Folding knives FOLD.

[darthsoaker]

I'm also currently a Life Scout, with my Eagle in the works (still planning the service project). I've made several posts about my experiences at Philmont here on the forums about the cutlery choices of my fellow Scouts on the expedition. The majority of my crew (5 of the 10) carried cheap folding knives and handled them very irresponsibly. By the second day, four of the knives had chipped and ineffectively dull cutting edges and three had fallen apart due to being thrown into the grown, into trees, and (gasp!) at each other's feet. With all due respect (is there really any due?), these fellows were complete morons. In fact, three of the other Scouts carried no knives at all.

Wade
619G6

Thanks, I don't know much about Boyscouting, and after reading the other post, I thought the Boyscout group I was with was one of the only ones that were :thumbdn: about knives.

 

[Bob W]

I was talking to a long-time scouter the other day. It's exactly the behaviour that you've witnessed that caused fixed blade knives to be banned and discouraged. It only takes a few immature jerks to ruin it for everyone...

-Bob