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October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge

00 Offline Simon_Templar

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October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
on: September 17, 2019, 06:52:33 PM
Honourable knights,

I hereby challenge you to the Lone Ranger Tournament!

Provided at least two fellow knights apply, the festivities shall start on 1 October and end on Halloween.

The rules shall be as follows:

- Carry the Ranger every day as your only knife/multitool if at all possible - after all, it is the Lone Ranger challenge! Examples for "not possible": air travel with only hand luggage or clearly foreseeable need for pliers.

- Post at least one picture of your Ranger (if possible, in use) every day you carry it.

- If you encounter a situation you believe can be reasonably solved with a Ranger, try the Ranger first before resorting to any other tools. Examples for "not reasonable": cutting food in a restaurant (unless it's a terrible one); driving a 5 inch screw into hardwood; nicking a bicycle with the metal file.

Now, unlike other challenges, this one will have a (or several) winner(s): he or she uses the most Ranger tools (as documented by photos) during the tournament shall henceforth be known as Sir or Lady Aragorn!

<If any moderator reads this: could a corresponding merit badge be created and if so, how?>

Looking forward to crossing SAKs with you,

Simon Templar





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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #1 on: September 17, 2019, 06:59:13 PM
Cool challenge :)
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #2 on: September 17, 2019, 07:08:51 PM
I would love to join, but already committed to Choptober.... :facepalm:


Good luck, and I will come in from time to time for support! :popcorn:


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #3 on: September 17, 2019, 09:01:48 PM
I think I'm free, so let's do this!!
Barry


00 Offline Simon_Templar

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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #4 on: September 17, 2019, 09:32:17 PM
I think I'm free, so let's do this!!

Great, Barry. One more taker and the Challenge is afoot!


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #5 on: September 18, 2019, 03:04:52 AM
Does the Wenger Ranger series count? Go big or go home!
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #6 on: September 18, 2019, 03:20:39 AM
Cool challenge, but I'm committed to the Choptober challenge, too.  :salute:


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #7 on: September 18, 2019, 03:36:12 AM
 :iagree:
Doing the Choptober Challenge also!


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #8 on: September 18, 2019, 05:11:04 AM
I don't own a Ranger, as I prefer the Handyman and the Champ, but I will follow along!  :cheers:


00 Offline Simon_Templar

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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #9 on: September 18, 2019, 09:09:01 AM
Does the Wenger Ranger series count? Go big or go home!

Sorry Eyegor, Victorinox Ranger only (ok, ok, that rule might be bent a little if a Master Craftsman shows up). My bad, should have thought of the Wenger and closed that loophole in the challenge description  :facepalm:


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #10 on: September 20, 2019, 09:32:46 AM
Come on, guys, get out your Rangers and make the Challenge happen. :pok:

At least in Europe the Lone Ranger challenge is a let less likely to get you jail time than Choptober. ;) Although even our North American friends might run into trouble when carrying their axes around on Halloween  :rofl:
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #11 on: October 01, 2019, 02:00:25 AM
I would have gladly done this, but I’m signed up for the Crunch Challenge.  How many more do you need? 


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #12 on: October 01, 2019, 02:43:21 AM
 :oops:duplicate


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #13 on: October 01, 2019, 04:44:34 PM
I'm running a day late... away from home so I'll post mine tomorrow when I have it with me.  I'd like to swap in my Master Craftsman from time to time too.
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #14 on: October 01, 2019, 06:58:13 PM
kamakiri Day 1:


2 - '76 Rangers, '86 Hoffritz Ranger, '72 Elinox Outdoorsman

Tentatively in...

I have *lots* of Rangers and I love 'em...but I too would like to request a variance to use the Vic Outdoorsman and/or Master Craftsman.  Two reasons: If an official RANGER badge isn't created for this challenge, I'd like to go for the Discontinued Badge.  And the (Original) Outdoorsman is essentially a predecessor or at least a 'relative' to the Ranger with just the small blade being the pruner/hawksbill and the main blade being full serrated...and they never got the back side small SD and were discontinued well before the hooks, chisels, etc.of the contemporary/modern Ranger versions.
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #15 on: October 01, 2019, 08:34:42 PM
This looks fun SimonT but I will sit this one out from the sidelines and watch what Rangertastic stuff you get up to  :cheers:
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #16 on: October 02, 2019, 08:03:11 AM
Apologies, guys, looks as if I am late to my own party. 1 October was a crazy day at work, so my Ranger did not see action and I totally forgot reporting in. I will try to make up for it with two pics today. The first is from just now, Ranger's long blade seeing breakfast duty. Not very original - and normally I would use a bread knife at home - but it is a start  ;)

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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #17 on: October 02, 2019, 12:57:33 PM
Great start, folks!

Simon, just a very friendly suggestion--please do communicate with moderators to make sure the challenge meet the minimum number of people to request a badge to be designed, and whether different tools can be used in a tool-specific challenge(or can different challenges be running parallel in the same thread?). :think:   

Just in case it didn't, I hope the badge can still be awarded back to you guys, if another group attempt the challenge in some later time. :cheers:


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #18 on: October 02, 2019, 03:24:50 PM
Day 1: My horse in this race!  🏇
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #19 on: October 02, 2019, 04:32:21 PM
 :rofl: My money is on you!  :tu:


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #20 on: October 02, 2019, 05:08:34 PM
Apologies, guys, looks as if I am late to my own party.

Timestamp on the left coast still says October 1st!

So are you okay with the Outdoorsman substitute along with the Master Craftsman? It's essentially the same tool loading as an early Ranger, just different blades as I outline above.

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Day 1 uses were only mail call duty with the small blade and scissors to open two bags/pouches in the kitchen.
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00 Offline Simon_Templar

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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #21 on: October 02, 2019, 07:16:13 PM
Timestamp on the left coast still says October 1st!

So are you okay with the Outdoorsman substitute along with the Master Craftsman? It's essentially the same tool loading as an early Ranger, just different blades as I outline above.

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Day 1 uses were only mail call duty with the small blade and scissors to open two bags/pouches in the kitchen.

Kamakiri, I understand your motives and the Master Craftsman is fine by me, but in my opinion the Outdoorsman does not qualify for this challenge as it bends its frame just a tad too much. Hope that is ok with you.

Great start, folks!

Simon, just a very friendly suggestion--please do communicate with moderators to make sure the challenge meet the minimum number of people to request a badge to be designed, and whether different tools can be used in a tool-specific challenge(or can different challenges be running parallel in the same thread?). :think:   

Just in case it didn't, I hope the badge can still be awarded back to you guys, if another group attempt the challenge in some later time. :cheers:

Apologies to everyone for not properly organizing/registering this challenge, I admit I did not know about all this. :facepalm: I just wanted to try out the Ranger for a month as an EDC together with other interested parties and share our experiences. However, I don't want to deprave the participants from a badge, of course. Can I do anything to still properly register the challenge and if so, how and with whom?


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #22 on: October 02, 2019, 08:38:51 PM
Kamakiri, I understand your motives and the Master Craftsman is fine by me, but in my opinion the Outdoorsman does not qualify for this challenge as it bends its frame just a tad too much. Hope that is ok with you.

Works ok for me Simon, but leads me to one more question...Is the 84mm Master Craftsman (Hoffritz 'EXPLORER' 11037) okay to work into the mix? It is the same tool load as the 91mm versions, just smaller.

Apologies to everyone for not properly organizing/registering this challenge, I admit I did not know about all this. :facepalm: I just wanted to try out the Ranger for a month as an EDC together with other interested parties and share our experiences. However, I don't want to deprave the participants from a badge, of course. Can I do anything to still properly register the challenge and if so, how and with whom?
No worries. It's not really explained very well what to do to for either starting a challenge or getting a new badge approved. 
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #23 on: October 02, 2019, 11:12:57 PM
Works ok for me Simon, but leads me to one more question...Is the 84mm Master Craftsman (Hoffritz 'EXPLORER' 11037) okay to work into the mix? It is the same tool load as the 91mm versions, just smaller.
No worries. It's not really explained very well what to do to for either starting a challenge or getting a new badge approved.

Sure, size does not matter, tool load does😉


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #24 on: October 02, 2019, 11:31:22 PM
Day 2

After my hasty start into the challenge I would now like to present my lone Ranger for this month. Not particularly exciting, I am afraid. Just swapped the standard scales for plus scales to expand the impressive tool set even further. That said, a Ranger doesn't need fancy scales to shine; it's quite brilliant as is.

Today was a slow day for the Ranger, just some short blade work - meaning I have used two different tools so far - to bust a friend out of prison, A-Team style.

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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #25 on: October 02, 2019, 11:32:58 PM
Day 1: My horse in this race!  🏇

I will be, that looks like ...a Ranger!


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #26 on: October 03, 2019, 12:11:18 AM
kamakiri Day 2:

Only use so far today was mail call duty. '72 Master Craftsman:
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #27 on: October 03, 2019, 12:11:49 AM
 :cheers: Ray!!
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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #28 on: October 03, 2019, 12:12:30 AM
It is indeed Simon... let's have some fun with this Challenge!!
Barry


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Re: October 2019: the Lone Ranger Challenge
Reply #29 on: October 03, 2019, 02:00:40 AM
Day 2

After my hasty start into the challenge I would now like to present my lone Ranger for this month. Not particularly exciting, I am afraid. Just swapped the standard scales for plus scales to expand the impressive tool set even further. That said, a Ranger doesn't need fancy scales to shine; it's quite brilliant as is.

Today was a slow day for the Ranger, just some short blade work - meaning I have used two different tools so far - to bust a friend out of prison, A-Team style.
Nice black Ranger!  :tu:


 

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