Knife though is a cultural given, and I suspect most kids around here have one. The first one will be one of these with typical blade lengths 7" to 9":
Quote from: Vidar on February 02, 2018, 06:25:15 PMKnife though is a cultural given, and I suspect most kids around here have one. The first one will be one of these with typical blade lengths 7" to 9": My Norwegian Grandmother gave me a HELLE like that when I was 13 or 14. Quite a knife.
[It is used for pretty much anything outside. There was a TV show last year about a kindergarden up here where they try to stay outside and in nature a lot. 4-6 year old kids were using those. The reporter having a slightly more city background found that interesting and asked if they weren't worried the kids would cut themselves. The reply was simple; "they usually only do that once". I'm still undecided if would have the nerves for that! The main issue with those knives is that the handle tend to get slippery with blood or fat on it. It is then very easy to slip the hand down to the cutting edge. More modern redesigns and the military issue has added a finger guard to prevent that.
There's this guy on youtube, who is erotically fixated on the sound of his own voice. Maybe you've heard of him: 'Nutnfancy'? Yeah, he can talk for 37 minutes about a toothpick, and how HE was the one to categorize it 8 years ago. THAT jackhole insists that you need to carry 3 things EDC: A light, a multitool, and a knife. He's 2/3 right. You should have a multitool and a light. And if your phone works for your light well enough... then you need a multitool. That's IT, because if you have a multitool, you almost certainly HAVE a knife. I have made my feelings on the 'two is one, one is none' idiocy clear. ONE is one, if you don't lose or abuse.
I have to say, I'd like a bit of a finger guard on my HELLE. I've managed to cut myself with it twice. But maybe that's because I'm only part-Norwegian!
I guess choice of multi-tool would very much depend on the recipient in question. And I'm a flashlight ignorant; most sturdy and waterproof LEDs with rechargable lithium batteries are good by me. Knife though is a cultural given, and I suspect most kids around here have one. The first one will be one of these with typical blade lengths 7" to 9":
Some of this depends on interest and age