[pct-l] How Small is Too Small?

[g l]

Well, they were received well by me Bob!!!  Stop!  You're killing me!!! Why do you think it's called a "tooth"brush and not a "teeth" brush????  It's for all those hikers out there with one lone tooth!  But I never thought of it as a weight saving measure.  Since most of us have 2 of a lot of things, perhaps we could sell off one of them and REALLY go ultra!

Actually, I had the same thought when contemplating having my gallbladder ripped out........hey!!!  Less weight to carry!!!

You crack me up!

Bob and Diana Nelson <benelson at ktc.com> wrote:     Some times people don't appreciate critical thinking. A  while back I pointed out that a true ultra light gram weenie would have all but two teeth pulled to save weight. With  careful chewing two teeth are all that are really needed to eat. A set of store  bought teeth could ride in the bounce box for town gluttony. Another thing, does  a hiker really need toe nails? Just think of the energy needed to pick them up  with every step, mile after mile. The list goes on. For some reason these  suggestions were not received well.
  
 Bob 
  
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From: g l  [mailto:gailpl2003 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 8:46  AM
To: Bob and Diana Nelson; PCT
Subject: RE: [pct-l] How  Small is Too Small?


 Bob-

Where have you been hiding???  Anyone with that    kind of ability to tell a funny story should be out here making us laugh ALL    THE TIME!!!  Man, that's a classic!!  Nothing worse than being    attacked by a day pack.  Hopefully your 2 inch blade was enough to stab    your pack into submission.....

Plus you have a knee biter for a dog,    just like me!!  Good!  Bring him on the trail next year.  We'll    see you out there.

I don't use my knife to cut wood.  I don't cook    on the trail or build fires.  I just need to defend myself against my    backpack occasionally......hehehe.....And my pack is so big, that a 2 inch    blade won't do it!

Wheeew

Bob and Diana Nelson    <benelson at ktc.com> wrote:             If      you want the larger blade to cut wood you might want to look at the wire saw      in the site below. It weighs almost nothing. If you want the larger blade      for self defense how about loaning me $500 before you start your hike.      Several years ago I was doing a day hike on the Noble Canyon Trail (in      southern Cal near the PCT). There had been several big cat sightings near by      and I was trying to convince my self that between my 2 inch knife and      attack Yorkie (5 pounds of raging hell) I was safe. One of the reasons I was      on the trail was to explore an old mine shaft I'd seen on a previous      hike.  I'd gone in a few feet when there was a scary noise form      outside. I checked to ensure my trusty mini knife was ready and found that      I'd left it home. The noise was from my pack falling off the log I'd left it      on. If it had been a big cat and I'd had my tiny knife I
 probably have used      it to cut my own throat and get it over with.
      
     Hope to see you on the trail (what ever part that      may be open) in 2008
     Bob
      
      
     http://www.bestglide.com/Wire_Saw_Info.html
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From:        pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]On        Behalf Of g l
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 9:26        PM
To: PCT
Subject: [pct-l] How Small is Too        Small?


       You gotta admit....I DO have a way of getting your        attention.......
        
       Anyway, I'll be having a lot of gear questions over the next couple        months and here's one of them:
        
       I used to carry a big honkin' Swiss Army Knife on the trail....had a        lot of the gadgets and gizmos that I never used.  Then, several        months ago, in my effort to drop pack weight, I bought a small (about 2        inches) Swiss Army knife.  My knife criteria are:  A blade,        scissors, toothpick and tweezers.  Trouble is when I hiked with the        small one, the blade was so ridiculously small that when I fantasized        about having to fend off a wild beast with it, it would be more like,        "Thop you thilly thavage"!!  If you get my drift.  Here's the        rub:  I'm sold on Swiss Army knives in general, but there doesn't        seem to be anything inbetween the big honkers and the "Playschool"        version.  Suggestions?
        
       Danke,
        
       Wheeew
       
       
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