Do people actually take their sharpening equipment to camp?

I carry diafolds and a small strop, 14 pounds of diamond plates gets a bit heavy in you back pocket.
 
I might take a ceramic steel or a Ceramic stone depending on what I plan on doing.
 
A carry a DMT diafold everywhere I go. Either in the car, the BOB, or the mini one for my key chain for emergencies. Typically a blue/red, and if I have room the blue/black. This combo will get me through. I've made a mini loaded strop that works very well that comes along.
 
Doesn't get much lighter weight than this does it?
Diamond credit card by DMT...we're only talking "touch up" right?

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Except for my folder, my camp knives are convexed. I take a piece of sandpaper along and place it on my thigh. After a few swipes I'm good to go.
 
There are many good ideas and many compact asharpeners. There is however, nothing that beats the DMT diafolds IMO. I am totally sold on them. They are now about all I use at home too.
 
I've been using the Fallkniven DC4 and it works really great, I always have on me and i actually use it for the kitchen knives also. I have multiple benchstones from japanese to diamonds, but I don't even use them I just use the DC4. That little thing is worth the money, just keep it clean with a good bath in soapy warm water and dry it well and it will last you a lifetime. Plus it comes in a neat leather pouch, its very compact and it doesn't have that plastic feeling I get with DMT products (they are very good by the way)
 
I keep a green/white diafold in my M1 bag that stays in the car along with my ZDP D4. If I need to take anything else for an extended trip, I've got a pair of 804s that seem to do a good job until I can get back home.
 
I am sure its common knowledge to most but being a newie I cannot seem to find the lil credit card diamond sharperners, can someone please post a link?,,thanks
 
thanks for the quick reply,,seems I have found a gold mine of knowledge here, I hope one day to be able to return the favor and be a help to someone myself,,
 
If car camping, I would definately take sharpening gear. Full Sharpmaker kit with diamond rods and ultra fine rods, my leather belt for a strop, 1" x 30" belt sander, perhaps a buffer with paper wheels on them. I also have a power inverter that would convert the 12v car power outlet into 110v up to 650 watts. :) If the location permitted (campground, event, etc rules considered) I'd put a sign in my Jeep window "Dull knives and axes don't have to stay that way".

Last time I went on a hiking trip, I took the full Sharpmaker kit, two diafolds, and the Duckfoot sharpener. Next time it will be the Spyderco Profile set and the Duckfoot only.
 
Yes. I did anyways. I've sat on the end of a pick up truck on the tail gate by a roaring fire with my Edge Pro several times and sharpened knives for family while we shared stories of the day. More than this I most always had a EzeeLap diamond hone or a DMT hone of some kind with me in the glove box of my car or back pack and gear for quick touch ups when needed.

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ChapmanPreferred said:
If car camping, I would definately take sharpening gear. Full Sharpmaker kit with diamond rods and ultra fine rods, my leather belt for a strop, 1" x 30" belt sander, perhaps a buffer with paper wheels on them. I also have a power inverter that would convert the 12v car power outlet into 110v up to 650 watts. :) If the location permitted (campground, event, etc rules considered) I'd put a sign in my Jeep window "Dull knives and axes don't have to stay that way".

Last time I went on a hiking trip, I took the full Sharpmaker kit, two diafolds, and the Duckfoot sharpener. Next time it will be the Spyderco Profile set and the Duckfoot only.
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You took all that? Wow, you take more powered sharpening tools than I have in my garage. :eek: The most I'd consider for a camping trip is my Sharpmaker and maybe the Double Stuff pocket stone.
 
Dear Splat, Don't sharpen a knife on your leg. Use the neighbor's cat.
 
I always have a DMT Diasharp 1" x 4" fine hone with me, it is very easy to carry and smaller than a cell phone. If I'm going out of town or camping I keep my DMT coarse, fine and extra fine 2" x 6" Diasharp stones in the truck, along with a green compounded loaded strop. I have found that I don't like the aligner systems, instead preferring free hand almost exclusively. After spending plenty of money on Lansky, Spyderco and other systems, nothing works as well for me as DMTs diamonds.
 
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