly.
In the past few weeks on the road and here in California, the 2 inches of sharp 1095 steel has handled all that I needed in way of cutting. The Vic classic was put into use snipping some lightweight fishing line after tying the old time trusted blood knot to secure the leader on a hook. Some light duty scissors use and nail file to keep nails well groomed while in the moutons was appreciated, as well as used the tweezers to extract a small splinter from Bree's finger when she brushed on some old weathered wood in the ghost town.
Starting our third week away from home, and this morning the peanut cut bagels and opened up a new box of coffee cups for the Kuerig coffee maker.
So far, so good.
I'm actually thinking of buying another Case peanut and using the mini jewelers file to see if I can eases the first quarter of the arc of opening. I did it with this little Camillus and it worked at easing the opening for the first bit until the half stop. We'll see. But it feels so good to be back in the peanut fold. Thanks again, Dan!
In the past few weeks on the road and here in California, the 2 inches of sharp 1095 steel has handled all that I needed in way of cutting. The Vic classic was put into use snipping some lightweight fishing line after tying the old time trusted blood knot to secure the leader on a hook. Some light duty scissors use and nail file to keep nails well groomed while in the moutons was appreciated, as well as used the tweezers to extract a small splinter from Bree's finger when she brushed on some old weathered wood in the ghost town.
Starting our third week away from home, and this morning the peanut cut bagels and opened up a new box of coffee cups for the Kuerig coffee maker.
So far, so good.
I'm actually thinking of buying another Case peanut and using the mini jewelers file to see if I can eases the first quarter of the arc of opening. I did it with this little Camillus and it worked at easing the opening for the first bit until the half stop. We'll see. But it feels so good to be back in the peanut fold. Thanks again, Dan!
