Phat Azzes and Small Blades.

Cobalt said:
KAAK, you ever thought about getting into roadbike racing?? You would be perfect for that at your weight.
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Never thought about it, but I know my boss used to be big into bike racing or something and still keeps tabs on it. I enjoy biking, but am working on quitting smoking first. Already cut out most the soda I drink and now am drinking water during the day. Cut down on my morning coffee from around 4 cups in a 3-4hr period down to 1 or 2. Eating more salmon and halibut, though it doesn't taste that good yet :o

It's a bit of a nice change for now, feeling a little healthier. One thing that I would scratch my head at is overweight hunters at gun shows. To me, they seemed like they would have trouble going long distances and were they to be injured, their weight would be a hinderence. I know we all have our battles and I'm not after anyone. Just an observation I've made. :)
 
My gut feels like a basketball thanks to the big-assed steak fajita burrito I just gnawed on for lunch, part II. I could stand to lose a few.
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KnifeAddictAK said:
Never thought about it, but I know my boss used to be big into bike racing or something and still keeps tabs on it. I enjoy biking, but am working on quitting smoking first.
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I remember the day I quit smoking. I was riding up Mt Tam and it was hot... maybe 97, and I just couldn't breath well enough to ride more than 10 minutes at a time. I just felt so sick and was coughing so badly that from that day forward (if sober) I just never wanted another smoke. It took a few more years to stop bumming them from friends when I was out drinking and play darts though. Before that bike ride I was nearly a two pack a day smoker. That was in the mid 1980’s.

Good luck getting fit KAAK… I have decided to try to do it again this year... maybe even get race fit.:cool: :thumbup:
 
Well Cobalt, the only people I see intentionally throwing themselves in to life threatening situations are the idiots on Discovery channel and Survivor.

I maintain that a real "survivalist" is looking to survive, not test out their equipment. The rational is that they might need it for a worse situation later.

You seem to have completely ignored the last statement in my previous post.

As for the 8 oz question, it was a question. Some people will choose to carry the weight, some people will skip the knife entirely. It's all a matter or risk vs reward. The risk is not having enough knife the reward is a lighter pack.

I would never risk having less than a Howling Rat. Most of the time I will risk carrying a Battle Rat or a Mud Razor. I don't think I will ever choose my FBM if I have to hump it more than 20 miles.

So how much does my fat a$$ influence this?
 
wash said:
Well Cobalt, the only people I see intentionally throwing themselves in to life threatening situations are the idiots on Discovery channel and Survivor.

I maintain that a real "survivalist" is looking to survive, not test out their equipment. The rational is that they might need it for a worse situation later.

You seem to have completely ignored the last statement in my previous post.

As for the 8 oz question, it was a question. Some people will choose to carry the weight, some people will skip the knife entirely. It's all a matter or risk vs reward. The risk is not having enough knife the reward is a lighter pack.

I would never risk having less than a Howling Rat. Most of the time I will risk carrying a Battle Rat or a Mud Razor. I don't think I will ever choose my FBM if I have to hump it more than 20 miles.

So how much does my fat a$$ influence this?
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LOL. agreed on the discovery channel, but you gotta admit it is viewing fun just for the chance that something could go bad:D

I have not gone far with an FBM, but I have gone weeks at a time with an SHBM and a leatherman tool. It is lighter than the FBM.
 
At times my girlfriend is a monumental pain in the azz. She has climbed some mountain, rock face, or slab of ice on nearly every continent. When she sees my knives she says thinks like. “I have done things like spent six weeks in a tent in the wilderness of Tierra del Fuego waiting for the weather to clear so we could try an assent and all I ever needed was a spoon and a small SAK”
 
Tony G said:
At times my girlfriend is a monumental pain in the azz. She has climbed some mountain, rock face, or slab of ice on nearly every continent. When she sees my knives she says thinks like. “I have done things like spent six weeks in a tent in the wilderness of Tierra del Fuego waiting for the weather to clear so we could try an assent and all I ever needed was a spoon and a small SAK”
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That's all one of those fools on the discovery channel uses is a SAK.
 
Those idiots make the cast of Jackass look smart, at least they are closer to medicine.
 
Gear weight is all about optimization - often you can trade weight for performance. You can cut down trees with a Mora, but a Steel Heart would be faster. If you have to carry the thing twenty miles, though, maybe the lighter knife is better because you're less tired at the end of the day, and get in to camp early enough to spend time cutting with the Mora.

My personal balance is a sturdy 4 inch blade - light enough to backpack anywhere, but sturdy enough to gather dry firewood if I need to split stuff open. Done plenty of hiking with a tiny Gerber LST, but the sturdy fixed blade give a bigger safety maragin.

Regarding personal weight - it's tougher to lose those pounds than it is to buy lighter gear, assuming you have the funding. (If you don't have the funds, then you spend your money on lighter gear and eat less, so it's win-win :cool: ) People often don't buy the fancy Ti/carbon fiber components for the performance so much as for the gee-whiz factor. Also the high-end components are often better made so they offer more than just light weight.

YMMV
 
INFI Kid said:
That's all one of those fools on the discovery channel uses is a SAK.
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They are not fools because just because of that.

I have a close friend that has done many of the biggest peaks in the world. He is the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to surviving in the wilderness. He has spent extended periods (unsupported) in wilderness I wouldn’t even think of going into.

He is the very best I know of and I’d trust him with my life in any wilderness situation. He is the only guy I know that I’d say that about.

He goes in prepared knows how to read snow and makes good decisions. He is the real deal! It isn’t about what knife he has. It is about what is between his ears.

Now if he was a knife nut and you ask if he'd have more fun on a trip with a SAK or a FBM... well that is a different question.

TG

 
There was a time, not that very long ago, when I was whole-heartedly in the "fatter is better" camp when it came to blades. I have changed my mind. Buying Jay's NICK fighter tipped the scales. Thin is in, as far as this piglet is concerned. I even sold my beloved Off Duty because it seemed too ridiculous to take seriously. I bought the FBMLE to at least give it a chance, but we'll see if it makes the cut.

My secret wish is to have Jerry issue a special "Bulimic Badger" with really thin stock (~0.1") and a zero edge.

Rick - If I can't be thin, at least my knives can.
 
Tony G said:
At times my girlfriend is a monumental pain in the azz. She has climbed some mountain, rock face, or slab of ice on nearly every continent. When she sees my knives she says thinks like. “I have done things like spent six weeks in a tent in the wilderness of Tierra del Fuego waiting for the weather to clear so we could try an assent and all I ever needed was a spoon and a small SAK”
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Tell her that maybe next time, she'll pack her manners ;)

Edit: Just the way I read it. I find that some people that say "I've done this or that" tend to rub me the wrong way. I wanted to clarify that I am not bashing you or your girlfriend, nor stating she is rude. I don't know her or the relationship, so the above is merely a note on what was typed. This waiver is because I don't want to give room to ugliness that is rearing it's head lately ;) :)
 
KnifeAddictAK said:
Tell her that maybe next time, she'll pack her manners ;)

Edit: Just the way I read it. I find that some people that say "I've done this or that" tend to rub me the wrong way. I wanted to clarify that I am not bashing you or your girlfriend, nor stating she is rude. I don't know her or the relationship, so the above is merely a note on what was typed. This waiver is because I don't want to give room to ugliness that is rearing it's head lately ;) :)
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I uderstand your point... what she said to me was more intended as humor at the time and making jokes about our respective obsessions is what we do best, er... well second best.

But I do think the comment is relevant when considering the "need" for a knife in the wilderness. It is hard to say that you need a FBM. Just like it is hard for me to say you need a particular bike to race on. I know because I have been beat by nearly every bike ever made!
 
Maquahuitl said:
My gut feels like a basketball thanks to the big-assed steak fajita burrito I just gnawed on for lunch, part II. I could stand to lose a few.
fatman.jpg
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Aw crap! We're not going to start some freaking group exercise thing where we all take a profile pic of ourselves to show our fatness, train our arses off and then have an after pic are we? I hope not because I am so round and white that you might mistake me for a full moon. :D
 
Progunner said:
Aw crap! We're not going to start some freaking group exercise thing where we all take a profile pic of ourselves to show our fatness, train our arses off and then have an after pic are we? I hope not because I am so round and white that you might mistake me for a full moon. :D
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You want to talk round? I am the new queen of roundness. Damn watermelon shaped baby bellies. :rolleyes:
 
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