"Urban legend?"

[Olaff]

I live in 49th parallel north in Canada & i see -30 regulary on the winter and -40 a few times each winter.At this temperature you dont want to play with a knife.sometime i use a machete or an axe on the winter in my snowshoes trail.but i dont go camping on winter & i dont hunt yet on winter.But is clear that your wet skin will stick to metal under -15

 

[bluka94]

Hi!

Thanks for all replies.
That unit I'll be placed at, will not operate in those extreme climates. But if that happens by any chance, then I'll use previosly mentioned "rubber tube that shrinks when heated". It should work. And dry gloves, ofcourse...
And how do you call that rubber tube I described, anyway?

 

[Kazeryu]

And how do you call that rubber tube I described, anyway?

usually "Shrink wrap".

 

[jdailey4206966]

If the steel is at 30 below, anything wet will freeze & stick to it quickly. Could be a legit concern for those who work in those temps (along with many steels losing up to 90% of their toughness at that temp).

Don't know about knives losing their toughness at that temp. I guess it depends what type of knife and steel you have. My father in law said about 10 years ago he was in alaska, and it was about -30 degrees and he had to work all day in this. He has an old schrade folder (which he carried at the time) which was just a basic carbon steel blade, and he left it out all day long. He said he even dropped it in the snow a few times, but he said it kept on cuttin. He said he had heard about this problem, but all he did at the end of the work day back in his motel room, he took wd-40 and coated the blade, and used some on the pivot point. The wd-40 of course protected from rust, but he said somehow it added a degree of toughness to the blade. He has that same knife still sittin in the drawer. He hasn't carried it since he came back, but it still has no lick of rust on it and it is still sharp and tough as nails.

 

[nozh2002]

I rather wrap it with some natural cord then use this plastic pipes. Who knows - plastic or rubber may became very brittle it the -30C.

Vodka get frozen in this temperature! Ears will turn into some kind of icicles if you are not covering them (in this case do not touch them - just let them warn itselfs, otherwise)!

I think stacked birch bark is probably best to my knowledge handle material for this kind of winter.

Thanks, Vassili.

 

[bluka94]

I rather wrap it with some natural cord then use this plastic pipes.

Any suggestions on natural cord that I can use for my Busse Jackhammer?

 

[Quiet Storm]

On a side note, have any of you guys living in cold climates encountered any problems with coldness-induced brittleness (such as broken or extensively chipped blades)?