[pct-l] KNIFE?

[Paul Robison]

if there is interest i can pull some of my small knives aside and so a side by 
side on youtube of them... showing the specific weights to the tenth gram, etc.

just let me know.




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From: Bill Burge <bill at burge.com>
To: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
Cc: Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com>; pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thu, March 24, 2011 6:36:14 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] KNIFE?

The Bark River version is 1.5oz, $69 and is stainless...

http://www.knivesshipfree.com/index.php?cPath=465_712_713

BillB
Typoed on my iPhone...

On Mar 24, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:

> When I get home tonight I will weigh my izula...it weighs less than most Swiss 
>army knives. ...from a survival perspective a single blade, solid knife piece is 
>a MUCH better choice than a multi-tool.
> 
> Obviously is the izula were available in vg-10 it'd be a far beter product but 
>it would also cost 150$ instead of 40.  Worth every penny though... I asked ESEE 
>if theyd make a custom one in a high quality steel for me and they said no : (
> 
> 
> As for times when I would have been screwed without a knife,  absolutely!!!  
>But never in a thru hiking situation.  And never where a Swiss army knife could 
>have helped... Typically in pine forests where I had a hatchet and a 6 inch 
>fallkniven for tree downing and shelter building.
> 
> For the PCT any Knife will do really... A folding spyderco is cheap and 
>effective
> 
> Sent from my iPod
> 
> On 2011-03-24, at 12:50 PM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I will have 2 knives with me my multitool which im guessing I wont use much
>> but as I don't really care about grams or oz not when it comes to being
>> prepared anyways.  But it seems like most carry a simple swiss army which my
>> mulitool pretty much covers.  I was thinking something that can help cutting
>> wood for a fire if needed a bowie/survival type not a 14" blade but
>> something with size and the weight behind it to make it usefull.  Thanks for
>> all the suggestions so far been alot of help the youtube video answered
>> other questions for me too thanks paul.  I like your other videos as well
>> wish I would have seen them a month ago could have saved me a Lynching.
>> Just looking to see what people carry.
>> Gerry0625
>> On Mar 24, 2011 9:33 AM, "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:
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