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That does it..... I'm only bringing my own kit to the next meet up......
Does Anyone Not Carry A Knife
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That does it..... I'm only bringing my own kit to the next meet up......
spydie UKPK for dog walking out and about plus sometimes for work. I also carry a custom SAK for any of the days that im not carrying my UKPK. When on an trip/overnighter then its which ever one i made last usually
I would try to avoid carrying any locking folders/blades over 3 inch without a good reason to avoid any bobby confrontation.
I would try to avoid carrying any locking folders/blades over 3 inch without a good reason to avoid any bobby confrontation.
I always edc my folder unless going to an airport etc. I use it often enough each day to justify carrying it and have to admit to feeling 'naked' without it.
Always carry a knife,with the obvious exception.
Being retired,I can stay away from "sensitive" areas as much as possible.
Usually have a SAK,a stockman and a fixed blade of some description when wandering about in woods.
Apart from airports,I have the SAK with me at all times (don't go to pubs).
Being retired,I can stay away from "sensitive" areas as much as possible.
Usually have a SAK,a stockman and a fixed blade of some description when wandering about in woods.
Apart from airports,I have the SAK with me at all times (don't go to pubs).
I'm at the Antrim office at the moment and I travelled hand luggage only this morning...I feel a bit naked without my gerber and opi.
I'm thinking I might run into town and get myself some sort of multitool that I can leave in the drawer at the office here for when I am over.
I'm thinking I might run into town and get myself some sort of multitool that I can leave in the drawer at the office here for when I am over.
Strangely I was talking to bent-stick on Saturday round a campfire about using an axe more often than a knife. I used Red Hunters Axe for feather sticks then it was used by bent-stick to prepare a side of a pig for cooking.
I'd be very tempted to leave my knives at home and only take an axe or three to the next meet I attend. Although I'd still keep a knife available in my PSK.
Phil.
I'd be very tempted to leave my knives at home and only take an axe or three to the next meet I attend. Although I'd still keep a knife available in my PSK.
Phil.
I've carried a 4 inch mora on my belt everywhere for half a year. Often passing police but they probably didn't even notice. Even on the eurolines bus when there were douane people asking for and checking my passport several times.
(I never take planes as I do not like the controls and scanners, I keep my knife on me!)
Only once did an old man in Italy not like me wearing the knife, telling me it was illegal. I noticed he thought it was for violent uses, but I could also tell by his looks he wasn't the most practical man and probably didn't know what else you can do with a knife.
Think it's incredible people think a 4 inch knife is huge when I take it out of the sheath. Wait till you've seen my machete!
After buying a victorinox I actually like (I had a swiss champ, way too thick -now a huntsman) I started carrying that instead. The knife is long enough for most stuff (I eat with it etc. Don't use any other knife), the small knife is handy for carving (spoons! ), the saw is nice too, the scissors for cutting nails n paper, bottle opener for beers, corkscrew for my bottles of wine, can opener for occasional can of tomatoe sauce, a toothpick which I use daily, the screwdrivers I use often, the punch I use often too, the tweezers I use for those annoying splinters (also use the needle for that sometimes).
I do like the readyness of a belt knife but the sak just has much more functions which I use all the time.
On the faroe islands where my mom is from they say:
"A man without a knife is a man without a life"
(I never take planes as I do not like the controls and scanners, I keep my knife on me!
)Only once did an old man in Italy not like me wearing the knife, telling me it was illegal. I noticed he thought it was for violent uses, but I could also tell by his looks he wasn't the most practical man and probably didn't know what else you can do with a knife.
Think it's incredible people think a 4 inch knife is huge when I take it out of the sheath. Wait till you've seen my machete!
After buying a victorinox I actually like (I had a swiss champ, way too thick -now a huntsman) I started carrying that instead. The knife is long enough for most stuff (I eat with it etc. Don't use any other knife), the small knife is handy for carving (spoons!
), the saw is nice too, the scissors for cutting nails n paper, bottle opener for beers, corkscrew for my bottles of wine, can opener for occasional can of tomatoe sauce, a toothpick which I use daily, the screwdrivers I use often, the punch I use often too, the tweezers I use for those annoying splinters (also use the needle for that sometimes). I do like the readyness of a belt knife but the sak just has much more functions which I use all the time.
On the faroe islands where my mom is from they say:
"A man without a knife is a man without a life"
I'd say that 90% of the time, I have my trusty SAK in my pocket and as many people here, even when I don't need it, I feel naked without it.
Speaking of swiss army.... I have a titanium swiss army watch which needs a new battery and I miss it as much as my SAK when I don't wear it ... I have to admit their watches are as sturdy as their knives are. Even after hitting it accidently numerous times against other objects the cover glass is still not damaged/scratched which really suprises me !
Cheers,
Speaking of swiss army.... I have a titanium swiss army watch which needs a new battery and I miss it as much as my SAK when I don't wear it ... I have to admit their watches are as sturdy as their knives are. Even after hitting it accidently numerous times against other objects the cover glass is still not damaged/scratched which really suprises me !
Cheers,
xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I don't carry a knife, not even for bushcraft. Normally I use a pair secateurs, as that covers my needs. Six weeks ago I lost my secateurs . I went out yesterday to buy a new pair, and bought a very small axe instead. Still don't think I need a knife for anything.
I was brought up in london though, and like people have said already you don't carry any form of tool that can be used as weapon against you in urban areas. But I tell from experience flashers look very funny when they see a pair of secateurs in your hand.:yikes:
. I went out yesterday to buy a new pair, and bought a very small axe instead. Still don't think I need a knife for anything. I was brought up in london though, and like people have said already you don't carry any form of tool that can be used as weapon against you in urban areas. But I tell from experience flashers look very funny when they see a pair of secateurs in your hand.:yikes:
xylaria said:I don't carry a knife, not even for bushcraft. Normally I use a pair secateurs, as that covers my needs. Six weeks ago I lost my secateurs
I was brought up in london though, and like people have said already you don't carry any form of tool that can be used as weapon against you in urban areas. But I tell from experience flashers look very funny when they see a pair of secateurs in your hand.:yikes:
Im intrigued xylaria, how do secateurs cover your needs, or an axe ?
First, being and American and second being an Arizonan, I've carried a knife since I was 5 years old. Since the Bush Vaterland Sicherheits controls, I resist flying on commercial airtcraft since if they don't trust me, I don't trust them. After using chert knives and ground stone axes, I can say with no hesitation that steel tools beat stone hands down.
bambodoggy
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I have a knife on me at work because it's unsafe not too and I carry one while bushcrafting as it's the done thing and I'd get laughed at if I didn't have one
The rest of the time I don't carry one as I don't need one and so have no good reason to carry it.
Cheers,
Bam.
The rest of the time I don't carry one as I don't need one and so have no good reason to carry it.
Cheers,
Bam.
xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
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Where I walk there is alot of gorse so I don't need to make feather sticks for fire. I use dry standing wood which snaps, I am quite dextrous with secateurs and can remove the smoky bark with them. I can also make digging sticks /with secateurs. I mainly gather and eat wild plants and fungi, if i bring a meat food with me it is kabanossi which just breaks off. Which is why I use secateurs not knife, I also gather willow withies and I can use those to make frame for tarp shelter. Obviously when camping I bring a bread knife and butter knife, but I recon I do away with those with a little thought.
I think most bushcrafters carry knives because they came to bushcraft through fishing and hunting. Where knives are the tool of choice. You cant gut a fish with an axe or secateurs. I came here through different road and feel comfier with a different tool. One day someone will turn up at bushmoot with scythe because that's what they feel comfy with.
JURA said:
Where I walk there is alot of gorse so I don't need to make feather sticks for fire. I use dry standing wood which snaps, I am quite dextrous with secateurs and can remove the smoky bark with them. I can also make digging sticks /with secateurs. I mainly gather and eat wild plants and fungi, if i bring a meat food with me it is kabanossi which just breaks off. Which is why I use secateurs not knife, I also gather willow withies and I can use those to make frame for tarp shelter. Obviously when camping I bring a bread knife and butter knife, but I recon I do away with those with a little thought.
I think most bushcrafters carry knives because they came to bushcraft through fishing and hunting. Where knives are the tool of choice. You cant gut a fish with an axe or secateurs. I came here through different road and feel comfier with a different tool. One day someone will turn up at bushmoot with scythe because that's what they feel comfy with.
I am with xylaria on this. The only time I carry a knife is hunting (Clipper or Bamsen with Opinel #7) or camping (SAK)
For work in the woods a good folding saw and a pair of Felco secateurs are excellent for a really clean job.
I recently bought a tora kukri and it is a very efficient tool but leaves behind a trail of damaged poles. I use it for 'permanent' clearance, or areas where it does not matter if the trees/scrub doesn't grow back.
For work in the woods a good folding saw and a pair of Felco secateurs are excellent for a really clean job.
I recently bought a tora kukri and it is a very efficient tool but leaves behind a trail of damaged poles. I use it for 'permanent' clearance, or areas where it does not matter if the trees/scrub doesn't grow back.
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