Serious but small survival package!

One last comment about "Rambo".

I actually knew a Special Forces soldier named Rambo in the mid 70s.
He took a lot of chit for having the same name as Sly's movie Rambo
character.

I don't think you would have wanted to mess with the real deal.

OMT
 
I was warned privately not to "Don't quote a goddamned dictionary to ME." Emphasis by capitalization on "ME" is from the Author and not I. And that is a direct quote and I will spare you the remaining portion of the lecture.

I stand by my words and I stand by the quoted definition I used when someone became preachy with me and forgot that words mean things.

Now, before I get banned or this post gets deleted, I don't care which, I just want you all to know something. It's not your forum but it is your forum, sounds like a paradox, let me explain...

Someone else provides it for you but no matter what anyone says, you own the content because, well...because you write it. :)

It is up to you to sweep the floor because no one else is going to do it.

I would actively encourage everyone who thinks "skammer" is a malodorous piece of trolling meat to simply put him in his place whenever he opens his suck. They can't ban you all, after all.

I know I will come out the bad guy in all of this because I dared to say something and quote someone the dictionary, I can deal with that.

It's not much of a nice place to visit with some people allowed to say whatever they want and others...can't.
 
http://www.donrearic.com/main.html

Some more refreshing reading here, pretty much explains Donny.

Everything from the mission statements to mindless rants in his reviews.

I especially like the loooong a painful review of a hollow handled survival knife which makes sense as to why Don got so up set in this thread. Seems a nerve got touched close to Dons heart. For that I appologize sincerely.

Make sure the tin foil is shiney side out Don. Paranoia is treatable.

Skam
 
OK, guys, I want you both to play nice, like I tried to. But some people don't appreciate it. One more time: focus on the discussion and take your personal problems with each other offline.

I cannot imagine anyone being more petty than quoting one line of an extended and private communication, Don. NOT acceptable. Counterproductive.

Skammer, keep up the critique, but please put the needle away. Let the facts speak for themselves. This is not Whine & Cheese. Personal insults are out of place here.
 
Scammer,

You discovered my website, I have had it carefully hidden for years. You are quite the observer. :D

You can insult it all you want, the traffic proves you are an idiot so I don't care.

Thanks!

He insults me, I insult him Ed. I can think of nothing more petty than scammer so I guess all of us are even.

Save your private E-mail lectures Ed, those are petty and hiding your opinion in a private E-mail is as well.
 
I'll gingerly stray back to the topic: one of the posts about the Randall mentioned the idea of pilots carrying painkillers in their hollow handles in case of a crash . I haven't seen anyone suggest meds as an "extra," but it seems like a good idea to maybe have a blister pack or two of some powerful ibuprofin, asprin, etc.

I have a CR MK VI, a BK10, and numerous BRKTs. And an original Camillus AF Pilot Survival knife, which of course does not have a hollow handle.
 
I get the part about you want to fight. What I don't get is the assumption --shared by both sides -- that anyone else wants to be subjected to the verbal brawl.
 
I guess one thing that I don't understand about the hollow handle types of knives, is that the design will likely include at least some drawbacks but it's still quite easy to just attach a small pouch to the sheath. It doesn't take a ton of ingenuity to accomplish this, but you could even just pick up an aftermarket sheath like the specops stuff if you're feeling lazy. This will give you more room to put better 'necessities' into and let you be more selective of your blades. There are some makers of quality hollow handled blades, but why limit yourself when an alternative is so suitable?

It's not like there will be instances where you'd have the knife after the crash but not the sheath that it was housed in.

Ex:
moraswithpouches1.jpg
 
speed01 said:
I'll gingerly stray back to the topic: one of the posts about the Randall mentioned the idea of pilots carrying painkillers in their hollow handles in case of a crash . I haven't seen anyone suggest meds as an "extra," but it seems like a good idea to maybe have a blister pack or two of some powerful ibuprofin, asprin, etc.
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Sounds reasonable if the hollow handle is truly waterproof. A lighter could survive in a pocket if you go in the drink. Pills could benefit from more protection. Maybe some water-treatment "pills" as well?

I have a CR MK VI, a BK10, and numerous BRKTs. And an original Camillus AF Pilot Survival knife, which of course does not have a hollow handle.
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Seems like a proper hollow-handled knife would cost significantly more to build than the G is willing to spend on a "pilot's survival knife." Plus, the pilot has a survival kit on his "vest," yes?
 
Don Rearic said:
Save your private E-mail lectures Ed, those are petty and hiding your opinion in a private E-mail is as well.
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You got it, Don. No more petty private email. I'll do my talking to you in infractions when you get out of line, and eventually, the rest of us won't have that problem anymore.
 
One of the other drugs mention in the drawing submitted to Randall was Dexedrine. One of the OTC pep pills seems like a good idea also.

P.S. I, myself, am a fan of the old verbal fist-i-cuffs:). but Donny, don't be a hero, don't get yourself banned.
 
The thing about pouches, etc.... atleast in a military setting is what happens if the pouch gets hung up or torn during use.
 
Thomas Linton said:
Seems like a proper hollow-handled knife would cost significantly more to build than the G is willing to spend on a "pilot's survival knife." Plus, the pilot has a survival kit on his "vest," yes?
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Good point--yes, survival kits were separate and the assumption was that you'd have access to them. Plus, many pilots accesorized with camera case/altoid tin/small tupperware box in the flight suit with back-ups to the back-ups!
 
Back on point, I figured the few things I wanted in my hollow handle were extra necessities (I think my pic is on page 1 or 2). Fire & tinder, water purification, snare wire, fishing kit, sewing kit and knife upkeep (diamond hone) were the most important. All my other PSK items (paracord, poncho, tin foil, boulion cube, energy bars, mess kit + all of the items in my hollow handle in abundance and duplicated are also in my shoulder bag or my hydration backpack when ever I go out. If I lose my knife that would be a problem, but I still have all the things I think I need in my other kit. I also don't generally carry one knife.
 
bob bowie said:
The thing about pouches, etc.... atleast in a military is what happens if the pouch gets hung up or torn during use.
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Either the pouch or the knife could get lost. The pouch if carried on a belt is much less likely to get lost than the knife in the hand. If the sheath is torn from the belt with the knife in it, obviously both are gone.

I once attended some training at a school being led by a guy who seems to be way more famous today than he was then, Nick Rowe. It was 1986, before LTC Rowe was killed. One of the things that he stressed was that on most operations, one couldn't afford to lose a piece of equipment because, one, it told the bad guys we had been there and two, you generally needed the equipment and might die without it. Thus, he suggested, and we complied of course, that every piece of equipment be secured to you body with a dummy 550 cord. Flashlight, knives, canteens, compasses, everything except mags and grenades. It was sometimes a hassle, ie when filling canteens, and also sometimes snagged (you learned to make them short) but we adapted. You stick the dummy cord into the pouch first, so it isn't hanging out much. Either anchor the dummy cord to the pouch itself or the LBE. We often replaced those old VN era alice clips that held the pouches on to the LBE with something stronger, leather strapping or 550.

I do the same with my "survival stuff" at work now, although it is primarily a backup system so it is all on one 550 cord (whistle, P38, backup compass, firestarter & hack blade, small light etc). If I were running around with a compass in my hand, it wouldn't have all that other stuff on the same cord.
 
I just couldn't do a hollow handled knife. I mean, integrity shouldn't be impacted; they make skeletonized tangs all the time, so it's not that. I fully understand that folks were making these LONG before Rambo came out.

Here is a truism that all outdoorsy types should admit and embrace. Just about all these damn knives that we so passionately talk about will do the job! So why do I choose one over the other? Simple! I like the way one feels. I don't like the way the other feels. Chris Reeves' knives make me feel like a Rambo wannabe. So with all due respect to Mr. Reeves, I will not be carrying his knife in the field. If you like his Knife, and it makes you feel good, then you can probably trust that it won't fail you. Plus you get a nice little PSK shoved in the handle!

Now.... forget all of that because within the next week I will be posting a thread asking you to compare two knives for me to help me decide which one I should buy :)
 
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