Nice, and congrats on the new Signal!My Squirt has gotten a lot of "use" lately. What started of as a joke towards my fiancée actually made it stay there the whole season.
Imagine a whole tree with Leathermans as ornaments Great pic
Finally got a replacement car today, and part of the excitement was that it was going to be my first flick out key! But when I picked it up the spare key was offered as the main and I soon discovered why, the flick out mechanism didn't work, when I opened it up with the Bond I found no spring in there at all!No problem... Took the spring out of a pen, then used the Bond to cut it down to size and bend out the pieces that would hold it in place to be wound. 15 minutes of faffing and once accident of winding it the wrong way (so it flipped closed...) and it works!Quick and easy when tools are to hand
To me threads like this are my favorite because it show people using their Leatherman to get stuff done!
I used the Rebar's file to smooth a jagged toenail. Really.
Lots of MT use lately so I thought of this tread. The other day I went on a hunt near the city. The prey was some wild green edibles - dock and nettle. When I was a kid and lived in rural environment I used to go foraging frequently. I just enjoyed the process so much So I got a trip back to memory lane. Used the serrated on the Surge. Not that those can't be picked with fingers but using the blade as a reaping hook made it faster and easier on the root system of the plants (if you leave them in great shape you can harvest again soon). Grab a handful of leaves with the left, reap with the right. Repeat. (Image removed from quote.)Here is the harvest. The nettle stung me several times even through the gloves. (Image removed from quote.)Here is part of the nettle cooked the same night with some eggs. It might not look delicious but it is. And I am steaks and roasts kind of guy so (Image removed from quote.)Yesterday I used the Crunch to change a head light bulb on the van, in a big box store parking lot. I have to do it there because I always forget what kind of bulbs it uses. This time I was almost sure they were h7 and when I took it out it was h4 so doing it right before you go in to buy one is the right call. The bulb is held in place by a weird springy bracket that is usually pretty easy to work with - grab both sides, squeeze them together and pull out. But one side has broken off, leaving the undoing of the other pretty hard job for such a tight spot. Managed to do it with the right tool by my side. I might change the bracket but it seems that involves taking the headlight out so I might just stick to always having a Leatherman on me to deal with the broken one. Seems like the better option No pics as it was so tight the camera could not focus.Also yesterday at home got a good workout for the Rebar. I had to tear apart our bedroom, which was completely renovated about 18 months ago (and I mean completely - floor, windows, electrical, new furniture..) We've been having a lot of condensation on the outer walls, which led to forming mold... So everything to pieces and bring the chemicals Rebar helped taking out few outlets that were in the way and disassembly of a wardrobe. Mainly the Philips driver was used. Also no pictures, in my frustration I did not think about that. And at the evening used the Wave to open few pear cider bottles.
That is great Davis don't believe I have had either of those greens look a lot like turnip greens and spinach though and I like both of those
Multiple MTs used in a day, nice . Enjoyed reading your time with the Surge, Crunch and Rebar, all great MTs.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks Poncho ! The dock is kind of like wild spinach. Where I grew up (farther north and lower attitude) there was a different kind of dock that looked a bit different and tasted a bit different. The nettle, according to Wikipedia, do grow in North America but probably not everywhere, my guess would be the states in roughly the same distance from the Equator as Bulgaria. If you've ever encountered that plant you'd never forget it - it doesn't leave permanent damage but it stings like hell and the stung can be felt for few days after that. Thank you
When I was a lad dock leaves is what we used on nettle stings, so seeing them paired together was amusing!
That's new for me I guess you crush it and rub it on the stung ?
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