OT: Gear and Tools Used by SURVIVORS!

SURVIVE! Ellie said:
FYI: We finally got the Silky Saws up in the Gear section.

Still working on getting some measurements and cleaning up descriptions so the product pages may have a bit more information in the future. Some of the models had info on the Silky website, others did not.
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This is great news! I was all set to get a Laplander but when you all mentioned selling saws, I waited to send the cash yalls way....now....which to pick!
 
redwood22 said:
This is great news! I was all set to get a Laplander but when you all mentioned selling saws, I waited to send the cash yalls way....now....which to pick!
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You saw they had the katanaboy, right????? You'd be the William Wallace of bushcraft :D

When I need to retire or upgrade my laplander, I'm going right to the gear page!
 
Just got a new saw in today. I've been looking for a Dustrude saw for almost a year, I think I was jinxed, I ordered two and had problems with shipping on both of them, never got them in my hands. I saw mention of the Boreal21 in a couple places and ordered it with the sheath and an extra Sidney Rancher blade, dry wood blade installed. I think I ordered it last Tuesday, got it in today. All of the wood here was already cut (full disclosure, better pictures:D) but the only possible problem I could anticipate coming up with is if the blades need replaced. The platform itself seems sturdy as heck and packs down to nothing. The sheath costs almost as much as the saw and isn't necessary for sure but I'm a sucker for nice leather work and this definitely qualifies.

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I've used the crap out of my Silky Gomboy and there's no folding saw in it's size range to compare IMO, it's going to stay in my trunk bag until it or I fall apart. Likewise, the PocketBoy is always in my every day work/ dragaround bag. I think my Halftrack is going to kick the Coghlan's tri-folding saw (not pictured) out for a dedicated camping saw out. The Coghlan's is great, especially for the money, but the tri-angled build limits its clearance. I still want to get one of Bob Dustrude's saws because it seems like a good product selling through a good company but I like this thing a lot. It's not as light as any of my Silky's but I love the capacity it brings. Just gotta break the blades in and see what happens.

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The expensive leather sheath allows for storage of a spare blade, I definitely like that.
 
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That's a nice looking saw Grog!
I was thinking about picking up one of Dustrudes also, but the shipping issue you had kinda sucks.
 
Standard78 said:
That's a nice looking saw Grog!
I was thinking about picking up one of Dustrudes also, but the shipping issue you had kinda sucks.
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One of the mishaps I had was with a private seller, that dude and 4dogs both made it up to me. Just sucked, I wanted to try that saw out.
 
grogimus said:
One of the mishaps I had was with a private seller, that dude and 4dogs both made it up to me. Just sucked, I wanted to try that saw out.
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Ahh ok. At least it got all worked out. I had a similar thing happen with a forged hawk, but it turned out to be a UPS theft.
 
get a short barrel and folding stock. when taken town, mine will conceal in an (admittedly large) attache case, or a small gym bag
 
If B&N has it, I'll generally buy it there even if I have to pay substantially more than Amazon. In this case, double. If it is something I'm interested in. There is a pleasure I get in browsing the aisles at a bookstore that I cannot get from browsing the web pages on Amazon. Or B&N on line. Yeah, definitely, if you're interested in the subject matter, I'd have bought it at B&N.
 
I agree about being able to physically flip through a book. I guess I was using my outting to BN as a way to ask my question on books again. Amazon is cheaperand also has a few other books that might be good. A lot of people like Canterbury and value his methods, but not everyone. I'm wondering if his book is a good place to start to fill in the vast amount of stuff I don't know.
 
Silver Needle said:
Bushcraft 101 by Dave Canterbury for $17 at my Barnes and Noble. Worth it?????
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Regardless of where I actually buy a book (or anything really), I normally read through reviews of actual buyers (Verified Buyer in Amazonese).

Particularly for anything other than books, music and videos, I sort the reviews based on date - most recent first. That way I can see if previous issues have been corrected as a new product evolves through iterations/revisions.

For books, music and videos, the above sorting may not matter too much.

While I do go out of my way to read some of the good reviews, I tend to focus on the 1-2 star reviews. What I am looking for are issues that are deal-breakers. I tend to focus on those that more than a few sentences and certainly those that are specific, not vague.

The book/author you reference has some negative reviews on Amazon. How important they are to you depends, in part, on your current knowledge.

Good luck with it.

(And no, I do not have a specific book to recommend. Like you, I'm looking for some good ones.)

Best

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Silver Needle said:
I agree about being able to physically flip through a book. I guess I was using my outting to BN as a way to ask my question on books again. Amazon is cheaperand also has a few other books that might be good. A lot of people like Canterbury and value his methods, but not everyone. I'm wondering if his book is a good place to start to fill in the vast amount of stuff I don't know.
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I haven't read the particular book you're asking about Silver. Dave is very good with primitive trapping (or conventional for that matter). Whether the book goes into that, I don't know. But if that's something that might be of interest to you, any information or methods he shares in that department would be valuable IMO.
 
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