what are the general thoughts on the Chris chaine survival tool??
http://www.chriscainesurvival.com/tool.html
http://www.chriscainesurvival.com/tool.html
CC survival tool
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It's a bloody expensive machete. He worked with Lofty at Trueways until something happened in the midst of time and he walked from Trueways.
Never used one, but then again i never used Loftys machete/parang big bellied knife either.
Never used one, but then again i never used Loftys machete/parang big bellied knife either.
for that kind of money you can get yourself many good quality machetes.... even some custom made ones
the sheath is gorgeous!
Esteban
the sheath is gorgeous!
Esteban
I love the way the website warns "You must be 18 to buy this item!" just above the price - £229.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, my cold steel kukri machete (£29) took the buddleia stump apart in 5 minutes, my little ax (£2 from the allotment shop, second hand) does the kindling, and my Mora (£8) does the rest. That makes me £190 up on the deal, I reckon.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, my cold steel kukri machete (£29) took the buddleia stump apart in 5 minutes, my little ax (£2 from the allotment shop, second hand) does the kindling, and my Mora (£8) does the rest. That makes me £190 up on the deal, I reckon.
I agree with Maddave, I'm fairly certain this is a shorter version of Lofty's "parang" that you can see him use on You Tube. Sorry cant do url.
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i HAD a lofty knife years ago and I hated it , handle was to short and uncomfortable blade was far to heavy fronted not much good for any thing but chopping and not that good at that! I am waiting for a Stuart Wilson parang at the moment, custom option at £250 ish.
I've used one of his, passaround on British Blades, superb build quality and the grind angles suited me, a pleasure to use.
I agree, it made me completely change my views on big knives. It chopped down a small tree, split it then feathersticked it. Awesome.
featherstick you made £260 on the deal as the tool was £299.00
I feel even better now.
I'm sure that sort of blade has its place, but not for what most of us would be doing.
Um, not so sure really, I think sapper 1 makes a valid point, It's a big old lump to cart about on the off chance you might end up in a life threatening situation.
An MOD survival knife would make more sense to me, stick it in your pack and forget about it till such time as push comes to shove?
Clearly a Lofty Wiseman rip off, why did he embarrass himself by doing that? Is he that unoriginal that he had to copy his employers work?
I doesn't say much for him, or his ideas.
If you pretend to invent the wheel and then try to take all the credit for it, your gonna get caught out, and this is what has just happened
I doesn't say much for him, or his ideas.
If you pretend to invent the wheel and then try to take all the credit for it, your gonna get caught out, and this is what has just happened
This has been bugging me, finally remembered the thread over on BB. You can draw your own conclusions.
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?96053-anyone-seen-this&highlight=lofty+wiseman
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?96053-anyone-seen-this&highlight=lofty+wiseman
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