[pct-l] How Small is Too Small?
Tortoise
Tortoise73 at charter.net
Sun Nov 18 18:53:31 CST 2007
I'm not a "gram weenie" so I'm not going to shave off my beard and
mustache, at least not until Billy Goat does.
Besides it protect a part of my face from bugs. so there!
Tortoise
<> He who finishes last, wins! <>
g l wrote:
> 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
>
> --Original Message-----
> *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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *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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