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I rendered some birch oil and stained the handle of the Axe I no longer have. Works awesome btw...

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Hults is contracted by Husqvarna to make the Husky axe heads. The Husky heads used to be made by Wetterlings until just a few years ago....
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It's been a confusing history to keep track of, for sure. My understanding is that they are currently being made by Hultafors/Hults Bruks, and before that Wetterlings. Not that I really care that much - it's been a consistently good axe for the price, regardless. And I would agree - Wetterlings' offerings have gotten better again, after a bit of a slump there for a while. I recently bought a Wilderness Hatchet from them and it's quite good.

Here is another pretty good recent review of the Husky Axe:

http://fleetingsurvival.com/2014/11/the-hidden-gem-of-axes/
 
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Picked up a Kelty Redwing 50L pack for some overnight adventures. Here it is with my two daypacks.

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I was looking for a dry bag at Gander Mountain, and ran across this bargain. MSR Alpine cook set in Stainless Steel. 1.5L, and 2L pots, a lid that fits both, handle and stuff sack. $29.95, marked down from $69.95. Could not pass it up.
 
DAVE_M said:
Picked up a Kelty Redwing 50L pack for some overnight adventures. Here it is with my two daypacks.
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nice! :thumbup: probably one of their best runs of bags they've done in a while in my opinion. I ended up going the 90L personally, but for longer trips
 
druid189 said:
I rendered some birch oil and stained the handle of the Axe I no longer have. Works awesome btw...

[video=youtube;-lne2kZiUmo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lne2kZiUmo[/video]
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Cool. I was thinking about taping some Manitoba Maples out here but it sounds like to much work for my interest level right now. Maybe one year. I did sugar maples as a kid back east.
 
Nice! That's a good deal. I have that set and love it.
Mannlicher said:
I was looking for a dry bag at Gander Mountain, and ran across this bargain. MSR Alpine cook set in Stainless Steel. 1.5L, and 2L pots, a lid that fits both, handle and stuff sack. $29.95, marked down from $69.95. Could not pass it up.
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I had to drive to another city and I quickly grabbed this on the way back in. Initial impressions are: Light weight (600g or 1.3 pds), very good fit\finish, thicker than average hand filling (Ash?) handle, the blade bit is ground in a refined manner and does not look like your typical rough production knock out. The actual blade edge has a very tiny sharpening bevel. It is dull and has a wire edge but the very narrow bit\edge should make for easy sharpening. I could find nothing on the hatchets steel and I'm going by Stihls rep. for a decent product. $55.00 from a Stihl dealership up here after tax etc. I like this one and hope to take it out tomorrow,.... with any luck. But then I still haven't been able to swing my large Husky yet either. :33:



 
Just picked up a 21" Dustrude bucksaw. Safe to say my other two bucksaws are going to be gathering dust, or getting sold off. The Dustrude is the best design I've ever used, hands-down. You can put it together in two seconds, no wingnuts and other little parts to keep track of, and it has good clearance. Waxed canvas saw bag courtesy of Frost River. :thumbup:

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So I got a gift card to a local gun shop here in town and picked up this lantern for around $50. Its the 340 lumen Streamlight Seige. I didn't really need it but after playing around with it at the store it really grew on me. I like how bright this sucker is especially given its compact size. Run time is pretty darn good as well at 30 hrs on the highest setting and 235 hrs on the red-light setting. Another plus is that it's waterproof and it also floats, making it great for boating/canoeing/fishing. Cycling through the modes is extremely easy and fast too (3 brightness settings, a few red light settings, and SOS). The power button is also recessed so it won't accidently turn on when packed away.

They did a good job with the rubber moulded base too which will provide excellent stability on slippery or uneven surfaces. Of course, you can always hang it from the flip up handle or use the incorporated D-rings, one on top and one on the bottom. These D-rings are a nice touch and they are spring loaded so they stow against the body and out of the way when not in use.

Although it is small, with three D batteries it makes it too heavy to take backpacking but will be perfect for car camping or just to have an extra dependable lantern around the house for when the lights go out. Mine will probably live in the back of the Jeep. Streamlight built this thing to be rugged and durable and you can tell just by holding this lantern that it can take some pretty good abuse. Overall I think it is a very well thought-out design.

And the photos...

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Shown next to a full-size 1911 for size comparison...

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Picked up a Condor iPouch, made the kydex scout sheath, added a Light My Fire mini firesteel, and small fire tin with Coghlan's Fire Sticks.

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Those zippos look really nice

I have given up on Zippos
they dry out too soon
When ever I want to use them they are dry, and that is even with them sealed with a bike inner tube to stop evaporation
 
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