[pct-l] KNIFE?

[Ken Powers]

Watched your video and this one popped up. Now that's a "knife" I'll take 
hiking with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Xqghpm4gXf4
;)

Ken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Xqghpm4gXf4
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jamie szewczyk" <jamieszew723 at gmail.com>
To: "Devon Taig" <devon.taig at gmail.com>
Cc: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] KNIFE?


All this posting about knives brings to mind one particular scene from a
movie

http://youtu.be/01NHcTM5IA4



On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Devon Taig <devon.taig at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I'll agree about having plenty of matches / water / extra clothing /
> and *most* of the rest of the stuff on the 10 essentials are of course
> important. ...but under what circumstances will my life really depend on
> having a two ounce pocket knife?  Heck, for that matter when does my
> comfort
> even depend on it?  I'll admit that when I was hiking with my mother she
> was
> a little put off by the fact that I just gnawed off a hunk-o-cheese (I
> hadn't even brought napkins!) but aside from that, when do you need one?
> Trimming fingernails is not something that I really *need* to do (I'm a
> pretty nervous guy, so I keep em' trimmed the ol' fashion way).
>
> So when do you, as you say, "REALLY" need one?
>
> Devon
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Bill Burge <bill at burge.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > The important thing to realize about "The Essentials" is that they are
> not
> > "Essential" because you'll need them every time, or at all.
> >
> > They are "Essential" because when you DO, REALLY, NEED one of them - 
> > they
> > are not able to be made/improvised or "worked around" or done without.
> >
> > Making a "sharp edge" or fire, without the contents of "The Essentials"
> is
> > extremely difficult or impossible, depending on the location and
> conditions
> > - and don't give me any stories of Aboriginal survival skills...  ;-)
> >
> > BillB
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Devon Taig wrote:
> >
> > > Funny- a pocket knife appears on just about every so called 10
> > > essentials list Ive ever seen. But ive never used one nor felt the 
> > > need
> > > to carry one. I think i borrowed one once, but that was thousands of
> > > miles ago. Maybe Im missing something...maybe i don't really know how
> > > to hike...what are ya all using these things for (and no 127 hour
> > > stories please! Im not that unlucky).
> > >
> > > River
> > >
> > > From: Eric
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:16 PM
> > > To: James F. Miller
> > > Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > > Subject: Re: [pct-l] KNIFE?
> > > Same here. Moraknives rock!
> > >
> > > http://www.swedishknives.com/
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:12 PM, James F. Miller
> > > <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> We're taking a one-blade knife and NO multitool
> > >>
> > >>> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:58:55 -0700
> > >>> From: gerry0625 at gmail.com
> > >>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > >>> Subject: [pct-l] KNIFE?
> > >>>
> > >>> Just wondering if anyone carrys a knife besides a multitool?
> > >>> Thanks
> > >>> Gerry0625
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