Minimalist camping without a fixed blade

[Shotgun]

No one ever terms it as I do, nor do they identify a year or even a century as the "golden era." If I had to guess, depending on the individual, it would amount to either "when my grandparents were young" or "before white settlers arrived." For some, there's anti-modern or anti-western feeling lurking not far under the surface. But that conveniently forgets that the human invasion of the Americas began when people first crossed the Bering Land Bridge, roughly 13,000 years ago or more.

What's interesting to me is to look at the cutlery carried by the early settlers from Europe: it was similar to what you see today around re-enactor sites focusing on 17th and 18th century technology. Folding pocket knives existed and were carried, but nearly everyone had a long fixed blade knife, often called a "trade" or "scalping" knife, typically with a wooden handle and a thin blade some 7 to 9 inches long. Replicas are available today, made the same way as the old timers did it. Some examples from Old Dominion Forge:

To me, that's a big clue to what one should take along when setting off for the woods.

Faulty logic. The fixed blades were used to butcher meat mostly. It was the axe that was the real woods blade whether steel or stone.

Do you need a fixed blade? No, fact is you don't. I say fact because it's something that is proven to be true thousands of times a year. If you want to carry one, cool.

 

[Gaston444]

Faulty logic. The fixed blades were used to butcher meat mostly. It was the axe that was the real woods blade whether steel or stone.

Do you need a fixed blade? No, fact is you don't. I say fact because it's something that is proven to be true thousands of times a year. If you want to carry one, cool.

By that logic you certainly don't need an ax either...

Gaston

 

[craytab]

Canadians have far fewer restrictions than the tens of millions of us who live in Mass, NY, NJ, MD, D.C., Illinois, CA, etc..

And that is why I said "in many states".

 

[bore]

Things might change for you all now

 

[jackknife]

Canadians have far fewer restrictions than the tens of millions of us who live in Mass, NY, NJ, MD, D.C., Illinois, CA, etc..

Not really.

As a former born and bred resident of Maryland, and lived most of my life in and around Washington D.C. I can tell you that the citizens there still have the right of self defense, and are able to call it just that. No matter if you use a gun, baseball bat, jack handle or Amazonian blow gun, you can still claim self defense with whatever tool you use. From what I understand, self defense is not a legal claim for the subjects of Canada.

 

[pinnah]

36 pages and this amazing thread (about camping without a fixed blade) is still stumbling along discussing fixed blades and the politics of shooting people.

It's in need of good old fashioned wilderness stoke..

Untitled by Pinnah, on Flickr

Picture taken from a recent backcountry ski tour with the family. Cutlery used: Opinel folding saw and an Opinel #10. No trees were felled. No shelters were made. No muggers or bears were shot. We didn't even talk politics. Ok... we talked a bit about politics but not much. It was too nice outside.

Anyway, you call return to your discussion of fixed blades, guns and politics (in a thread about camping without fixed blades).

 

[stabman]

Well, it wasn't exactly minimalist, and there were fixed blades...but most stuff was done with a folder.
And once you get near the end of the second post, there indeed is camping in the woods. :thumbup:

Trees were sacrificed to the gods, and Hitler was stabbed in the face.

Seems more relevant to the thread than many recent posts though.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1464833-The-12-Days-of-Medford

 

[neeman]

pinnah

right on

 

[dipbait]

"Minimalist camping without a fixed blade" you mean like when we were kids ?

 

[leghog]

36 pages and this amazing thread (about camping without a fixed blade) is still stumbling along discussing fixed blades and the politics of shooting people.

It's in need of good old fashioned wilderness stoke..

Untitled by Pinnah, on Flickr

Picture taken from a recent backcountry ski tour with the family. Cutlery used: Opinel folding saw and an Opinel #10. No trees were felled. No shelters were made. No muggers or bears were shot. We didn't even talk politics. Ok... we talked a bit about politics but not much. It was too nice outside.

Anyway, you call return to your discussion of fixed blades, guns and politics (in a thread about camping without fixed blades).

No bears were shot?!?!? And you call that backwoods camping/skiing?

Is it really backwoods camping if something doesn't die? You have to kill something even if only a sapling, doncha know.

huuummmmppphhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Catherine_Montana]

How many of you go minimalist camping without a fixed blade?

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Not me.

I only own, carry and use fixed blade knives in various blade lengths now.

I EDC a fixed blade knife in my fanny pack. BUCK 113 Ranger Skinner knife.

I sometimes carry a larger fixed blade knife on my belt too.

Using a fixed blade knife and an AXE when camping makes more sense to me but when I camp... it is usually in the wilderness and in more remote places. Your mileage may vary. NO problem.

I like BUCK (USA made.) knives the most and I have 3 sweet Ka-Bar (New York made.) knives too.

I usually take my Estwing camp axe but we have a couple of other Estwing axes too.

My husband did buy 2 Mora HD Companion knives to try out too. He keeps that spare Mora knife in his truck with his other year round survival gear. I use my Mora in the kitchen with my Buck and other kitchen knives. I still like the Grohmann original #1 knife (Canadian Belt knife.) too. I still like the Cold Steel Canadian Belt knife and one Finnish one whose name escapes me now.

Old Lady Cate

 

[Catherine_Montana]

Not really.

As a former born and bred resident of Maryland, and lived most of my life in and around Washington D.C. I can tell you that the citizens there still have the right of self defense, and are able to call it just that. No matter if you use a gun, baseball bat, jack handle or Amazonian blow gun, you can still claim self defense with whatever tool you use. From what I understand, self defense is not a legal claim for the subjects of Canada.

This is true when it comes to self defense and calling it self defense.

Born in New York - Raised in Maryland.

Cate

 

[Catherine_Montana]

Peter Demmer of Terrier blades.
No affiliation whatsoever. I just needed to show a Canadian-made knife!

You have a beautiful knife!

Cate

 

[Catherine_Montana]

No one ever terms it as I do, nor do they identify a year or even a century as the "golden era." If I had to guess, depending on the individual, it would amount to either "when my grandparents were young" or "before white settlers arrived." For some, there's anti-modern or anti-western feeling lurking not far under the surface. But that conveniently forgets that the human invasion of the Americas began when people first crossed the Bering Land Bridge, roughly 13,000 years ago or more.

What's interesting to me is to look at the cutlery carried by the early settlers from Europe: it was similar to what you see today around re-enactor sites focusing on 17th and 18th century technology. Folding pocket knives existed and were carried, but nearly everyone had a long fixed blade knife, often called a "trade" or "scalping" knife, typically with a wooden handle and a thin blade some 7 to 9 inches long. Replicas are available today, made the same way as the old timers did it. Some examples from Old Dominion Forge:

To me, that's a big clue to what one should take along when setting off for the woods.

Beautiful knives!

Cate