Acquisitions Mode

[HBlaine]

This is what happens when you go all gloomy/bored/whatever, and are out on the road, away from parental control...   

I got off work early today (guess I'm just too damned efficient   ), and not wanting to start another project, I decided to take a little trip.  To the local Gander Mountain...  I was actually in the mood to pick up one of the little Wenger SI's they had.  However...

To make a long story short, by the time I was done, I was standing at the front counter with:

Leatherman e33B

Gerber Aluminum Presto 2.5
Gerber Trendy

Kershaw Chive 1600X

CRKT P.E.C.K.

In addition to a Gerber DF8 Sharpener.

I believe I'll be going to the local chapter of Insane Anonymous this evening... 

I just got back in the door of the hotel room, and then spent the last half-hour carving them all of their form-fitting plastic tombs.  Obviously haven't had a chance to do anything with them, and probably won't till I get back home over the weekend, and can get out to the farm.  The only one I'm really scratching my head over is the PECK. I really don't like the outside blade design.  But it's a Wharncliffe-style blade, and that'll get me every time...  I am impressed with the Leatherman, which is built like a tank, and has a 154CM blade.  The Gerber Presto is quite nice, but a bit bulky.  The Kershaw's safety catch isn't the greatest, but the blade is quite sharp.  The Trendy looks good to just drop in with the pocket change.

What I am really impressed with is the DF8 Sharpener.  I'm not some great sharpening god.  I generally use a little Gerber diamond pocket sharpener to touch up blades.  But this thing is just light years above that.  I had my old Aitor GAK in my travel kit.  The blade on it was a disaster when I got it (heavily used military surplus, so...), and it took forever to get it into usable shape.  Just for s & g's, I did a quick run through with the DF8...  Just a few quick test run-throughs, and the Aitor was like a different knife.  So, of all the things on the insanity tour today, that was actually justifiable.

I don't know about anything else...   

[Sean]

You landed a pretty good variety of goods there from different companies.    One of these days
I'd like to try a Leatherman knife.  I'll have to keep my eye open for one.  Enjoy.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That was an expensive day out

[HBlaine]

That was an expensive day out

Oh, it got worse...   

Got to reading reviews online (mistake No. 1   ), found a couple things I really took a shine to, and...   

I might have to pass on buying food for a while......   

[Freudian Frog]

I might have to pass on buying food for a while......   

Meh, food, who needs it, really?

[josekym]

Moral of the story: always stick to the shopping list! 

All those goodies, and you forgot about the SI? 

[HBlaine]

Moral of the story: always stick to the shopping list! 

All those goodies, and you forgot about the SI? 

So many goodies, so little time...