Food for thought?

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Gautier

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So, I got to thinking about kits, specifically long term kits. The types taken for a winter hunt to a spike camp in Alaska, with me? Good.

Sure there's always a precedence on your basic items; A knife, some good cordage, some means of firecraft, a compass, et cetera. We all know the standard cookie cutter formula, right? My question is.

Has anyone ever considered bringing along lubricants? (Easy there fella, it's not going to be THAT cold of a winter) I'm talking about say, a small 6oz. bottle of gun oil. Hunters almost certainly take the proper cleaning gear for weapons, but what about the rest of the folks, couldn't they get some mileage out of this?

Just a few ideas: 1) for lubricating bow drill sets 2) potential aid in firecraft as a fuel to tinder 3) Mechanical advantage and/or increased slippage for certain trap and snare triggers, and ofcourse knife maintenance :D

Sorry for such a longwinded post, I really DID cut it short, honest :p Feel free to play with the idea and toss some back.

Gautier
 
Hey Guys...

Gautier

First off..

Welcome to the Mighty BF.com...

Well thats the nice thing about personal kits..

You can add to them as you see fit...
If you've got the room for it,, I don't see why not..
It could come in handy for Alot of different things...

I think it's a Great idea..

Why not!!

ttyle

Eric
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That's a pretty good idea. I've been meaning to order some Ballistol for general knife maintenance, but I had never thought of taking it along when I went out into the woods. From all that I've heard about Ballistol, it would be a great thing to have with you if, as Eric said, you've got room for it. I'm slowly working on reducing my gear and reducing the weight of my pack, but I think I could find room for a little bottle somewhere in there. Just have to be careful to pack it in such a way so that it won't leak.
 
Gautier said:
3) Mechanical advantage and/or increased slippage for certain trap and snare triggers
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I don't know if that is a good idea, what if the animal your trying to trap smells the oil. They may stay away from the snares. Just another thing to give some thought to.
 
If I had a rifle, then I most certainly would (especially in that environment). If not, I'd probably just leave it for something else. But I'll bet you find many uses for it once you've got it out there with you. To each his own!
 
A thing about fire starting with oil...I don't know about gun oil, but my knife honing oil is actually flame retardent. I put some on some tissue paper and tried to light it; it actually kept the paper from lighting. Is gun oil different?
 
That's a point to consider Heavy Dark, depending on the the close proximity of the oil to said trap/snare.

Well, Templar, I don't know for a fact that all gun oils are flammable(I haven't seen one that isn't though) but I imagine these days you could probably find a "safer" cleaning product.

As the others have pointed out though, yes it's a matter of personal preference and whether or not you have the room. There are plenty of things, most in fact, that would take priority over it. Especially if you consider that most of us who have been hunting for a long time, know how to render fat and oils from our kills.

I thought I would mention it though, just as a sort of "thinking outside the box, so that I can put it in a box" -thought provoker. Think of it as an exercise in creativity :D


Gautier
 
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