Rough Rider Camp Knives

run me through the "helicopter mom" -i'm surmising that we translate that into australian as a "spinner" or in more extreme cases "spinout".
mums-where would we be without'em?
 
a helicopter mom is a mom that hovers around her kid and doesn't allow them proper independence. just slang.
 
I just took receipt of one of these last week and I'm very impressed with it. Very nicely made for the price. An excellent starter knife. You could even teach them to tie a lanyard with a clip to attach to their belts and bails. Or possibly find some of the old knife keepers for your belt.
 
LKJW said:
a helicopter mom is a mom that hovers around her kid and doesn't allow them proper independence. just slang.
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Yep, and there's another kind even worse, the "fighter jet mom" who swoops in to protect or defend Junior from any perceived slight. Thankfully we don't have any of those.
 
WA Martin said:
I just took receipt of one of these last week and I'm very impressed with it. Very nicely made for the price. An excellent starter knife. You could even teach them to tie a lanyard with a clip to attach to their belts and bails. Or possibly find some of the old knife keepers for your belt.
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Lanyard tying, cool idea! I'll have to get some more paracord, the guys used up the last batch tying neckerchief slides/woggles in the spring.
One of our committee members scours the area for uniforms for the guys. Salvation Army, Goodwill, word of mouth, occasionally he'll find an older uniform still in good shape with the old knife keepers. And there are small carabiners too, I've seen packs of them at Target for cheap.
 
I don't see the lack of sharp edges on the screwdriver as a significant drawback. Mine fits into the head of a slot screw and stays put to apply plenty of torque to move a tight screw.
roland
 
zippofan said:
Yep, and there's another kind even worse, the "fighter jet mom" who swoops in to protect or defend Junior from any perceived slight. Thankfully we don't have any of those.
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LOL, never heard that one. Seen em though. :)
 
For some things the best mum is an absent one. My daughter began her knife collecting at 18 months of age by "borrowing" my new arrivals. She is now 6 and has a collection of about 40 knives. When someone asks me "isn't she a little young to have knives ? Aren't you afraid she will cut herself ?", i proudly reply "No, she's got 4 1/2 years experience".
Couldn't do this if there was a woman in the house messing up a healthy father-daughter relationship.
roland
 
I'm wanting to try one of these but would you say the stiff springs would classifie as nail breakers? Also does the can opener really work or has anyone tried it?
 
Knife Crazied said:
I'm wanting to try one of these but would you say the stiff springs would classifie as nail breakers? Also does the can opener really work or has anyone tried it?
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Ash, I wouldn't really call the springs nailbreakers but the springs on mine are not far from it. I would rate the pull strength of the tools at about an 8 and the blade about a 7. The can opener has a thumbstud but the spring is too stiff for me to open it comfortably using that method. I have to get my thumbnail under the stud and open it as if it were a nail pull. It's a rather short tool as well so there isn't much leverage to work with.

I haven't tried the can opener. I think it would work ok but might be a little awkward. I think the idea is to puncture the can and then use the thumbstud to rock the blade back and forth.
 
Ash, it's closer to a nailbreaker than I like, but doable. The can opener is just your standard scout knife can opener if I remember correctly.
 
Yes it will open a tin/can but it's a bit messy! The thumb stud works well if you get your nail under it.

Master blade is fine, Awl is OK but the Bottle opener/screwdriver there's one that you can feel your nail lifting a bit aaarghh!:eek::eek::D
 
My awl is about a 2, main 3, can opener 4, screwdriver 4.5. My nail tends to slip out of the nick for the screwdriver but none of my implements are even close to nail-breakers.
 
Bigfattyt said:
Any one have a pic of the knife?
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Here's my Amber Bone with the bail removed.

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Note the low riding semi-sunk joints.

Nice shots, the Redbone version looks good too. Why did you remove the bail? Sort of handy on a heavyish knife like this.
 
Wow, I don't remember the can opener like that at all. Nevermind.
 
I'm looking forward to getting these. I told the guys about our Sneaky Santa party and they're all revved up about it.

If they're as decent as I've been reading I have a feeling I'll be getting one for myself too, in red bone.
 
willgoy said:
Nice shots, the Redbone version looks good too. Why did you remove the bail? Sort of handy on a heavyish knife like this.
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Thanks, willgoy.

I am just not a bail type of guy. Truth is, I hate them. The only time I would ever use one is if I was carrying a knife on my keychain and the knife would have to be much smaller than this. I always carry my traditional knives horizontally in the bottom of either my watch pocket or my right front pocket. I know there are many practical uses for bails but I just don't need or want one on my knife.
 
Basically I agree with you about bails Rick, I don't favour them either but I reckon they're OK on a Scout knife. I actually attach a cord to mine when it's stuffed into the lining of a bag, that way I can pull it out fast!

GEC did a really nice Northfield Conductor but wrecked it, in my view, by putting an irritating bail on it. Had to stick with Tidioute for that one.
 
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