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Stripped my little Swamprat Swampwarden yesterday and figured I'd take it out today.
We all know how those coated blades make it tough to use a ferro-rod so I wanted to try my Warden out now that the coating had gone !
Worked like a charm now, I lit up both some wood shavings and also some old mans beard/resin mix !
While I was doing this Snicker wouldn't stop barking at a clump of grass, I thought she'd gone crazy till I examined the spot a little closer. A snake had used the stiff grass to help shed it's skin, Snicker must have been able to smell this !
A little further into the hike I came across these remains, looked like Raccoon !
I came across my first Tiger Lilies of the year, I've tried the corm from these before and they actually taste pretty good....... plants such as these are good to know for a survival situation but obviously you don't want to be continually digging them up unless you really need to!
Maisy at a nice sunny clearing we found !
People on the forums often ask me about the serrated blade on my Army SAK as if it is some sort of problem. Well I have to say that it really doesn't make much difference at all when carving. If anything I find it actually helps with trap triggers etc and really excels at cutting through tough cordage.
I made this quick notch today just using the serrated section to show what I mean. If anyone finds it hard to carve with this blade then it's down to the users lack of ability not the knife.
We all know how those coated blades make it tough to use a ferro-rod so I wanted to try my Warden out now that the coating had gone !
Worked like a charm now, I lit up both some wood shavings and also some old mans beard/resin mix !
While I was doing this Snicker wouldn't stop barking at a clump of grass, I thought she'd gone crazy till I examined the spot a little closer. A snake had used the stiff grass to help shed it's skin, Snicker must have been able to smell this !
A little further into the hike I came across these remains, looked like Raccoon !
I came across my first Tiger Lilies of the year, I've tried the corm from these before and they actually taste pretty good....... plants such as these are good to know for a survival situation but obviously you don't want to be continually digging them up unless you really need to!
Maisy at a nice sunny clearing we found !
People on the forums often ask me about the serrated blade on my Army SAK as if it is some sort of problem. Well I have to say that it really doesn't make much difference at all when carving. If anything I find it actually helps with trap triggers etc and really excels at cutting through tough cordage.
I made this quick notch today just using the serrated section to show what I mean. If anyone finds it hard to carve with this blade then it's down to the users lack of ability not the knife.
