Kit you wouldn't recommend

[John Fenna]

You're probably the 'right shape' for it John...

Yup I am a cross between the character you posted a picture of and Mr Bump!

 

[sapper1]

A folding spork,the problem being .....it folds when you don't want it to.

 

[johnboy]

Yup I am a cross between the character you posted a picture of and Mr Bump!

That's interesting I had always thought of you as...

But with a beard.....

 

[John Fenna]

Red flding plastic sporks - thanks Roly, Mesquite and Phil .....
In fact all plastic and metal Sporks!
Be a bushcrafter - carve one!

 

[sapper1]

hand carved folding wooden sporks?

 

[decorum]

This _travesty_:

(Not just the gelert) The folding mechanism works by being gripped ~ the handle is the folding mechanism ~ you grip the handle to use it.
Get a stick!

In fact all plastic and metal Sporks!

Mine's neither plastic nor metal ~~~ mine's t i t a n i u m

 

[rancid badger]

Okay then, I'll give you a few;

Anything "highlander", "gelert","webtex", "hi gear" etc.

Also; any of the frosts/mora "crook" knives ( very apt)

and any polythene Canadian canoe,

APART from; the Nova Craft SP3 Prospector, which is by far, the very best polythene Canadian/open canoe available, bar none, it even out does quite a few of the Royalex and glass fibre boats selling at twice the price.

please note: there is a distinct difference between polythene and royalex

 

[eminen]

is this thread some sort of reference chart for the gift it on thread

 

[decorum]

is this thread some sort of reference chart for the gift it on thread

Not really ~ it's more of a whinge thread. As has been mentioned in a few previous posts ~ what might be priceless to one person could be worthless to another. Both might view the same item's value as being beyond money, they just deem them to be at opposite ends of the scale.

 

[John Fenna]

hand carved folding wooden sporks?

Hmmm not sure about the folding bit.....

 

[mountainm]

Never had a problem with gelert stuff. The trowel is great for shifting embers.

 

[Tiley]

I'm almost embarrassed to admit owning one but the Bear Grylls knife (Paul Bailey made). It was horrifically expensive, had no edge, remains impossible to sharpen, has a very uncomfortable handle - an allround design disaster area.

I had a Lundhags shirt once that was made of cotton with some sort of proofing on it. Comfy enough when you weren't doing anything but as soon as you did, the sweat condensed inside the shirt and I literally poured the liquid out of it. That hit the bin very quickly.

Any spork - they don't do anything well, are too short and just useless.

I'm sure I could go on but I won't!

 

[Retired Member southey]

I'm almost embarrassed to admit owning one but the Bear Grylls knife (Paul Bailey made). It was horrifically expensive, had no edge, remains impossible to sharpen, has a very uncomfortable handle - an allround design disaster area.

Sure you didn't have a Chinese knock off?

 

[Paul_B]

I'm going to court controversy here by saying Honey Stove!!! First time I used it I had brought sausages and bacon (unusual fro me as I am UL backpacker so its all dehydrated food normally to save on fuel). Anyway I used fairly fine twigs and managed to burn the sausages with a nice black pattern matching the top plate's pattern. No matter what I did the sausages were black and pink n the inside. I fed them to a passing dog. In wood burning they are only good for boiling water IMHO but I would use with a trangia burner (if I hadn't burnt the seals by accident so can't seal it up with meths still in and trangia seals are too much of a rip off for me to get).

 

[Tiley]

Sure you didn't have a Chinese knock off?

Absolutely certain. I dealt with Paul throughout. He made the knife beautifully in terms of fit and finish but was, I think hamstrung by a duff design.

 

[decorum]

I'm almost embarrassed to admit owning one but the Bear Grylls knife (Paul Bailey made). It was horrifically expensive, had no edge, remains impossible to sharpen, has a very uncomfortable handle - an allround design disaster area.

I thought the BG Bayley knife was made by Rob Bayley ~ which might be the answer to your issues with the ergonomics.

 

[durulz]

The two most useless things I've wasted money on are -
The DD back pack - I loved its retro-styling, but it's just simply bad. I can't think of a single positive thing to say about it except its looks.
MOD Survival Knife - too big to be any use for normal camp tasks, but not heavy enough to be an efficient chopper. Instead of being a compromise between the two functions, it does both badly. I'm sure in its designated role as a multi-purpose knife for armed forces personnel behind enemy lines it works well, but for the bushcrafter...well, you're better off with a regular knife and axe/machete of choice.

 

[rik_uk3]

Not really ~ it's more of a whinge thread. As has been mentioned in a few previous posts ~ what might be priceless to one person could be worthless to another. Both might view the same item's value as being beyond money, they just deem them to be at opposite ends of the scale.

Spot on, one mans tut is another mans treasure.

 

[Retired Member southey]

The two most useless things I've wasted money on are -
The DD back pack - I loved its retro-styling, but it's just simply bad. I can't think of a single positive thing to say about it except its looks.
MOD Survival Knife - too big to be any use for normal camp tasks, but not heavy enough to be an efficient chopper. Instead of being a compromise between the two functions, it does both badly. I'm sure in its designated role as a multi-purpose knife for armed forces personnel behind enemy lines it works well, but for the bushcrafter...well, you're better off with a regular knife and axe/machete of choice.

I could be talking out of my pooper but I think it was originally designated as an Arctic survival knife, still doesn't explain it's design though.

 

[suburban bushwacker]

I'd say the bcb commando hacksaw.
Although a great idea, the use of ingerior materials makes it useless and a waste of hardearned cash.

Gets my vote, wubbish
SBW