Never leave home without 'em...

[Blasto]

Well, this post may be a bit off-topic, but me and the balis had a great vacation in Florida last week. And yes, you can fly with balis... just check them in your luggage. I went camping by myself along the East coast and flipped whenever I wasn't soakin' up the rays (ahhhhhh ). Anyhow, I had to fly down, so I couldn't pack very much. My 42's proved very very useful, seeing as how my resources were few. Lots of rope-cutting, teeth pickin' and something to keep my hands busy.

I had hiked into town one day and bought some fancy pipe-tobacco, soon realizing that I forgot my pipe. But, I was able to carve a few nice ones with my balis out of palm, and I'm still using them, even though I'm home. I did have to cut a strip of metal from the top of a sardine can to bore the thin stem, but I used the 42 to make that strip.

I also had to defend myself against some vicious raccoons that decided to rip a 3 foot hole in my tent to get at some garbage that lay about a foot from my head when I was sleeping. I'm sure they didn't realize the danger of the "shiney object" I was waving at them, but it made me feel a little safer. Those 'coons are vicious! I also met an older gentleman (I'm guessing about 75) a couple of sites down and was able to teach him the latch drop. The first time it snapped open in hand he laughed in suprise for what seemed like 3 minutes.

The balisong proves itself once again as a tool of entertainment, cutting, protection and a social ice-breaker.

 

[Dawkind]

..... Don't get too fancy with that pipe tobacco!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Good idea, and it's great being able to share some openings with others! I try to carry mine with me, I had the 42 and cleared that and picked up a 43, thanks Sniperboy!, like that blade much better.

Another thing that I always take with me, at least in my car, is my Rob Criswell Wakizashi, 20" blade, cause ya never know when you might need it!

I stopped into my favourite camera shop to talk with the owner, a friend of mine, and a largish fellow was there talking, of course the subject came around to what I was carrying, and so they oooh and aaahed at the folders I had, then I said `Wanna see a Sword?' SURE they replied, so out to the car and brought it in, they went nuts! When a lady walked into the store I slipped the sword back into it's scabbard and stuck it between my belt and me and swung my coat around me and it just covered the sword, handy size!

It does sound like you had a great campout!
G2

 

[Bladeswinger]

And what type of tobacco were you smokin'

 

[Blasto]

Originally posted by Bladeswinger
And what type of tobacco were you smokin'

Extremely expensive tobacco.

 

[Bladeswinger]

AAAAAAHHHHH, That good ol' Columbian import.LOL

 

[Agent-A1]

Camping is great. I bet it felt real good when that guy got the move down. Teaching is very satisfying. Smoking pipes are great. I recommend the green tobacco. It has no bite.

 

[ixpfah]

Originally posted by Blasto
Extremely expensive tobacco.

isn't that what they call crack?

 

[Agent-A1]

Crack is wack.

 

[hogman]

I am just nodding my head all over this post. I highly agree with the values of a BM43, like to keep my katanas and wakizashis handy, and recommend both the green Acupulco Gold in a waterpipe and some Captain Black in a nice Savinelli. But I highly disapprove of camping in a tent; get yourself a hotel, or a motel if you feel like roughing it!