Passing it on

unit

unit

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My oldest boy turned 9 a few months back. I gave him a knife and started taking him on weekly hikes to learn more about one of the best places to use it.

It is not much, but it feels good to pass it on.
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Great job! I think thats the most important things that you can do as a father; preparing him for his future by building life skills. It's also fun for kids and dads! I know I enjoy going on hikes and having my boys use their knives.
 
Very cool... I spent lots of time in the woods with my dad... fond memories..!

Ski
 
Great to see that. Mine's 8 and he's been on a lot of hikes and trips already ( cos his old man brings him along:D) He's already getting good with the ferrorod too, but I'm taking fire slow with him so he learns to respect it. No problems with bladework though. I gave him my drop point fixed Gerber Gator a while ago. He loves it , and is getting some minor sharpening in too.:)

Spending time with your kids in the outdoors is the greatest!
 
Very cool, much rather see a kid in the woods learning skills than playing video games any day!
 
Thanks guys. We will be heading back out to the woods in a while. It is getting colder, so fire work won't be far off.
 
I'm heading out this morning too... By any chance are you from the St Louis Area? If so drop me a line ohski at yahoo

Ski
 
ken it's great that you wish to spend time in the sticks with your child.not only will it strengthen the bond but maybe a new lover of the outdoors may be born.
dennis
 
ohski said:
I'm heading out this morning too... By any chance are you from the St Louis Area? If so drop me a line ohski at yahoo

Ski
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Once in a while I get to St. Chuck...I am in the capital city area. Likewise though, if you ever find yourself in this area hit me up unit dot blade at gmail dot com.

LOVE this fall weather!
 
Good on ya!!! Those are memories he'll never forget. OK, maybe during his teens he won't care, but later on for sure.... ;-) And definitely a great way to impart those outdoor skills and have time together all in one package - excellent Dad stuff there!!!

I'm starting my 7-year-old daughter on basic knife skills - danger-zone, safe-handling, take-it-easy whittling, etc. Bought her a PINK Izula w/her name laser etched in the blade and will give it to her as a "Rite of Passage" when she's a little more skilled/comfortable with using a blade. I'm assembling an EDC bag for both my kids, but it will be edge-free until they're adequately skilled.
 
Awesome, man! Something he'll remember fondly all of his days.
It's no little thing I think. I wish I had that experience with my dad and I'm determined to try and do the same with my little one as you have with yours.
You rock!
Iz
 
Fantastic update! Today as I was heading out, the other two boys wanted to go...so wouldn't you know it, my wife did not want to be left out! We hiked about 3 miles through some pretty good hills! My hunch is everyone will sleep pretty good tonight.

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braillediver said:
That's Fantastic. There's a lot to see right in your backyard if you chose to look.
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And unfortunately a lot of the places I like to go hiking are becoming someone's backyard!

You are right though...I will add that sometimes it takes a youngster to show it is there! The first few hikes were fantastic, but I was blabbing like a preacher. After a while I decided to STFU and let him do some talking...I was floored at what *I* learned.
 
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