Recent content by AdeInTokyo

The main maker of outdoor knives out here it toyokuni They don't generally make full tang knives. More likely use a 3/4 and 2 pins. Must be said I know little about kitchen knives, most larger department stores stock a range, but they are very expensive, (imo) and unless you a chef, I can't...

Apologies. I had no idea you were living off grid, in that case a plastic handled axe wouldn't be good. But they rarely fail. You'd be surprised. And a new fiskars axe will likely cist less than a handle for a GB axe (accounting for time and effort) and for the cost, you could order 4 and use...

If axes are too heavy to swing. Sounds like you want a saw, but you don't want a saw. And I love the snobbery of not even considering a plastic axe... What's wrong with a small axe, and a larger bow saw wuth a green wood blade... That will be the least effort and at a little extra weight...

http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2009/07/hitting-the-trail/

Heavy hose or rubber pipe cut and tied on can work

If however you want modern hiking mountaineering gear, you will be spoilt for choice.

Mate I live in japan, and to be honest, I order most stuff from the uk, with legal restrictions on knives, and the general style of glamping above camping means the equipment out here is very expensive and lightweight. The pricing means that it is cheaper for me to order and ship from the uk...

Thanks for the response, I was aware of the laws regarding General carrying in the uk, ie a night club, school. Football match... My point was more rhetorical, and aiming to point out the arbitrary nature of the uk knife laws. The pointed article section, is even worse. A pencil is...

I have a hypothetical question. Carrying a 3inch non locker is legal in the uk, but any fixed blade is prohibited, right (general carry)? The question is; what would happen if the blade broke off, you filed the bottom inch and a half to make a handle. Then you have a tiny fixed blade, would...

Definetly, square walls are more useful. I was just thinking of the old bomb shelters, they used a similar system for its added strength. The continuous curve acts like an arch and keystone. The forces are directed to the foundations smoothly. This plus the curved roof would make snow...

Could offer some advantages when it comes to dealing with snow load, and weather proofing.

I think I remember a ray means survival show about a couple of Kiwis that got caught out in the mountains. Think I remember that saying that it is more common above freezing, and people rarely go out in near Arctic conditions without proper gear. But an autumn hike can start off warm, you get...

It would have to be the prequel, mathematically speaking, no?

No, you need to buy two to gain the mechanical advantage snap inch thick sticks.

Surely the key to the hawk is weight and the fact you can remove the hand for packing in transit, and reattach it is the field. You can do that with an axe too, but it'd take a while. Same difference with a folding saw and a full hand saw. You don't see many carrying a tenon saw into a...