Weekend getaway with the wife, kids, and the beckers.

[Gizler00]

Family and I were able to get away for the weekend. We took a small campin trip to a place we have never been. It's called Indian Cave State Park, in south eastern Nebraska. Right next to Missouri.

Very nice place, kind if reminds me of where i grew up in south western Pennsylvania.

We have a small travel trailer that we tow behind my truck. Ideally we would like to camp in tents like we used to, but this is a little easier with our twin boys. Especially when it's cold and or raining. (Had a little bit if both this weekend.
Here's a few pics.

It's a really nice wooded and hilly state park that borders the Missouri River.

Now into the knives!!!

So it was really a toss up to what other knives I was going to bring along with the bk2. I have already tested out the bk24 over the last few weeks and also using it as my EDC. So I already knew what it was capable of. Bu in the end I decided to bring the bk24 and my bhk bushbaby. Not until we got there Friday night, did I realize that I was only going to need the bk2 and nothing else. This knife is amazing and can complete all sorts of tasks! I figured I would need the 24 for all the fine work of making sticks for roasting hot dogs or other food prep.

Not only was I wrong I was way wrong.

Since we were at a campground that we could park our travel trailer at, there was a fire ring. So what did I do, start chopping some small dead trees down for kindling. The bk2 not only did this task but I swear the trees were collapsing at the fear of getting hit with this beast.

I already had some firewood that I brought from home. It was some oak that I got from a buddy. It was plenty hard and thought I was going to have some trouble chopping it up. Well again I was wrong. I decided to do all the wood processing with the bk2 and not use the estwing axe at all.

Here are a few pics.

Before. Nice new finish.

Did some batoning

Got a small fire going to cook dinner on.

 

[Saint Loke]

Cool pictures. I especially loved the angle and execution of the batoning-pic! Very nice, Gizler.

 

[Gizler00]

Here are a few pics after batoning some wood and getting a small fire going. Now this is also after cutting open a few boxes, some small sticks for kindling, and other basic camp duties. Still hair shaving sharp !!

Coatings holding up better than I thought.



Woke up Saturday morning to some cold weather and rain. Here's a pic from one of the overlooks on the Missouri about 9:00am

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Waited for the weather to clear up. Thankfully it dd. but in the meantime, while it was cold an rainy, we took the boys to the museum where they had some crafts they could make. Here they are painting these ceramic pumpkins.

About 12:30 at the same lookout as before.

Got out to do some hiking and the sorts.

Had to take a few pics with the 24. It was feeling left out.

Can you see it?

Here's a close up

A trail head to another tent campsite

Well we finally made it back to camp after a few hours of hiking with the boys. Now it was time to make more fire!! Back to the 2!!

I batonned through a whole crap load of wood this time. An figured I woul attempt to make some fuzz sticks.
No problem for the 2.

Never would have thought this edge woul hold up like this. It wasn't quite shaving sharp anymore, well a little bit and some pain I hair ripping out. So I guess you could say it was semi-shaving sharp.

Unfortunately I didn't get to take As many pics as I would have liked to with the kids, rain, etc..

Here are a few of after. The coatings definitely worn and it shows. But man do I LOVE this thing!!!

In closing, it was a great weekend and I am so glad that I decided to go with the 2 it's a great knife for just about everything. If I had one thing to complain about it would be the sheath. There were a few times where I needed to holster it back in while the kiddos were next to me and if I didn't snap the top, it woul turn almost upside down on my side. But making/buying a sheath is minor compared to what this thing is capable of.

I said it before and I'm saying it again. I don't know why I waited so long to get back into beckers!!!! Thank you me. Becker for making such a fine knife and knives for us to use with our families.

 

[Gizler00]

Cool pictures. I especially loved the angle and execution of the batoning-pic! Very nice, Gizler.

Thanks for the compliments. Check out the other pics I put up.

 

[Saint Loke]

Thanks for the compliments. Check out the other pics I put up.

I love seeing people take their families out in the nature, and I love seeing those sturdy knives in action! This part of the US seems beautiful, I cant wait to travel over the pond and have a look at your amazing country.

 

[stvpourciau]

Nice thread

 

[ironborn]

Great stuff sir!

 

[Eero]

Looks like a nice family outing. Glad your already putting that 2 to use. I had the same problem with the factory sheath and just slapped a Tek-Lok on the back and eventually got some custom kydex.

 

[Silverthorn]

Always fun to get out with the fam, especially with new steel.
Just remember if your 2 replaces your 16 that you said I have dibs ...lol

 

[The Warrior]

Looks like fun man. I love getting outdoors. Glad you like the 2.

 

[Gizler00]

Always fun to get out with the fam, especially with new steel.
Just remember if your 2 replaces your 16 that you said I have dibs ...lol

Haha I sure did. I'm not sure on the 16 yet, but you will be the first to know!!

Looks like a nice family outing. Glad your already putting that 2 to use. I had the same problem with the factory sheath and just slapped a Tek-Lok on the back and eventually got some custom kydex.

I think that's where I'm headed with this sheath. I might just make a kydex one for it myself. I have made them for izulas and other knives in the past. Just nothing this large.

Looks like fun man. I love getting outdoors. Glad you like the 2.

It really was a great weekend, the family ha alot o fun also. And I do love this 2

I love seeing people take their families out in the nature, and I love seeing those sturdy knives in action! This part of the US seems beautiful, I cant wait to travel over the pond and have a look at your amazing country.

The states have so many beautiful places to see. My parents live in Moab Utah and its breathtaking out there. I really miss the Appalachian mtn's that I use to live in growing up in Southwestern, Pennsylvania.

 

[Gizler00]

Up until now I have used simple rods and stones to sharpen my knives. Also a strop to do the smaller ones.

So I just ordered a DMT aligner deluxe kit sharpener from amazon tonight. Kind of excited to use it.

I used to own a lansky and I hated it. But these seem to have a better clamping system.

 

[grinter]

Up until now I have used simple rods and stones to sharpen my knives. Also a strop to do the smaller ones.

So I just ordered a DMT aligner deluxe kit sharpener from amazon tonight. Kind of excited to use it.

I used to own a lansky and I hated it. But these seem to have a better clamping system.

The DMT kit will work well, but the clamp is really at its limit trying to squeeze in the BK2

 

[Gizler00]

The DMT kit will work well, but the clamp is really at its limit trying to squeeze in the BK2

I figured it would be pushing it for the 2. But it will work we'll for all of my knives, izula, bk24, all of my BHK knives, etc..
If all else fails ill make a new clamp

 

[Gizler00]

I forgot to post up a pic of our setup.