Search results for query: *

  1. W

    What is the best fire starter?

    Turbodog has it about right. Best fire starter is a disposable lighter, best backup is another disposable lighter, etc. ad infinitum. I am saying this as someone who still carries strike-anywhere matches on every backpacking trip (never had to use them) and hates throw-away stuff!. Sorry to...
  2. W

    Your opinions on these Buck, Benchmade, and Spyderco folders

  3. W

    Mini Review, Swiss-Tech MicroPlus mini tool

    Sorry guys, no offense intended in any of the following remarks. But... I have the earlier non-stainless version and also the more recent SS version than includes the smaller screwdrivers (slot and Phillips). Also SwissTech's screwsall driver-only thingy. Carried two of them for years. As...
  4. W

    Wood Saw Blade

    Oh heavens. The little saw on SAK's wasn't designed to cut firewood. Yes, you could cut dead branches with it for kindling, but you can do that with the blade too. I find it pretty useful for making a perfectly square-ended cut on a piece of wood - say for supporting a nylon tarp-type lean-to...
  5. W

    Your opinions on these Buck, Benchmade, and Spyderco folders

    The latest version of the Delica (v.4) has a flat-ground bevel, not hollow-ground, and that is considerably stronger IMO. Also the tip is thicker. So I think they may have addressed some of your concerns. As for very sharp, I am impressed with the angle of the edge - it was about right when I...
  6. W

    EDCing Knife and Light?

    Interesting thread indeed. Well, I've carried a pocket knife since I was 8, and about 10 years ago (4 decades later) I decided that the only way that made sense for me was inside the pocket and suspended vertically. I haven't cared much for clipping knives to the edge of a pocket or elsewhere...

Latest posts

Back
Top