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The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)

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Nix and Speedy have inspired me with their zeal in the September Storm so why not let all the little ghouls and banshees out with an October Spirit challenge?!

This challenge will be run using standard challenge rules, enriched for goodness:

1.  Carry a Spirit for 30-days. It doesn’t have to be the same Spirit everyday, but it has to be a real Victorinox Spirit. Modded Spirits welcome.  Cheap copies, not so much.

2.  Try to use every tool in the Spirit’s ample tool set at least once.

3.  Post a fresh photo of your Spirit every day. Action photos appreciated.

4.  Post up insights, memories, and Spirit stories as you are able.

5.  A final summary at the end of the challenge is always appreciated. How does the Spirit stack up against your beloved Wave or Rebar or MP600 or…… paper clip? Give the MTo community an honest and frank assessment. Did the Spirit live up to it’s popular reputation?


The challenge starts 01 October 2018, local time, and will wrap up 31 October 2018.

Because the challenge is expected to involve a large number of MTo members, to make it easier on the mods to award the new badges en masse, all participants must start 01 October and finish 31 October. (That’s why we’re announcing the challenge well in advance.)

And yes I've borrowed a bit from Nix's post.

So let the haunting of the Spirits begin
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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #1 on: September 21, 2018, 12:37:06 PM
I'm out.
Got the badge, and posting pics daily is hard at the moment (timewise)
I'll hop in to say hello from time to time though! :salute:


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #2 on: September 21, 2018, 12:38:33 PM
 :like:

I might join in.  Will overlap a bit with the GEC challenge, but should be OK.


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #3 on: September 21, 2018, 01:08:08 PM
Hmm... I am considering joining but would like some clarification, possibly also for the benefit of others: my modest counting powers make this a 31-day challenge...?
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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #4 on: September 21, 2018, 01:12:31 PM
The Spirit badge is a 30 day award.  Feel free to take Halloween off. :D


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #5 on: September 21, 2018, 01:24:12 PM
Damn, should i get spirit RT now.

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #6 on: September 21, 2018, 01:30:01 PM
Any excuse is good enough to get an RT!!

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #7 on: September 21, 2018, 02:19:11 PM
Gotta see if seller is same altitude on price with me

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #8 on: September 21, 2018, 02:44:50 PM
Fiendishly tempting challenge..... I've got the badge, but then, it's not about the badge, it's about the fun of the challenge.

In my mind, it would be keeping in the Spirit of a Halloween challenge to require each participant to use the challenge tool to carve a Jack O'Lantern during the challenge.

So, I'm in...IF...the rules require a Jack O'lantern photo.



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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #9 on: September 21, 2018, 02:46:37 PM
This would be dangerous for me. If I carried a Spirit that much, there would be a real risk of me realising I could easily sell everything else I own  :D


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #10 on: September 21, 2018, 03:09:18 PM
Well crap, seller was same altitude with on price so im gonna be owner of Spirit RT. I gotta stop buying MTs, i gotta get rid of my other MTs

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #11 on: September 21, 2018, 03:20:29 PM
Well, it's important to try a few....to establish what works for you.....right?..... :pok:

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #12 on: September 21, 2018, 03:25:13 PM
Well true but now i have just way too many MTs

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #13 on: September 21, 2018, 03:29:00 PM
Well true but now i have just way too many MTs

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #14 on: September 21, 2018, 03:41:33 PM
Well true but now i have just way too many MTs

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This is the perfect forum for a spring cleanout! Lots of addicts waiting for the next hit  :D
Good idea, gotta clean my MTs and put sale on

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #15 on: September 21, 2018, 04:05:33 PM
Well true but now i have just way too many MTs


Uhhhh....is that even possible...?   :think:


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #16 on: September 21, 2018, 04:21:33 PM
am I the lone participant at this point?
Solving problems you didn't know you had in the most obscure way possible

"And now, it's time to hand this over to our tame race axe driver. Some say, he can live in the forest for six months at a time without food, and he knows of a secret tribe of only women where he is their God. All we know is, he's call the Styx!" - TazzieRob


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #17 on: September 21, 2018, 04:25:24 PM
Well Spirit RT is heading my way, it should arrive next week at some point

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #18 on: September 21, 2018, 04:27:19 PM
am I the lone participant at this point?
It's not October yet.  :P


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #19 on: September 21, 2018, 04:28:14 PM
As previously stated, I'm in if we add a Jack O'lantern requirement. 🎃


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #20 on: September 21, 2018, 04:31:04 PM
Someone must have been listening in on this thread ...
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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #21 on: September 21, 2018, 05:27:05 PM
As previously stated, I'm in if we add a Jack O'lantern requirement. 🎃

I've never carved one. Halloween isn't really a big thing here, and it has only been a thing the past few years (less than a decade really) but i'm all for it

Someone must have been listening in on this thread ...


that is sign to join in

am I the lone participant at this point?
It's not October yet.  :P

i'm a bit impatient

This would be dangerous for me. If I carried a Spirit that much, there would be a real risk of me realising I could easily sell everything else I own  :D

join in the dark side
Solving problems you didn't know you had in the most obscure way possible

"And now, it's time to hand this over to our tame race axe driver. Some say, he can live in the forest for six months at a time without food, and he knows of a secret tribe of only women where he is their God. All we know is, he's call the Styx!" - TazzieRob


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #22 on: September 21, 2018, 05:28:04 PM
Hmm... I am considering joining but would like some clarification, possibly also for the benefit of others: my modest counting powers make this a 31-day challenge...?

well there are only 30 day challenges but it might be fun
Solving problems you didn't know you had in the most obscure way possible

"And now, it's time to hand this over to our tame race axe driver. Some say, he can live in the forest for six months at a time without food, and he knows of a secret tribe of only women where he is their God. All we know is, he's call the Styx!" - TazzieRob


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #23 on: September 21, 2018, 05:35:55 PM
I may. I'm somewhat undecided. I've done two 30-day challenges so far, and each time I'm so glad when they're done. For some reason the pressure to post a pic each day gets old after awhile.

I do love the spirit, so I may yet join.
If the trees blew down the wind and no one was around, would the alphabet song really go backwards?


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #25 on: September 21, 2018, 05:59:33 PM
Count me in.....
I thought there was going to be a Rebar challenge but I fancy a change from Leatherman after doing the Wave challenge!!  :tu:


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #26 on: September 21, 2018, 06:08:28 PM
I also thinked to do Rebar challenge but now that im getting Spirit RT i really wanna see why SwissTools are so popular

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #27 on: September 21, 2018, 06:11:58 PM
I'm sure you won't regret it Antti.....!


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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #28 on: September 21, 2018, 06:14:13 PM
For sure!!

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Re: The haunting of the Spirit (October 30 day Spirit Challenge)
Reply #29 on: September 21, 2018, 06:21:31 PM
That does look nice........ :drool: :drool:


 

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