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conclusion of thread: as mentioned in post #1 the knife was supposed to be part of my payment working for someone and to be delivered upon return from europe --- after about six months of research (incl. asking you folks for advice) and enough bovine excrement from the guy i was working for i...

sorry to go somewhat off-topic (and quote myself), but second time i visited her place i made a joking remark about the large number of machetes around the house (common items around here :-) ) --- which had her digging under her kitchen counter for her favourite one (12" blade, for cutting up...

there's also a movie about this story-- no idea when it was released but it's an older one...

it took me several years and involved a useless lawyer, a second lawyer knowing her job (and charging a fair price), lots of misfortune(documents gone missing "thanks" to the corona conspiracy..., my dog being kidnapped when going back to town trying to find out where my documents are... etc.)...

i'm since many years convinced that a useless bird (a.k.a. "stork" ) dropped me off in the wrong place (and time?!) and that i was supposed to be dropped off in the land "Down Under" -- @ least i felt immediately at home there when i visited first... .unfortunately i doubt australian immigration...

my "outer layer" (=shoulder bag, tool belt, backpack) still comes in colours blending into my surroundings (==result of too many bad encounters with two-legged predators) -- although only my 18year old ponch comes in camo, the rest is olive or khaki. items inside the bags are either attached...

the video Felix Immler released last week (=about attaching a diamond stone to the sheath of the basic version) has some interesting ideas in it. am i the only one who would prefer a version of the knife in scandi or convex grind?!

thanks for your idea :-) i never heard of logan bread before... i don't have a stove but i'll experiment with small batches made over a campfire once i've a bit more funds available it recently got mentioned in another thread i can't find right now, but recently a guy doing historical living...

wish i'd known this thread (or forum) in april 2007 when i walked the "south coast track" in tasmania: as fires weren't allowed and i had no stove my provisions for 7days consisted of oats, sugar and cocoa powder (milk powder didn't agree with my digestion) -- a Spotted Quoll pinched the jar...

strictly books only for me! they don t require batteries in need of charge, electronics playing up etc. and just feel better :) and have you ever tried to swat a fly with those electronic gimmicks?! :P

i live off-grid and most of the time my phone is turned off. to get Wi-Fi i've to walk at least two km and cross a river (which can flood rapidly after big rain in no time...) and hope i have reception -- not much of an issue for me, except at the moment i'm doing some courses, part of which are...

you give me an idea here :) please forgive my lack of knowledge, but what's the difference between oatmeal and rolled oats?!

the casstrom no10 14C28N (as i'm living in humid climate and sleipner steel seems to require more maintenance) has made it on the top of my list -- currently there's only a few in stock so hopefully my european contact can grab me one :)

i was planning to get a brisa trapper95 (blank + scales ) but both trapper sizes are currently out of stock and won't be back (according to their email) until my contact returns from europe :-( that fallkniven R2 does indeed look nice, BUT it's unfortunately a wee bit too pricey for me :-(

name change or not, i'll give it a miss as it seems to be only available with wooden handle (not so good in a tropical rainforest...) and ferro rod -- which is an absolutely "minus" for me...

did joker change the name of the bushlore? (==if i type it into the search engine of their website it comes up without result...) trapper 115 is also out of stock... right now i'm drooling at the casstrom no10 in micarta... i can see a version in sleipner steel with kydex sheath...

got an email from brisa a few days ago: "trapper95 " is still out of production for a while (due to the delay in installing a new machine...) and won't be back until my european contact returns :'( ssoo i'm back to "square one" and i've to make my decision soon...

he's honorably retired now (and sleeps beside me at night) and he's a friend to me and not just gear, but my faithful walking stick is on top of the list. he's with me since over 18 years and has seen enough action to write a book... (the double "r" in my user name is no typo, but a reference...

i'm living off-grid and cook on fire, normally i'm banking it overnight.... .if it has gone out i'm mostly using the hand drill at the moment (as i'm doing bow drill for the tourists...). back- up are flint and steel and magnifying glass. i know i mentioned it before, but no matches, evil magic...

seems there's quite a few other disappointed customers out there (in my case a supposed 3day express delivery of documents took 3weeks (with several lame excuses from them) which cost me over 1000us$ extra...)if i'd become president dhl would be asked to pack their bags in a hurry and leave the...