Amir Fleschwund
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Everytime you mention firing up the R9, I momentarily think you’re plugging in to play guitar. R9 is a model of Les Paul.It’s going to be a beautiful day here in the City by the Bay! I’m going to fire up the R9 and ride across town to get my meds. Along for the ride the Harvey Special and Stingray. Have a great weekend folks!
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Ride safe!
Thanks, Steve!
I’ve been carrying the biggest of the big SAKs lately ~ Wenger Ranger 55. 5.25”.have an great week-end, y'all.
Rough Rider "Synthetiv Yellow"/"Old Yeller" series. (Stainless blades.)
In RFP: RR719 Barlow and RR1287 Loom Fixer/"Half Hawk"
The Toferner Celtic Pocket/Neck Knife sheath cord is looped on a ring located on the 03:00/15:00 belt loop.The sheath and knife sre carried in the right cargo pocket.
The SAK Hercules is is clipped on the SS SAK belt loop, forward of the 03:00/15:00 belt loop.
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Still behind the 03:00/15:00 belt loop and before the wallet:
Leatherman Charge+ TTi and Oak with 5160 blade Buck 110
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I just looked.
The Toferner has been part of my EDC since 11-04-21.
The Hercules and LM since since 03-10-21.
I suppose that makes them a "true" EDC.
Honestly, I don't see them coming off in the forseeable yet to happen. I have in my will they "go with me" when I get planted. Not sure what other pocket knives I'll take along.
If I get found and dug up in 5,000 plus years, chances are everything I take with me will be the only ones still in existance ... I wonder if the distant future archyologist that finds and digs me up will know what a fountin pen and the bottles of ink are ...)
Great info. Thanks!Glad I could inspire such a cool memory!
I usually carry a Glock 40 (Longslide 10mm) loaded with Underwood's (absolutely screaming) 220gn hard cast lead - but not for gators. Those are for boar. I'm not a hunter, but I've grown up in and around the glades and have found that alligators, despite what you've heard in the pathologically misinformed and bombastically dishonest media, are mostly docile and much more likely to flee when startled than they are to display aggression. After years of close observation, I've got to the point that I can predict with a high degree of accuracy which direction they'll bolt in once they notice me - they're very, very predictable. I try to explain it to folks by saying that alligators behave more like frogs than crocodiles - which have an altogether different and much more aggressive mindset - despite the similarly appearing hardware. In fact, while I won't begrudge anyone hunting gators, I just find it quite unsporting and decidedly unimpressive as they'll generally just lay there waiting to be shot.
Hunters looking for a challenge should attempt to bag some of our Osceola turkeys (considered one of the craftiest game birds on earth), being leaner than their Eastern counterparts, they've been clocked flying at speeds of up to 55 mph and I've heard that if you shoot and miss, you might as well go back to camp as you won't see another one for the rest of the day - cunning and confounding masters of stealth and camouflage, I've heard some hunters claim that they are impervious to calling techniques that work nearly everywhere else in North America.
Of all the potentially dangerous native and non-native species in the Everglades; including black bear, Florida panther, coral snakes, Eastern diamondbacks, water moccasins, bull sharks (yes, in fresh water - really), Burmese and reticulated pythons, boa constrictors, American alligators, American crocodiles, and more - the wild boar are, to me, easily of the most concern. They destroy vast areas of wilderness and behave more aggressively than any of the other swamp denizens hands down. I used to tote a 7" barrel Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter chambered in 44 mag, but for defense against boar, I think the Glock makes a bunch more sense.
It's an incredibly beautiful natural area that takes some time and dedication to really appreciate - you won't find the grand and obvious majesty of Muir Woods or Yellowstone, but if you're willing to zoom in on the details - you're sure to be handsomely rewarded.
If you're interested in planning a trip down here, let me know and I'll happily provide what information I've got in order to have a safe, fun, and enjoyable experience!
Knife content: As much as I love big camp knives and traditional folders, they're of limited utility in the glades. I usually take a small fixed blade (like the Northwoods Fall Creek) and a small machete. Sometimes I take an axe, but I don't think I've ever used it- there just isn't much hardwood down here.
PS - Never made it to Boy Scouts (kinda strange scouting culture down here...) but I did win the Pinewood Derby and Knot-tying portion of the Cub Scout Jamboree one year!
Yes, of all you listed, the boars and bull sharks would scare me the most. Good choice of sidearm and loads.
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