[pct-l] KNIFE?

Thu Mar 24 12:13:46 CDT 2011

So, this was on sale at STEAPANDCHEAP.com right now:  It's a double-headed
axe, so maybe doesn't qualify as a knife??? Hilarious description.   I can
just see Squatch lugging this thing along with his camera down the trail,
with all the "guttural sounds"..

"SOG Knives Double Headed Axe w/Nylon Sheath:
GURGGGGH!  

Developed by Thag the Conquerer in 406 B.C., the SOG Double Headed Axe is
one of the oldest items that has been in continuous production. (Yes, beer
is older.) But, according to Thag, the Double Headed Axe would never even
have been invented if it weren't for beer. Thag also maintains, 'UNGH,' and
'AWGH,' and a few other guttural sounds that we didn't know how to spell.
What he's trying to say is that the Double Headed Axe is based on the
construction and durability of the Tomahawk. It can shape and split wood if
you're out camping or sculpting those ridiculous bear-shaped front-door
decoration things. It can also be used during military operations for
breaching or extraction. The stainless steel head is mounted to a ballistic
polymer handle with heavy-duty bolts and a steel ferrule to stand up to any
punishment that you can dish out, whether you're chopping wood or lopping
off zombie."

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Devon Taig
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 9:22 AM
To: Eric; pct-l
Subject: Re: [pct-l] KNIFE?

I've built plenty of fires without a knife. I'm a vegetarian, so I guess I'd
have to be pretty dang hungry (not to mention lucky) to spear a fish
(perhaps if I'd brought enough food to begin with). For the weight of a
knife, you could probably bring three lighters in plastic bags to start your
fire. And I don't think I've ever dug a hole deeper than that which, uh...a
cat might dig.  A knife hardly seemed like a tool of choice then anyway (and
where is TP on the ten essentials list anyway?).

So who here as actually ever used a knife when backpacking and thought that
if they hadn't had one that they would have really been in serious trouble?

River

On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu> wrote:

> I'd definitely agree with Bill here.  You NEED a knife.  Having that edge
> enables you to do a number of things, not the least of which is building
> fire using a bowdrill kit if you run out of matches/striker. As well as
> spear fishing, making tinder, digging holes, cutting foraged food, etc.
etc.
>
>
> Regards,
> Eric
> www.primalpct.com
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:35 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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