You are going on a 3 day trip and have to stay UK legal so what do you carry?
Also what can you not do that you would normally do?
Also what can you not do that you would normally do?
You are going on a 3 day trip and have to stay UK legal so what do you carry?
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depends where you are going in the UK and what you will be doing.
Remember a fixed blade is perfectly legal in the UK, you just need a reasonable excuse for its carriage and use.
Remember a fixed blade is perfectly legal in the UK, you just need a reasonable excuse for its carriage and use.
But (as I understand it) a reasonable excuse is not just in case you need to cut a sausage or cheese etc.
If I were to travel to UK I would not take any knife other than what would be considered to be an eating utensil. Like this set:
With this I would be able to eat food bought from a food store or market.
But how about shaving? I use a safety razor with razor blades. I hope that would be legal.
If I were to travel to UK I would not take any knife other than what would be considered to be an eating utensil. Like this set:
With this I would be able to eat food bought from a food store or market.
But how about shaving? I use a safety razor with razor blades. I hope that would be legal.
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I shall have my folding, locking, 10cm blade Opinel #12 in an accessories bag, in my rucksack (and in my car when I’m not pitched.)
It will be accompanied by a lot of camping gear.
1. I do not expect to be stopped.
2. Should I be so then I expect that a polite and reasonable discussion will have me on my way still equipped with my knife..
3. In the highly improbable event that my knife is confiscated then I’ll buy another one perfectly legally.
It will be accompanied by a lot of camping gear.
1. I do not expect to be stopped.
2. Should I be so then I expect that a polite and reasonable discussion will have me on my way still equipped with my knife..
3. In the highly improbable event that my knife is confiscated then I’ll buy another one perfectly legally.
Camping and camp chores are a reasonable excuse especially if accompanied with your other camping gear.
Pattree you will be fine with your Opinel
For most trips I carry my usual SAK, Leatherman, small fixed blade and saw combo, excepting city stays when I obviously ditch the small fixed blade and take a much larger tactical fixed blade.
But would I come I would come as a tourist, not camping. Living in hostels, bed and breakfast and such. Spending time in cities and rural villages.
I do struggle with these types of threads sometimes. You can carry any knife you want, except those expressly described as offensive weapons, as long as you can prove a genuine need for it. I always have some sort of knife in my pocket, even in London, and just make sure that what I am carrying suits the occasion.
In this context I would pack a SAK, a 4" fixed blade and a saw. The fixed blade and saw would be in my rucksack with other camping bits and the SAK would be in my pocket
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In this context I would pack a SAK, a 4" fixed blade and a saw. The fixed blade and saw would be in my rucksack with other camping bits and the SAK would be in my pocket
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As you don't say where you are going and what you will be doing, it is difficult to give an answer.
A long weekend at a rave would get you a completely different answer to 3 days wild camping and hiking across Rannoch moor for example.
A long weekend at a rave would get you a completely different answer to 3 days wild camping and hiking across Rannoch moor for example.
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