An important one for me!

[rhyan]

Last October we adopted a little girl and today for the first time I took her to the Peaks for a little bit of outdoors goodness.

Nothing major just a ramble into the woods, a bacon butty and then little one having to use a compass to find the trail again. She also found a fallen birch and collected some bark for fire starting after remembering me telling her about it at home a few weeks ago - well spotted.

Her current knife is a Ritter RSK MK5 (point rounded off and so blunt you could ride bare ar$e to London on it!) , but apparently Santa is bringing a pink SAK.........

Sorry no face photos, she is still classed as looked after and cannot for legal reasons. However, you can see Rolo the teddy sporting his new blue Bivvy bag!

Not the best pics, but mean the world to me!

Have a great weekend

 

[Harvestman]

That is fantastic mate! Good on you and to her for your great day out.

:You_Rock_

 

[Madriverrob]

Excellent :You_Rock_

 

[sunndog]

Good on yer........just keep that pink SAK sharper than her current knife

 

[bopdude]

Looks like a good start, thanks for sharing

 

[crosslandkelly]

Great report, I'm so glad you both enjoyed your day.

 

[rhyan]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Mesquite]

Congratulations on what is hopefully the first of many such father daughter trips out

 

[mick91]

Looks like you, the bairn and rolo had a great day out! Good on you and sure when Santa brings the sak it'll be cherished

 

[Baldman Jump]

Lovely stuff. Lucky girl....and lucky you. Great memories being made

 

[rhyan]

http://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/pt/-victorinox-children-s-army-knife-my-first-victorinox-pink.htm

Pink...... I bloody hate pink!!!!!!

 

[Chris the Fish]

Great stuff. I'm reliving my childhood through my 9 yr old when it comes to bushcraft and we're both loving it.

If Carlsberg did bonding activities....


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[Russell96]

That is fantastic and also I think it is so wonderful when people adopt. Looks great for all of you.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[John Fenna]

Great stuff!
Pink knives ...OK..
But DO NOT get her a Pink Spork - AKA, Tool of the Devil!

 

[rhyan]

LOL!Sporks are the scourge of humanity!

 

[Goatboy]

Looks a crackin' day out Rhyan, and though the first of many it'll be the one you both remember in the years to come. As to the pink thing something that comes to mind is a father commenting on the pink hillwalking boots that I was stocking in the shop. "As long as it encourages my daughter to get out and have fun they can have fur trimming with rhinestones on." Very true, us chaps are pandered to as to colour and style (just think of the Heroes of Telemark or Mr. Tacticool photos of the chaps on here )
Chuffed it's all going well for you, I know a few folks that have gone through the adoption process and have the highest regard for them, and the rewards are great too.

 

[MarkN]

What a great day out and time together. I'm sure you'll both have great times together.

 

[rhyan]

Thanks everyone - we did a pitstop on the way back at Decathlon and now have Pink walking boots and rucksack.... Joy! LOL!

She is a good kid who loves the outdoors (as I type she is making a new home for the Woodlice she found under a rock in the orchard.)

Good times

 

[Harvestman]

http://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/pt/-victorinox-children-s-army-knife-my-first-victorinox-pink.htm

Pink...... I bloody hate pink!!!!!!

I love that a children's knife comes with a blunt blade and a bottle opener for getting the tops off bottles of beer

She will love it!

 

[rhyan]

Yeah, I couldn't quite figure out the bottle opener! Oh well, I am sure I can use that bit