I'm on the scrounge.

[Wayne]

Hi All you generous bushcrafty types.

I am after some equipment cheap. i am trying to fill a demo box of crap kit. i need some examples of really bad knives and other tools. Anything really that you think OMG why did i buy that or that you think its positively dangerous.

Cheers

 

[TheViking]

In 1998 I bought a cheap chinese SAK in Rome on the street. :roll: I hope i don't have to explain why this is bad. :rolmao:

 

[tomtom]

try your garden center you should be able to gert a crappy axe and realy dangerous folding saw for next to nothing :biggthump

 

[JakeR]

Try the Dakota knife! Positively uselessly usless. Haven't seen it anywhere but a small shop in spain where i just *had* to buy it!

I've never got it to an edge that would cut anything other than...well...not much. As soon as the edge arrives, it leaves ):

 

[Adi007]

How about those crappy "survival knives" with the bubble compass on the handle?

 

[JakeR]

Ooh ooh, Adi, remember the "useless kit" thread? Well the survival knife i got from Magic and Sparkle ( :roll: ) was positively hilarious.

 

[Realgar]

Damn I slung one knife when I moved - it was cheap pakistani steel that wouldn't hold an edge. I bought it for £1 as I was curious about the opening mechanism. The blade was twice as long as the handle - which is strange on a folder ( not to mention downright dangerous ) but it had a curious mechanism that opened up a crossbar when the blade was opened. It also bent when I used to it to score a mark on a piece of slate - hence slinging it.

Realgar

 

[Mr Cissey]

How about those crappy "survival knives" with the bubble compass on the handle?

Great demo knife - so many crap features in one package!

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

just go to your local £1 shop you will find some rubbish there! ):

also local town markets sell such stuff.

books on how to be a soldier?

how to escape the "Enemy"?

a word of caution!!!

make sure your audience "KNOW" it's crap kit and it isn't yours!

:rolmao:

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

just a nosey question now, why have a demo box of crap?

why not just give full attention to the good stuff?

a problem with showing the crap is that the average chap on the street might think "well that's ok, it's not that bad", or "i got one of them for christmas".

you could be in danger of miss advertising bushcraft i.e.

look at what "survivalists used to use, this is what we use now".
do you see what i mean? :?:

i don't want to knock you just be careful, as we can sometimews be misunderstood as closet survivalists, especially if we have lots of knives on display.

that aside i hope you do well!

 

[Rob]

Hi Wayne

I will have a rummage and see what I can find. There are bound to be some samples that never made the grade kicking about somewhere. ):

Thats if Mel hasn't had a good clearout without me knowing. She has to keep herself amused whilst I am away.

 

[Wayne]

The reason i want the odd piece of crap kit is that no matter how much you explain the advantages and disadvantages of certain design features people still do not fully comprehend the value of experience until they have been able to handle the crap. Then when you show decent kit, not necessarily expensive kit people generally are more receptive.

 

[Moonraker]

Very good idea Wayne. Hands on is usually best :biggthump

Unfortunately I am really just buying my kit and spent a lot of time trying to avoid cra But if I find any down in the 'stuff to sort' boxes, I will let you know.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

fair enough :biggthump

hope it goes well!

if you are going to break/smash stuff make sure you are covered in the safety area! :shock:

 

[Mr Cissey]

Wayne

Sup with the devil and you'll need a long spoon!

 

[Danzo]

I may have some knives that fit the bill, I'll look for you this evening.

:biggthump

Danzo

 

[JakeR]

I'll also have a look for that M&S survival tool. If i still have it i'll send it to you!

 

[tomtom]

here you go Wayne.. this looks useless

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=475&item=2287265889&rd=1

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

ah that brings back fond teenage memouries of not being able to do much atall! :roll:

in "Tesco's" in the christmas gift section is a particulally useless:

radio/carabina/compass! i think they also have a selection of "tools" and an electronic map measurer with compass built in!

you know the sort! :roll:

for a laugh in "QD" at present they have a hammer with a screw-on hollow handle to store other screwdriver, hex heads ect!

how about one of those credit card survival tools, victorinox makes one, i have one printed from stainless steel (yup that one) with knife edge saw ect, surprisingly it has come in handy!
but suprisingly useless in the wildernes! :shock:

 

[tomtom]

I Quite like me swiss card, i always forget a pen and it has one.. and for those of us who dont like SAKs the tweasers are good for ticks..!