Recent content by FIU

That's remarkable. I have carried salt, pepper and sugar packets obtained from fast food joints while hiking and have been told I overthink things. You've taken your hiking food game to the next level.

What is causing these shortages? I feel terrible that you even have to deal with this.

That's what I read. At the same time the Peltonen M07 M690 steel knives are made at Laurin Metalli Oy. Isn't that the same company that makes the Varusteleka knives? I missed out on the stainless Jääkäripuukko 85 that came out this year but was able to get a few of the Jääkäripuukko 80 and two...

No, not in years. The one bonus of the invasive Python are that rodents are scarce. We also limit outdoor food and water sources so rodents are not even interested in our place. Last, we do have cats. On rare occasions the cats will leave a rat head on the entrance to the house, like that scene...

Yes, Varusteleka is a great company. I have all of their current Skrama and Jääkäripuukko and regularly carry them into Everglades National Park. If I had one desire to improve these knives it would be that they be offered in some form of stainless steel. The Peltonen knives, have an N690...

This is why I very much dislike undirected force, like just putting rat poison out to kills rats and everything else in the neighborhood. This is like some sort of urban minefield. What happens when a child gets ahold of that poison? I am sure the UK has the locked poison traps that look like...

Could someone explain the logic behind poisoning foxes? This is something that I do not quite understand.

Varusteleka Skrama Double Sheath with a Skrama 240 and a Jääkäripuukko 85 in it. I added to this a second Jääkäripuukko 85 in the leather sheath plus a handful of moral patches.

That's an awkward positioning of the head. Almost looks like a broken neck.

Happy 250th Independence Day for and from the United States of America. Anyone can be part of our national celebrations, so, please join us if you are inclined to. Here's to 250 more years of American freedom and prosperity.

Today I watched England v DR Congo (wow, what an ending) and USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (take me home, country roads). Tomorrow I'm setting time aside to watch Colombia vs Ghana.

I left physical therapy this morning, strangely feeling better. You know you have troubles when feeling even a bit better is strange. I stopped in to my local purveyor of booze, Publix, to see how long I could stand up and chat with the clerk, who is a friend of mine. While standing in the...

Boiling does not take away heavy metals and other pollutants. I question the ability of Lifestraw type devises to remove pollutants like petroleum, dioxins, and even radiation. In the end, you cannot excise all risk from our lives. We all have an appointment with death. Embrace that truth and...

Today is Mel Brooks 100th birthday. Turner Classic Movies has a Mel Brooks marathon of his movies today, The Producers, Blazing Saddles and now Young Frankenstein. When, I watch these movies I think there is no way, no way these would EVER get made today. Still, I just laugh my butt off all...

I gave up on any idea that any one knife would ever satisfy my needs, let alone desires. No, I am irretrievably and unrepentantly knife promiscuous and I reckon this is how I will remain as long as the cash holds out. At this point, I must have a few hundred knives, machetes, swords and even...