[at-l] More stabbing?

[hiker 317]

Be prepared :)
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On 6/4/09, Amy Forinash <amy at forinash.net> wrote:
>
> On Jun 4, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Leslie Booher wrote:
>
>> LOL!!!  Yes, I use the small knife to hike with, too.  And I use the
>> toothpick as much as the blade.  Like you, it took me several years
>> to get comfortable with the idea that I didn't need a huge knife any
>> more.  My current problem is that my sweet husband and I went to
>> Smoky Mountain Knife Works, and he bought me a present: a Victorinox
>> 25th anniversary hiker knife.  It's HUGE.  There's a can opener,
>> bottle opener, several blades, several kinds of screwdrivers,
>> toothpick, tweezers, and a SAW!  I thanked him profusely, but I
>> really don't want to Carry it in my pack.  My first hiking partner
>> told me to take gifts like that, but leave them in the car.  That
>> way, I can say that "I took it with me" without fibbing.  a'bear
>>
>>
>
> I have a few of those type of things in my car.  They're very handy!
> Just not for long distance hiking.  I got a "trail rider" multitool
> that comes with a hoof pick, even.
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