orange rc-4 on the west highland way (youtube video)

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zyhano

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Hey guys,

Here's my promised review on my youtube channel on the rc-4 and the excellent rescue orange kydex sheath made by Martin Swinkels (http://martinsheaths.blogspot.com) for my rescue orange (yeah baby) rc-4.

I was hiking on Scotland's west highland trail couple of weeks ago and had a blast. Had to live with muscle aches and joint pains during that week but it was well worth it :)

It's a three part review, I had a lot of footage and not really a fixed plan of what I was going to shoot, remember, I was there for the hike :) I had to leave a lot out also. It kind of organically turned into a mix of the sheath review, an rc-4 review/action thing and some goood old firemaking and camp/bushcraft stuff.

In HD of course.

Combine that with some added pictures and scenery shots including blood, dead deer, fires etc and you're gonna be a very lame dude if you complain about watching these movies :)

here's the earlier post telling about me receiving the sheath (kind of a challenge thing) from Martin (pics included)
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=733262
and this one with some pics when I was just getting back home after the hike (pics included)
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=740183


now if someone can also tell me how to include the youtube videos directly in this post, I'll update it later so it's in here..

There's a table of contents in the info panel of youtube if you want to see what's in the videos. Ah, what the heck, I'll copy paste it for you :cool:

enjoy it guys, rate the movies while your at it too :thumbup:


Part 1
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- introduction on the west highland way
- rc-4 in orange g-10 with olive drab coated 1095 blade
- matching sheath
- Martin Swinkels @ http://martinsheaths.blogspot.com
- form, looks, shape and construction
- teklok mechanism
- flexible kydex belt loop
- blade retention
- firesteel and knife combination
- arghhh, the drizzle..
- backpack strap carry with teklok
- horizontal belt carry with teklok (attaching/detaching)
- drawing the blade (vs the standard sheath)
- how I cut myself
- fixing a tent pole in the drizzle, using the knife's handle for pressure
- how to pee with a sheath on your belt ;)

part 2
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- the campsite in a pine forest (Queen Elizabeth national forest)
- building a fire with birchbark, tinder and kindling.
- scraping the bark
- using the rc-4 as a striker for the firesteel (not excellent, don't use the edge and if you must, use the tip)
- wild camping and fires in Scotland regulations
- clean campsite, be responsible
- cooking cream noodles, with spinach and chicken on the fire (freezedried, but dang, that tasted good!)
- carry on the hipbelt of the backpack
- Loch Lomond
- pace counting with counting beads, know your distance
- building a fire in a moist oak forest


part 3
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- shaving off the wet outer layer of wood
- rc-4 handle (g-10 vs micarta)
- the shores of loch lomond
- belt loop carry
- chow time, cutting up a good piece of meat
- weather, wetness and rust of 1095
- backpack belt carry, drawing the blade
- a campfire on the Rannoch moor
- aesthetics of the sheath
- a strong, nice looking, slender and very configurable sheath
- how the rc-4 functioned in some scenarios
 
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Nice videos, have you been to that area you were in before? or was this your first time.

+1 on Martin's work - its certainly top quality stuff. So is his Customer Service, infact I sent a Bravo 1 sheath I had bought to him, as my knife was stuck in it, and he made me a new one, at his expense, so very nice of him to do that for me.
 
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Great videos, thanks for sharing. I like my ESEE 4 a lot, great knife for just about everything.
 
JCK said:
Nice videos, have you been to that area you were in before? or was this your first time.

+1 on Martin's work - its certainly top quality stuff. So is his Customer Service, infact I sent a Bravo 1 sheath I had bought to him, as my knife was stuck in it, and he made me a new one, at his expense, so very nice of him to do that for me.

to embed your videos you put the code at the end of the youtube URL in youtube tags.


just quote my post and you'll see what I mean, and then you can edit it into yours
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thanks for the tip JCK :thumbup:
I've never been on the WHW before, have been to Scotland about 9 years ago in the winter. Almost didn't make it back because of my amateur mistake, got caught by the dark, rain and wind on the Ben Ledi... That's in the trossachs, nearby Loch lomond. Humbling experience
Rockywolf said:
Great videos, thanks for sharing. I like my ESEE 4 a lot, great knife for just about everything.
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Thanks RockyWolf, yes, it's very versatile. When you're really in a pinch, it can do a lot for you. I'm happy with the way I could use it there but the hike definitely proved the saying that there's no one knife for every situation ;)

It's pretty cool to be able to walk around with and use a blade like the rc-4 for a week :thumbup:
 
That's funny, I just got done watching them. I subscribe to BLUNTTRUTH4U and he had tagged your vids. Good vids, thanks for posting.
 
thanks for the vids

Martin makes some great sheaths, shipping (for us stateside) adds a little to the cost, but the quality of his sheaths sure seem to be of the highest order
 
Nice thread! Not only as a promtion of martins stuff, you just made me wanna go to the WHW.
 
adaman04 said:
That's funny, I just got done watching them. I subscribe to BLUNTTRUTH4U and he had tagged your vids. Good vids, thanks for posting.
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Thanks adaman04, he just did part of the appalachian trail, man, I'd love to do that too... Never been to the states before and it seems to be awesome!

mainewoods said:
Wow Great Video Zyhano I'll check his site too! Thanks Great Job Brother!
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:thumbup: thanks my friend

mtwarden said:
thanks for the vids

Martin makes some great sheaths, shipping (for us stateside) adds a little to the cost, but the quality of his sheaths sure seem to be of the highest order
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At least the $ is getting stronger compared to the euro at the moment ;) I know, my knives I get from the States are getting more expensive lol

basb said:
Nice thread! Not only as a promtion of martins stuff, you just made me wanna go to the WHW.
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It's a great trail, you probably have more wilderness in the States though. Don't go in the summer basb. The midges will eat you alive:D. Somehow when talking about it with people I always accidentally said that the midgets didn't bother me at the moment heheh
 
Another fine example of Martin's sheathwork. Good job on the technical reviews and on the vids themselves. Beautiful scenery!
 
Martin makes really nice stuff, I want to get a couple of sheaths from him when i get the $, great videos, thank you for making them and putting them up..
 
Thanks guys for all the compliments! Appreciate it.

PittRules55 said:
If you don't mine me asking how much did this sheath cost?
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You can contact martin via his blog site. This one was a gift, but they are affordable :thumbup:
 
Z, our vids/channel were what led me to Martins site and now I have three great sheaths from the man. The vids are aslos awesome to watch and have inspired me to do my own...soon... :)

Keep up the great work!

PS - do you have a HEST?
 
Kool vids looked like a great time, also very nice sheath, i will have to get when i have spare $... Thanks for posting.
 
very cool video, unfortunately my hubby is strongly against cool and rain, and against Britain (not against Britain as such, but against going there).
Scotland ist still on my to visit list.
 
Thanks for the videos. I just order the exact same blade with the MOLLE back sheath. Should be here tomorrow.
 
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