Mykl Clark
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Anybody ever read this book? What did you guys think? I was personally a bit put off about it but hey it could just be me.
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"Everybody's Knife Bible"
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I read it a while back and forgot it within minutes. Pretty poorly written and alot of cornball. How much distruction can you wreck on a single knife (drilling, tapping, marking, etc.) it's endless.
n2s
PS Okay I admit remembering some of it; but, I wish I didn't.
n2s
PS Okay I admit remembering some of it; but, I wish I didn't.
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Yeah... Me neither. I wasn't too impressed with the suggestion to drill a hole in the blade to make a clinometer.
The guy had some good ideas, but for the most part I thought it was pretty hokey. Just take all his books with a grain of salt. There are some really great pearls inside. You just gotta pinch your nose and wade through the BS to find it.
The guy had some good ideas, but for the most part I thought it was pretty hokey. Just take all his books with a grain of salt. There are some really great pearls inside. You just gotta pinch your nose and wade through the BS to find it.
I read all Don Paul's books about 15 years ago when I was a teenager,
I loved them then. For a novice I think there would be a lot of information, but it is probably outdated as cutlery has taken massive leaps since then (Buck special was top of the line).
Stay safe,
Chad
I loved them then. For a novice I think there would be a lot of information, but it is probably outdated as cutlery has taken massive leaps since then (Buck special was top of the line).
Stay safe,
Chad
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Well I got the 4th edition so it is updated however it has become a commerical for Cold Steel.
I'll probably step on some toes, but here goes 
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I've spoken with Don on a couple of occasions, and I've read all of his books. His Compass Course book is the best one, IMHO. Good stuff here, but most people won't keep a pace count in the field, which is why maps rule.
He has some very advanced and truly weird ideas. But they work. Useless for the most part, but to each his own.
Most of the stuff written on survival is really more on wilderness living and crafting in the bush, rather than real-world survival tactics. Yes most of the stuff works, but there's no use for the advanced techniques or the expensive gear IMHO, unless you just want to learn it for fun.
Don't feel you need fancy firestarters, forty pound packs, and expensive knives to survive comfortably while navigating to safety or awaiting rescue.
You also don't need all kinds of bits and pieces like nails and needles, magnifying glasses, etc. for a survival kit. If you want it, fine, but it'll probably never get used.
We tend to make this into a James Bond complicated affair
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The most used items will be a quick form of shelter like a rainsuit, poncho, or a couple of trashbags, a flashlight of some sort, and a regular old Bic lighter. A brew kit as mentioned in another thread will also be well worth it.
.I've spoken with Don on a couple of occasions, and I've read all of his books. His Compass Course book is the best one, IMHO. Good stuff here, but most people won't keep a pace count in the field, which is why maps rule.
He has some very advanced and truly weird ideas. But they work. Useless for the most part, but to each his own.
Most of the stuff written on survival is really more on wilderness living and crafting in the bush, rather than real-world survival tactics. Yes most of the stuff works, but there's no use for the advanced techniques or the expensive gear IMHO, unless you just want to learn it for fun.
Don't feel you need fancy firestarters, forty pound packs, and expensive knives to survive comfortably while navigating to safety or awaiting rescue.
You also don't need all kinds of bits and pieces like nails and needles, magnifying glasses, etc. for a survival kit. If you want it, fine, but it'll probably never get used.
We tend to make this into a James Bond complicated affair
.The most used items will be a quick form of shelter like a rainsuit, poncho, or a couple of trashbags, a flashlight of some sort, and a regular old Bic lighter. A brew kit as mentioned in another thread will also be well worth it.
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...You've got to read all this 'stuff' in all of its different forms to learn that your 'bean', your head is going to save yer butt when the chips are down.
By that I mean, the more you read, the more ideas you're exposed to, and the more you read, the more sinks in...
Case in point, Bryce Canyon some 4 years back...big storm brewing, (found out a few days later it blanketed the whole freaking country with cold weather for days as it blew over...north to south, west to east...) 9000+ feet, getting dark, getting cold....
I remembered from my readings that if you trench under where your tent is going to be placed, and then throw in the fire ring stones, covering them with the previously trenched dirt, then set your tent over the readied area, you'll sleep warm and toasty all night...and I did.
My friend on the other hand, the one that foofoo'ed my comments woke up cold and blue...and he's lucky he woke up at all...-10 that night.
Some of this is good 'stuff', and the more you read, the more you learn...
It's food for thought anyway...just use your melon to weed out the 'foo'
A note on carrying a magnifying glass...Water proof matches, magnesium blocks, strikers, wax cubes, turbo torches, and butane lighters aside...nothing starts a fire as well as a magnifying glass...provided you have sunlight....
By that I mean, the more you read, the more ideas you're exposed to, and the more you read, the more sinks in...
Case in point, Bryce Canyon some 4 years back...big storm brewing, (found out a few days later it blanketed the whole freaking country with cold weather for days as it blew over...north to south, west to east...) 9000+ feet, getting dark, getting cold....
I remembered from my readings that if you trench under where your tent is going to be placed, and then throw in the fire ring stones, covering them with the previously trenched dirt, then set your tent over the readied area, you'll sleep warm and toasty all night...and I did.
My friend on the other hand, the one that foofoo'ed my comments woke up cold and blue...and he's lucky he woke up at all...-10 that night.
Some of this is good 'stuff', and the more you read, the more you learn...
It's food for thought anyway...just use your melon to weed out the 'foo'
A note on carrying a magnifying glass...Water proof matches, magnesium blocks, strikers, wax cubes, turbo torches, and butane lighters aside...nothing starts a fire as well as a magnifying glass...provided you have sunlight....
True enough .
Heating rocks, or burying your campfire and sleeping on top of it are simple ways to do without a tent and sleeping bag in cold weather. A friend in Colorado taught me how to build a quick shelter out of pine boughs, and then heat some large rocks in a fire while drinking a brew or chatting around the fire. I've slept outside for days in 20 degree weather with only the clothes on my back, and been comfortable doing it. It's a bit of work and a wait, but well worth it. Beats hauling around a tent and sleeping bag on long hunting or hiking trips, too.
Experience and mindset are always more important than the latest Gucci gear.
As far as all the doodads go, yes they may be of some use under specific circumstances, but in a real emergency situation time and simplicity will be of essence. You'll probably under a lot of stress, wet, cold, tired, injured, or all of the above. No time to be fooling around with junk wondering which toy to play with.
Just my opinions, of course .
.Heating rocks, or burying your campfire and sleeping on top of it are simple ways to do without a tent and sleeping bag in cold weather. A friend in Colorado taught me how to build a quick shelter out of pine boughs, and then heat some large rocks in a fire while drinking a brew or chatting around the fire. I've slept outside for days in 20 degree weather with only the clothes on my back, and been comfortable doing it. It's a bit of work and a wait, but well worth it. Beats hauling around a tent and sleeping bag on long hunting or hiking trips, too.
Experience and mindset are always more important than the latest Gucci gear.
As far as all the doodads go, yes they may be of some use under specific circumstances, but in a real emergency situation time and simplicity will be of essence. You'll probably under a lot of stress, wet, cold, tired, injured, or all of the above. No time to be fooling around with junk wondering which toy to play with.
Just my opinions, of course
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