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us Offline Zhenchok

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Hello from Michigan
on: September 05, 2017, 09:15:38 PM
I guess I missed this page and never formally introduced myself but I've been posting and lurking on the site for a long time. I live in Southeastern Michigan and have been into knives and multitools ever sinse I was a kid.  Growing up as a kid in Ukraine, every one my age had a small knife. My parents finally bought me a Gerber knife for camp, I still have it 20 years later it says first production run.   In '97 I borrowed my friends original PST for summer camp, now thinking back it was not smart of him to lend it to me.  It was stolen while I was in camp, I bought him a Gerber 600 in exchange, one for me one for him.  By the time I really wanted a PST for myself I didnt see them in stores anymore.  I was able to get another one from a friend in a trade later and also purchased a Walmart clearanced Leatherman Flair for like $18 bucks, at the time I thought it was an ok deal. 

I've always been into camping and outdoor sports and was attracted to tools that were perfect for camping use, mostly Leatherman.  About a year ago I got the SAK bug, and I just can't get enough.  I honestly thought that they were cheap tools until I started carrying one, now I want as many as I can get my hands on.  I fell in love with the engineering of them, and especially like used ones because of their history.  My ideal situation is getting a knife in the mail as I love the anticipation of looking at it once it comes in, cleaning it etc..  I think once I am retired, I will order a large lot of TSA sieze ones so that I can go through, sort, and admire them :)  I love the outdoors and I love the gear associated with being outdoors, when I hold a multitool I imagine using it in the near future.  I am also bilingual in Russian and English.  Thanks.
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Re: Hello from Michigan
Reply #1 on: September 05, 2017, 11:16:47 PM
Welcome home to :MTO:
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Hello from Michigan
Reply #2 on: September 06, 2017, 12:04:35 AM
Thanks :) Luckily I have a smart wife that tells me when to stop.


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Re: Hello from Michigan
Reply #3 on: September 06, 2017, 12:12:45 PM
Great intro buddy :cheers: We are glad to have you here with us :tu: :like:
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Re: Hello from Michigan
Reply #4 on: September 06, 2017, 02:20:27 PM
Quote from: Poncho65 on September 06, 2017, 12:12:45 PM
Great intro buddy :cheers: We are glad to have you here with us :tu: :like:

+1   :cheers:
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Hello from Michigan
Reply #5 on: September 06, 2017, 05:09:24 PM
Quote from: Zhenchok on September 05, 2017, 09:15:38 PM
I guess I missed this page and never formally introduced myself but I've been posting and lurking on the site for a long time. I live in Southeastern Michigan and have been into knives and multitools ever sinse I was a kid.  Growing up as a kid in Ukraine, every one my age had a small knife. My parents finally bought me a Gerber knife for camp, I still have it 20 years later it says first production run.   In '97 I borrowed my friends original PST for summer camp, now thinking back it was not smart of him to lend it to me.  It was stolen while I was in camp, I bought him a Gerber 600 in exchange, one for me one for him.  By the time I really wanted a PST for myself I didnt see them in stores anymore.  I was able to get another one from a friend in a trade later and also purchased a Walmart clearanced Leatherman Flair for like $18 bucks, at the time I thought it was an ok deal. 

I've always been into camping and outdoor sports and was attracted to tools that were perfect for camping use, mostly Leatherman.  About a year ago I got the SAK bug, and I just can't get enough.  I honestly thought that they were cheap tools until I started carrying one, now I want as many as I can get my hands on.  I fell in love with the engineering of them, and especially like used ones because of their history.  My ideal situation is getting a knife in the mail as I love the anticipation of looking at it once it comes in, cleaning it etc..  I think once I am retired, I will order a large lot of TSA sieze ones so that I can go through, sort, and admire them :)  I love the outdoors and I love the gear associated with being outdoors, when I hold a multitool I imagine using it in the near future.  I am also bilingual in Russian and English.  Thanks.

I forgot to mention that I've been in the US sinse I was 9 years old, came here in 1990. I momved from a fairly large city and don't think I would be into outdoors if I didn't grow up in the US.

I also wanted to mention that this board made me a more generous person.  I used to hoard a lot of my tools, but seeing how people are always ready to give advice and observing members perform random acts of kindness have influenced me. I recently gave away 4 tools to friends and my brother who showed interest in various tools and knives that I own. I think the hardest was gifting my skeletool, but I'm glad that I did it as he was very appreciative and I know it will be used for many years.
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Re: Hello from Michigan
Reply #6 on: September 06, 2017, 06:24:22 PM
Great intro.  Welcome and congrats on the smart wife.



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Re: Hello from Michigan
Reply #7 on: September 06, 2017, 07:18:35 PM
Welcome neighbor..
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Re: Hello from Michigan
Reply #8 on: September 06, 2017, 07:52:33 PM
Welcome  :cheers:
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