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RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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I've been giving alot of though to my triio lately ( as you all know from reading my posts) consits of a vic fiedmaster sak and an ontario 12inch machete...these seem to fit the bill I keep swaping out my med fixedblade mora to seal pup to woodswalker etc..and I started to think...maybe (just a thought at this point) I don't need one...The sak is great for whittling and basic cutting, the machete is a decent chopper/battoner/zombie killer...that's alot of bases covered...my only hang up is from a hygenic perspective I think you clean a few trout, or make a few peanut butter sandwhiches with a sak it might be hard to get all the gutsand shmutz out from the moving parts of the knife that would irk me and become a breeding groud for bacteri...well those are my thoughts for the night
 
I know that carrying a 4" fixed with my sak, and axe is great, you got the three steps of cutting efficency covered :D
 
Cleaning game out of your knife is a pain but can be done. I personally like the Trio but the only way to find out is if you try. Next time you go camping, hunting, or hiking take all three but don't use the medium. Then you'll know if you don't need it or not.
 
Wipe off the SAK blade and carve a paddle out of a stick. Scoop and spread your peanut butter, then throw the paddle away, or burn it.
 
I'm just the opposite. I have a SAK in my kit but I very rarely use it. My small fixed blade gets used alot. Mac
 
I used to use the SAK when I was little, but I find the bevel breaks too easily for me, and I haven't used one in years. For small random cutting I just use my multi-tool.
 
sherlockbonez said:
I used to use the SAK when I was little, but I find the bevel breaks too easily for me, and I haven't used one in years. For small random cutting I just use my multi-tool.
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Maybe you've put together some skills since then.:D

Actually for many years I wouldn't use a SAK because I wasn't confident that it could stand up to wilderness use. Then I found a Victorinox Huntsman setting on a table in a garage sale for a few $. I carried that knife for years and used it for everything from cutting cardboard to field dressing small game and deer. Seems I didn't trust the knife for all those years, because I didn't have the needed skills to use the knife efficiently.
 
That's a very true assumption, but if I start using the knife I had when I was 8, then what am I suppose to tell the old lady about all the other ones!
 
RescueRiley said:
I've been giving alot of though to my triio lately ( as you all know from reading my posts) consits of a vic fiedmaster sak and an ontario 12inch machete...these seem to fit the bill I keep swaping out my med fixedblade mora to seal pup to woodswalker etc..and I started to think...maybe (just a thought at this point) I don't need one...The sak is great for whittling and basic cutting, the machete is a decent chopper/battoner/zombie killer...that's alot of bases covered...my only hang up is from a hygenic perspective I think you clean a few trout, or make a few peanut butter sandwhiches with a sak it might be hard to get all the gutsand shmutz out from the moving parts of the knife that would irk me and become a breeding groud for bacteri...well those are my thoughts for the night
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The tools you carry depends entirely on where you are and what uses you would have for your eged tools. I carry a lock blade SAK whenever I leave the house for the field. People frown on fixed blades here, so I bend to the political correctness of the area. That way, I'm not hassled by LEOs, whose time is being wasted by concerned citizens. When I head into the mtns., my mentality changes, because my environment changes and I'll have not only a fixed blade, but also an axe with me, lashed to my rucksack. The axe, med. fixed blade and OH locking SAK, pretty much cover the basis here. If I moved to the same environment as Pict lives in, I would look to him for my choices and probably training. The North woods or desert would change my needs and my tools, so whatever you carry is going to be based on several factors and if a 12" machete and a SAK will get done what you need to get done, then that's the right combination for you. Personally, I'm thinking that over time, you will experiment with what you haul into the bush and will evaluate several different choices, eventually ending up with the perfect set of tools.
 
I carry two folders , the one on my belt for using on everything but food , and the one in my pocket , for using on things Im going to eat .

When I know Im going bush for a while I take a fixed blade with me and maybe a hatchet and or machete , depending on where we expect to be .

I havent got a perfect set of tools , but , there isnt a perfect situation to be using them in anyway , there are waaaaayyy too many variables
 
I spend a lot of time in the fall deer hunting in big woods. All I carry for knives is a Buck 105 Pathfinder, and a LM Wave. I am very confident that if I had to spend a unplanned night or two out there, I would survive. A chopper is nice to have, but I don't think its 100% necessary. You can get by without one. You just have to rely on skills and knowledge instead of your tools.
 
I've had the same thoughts, but a Woodswalker (or Mini Canadian for me) is small and light enough that you may as well bring it along.
 
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