Camper Collective

[TonySal]

Added a fero rod, and tinder on the CS, so the saw blade should be able to do a fire pit!

[kamakiri]

Added a fero rod, and tinder on the CS, so the saw blade should be able to do a fire pit!

Absolutely can and did for us this summer! 

[TonySal]

Hmm still waiting for the scale and scale tools I ordered from (forgot)one of those sites 

[marlowe221]

This might be a silly question but... Why is there no 84mm version of the Camper?

It's not like we have a 84mm scissors situation here, the 84mm wood saw is still in production!

[FolderBeholder]

This might be a silly question but... Why is there no 84mm version of the Camper?

It's not like we have a 84mm scissors situation here, the 84mm wood saw is still in production!

Interesting, I never thought of that.  It would essentially be a Tourist with a wood saw. 
https://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Tourist

[marlowe221]

Interesting, I never thought of that.  It would essentially be a Tourist with a wood saw. 
https://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Tourist

Exactly! I love the Tourist and the 84mm size category in general. The wood saw is on the Walker… It’s right there!

[semso suljagin]

Absolutely can and did for us this summer! 

[marlowe221]

I used the saw! But not on wood…

I have a little plumbing project going and this old hard plastic flexible tube/pipe that has to be replaced. It was capped by a threaded brass fitting that I just could not get off with my hands. Plus it was under the sink, so I was in an awkward position.

Then I remembered my Camper was in my pocket! I whipped out the saw and was through that 2” flexi-tube in under 2 minutes!

Then I used the main blade and bottle opener to gradually work the remains of the flexi-tube off the end of the brass fitting since I need to reuse it.

I’m very impressed with the saw!  I’ll probably be using it on some PVC later today too. I look forward to trying it out on some actual wood at some point. 

[marlowe221]

The Camper performed admirably again today.

My plumbing project continued. I had to reconstruct a poorly done sink drain and air conditioning condensation line tie in. Apparently someone thought that a roller coaster style loop the loop on a gravity based drain was a good idea…. 

I had to cut through some 3/4” PVC and a few other plastic pipe types to get everything to fit correctly and create a non-gravity defying drain.

Plastic pipe stands no chance against the Victorinox saw!

I really like the Camper though. I might not need a saw every day but when you need one there’s really not much you can do/use as a substitute. Even when it’s not being used the saw layer adds just enough thickness to the SAK to make it a more comfortable grip versus the 2 layer Spartan.

Plus, I usually have a Rambler in my pocket so I have scissors covered that way.

[Sawl Goodman]

Plastic pipe stands no chance against the Victorinox saw!

I really like the Camper though. I might not need a saw every day but when you need one there’s really not much you can do/use as a substitute. Even when it’s not being used the saw layer adds just enough thickness to the SAK to make it a more comfortable grip versus the 2 layer Spartan.

Plus, I usually have a Rambler in my pocket so I have scissors covered that way.

Exactly why the Camper plus Rambler combo has long been a favourite carry of mine.   

[marlowe221]

Exactly why the Camper plus Rambler combo has long been a favourite carry of mine.   

The other thing is the scissors. Vic scissors are fantastic, no question. But at some point I realized that the 58mm scissors were sufficient 99% of the time. I cannot remember a time when I needed the 91mm scissors because the 58mm version couldn't do the job.

So the fact that the Camper doesn't have scissors isn't that big a deal for me (at least so far!).

[TonySal]

 

[UscgSal]

Anyone here? 
Time for outdoor stuff by me- will keep it with me at the club.

(Waiter is OK but I'm trying the Camper saw )
 

[IMR4198]

   Happy to join in.  Did you see how the Cheap and Cheerful section got spammed several times yesterday?  Each one had a different user name but the same "I'm happy to have finally joined" with some link to a packaging outfit.  Every time one was taken down by the admins another would pop up.  Seems like Cheap and Cheerful gets lots of spam.
Best wishes.  G
 
 

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[IMR4198]

Accidental post.   G

[Barry Rowland]

Great knife!  I need to get mine out again.  It's a wonderful hiking buddy!

[UscgSal]

  

[Swisster]

when was the Camping scale logo introduced ? I thought it was late 60's but not sure. The hot stamp Camping logo I know goes back to early 80's or late 70's and it would come and go through the 80's and then in the 90's became the only Camping logo. Has there ever been Camping scale logo on scales other than red ? SAKWIKI doesn't have in depth info on the Camping logo

[UscgSal]