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how's the performance so far?! didn't watch it, yet but there's a new YouTube video from Felix Immler about fixing issues with the sheath...

i stumbled across this forum by accident in 2007 (and are quite happy about it :-) ), not sure if it still exists but once there was also an australian version of the forum...

i agree that wood and leather look more nice (and leather is more quiet and less likely to break in case you crash land on your sheath (not happened to me yet :) ) but #1 i live in a topical rainforest climate where wood and leather require more maintenance #2 a nice-looking knife is more likely...

just watched the video and the knife looks increasingly like "i want one" to me :) does anyone know how high/ wide the blade is?! he mentions only the length and thickness in the video...

sorry if i'm going somewhat off topic, but is this treatment necessary for all kinds of wire or only brass?! it's long time ago now, but i snared rabbits and hares on a farm in New Zealand using copper and steel wire without any prior treatment... (never used brass wire) makes me wonder about...

funny thing that comes up just two days after i talked to a friend about Mac Guyver... a few month ago i posted a thread about looking for a new fixed blade -- as the one i was planning to get is out of stock the purchase hasn't happened yet and a a quick look at the knife mentioned in post #1...

i had no problems in vietnam, china, south korea and japan, either BUT nicaragua is sadly a bit different (which may have to do with their political situation): several negative incidents with triggerhappy police and soldiers (both of limited education) within a few hundred meters of crossing...

i haven't read all 7pages, so with the risk of repeating what others said before me :p : imho yes, but it depends what's in it... lots of folks have the misconception that survival situations happen only in remote wilderness and are long-term. (i found myself in one 4years ago 500m from the...

i learned something similar in Japan using bamboo called "fukiya"(iirc): cut a section about a foot (or a bit longer) with one end just below a node and poke a small hole in it which faces towards the fire. the "mouth end" has a larger opening. (hope my description makes sense...) it's amazingly...

you have a fridge?! :P why am i now reminded of the movie "the martian"?

i'm afraid it's too late as i already told my friend to put two micarta blanks into the shopping basket, but according to the email i received from brisa it should be o.k. (now i just hope my friend follows my instructions and doesn't mess it up...)

thanks for everyone's reply :) , ill go with micarta scales, then. i once made micarta myself, but the result wasn't that great which might be for several reasons...

hi! recently i posted a thread about getting a new knife, and my favorite so far is a blank of the "brisa trapper". i'm planning to put on the scales myself to give it some individual touch -- so far i'm not sure between micarta and G10... which one is better?! (i'm currently living in a...

seems it's already gone... i also got a detailed reply from brisa to the email i sent them two days ago -- most likely i'll tell my european contact to get one for me (as soon as the elmax version is available again) :cool: (== size wise it looks more suitable for carrying baldric style than...

i didn't realize they make fixed blades, too -- their pocketknives seem to have a good reputation...

i forgot to mention them in post #1 but they caught my attention a while ago, too... their "nomad" looks a bit too long and thick (5mm iirc) for my liking but some smaller models like the "lynx" look interesting :-) to throw another knifemaker into the discussion: 20 years ago a "puma" knife...

thanks for the replies! didn't know about fallkniven changing the steel, so that's off the list for me then... condor is also off the list due to the mentioned quality issues. the Garberg does indeed not look as nice as some other knives but Paul Kirtley and several other well-known outdoor...

as already mentioned in a few posts in the past: during a trip to nicaragua 4years ago i lost my five most-used knives and my pocketboy when being robbed by bandits... my carving knife i replaced with a homemade replacement, in late 2021 i managed to replace my pocketboy and last year i got a...

iirc there's also a YouTube clip where mors kochanski basically said the same (about plastic mirrors)

i used to fold it backwards and buckle it in place and either put the whole backpack into a large bag (similar material to what plastic tarps made from, available in hardware stores etc for transporting leaves) or a plastic tarp. unless a clown at a south korean airport decides to rip a hole in...