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I’ve been spending money at WT Kirkman’s here in California. It’s fun and serious backup

A spanner and lug nuts can put a tyre back on. JP was embraced by Right Wing America and carried aloft in their arms like a sports hero. His dialog is being defined by Them and losing the audience he should be addressing. As a left winger( inartful pigeonhole ) I see plenty of hypocrisy...

The KaBar WAS issued in WWII and primarily, but not exclusively to the USMC. It has not been service issue for many years. But, the history and allure have made it a stock PX item along with zippo lighters for newly minted jarheads And substitute standard. It’s an iconic knife; not as good as...

Forums are notoriously awkward for exchanging ideas. We need leather chairs and pints to do that. PAX and no apology needed.

One of the original rides at Disneyland features a boat ride from a whales mouth through a Wind in the Willows tour of miniature homes on the bank. My LAST visit, in full dress USCG uniform saw a 18 something attendant INSIST on grabbing my elbow to assist in boarding, spooking me and sending...

I was referring to a debate with the man himself. He is still a compelling voice worth listening to. I think people have been ‘unchivalrous’ to use a old masculine concept Towards him. I emphasize deeply, having been ill subscribed benzodiazepine by an idiot V A doctor too. The attacks by IE...

Doctor Jordan Peterson is a compelling and articulate speaker Looks down to the side to gather my thoughts. He is well dressed . I would be very hesitant to blunder into a debate ill prepared. I’ve read his books, enjoyed his earlier lectures even in disagreement. BUT, somewhere, the wheels came...

These are now rare and dear in value. I watched member Matt Bigmonster’s YouTube tutorial. I came away thinking ‘ all those Poles managed quiet well as issued. I’m lazy, mine is. Works fine

I had the opportunity and privilege to attend kindergarten on Apache lands by reason of ancestry and location. We boys got into minor brawl over a forgotten cause. Teacher gathered us. ‘ our oral tradition tells of Gyaato’ and his followers on the train to Oklahoma. The Apache army scouts were...

There are US companies online that sell Hickory tool handles. If you have a special project in mind one may serve as a blank. My bucksaw, Akka axe, hiking staff and custom knife all use Hickory. It’s not as flashy as others, but incredibly strong and stable. But from a practical perspective Ash...

With the possible exception of a #1 Moras have a not insubstantial handle adding strength and rigidity. KaBars have stacked leather subject to shrinkage and working loose. Users also find cause to hammer the pommel. The larger package promotes a lot of overconfidence.

Those were a different knife ( name escapes me at the moment) primarily a utility knife for opening supply crates etc. they have an even weaker tang. The knives are OK within their limits. It’s repeated AB-use that starts to loosen things up and tang breakage. I saw a new KaBar dropped on...

Dutch Bushcraft Knives did a review not to long ago. They were a popular knife with Australians ‘in the bush’ post WW2. They usually lopped off the top guard and drilled a lanyard hole. The marines would notch the guard making a solar scale for time and direction. KaBar makes the most pleasing...

Can we distill this thread to some tangible points? OP admired a Prominent member of our First People’s AKA American Indians, the Slurs Redskins and Blanketheads, Lost tribes of Israel et al. The polite address is to ask ‘ which nation are you?’ Then a green comet appeared. I couldn’t view the...

If, you haven’t? Watch Mors Kochanski and a few other YouTube primers on safety. My grandfather said an axe is a double barreled shotgun, loaded and the hammers cocked 24/7

Thankyou for the translations. ‘ on the fly’ is a older phrase for a spontaneous or poorly organized activity here. Language is very fluid and constantly changing . I told a friend to ‘hang up the phone and get some sleep.’ HUH?

British actor Julian Sands has been missing since last Friday. He went hiking solo in our San Gabriel Mountains near Mount Baldy. A second hiker is also lost in the area. Search crews had to be pulled off due to avalanches and deteriorating trail conditions over the weekend and have resumed. His...

6’2” 200lbs 44” chest. I have the Carinthia MO5. It’s a true mummy VS some that think loose bags draped like US sack suits are warmer- not. What I love, is the quick release zipper. I had one of the controversial WIGGY bags. They are in the Sack Suit camp. It had the most miserable excuse for a...

I learned a new ENGLISH term. Please explain the origins of ‘fly tipping’ the meaning is obvious. Years ago, a fancy hotel up the coast near Harry and Meghan Was flushing sewage directly into the ocean. They paid tuppence fines and mentioned their guest list. ‘Someone’ active then in EARTH...

Cant hooks here too. Mors Kochanski has an episode on YOuTube on a flip winch that may prove useful. California has lots of trees down from the storm. An intact forest can handle high winds. But the false ‘beauty strips’ along roadways to hide clear cutting are vulnerable to ‘edge effect’ Our...