hahahahahah coffee more likeMagiKelly said:Don't panic he probably moved over to drinking whiskey
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multi tool or SAK for bushcraft
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MagiKelly
Making memories since '67
My 10 year old gerber is always with me when at work or in the wood. The scissors, thin screwdriver now an awl 
, and the pliers are a must. I use the pliers mainy for undoing knots, taking a hot grill from a fire etc. Never really got into SAK`s besides re-scaling and giving away as gifts.
, and the pliers are a must. I use the pliers mainy for undoing knots, taking a hot grill from a fire etc. Never really got into SAK`s besides re-scaling and giving away as gifts.
I carry a Leatherman and farmer as my EDC. Always have a OH Trekker for 'shrafting, as the Leatherman is too urban for me
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I have a Gerber legend on my belt when not in school. I always have a waiters friend in the top of my bergan too - so does that class as a folder?
Simon
Simon
SAK for EDC and BCC.
More from old habit than anything else, as I really like the Vic Spirit and use it quite a lot at home.
Maybe time to bring it along every now and again when out and about.
That won't stop me from still taking the old SAK though.
More from old habit than anything else, as I really like the Vic Spirit and use it quite a lot at home.
Maybe time to bring it along every now and again when out and about.
That won't stop me from still taking the old SAK though.
Personally I don't think I could choose between the two as they BOTH have beer bottle openers!
Wot he said
I tend to have a Victorinox Farmer on me most of the time (it's the one like the Soldier but with a saw on it) but I keep a Leatherman Skeletool in my pack as a back-up/pair of pliers thing. I've never been a great fan of the Swiss Champ-type of knife - lots of gadgets, none of which work particularly well - but I reckon that the tin opener on all the Victorinox knives is utterly superb and not just at opening tins!
When out and about in the woods, both of them get overlooked and I use my fixed bladed knife for virtually everything. Does make me wonder why I carry them when out. I suppose it's habit.
When out and about in the woods, both of them get overlooked and I use my fixed bladed knife for virtually everything. Does make me wonder why I carry them when out. I suppose it's habit.
Where's the NONE OF THE ABOVE option?
I stay away from the cutesy sweetsie wizz-bang new fad gimic-ie "toys". If I need a specific tool, I go get that specific tool for the task. The rest is just an exercise in frustration using an ... almost ... small flimsy knock-off of the correct tool.
A most of the time you don't need all those extra ... toys ... to lug along. Just extra dead weight.
But that's just my opinion.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
I stay away from the cutesy sweetsie wizz-bang new fad gimic-ie "toys". If I need a specific tool, I go get that specific tool for the task. The rest is just an exercise in frustration using an ... almost ... small flimsy knock-off of the correct tool.
A most of the time you don't need all those extra ... toys ... to lug along. Just extra dead weight.
But that's just my opinion.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
I simply refuse to pay the rip-off UK prices for multi-tools.
Leatherman, for instance, recently closed the door to UKers buying their stuff from the US and making massive savings.
Leatherman, for instance, recently closed the door to UKers buying their stuff from the US and making massive savings.
Isn't that what ebay is for? I've bought a fuse, core and charge, all at less than half UK prices.
First off, I don't like my multi-tool (leatherman PST II ?) or my SAK for bush use. However, I have carried my multi-tool more frequently.
If I think I need an SAK for some reason, I bring the Multi-tool instead.....pliers, file, enough bits and pieces that I can bodge something together.
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If I think I need an SAK for some reason, I bring the Multi-tool instead.....pliers, file, enough bits and pieces that I can bodge something together.
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I prefer leatherman type multi tools. my main reason is that the tools lock, but also that it is easier to make the case that it is not intended as a wepon, when I carry it to and from scouts each friday. this is because it takes longer to open than a swiss army type. also I trust the saw more. (because it locks) finaly I prefer the weight of it (SAKs allways feel a little flimsy to me) on the other hand I do end up carrying annother knife aswell when I'm on camp (because it's such a wind up to open)
SAKs are far better for carrying in your pocket though.
SAKs are far better for carrying in your pocket though.
I carry both a leatherman and a sak, the sak is always in my pocket, but on scout camps the leatherman is on my belt as its the most useful. Carving knives are in my pack for whiling away the first night of camp.
Nothing toy-ish or knock-off with this one. It's just a folding knife.
Unless one doesn't need/like folding knives, that is...
10 year old Gerber with me every day, since my battletank days. Believe its a gerber 600, but honestly i haven't got a clue 
It still works wonders, even though the small screwdriver is now remade to work as an awl
Have broken 3 leatherman waves sofar, so no luck there.
It still works wonders, even though the small screwdriver is now remade to work as an awl
Have broken 3 leatherman waves sofar, so no luck there.
