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Post by Lamebeaver on Mar 15, 2019 17:36:01 GMT -8
I wouldn't call hand sanitizer a pet peeve, but think it is over hyped. I prefer multi-use supplies. A few drops of Everclear can sanitize your hands, start a fire, and help formulate a tasty beverage.
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Post by Sleeping Bag Man! on Feb 15, 2023 18:43:20 GMT -8
Holy sheepshoes, how did I miss this thread?!?! You guys were way too hard on this guy. Shame on you. When I go out to whip the wilderness, I carry the Survival Slasher 6000™It folds up nicely and tucks away into a sheath I riveted to the back of my guitar. The sheath is made of genuine handcrafted California Condor hide, which I harvested myself using a shoulder-fired missile launcher modified for trophy hunting. How do you guys cut through a giant bologna with your puny little trinket blades? Who has time for that?
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Post by BigLoad on Feb 15, 2023 19:24:08 GMT -8
How do you guys cut through a giant bologna with your puny little trinket blades? I keep my most awesome pocket knives and sheath knives in a workbench drawer with my fancy chisels. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't used my best knives for any task but opening boxes and cutting the twine they use to tie Christmas trees onto my car. Even so, I keep them razor sharp. I like being able to cut loose the Christmas tree with one stroke.
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Post by Sleeping Bag Man! on Feb 15, 2023 21:46:45 GMT -8
I keep my most awesome pocket knives and sheath knives in a workbench drawer with my fancy chisels. You'll need your chisels to scrape all the ice off your head after a fireless, sleepless night in your "sleeping" bag. No thanks! How am I supposed to accurately shoot a fast moving herd of man-eating mountain lions, if I've got brain-freeze? The Survival Slasher 6000™ has 6 cubic feet of cold-rolled anodized steel, so finely polished that it can start an emergency survival fire just by reflecting sunlight onto a tree. Here I am making an emergency survival cook fire: ( hoooooo doggy! That's 24 million BTUs right there! What's your JetBoil got? 6,000? cute...)
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Post by gabby on Feb 16, 2023 2:38:50 GMT -8
It folds up nicely and tucks away into a sheath I riveted to the back of my guitar. Which takes me back to the "Backpack for guitar" thread and the responses there. I mean, how the hell are you going to get those rivets to hold in that thing? I actually started to reply to that thread's OP in the same frivolous manner as all the rest had, but I made the mistake of checking first for "collapsible mobile guitar". What I got back was a list of options I couldn't even begin to post, given that I was browsing this august forum on an iPhone device. (I have limited access to my old computer, which now sits smack in the "office" of my at-home working daughter who doesn't like interruptions during her intense work. My "sportball TV" is in there too, and there's nowhere else to put it! NO BASKETBALL!!!) But, here I am, because I'm experiencing periodic sleeplessness because of advancing old age. <decrepit> So, anyway, the options for carrying a guitar in the "wilderness" are much more numerous than I would have ever imagined. There are tons of electronified, foldable rigs out there with built-in amps and headphone jacks - I was floored! They range from this cheap thing (probably not worth it for your guitar enthusiast, even at ~$30) www.guitarcenter.com/PocketStrings/PocketStrings-6-Fret-Black-1372692949687.gc?cntry=us&source=4WWRWXGP&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxbefBhDfARIsAL4XLRoJ8o2y9iIsSYNCA5k9BACEJhTZTppqtaq4ecHKByIUWVqBOU73BlUaAsTiEALw_wcBto this Yamaha SLG200S Silent Guitar (~$730) And, finally, a (relatively impressive - I think) demo of the Yamaha, which breaks down a bit. (The guitar, not the video.) (There are even more portable ones.)
Who knew?
FYI: I'll post this thing to that "guitar thread" now, but I doubt the OP will return, given the reception he/she got. :^) --We are so very evil, are we not?
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Post by Sleeping Bag Man! on Feb 16, 2023 3:09:39 GMT -8
Which takes me back to the "Backpack for guitar" thread and the responses there. I mean, how the hell are you going to get those rivets to hold in that thing? Silly man! I use a blind rivet: Types of Rivets "This type of rivet only has access from one side. Since the back is “blind”, it therefore cannot be seen. The blind rivet is made up of two parts, a head and a mandrel of the same or different material."The whole process is.......well...... riveting.
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Post by gabby on Feb 16, 2023 3:20:43 GMT -8
Silly man! I use a blind rivet And you are so subtlely innuendoistical and dubbally entendered. examples.yourdictionary.com/double-entendre-examples.htmlNote (again): Let's just leave "head" alone - uh, other than "headgames" or "screwing with your head" stuff. The strings of implausible associations, given the hour and the insanity of it all, are infinite. Burp. Rivet. Dis here hole danged ting is gonna change de tone. Ub de geetar.
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Post by Sleeping Bag Man! on Feb 16, 2023 3:34:11 GMT -8
Note (again): Let's just leave "head" alone - uh, other than "headgames" or "screwing with your head" stuff. The strings of implausible associations, given the hour and the insanity of it all, are infinite. Eh? That's a headshot of Barbara Mandrell. Where were you going? Dirty birdy!
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Post by gabby on Feb 16, 2023 6:00:54 GMT -8
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Post by leadbelly on Mar 13, 2023 12:46:36 GMT -8
usually a small folding knife with a good lock. benchmade griptilian or spyderco paramilitary 2. occasionally, a fixed blade fallkniven F1 or a now-discontinued Bark River Gameskeeper. the latter is higher maintenance, non-stainless steel. has very nice micarta scales that I had to scuff with fine grit sandpaper b/c it was so smooth. i'm more likely to bring a fixed blade if we're lighting a real fire as opposed to cooking with a stove - it's easier to make a fuzz stick for kindling with a fuller, better handle and a fixed blade.
Opinel was my go-to hiking knife - sharp, light, simple - until, on a humid day, my hand slipped on the wood handle & I carved a nice gash in my thumb.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Mar 13, 2023 17:01:18 GMT -8
Yep, for real food prep and such a fixed blade is something I prefer as well: far easier to keep clean. For general use I’ve a bench made folder that’s easy to hand.
While for hiking chores such as trimming moleskin I lean towards some small folding scissors.
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Post by trinity on Mar 14, 2023 17:44:17 GMT -8
I recently decided I needed (okay, wanted ) a new EDC. I used an REI refund to pick up a Benchmade Mini Bugout. It is a thing of beauty, and a great balance between weight, size, and functionality. Not cheap, but if you're looking for a backpacking blade, this would be hard to beat.
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Post by Coolkat on Mar 15, 2023 5:23:12 GMT -8
trinity, interesting choice. I'm on the hunt to replace and upgrade my Kershaw Clash (serrated version). If Benchmade made a partial serrated version of that I'd probably be interested.
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Post by trinity on Mar 15, 2023 11:55:59 GMT -8
Coolkat , I would be curious to know why you like combo blades. I used to have a folder with a combo blade, but I felt that the serrated edge was too short to do any good, and it shortened the usable straight edge length. But if I were looking for an EDC with a combo blade, I would probably get a Spyderco Delica. I have one with a plain edge, and though it is a little too much knife for my purposes, it is a really nice knife.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Mar 15, 2023 13:02:16 GMT -8
I like the 940 Osborne Benchmade family. I’ve come to like the kanto blade and they’re a nice reasonable edc size. Cost varies by handle material, costliest with carbon fiber.
With the open back it’s also easier to clean than a classic closed back Buck or SAK.
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