Woods Walker
The Wood is cut, The Bacon is cooked, Now it’s tim
It is my belief that for many situations brighter colored critical gear is better for survival. Gear likes to walk and more so when people are under stress. Call it entropy or bad luck the end results are usually the same. Speaking for myself most gear which gets misplaced isn't dropped. It is placed down after use or removed from the pack to get something else only to be accidentally abandoned. Basically left behind when breaking camp or after use. The best defense against this IMHO is visibility. Items which are commonly misplaced.
A closer look.
1. Bright orange Mora SS Bushcraft fixed blade knife vs. Black and OD Mora Trieflex bushcraft fixed blade knife.
2. Bright orange Strike Force firesteel vs. Black Strike Force firesteel.
1. Wenger Blaze 55 vs. Wenger Ranger black pocket knives.
2. Surefire bright yellow G2 flashlight with reflective and orange lanyard vs OD Surefire G2 with gray lanyard.
1. Bright chartreuse stuff sack vs. OD stuff sack.
Lets do a survival Easter Egg hunt. I can see the bright orange Mora easily on the right. The Triflex is on the left. If you look farther down the washout the next orange object can be seen.
It really stands out.
The black sheath and OD handle of the Triflex is much harder to see.
Moving down the washout to the Orange Strikeforce firesteel which like the orange Mora stands out.
The black strikeforce less so. That said there is something about black gear which somehow stands out a bit better than one might expect. Still it is generally harder to see.
Look at what we have here. Notice how well the bright yellow G2 and chartreuse stuff sack father down shows up. The OD G2 and stuff sack are another matter. The brighter colors are on the left and OD on the right. It's like a where in the world is waldo puzzle.
This really stands out plus I added a reflective loop. For those who want a highly reliable long running flashlight the SF host and Malkoff LED drop-in is hard to beat. That said if the flashlight is left behind or dropped then can't be found being reliable will not matter. This is the same issue with a firesteel. There might be less to go wrong but lost means yea don't have it.
The OD G2 with older Malkoff M60LL is really really hard to see.
The pocket knives. The Wenger Blaze 55 clearly visible the black Ranger less so.
Wenger Blaze 55. Nice pocket knife and really stands out.
Ranger.
Stuff sacks.
Clearly the chartreuse stuff sack stand out better than OD. Not surprising.
This isn't rocket science but maybe better considered before critical gear items are lost then urgently needed. What can be done to increase the visibility of those critical gear items other than buying new stuff? A survival makeover could be the solution. Some bright orange duct tape and bright reflective cordage should do the trick.
All done. Took all of a few minutes. Best part there is extra cordage and duct tape for the kit. Who doesn't like that?
Here is a video which isn't too long. Thanks for looking.
A closer look.
1. Bright orange Mora SS Bushcraft fixed blade knife vs. Black and OD Mora Trieflex bushcraft fixed blade knife.
2. Bright orange Strike Force firesteel vs. Black Strike Force firesteel.
1. Wenger Blaze 55 vs. Wenger Ranger black pocket knives.
2. Surefire bright yellow G2 flashlight with reflective and orange lanyard vs OD Surefire G2 with gray lanyard.
1. Bright chartreuse stuff sack vs. OD stuff sack.
Lets do a survival Easter Egg hunt. I can see the bright orange Mora easily on the right. The Triflex is on the left. If you look farther down the washout the next orange object can be seen.
It really stands out.
The black sheath and OD handle of the Triflex is much harder to see.
Moving down the washout to the Orange Strikeforce firesteel which like the orange Mora stands out.
The black strikeforce less so. That said there is something about black gear which somehow stands out a bit better than one might expect. Still it is generally harder to see.
Look at what we have here. Notice how well the bright yellow G2 and chartreuse stuff sack father down shows up. The OD G2 and stuff sack are another matter. The brighter colors are on the left and OD on the right. It's like a where in the world is waldo puzzle.
This really stands out plus I added a reflective loop. For those who want a highly reliable long running flashlight the SF host and Malkoff LED drop-in is hard to beat. That said if the flashlight is left behind or dropped then can't be found being reliable will not matter. This is the same issue with a firesteel. There might be less to go wrong but lost means yea don't have it.
The OD G2 with older Malkoff M60LL is really really hard to see.
The pocket knives. The Wenger Blaze 55 clearly visible the black Ranger less so.
Wenger Blaze 55. Nice pocket knife and really stands out.
Ranger.
Stuff sacks.
Clearly the chartreuse stuff sack stand out better than OD. Not surprising.
This isn't rocket science but maybe better considered before critical gear items are lost then urgently needed. What can be done to increase the visibility of those critical gear items other than buying new stuff? A survival makeover could be the solution. Some bright orange duct tape and bright reflective cordage should do the trick.
All done. Took all of a few minutes. Best part there is extra cordage and duct tape for the kit. Who doesn't like that?
Here is a video which isn't too long. Thanks for looking.