Knife as a symbol of survival = no go

After reading so many of your wants and needs. Thanks all, it gives me some ideas.

Cool thread Ken.

Bryan
 
I need a thermorest and a good folding shovel thats not a heavy ass Etool, but can still put the work in. I also need more leather.

Id like some snowshoes too, but ask me again in a month and I probably wont care.

Id really like a week alone in the bush.
 
SouthernCross said:
G'day KGD


I wonder how many have the outdoor experience necessary to really know the difference between wants & needs?

After all, the purpose of marketing over the last several decades has been to convert wants into needs. :D




Kind regards
Mick
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Rick Marchand said:
Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you, Mick. This is something I have been wanting to start a thread about for a while now. IMO, experience is the "need" killer. Once you are in a position to work/live these skills on a daily basis, you quickly separate the wheat from the chaff. The difficult part is to face that reality and remain honest to yourself. It's okay to "want" stuff and seek out the pleasures of buying new gear... but convincing yourself that it is a "need" can be dangerous for a couple reasons..

1. Your pack tends to gain weight rather quickly as you stuff it full of new needs. This can slow you down and place undue stress on your body. This is the most obvious drawback and can be dealt with rather easily with lightweight alternatives.
2. You may unknowingly/subconsciously downplay or undermine your own ability to adapt and overcome... to make due without. It's perfectly fine to "want" to take that camp stove with you for convenience, but if you neglect (or never learn, for that matter) proper fire management and cooking techniques, you are only doing yourself (and anyone who may someday count on you) a disservice. Rick
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That doesn't means you should feel guilty or be afraid of buying new stuff... just be aware of "want vs. need" and try to elevate your personal skills to decrease the severity of inevitable gear failure.


I have to admit in my OP a lack of real world experience with buckskin bra-wearing amazon women.....However, I still think I need one rather than just want one......Rick the beauty of this need is I don`t need to stuff her in my pack....She`s self transportable and ideally could carry some of my junk too :D


Rick Marchand said:
cool, can I come?:D
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With a buckskin bra wearing amazon woman, it is indeed very likely possible to do so...
 
hollowdweller said:
A heady glass bubbler. ;):D
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your bubbles may freeze up today.

Anedto the opening post, are there any pics of the mentioned "amazonian girl in a buckskin bikini" just so we know which model you want if one of us happens to come across one here in the frikken blizzard. :thumbup:
 
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This thread was just too much fun.."Dude"! The only need I can think of is a new stove.(No offense to Rick M.) About June or July the state issues a "burn ban"..light a blade of grass and 52 hundred FS Rangers,Game Wardens and local VFD's will swarm down and whack you stupid with all manner of rakes,hoes and shovels! I "want" a Svea but I'm pretty sure a Coleman 442 will work just fine. I mean sure I want Master BryanBreeden to make me a Nessmuk..But I may have to bribe him with that cask we were talking about eariler! :)
 
woodsroamer said:
I live in desert country. I always need water!....and a tin cup or tin can to boil water. Desert people dream of water, think of water, contemplate water. Knives? That's what God gave us rocks for...at least in a pinch. But water, oh how we need water. All else can be manufactured on the spot.
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You sir are a prophet!
 
Anrkst6973 said:
About June or July the state issues a "burn ban"..light a blade of grass and 52 hundred FS Rangers,Game Wardens and local VFD's will swarm down and whack you stupid with all manner of rakes,hoes and shovels! I "want" a Svea but I'm pretty sure a Coleman 442 will work just fine.
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Man, I understand, but that is painful! Might I suggest considering a trangia 27-series set up? They are cheap and excellent outside of cold. In the cold you need to warm up your burner and fuel (placing it in your pocket for a few minutes works). One nice thing about them compared to other stoves is that they are super quiet. If you get the pot set/burner/burner cover it works together as a unit and the whole set costs about what pressurized gas stove costs on its own.
 
Hey Guys

Ken...

All I need is my 75lb Ruck,Toboggan and my Pirate hat !

ttyle

Eric
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Hey Guys..

Rick..

LMAO....

"Bush Pirate" I like that!!

True on a couple of different levels.. :)

Thanks

Peace Bro..

Eric
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Hey Guys..

Rick

""1. Your pack tends to gain weight rather quickly as you stuff it full of new needs. This can slow you down and place undue stress on your body. This is the most obvious drawback and can be dealt with rather easily with lightweight alternatives.

2. You may unknowingly/subconsciously downplay or undermine your own ability to adapt and overcome... to make due without. It's perfectly fine to "want" to take that camp stove with you for convenience, but if you neglect (or never learn, for that matter) proper fire management and cooking techniques, you are only doing yourself (and anyone who may someday count on you) a disservice.""

I'm Terrible for this... As you know.....

I sometimes find myself bringing things for Others for some strange reason.. Probably selfishness on my part for not wanting to give up mine or letting someone use something in particular...

I've given up my sleeping pad to a female on different occasions and paid for it...


I know it's something I need to address a little more seriously...

I've had enough dirt time with you to know that you don't bring much of anything really,, especially anything that's going to weigh you down needlessly..

ttyle

Eric
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Normark said:
I've given up my sleeping pad to a female on different occasions and paid for it...
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After 40 years of age, this kind of gesture makes less and less sense......It also shows how what is anticipated is not realized. Your statement above makes a literal statement about what happens when you lend out your camp mat. However, the anticipated outcome is more like

I've given up my sleeping pad to a female on different occasions and expected to get paid for it.....
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