The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
first pair of Danners I got were Crater Rims, but when they showed up I realized they weren't heavy duty enough for my use. Danner got my unending loyalty by allowing me to send them back and exchange them for a pair of Rainforests. When I received the Crag Rats under warranty in exchange for the USMCs, they were unbelievably small, so I sent them back and upped the size by half and got the wider version and they fit perfect. Through it all, Danner took great care of me, although the process was a little convoluted. Basically got the USMCs on sale, and Danner threw in a free pair of Crag Rats when the USMCs blew a stitch, (which I repaired myself)I had problems with the Craig Rats so I sent them back and got the Crater Rims, awesome boots. I have 4 pairs of Danners and aside from a very old pair of Pronghorns they are my favorite pair.
first pair of Danners I got were Crater Rims, but when they showed up I realized they weren't heavy duty enough for my use. Danner got my unending loyalty by allowing me to send them back and exchange them for a pair of Rainforests. When I received the Crag Rats under warranty in exchange for the USMCs, they were unbelievably small, so I sent them back and upped the size by half and got the wider version and they fit perfect. Through it all, Danner took great care of me, although the process was a little convoluted. Basically got the USMCs on sale, and Danner threw in a free pair of Crag Rats when the USMCs blew a stitch, (which I repaired myself)
I had a pair of unused Danners from my military days I got for Iraq. Never used them as my other pair of Danners easily made it through 3 years total time over there. Found the new ones in storage and called Danner. They took my new ones back and gave me a full credit towards a different pair even though they didnt make the model I had anymore. Awesome customer service and definitely won my loyalty. I have bought 5 pairs since including for my kids.first pair of Danners I got were Crater Rims, but when they showed up I realized they weren't heavy duty enough for my use. Danner got my unending loyalty by allowing me to send them back and exchange them for a pair of Rainforests. When I received the Crag Rats under warranty in exchange for the USMCs, they were unbelievably small, so I sent them back and upped the size by half and got the wider version and they fit perfect. Through it all, Danner took great care of me, although the process was a little convoluted. Basically got the USMCs on sale, and Danner threw in a free pair of Crag Rats when the USMCs blew a stitch, (which I repaired myself)
they look pretty nice, as Italian footwear tends to do. Goretex is a known entity to me, Windtex ain't. If I'm going to have waterproof footwear, it'll have a membrane. I think Windtex is a membrane, and they say it's very elastic. I think that's great for outerwear that'll be washed a lot, but I wonder how it would hold up for footwearHave any of you tried Kenetrek boots? A number of different guides and outfitters that I've known swear by them as being the toughest boots out there.
I almost bought one during the sale but was lucky enough to realize the size wasn’t what I was looking for, I have enough lights in that size- even though the Warrior Pro would beat almost all of them in output.So I just received my OLight Warrior-X Pro which I had bought during their 40% off flash-sale (no pun) on Feb 1st. Holy shyte! I hadn't realized or even read that this thing is huge for a "tactical" flashlight! Oh well, I am not sending it back because they were offering a much smaller mini type of OLight (not keyring size mini but still small) in the deal package (not pictured here), but I gotta tell y'all that this thing is too large and too heavy as something like a weapon light, or long backpacking carry. I think that it's a great vehicle light if you're venturing out on a long trip into the off-the-beaten paths and the wilderness in your trucks/SUVs.
Some size comp pics and let me tell ya that's a friggin Spyderco Military in there which is no slouch! The Warrior-X Pro also comes with a very nice and sturdy molle compatible carry case. I have been on an OLight gathering trip of late, but honestly, the Surefire G2X with the Thrym switchback ring still remains to be my fave EDC flashlight despite its modern shortcomings. The last photo is meant as a comparison pic for those who may be interested (but wait for another possible sale and do NOT pay retail) with the middle one being another much more manageable OLight S2R Batton II model:
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I almost bought one during the sale but was lucky enough to realize the size wasn’t what I was looking for, I have enough lights in that size- even though the Warrior Pro would beat almost all of them in output.
I have been carrying a Surefire E1B with the Maxvision reflector for several months and am very happy with it. I like the size of it much better than the 2 cell lights.
When I want more power I carry a Surefire Tactician that I added a clicky tailcap to.
I wouldn’t mind either of them being brighter but 9 out of 10 times I’m just using the 5 lumen low setting to creep around anyway.
I also use have the Costco/Duracell lights around the house for emergencies. They’re good for the kids to use because if they happen to trash it I won’t be upset.I'm OK with the size because I didn't have anything Tac-Tee-Cool in that size which throws that much lumens. My other anchor boat flashlights are the cheapo Costco varieties which come in some form of packs of 2-3. Those are almost always stationed dormant around the house for the sake of preparedness when living in CA's quake zone.
Next up, a pair of Red Wing heritage something or others. Fit was very mediocre (odd because I simply love my Irish Setters)