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Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest

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Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
on: December 01, 2015, 04:30:13 PM
Yeah, the 30 Day Surge Badge doesn't exist yet.  But in the event that it does someday, I want to be prepared - because preparation is why we carry this stuff in the first place, right?  So for the next 30 days I'll be having fun with my Surge arsenal.

These are the participants.  Two original Surges, and two of the 2013 (and beyond) versions with replaceable cutters and other improvements. 

The most notable thing about going Surge-only is that these things are heavy.  Not well-suited for EDC, especially for someone like me who looks for a high utility to weight ratio. I like to carry the smallest items I can, that still have adequate utility.  The Victorinox Compact and the Space Pen come to mind. The Surge's strength (i.e., heft) is also it weakness, at least as to EDC.



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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #1 on: December 01, 2015, 04:37:11 PM
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the Badge will never really exists, it will however get a virtual representation, but that is just ones and zeroes... ;)

I hope you are going to carry them all... at the same time :tu:
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #2 on: December 01, 2015, 05:16:13 PM
Unless you print it off.

Nice collection Powernoodle.
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #3 on: December 01, 2015, 05:23:47 PM
Unless you print it off.

Nice collection Powernoodle.
Not unless it gets authenticated by Grant :salute:
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #4 on: December 01, 2015, 05:42:39 PM
True, them it will have the cool MTO logo and will look cooler when printed off.
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #5 on: December 02, 2015, 04:22:47 PM
Carrying this thing is somewhat burdensome.  Which is why most of us don't carry one.  A Leatherman belt sheath works, and yesterday I carried in a pocket.  But what works best for me is the vertical pocket in a pair of 5.11 Tac Lite Pro pants.  These are my standard attire, and with time I can get used to carrying the Surge in this manner.  Eventually the brain accomodates, and forgets that the Surge there.



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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #6 on: December 02, 2015, 07:25:17 PM
Holey Surge Collection!

At least you've got options!

It rides really low in those Tac Lites. Does is jump back and forth while you walk?


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #7 on: December 03, 2015, 02:35:28 PM
My homage to Obi1shinobee:

MALAYSIAN STINK FRUIT!   :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:  :gimme: :gimme: :gimme:



VULCAN SPICE NOODLE!   :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:  :gimme: :gimme: :gimme:

« Last Edit: December 03, 2015, 04:33:10 PM by powernoodle »
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #8 on: December 03, 2015, 02:39:55 PM
Does it jump back and forth while you walk?

Only if I'm walking behind Kate Upton.

Oh, you mean the Surge. Sorry.

No, its pretty stable actually.  The Surge fills up most of the vertical pocket, so it doesn't move around in there. 
And the pocket is fairly high on the thigh, so the moment arm (the length between the hip joint and the Surge) is minimal.
« Last Edit: December 03, 2015, 04:32:48 PM by powernoodle »
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #9 on: December 04, 2015, 11:46:20 AM

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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #11 on: December 05, 2015, 04:42:07 PM



Nice! Whats your motivation for making the new Surge BN over the old one (dosent the old Surge have bigger bolt grippers?
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #12 on: December 05, 2015, 04:54:54 PM
No reason really. I just like the new Surge better, mostly because of the replaceable cutters.  Now that I'm in a grinding frenzy, I could fathom doing it to other MTs.


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #13 on: December 06, 2015, 11:51:59 AM


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #14 on: December 06, 2015, 03:13:45 PM
Looks good!
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #16 on: December 08, 2015, 04:32:30 PM

BO Surge(s), bottom center, with homies.


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Reply #17 on: December 08, 2015, 05:13:46 PM
Beautiful!
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #21 on: December 12, 2015, 01:08:33 PM


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #22 on: December 12, 2015, 09:41:35 PM


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #23 on: December 12, 2015, 11:26:35 PM
All are new except #21, which is from the Powernoodle Special Reserve collection.


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #24 on: December 13, 2015, 12:03:25 PM
As I noted in another thread, I've been trying out Boeshield T-9 recently.  It a cleaner/lube product developed by the Boeing company for its own usage, which is basically 60% mineral spirits (solvent/cleaner) plus paraffin wax (lubricant/rust preventative).  The suspended wax is said to penetrate nooks and crannies, the volatile mineral spirits washes away gunk, displaces moisture and evaporates, and then magic (supposedly) results.  It is advertised for a number of applications from avionics to bicycle chains to industrial equipment.

Just for the fun of it, I soaked this Surge in T-9 to see if I could observe the presence of wax when it evaporated.  For the heaviest application of wax, Boeshield advises to spray it on and not wipe it off, so that's what I am doing.  I'm just going to leave it alone until the mineral spirits evaporate, and see what if any difference T-9 makes for this Surge.  I'll report back. I'm expecting to see maybe a slightly, waxy, protective film.  Once applied, it can be removed with any solvent.





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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #25 on: December 13, 2015, 01:13:38 PM
You have my curiosity going now.
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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #26 on: December 13, 2015, 05:21:59 PM
It's great stuff but it's Uber expensive.


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #27 on: December 13, 2015, 06:06:21 PM
Yeah, its a little spendy, no not prohibitively:

Amazon:

- 4 oz. aerosol: $11.73 shipped
- 4 oz. bottle:  $9.90
- 12 oz aerosol:  $17.99

Compare:

- 16 oz. WD-40 aerosol:  $10.82 shipped (mineral spirits/mineral oil)
- 12 oz. Tri Flow aerosol: $17.99 (solvent/lube/teflon)
- 12 oz. Break-Free CLP aerosol:  $11.99 (solvent/lube/teflon)


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
Reply #28 on: December 13, 2015, 06:45:18 PM
All are new except #21, which is from the Powernoodle Special Reserve collection.

Sounds like something I should be drinking.


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Re: Powernoodle's 30 Day Surge badge quest
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