regular ole military rocks

[breedm]

Although this may not be a sruvival story, When you have a hungry wife and your blind lab with you things can get uncomfortably cranky. Haha. While camping in northern az a couple months back it rained on Saturday from noon til around 6pm. Every thing we had, covered or not was completely saturated including our firewood. Was getting cold well dropping into the low 50s anyway. Needed to make fire. After ten minutes trying various techniques including gas haha nothing was even close to making fire. I finally had to break out the spyderco military, take a piece of firewood and start to shave. Took a while but shaved fine pieces off a piece of pine til there was just a stick left in my hand. The center 2/3 of the piece of firewood was all dry tinder. For the next half hour I made a small fist sized fire that eventually adding more shavings drying out other split pieces and got them going. Eventually there were smores and all was right in the world. I shaved the better part of two pieces of pine (I know its soft but still) firewood to nothing and the regular satin g10 military still had a descent working edge. S30v holds its own. Still sharp enough to clean 5 rainbows with ease the next Morning.
Big fan of the military
Thanks spyderco

 

[DocT]

Thanks for the story. I am sure your wife and Lab were happy you got the fire going and were not cranky any longer.:wink:

 

[@LeathermanGX]

Great story!

 

[Wanimator]

I'd kill for a lefty Military! Good story!

 

[@LeathermanGX]

I'd kill for a lefty Military! Good story!

There's a lefty up on the exchange right now