Great photos, Ben. Glad you've found a new passion.
:cheers:
Can you share the story behind that X-ray?
I passed over that bridge in your first picture just yesterday..great pics btw :tu:
Yep, pass over often to get to Glen Lyon :tu:
the fountain pen is really nice
Happy New Year to you as well. I like the Irish Blackthorn in the first pic. I have several but there's one that I have been using for over 20 years. I hope you'll include pics of your sticks in future additions to this thread. :cheers:
But the magic had gone. The knife should not have needed me to finish it. I kinda lost interest.
Ben, I'm a fountain pen junkie myself. If you haven't tried Noodler's Ink, do so. Hands down my favorite ink for fountain pens--especially their 'Bulletproof' inks.
If it's tough to get a hold of for you, let me know. Maybe I can ship you a bottle.
Noodler's Ink (http://noodlersink.com/noodlers-ink-color/ink-colors-and-their-properties/)
Ben,
Great pics, I like your write-ups on the various bits and how you got to this 'edc' type of world/mindset.
Im curious, based on the thread title - are you limited to a wheelchair?
You mentioned Muscular Degenerative, so I wasnt sure.
I ask because Id be interested in seeing how you modify your chair for your needs.
Great thread, best thing I've read on here in a while.
What can you tell us about the two W's - whisky and watches?
Enjoying this thraed very much so far. :cheers:
Of course if I was ever to be forced down that route, this is the chair I've been looking at.
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/wheelchair.jpg)
I´m interested in fixed blades. Carrying them is illegal here but I can use them in my own garden. I have quite a few.
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/chen_10.jpg):drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
The night pic taken at Masada is breathtakingly beautiful :dd: :o :like: :like:
Better get the Indy hat soon
https://gearjunkie.com/indiana-jones-borsalino-hat-maker-bankrupt
Very enjoyable reading of your selections and the back ground.
I am curious of how or why you landed in Israel?
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I suggest Poncho. :whistle:
Thank you for replying about how you landed in Israel.
Interesting that you meet your wife a few thousand miles from where you both grew up.
Your eye for photography and composing shoots is to be envied, enjoying your history and now can’t wait until your current exploits make the thread.
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Thanks for the post Ben, very enjoyable read. I love reading the narratives and background stories . Can’t wait for you to post pictures of food as well, I remember a while back you posted pictures of the various meats you prepared. Also would love to see more pictures of city life in Israel.
Thanks
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I suggest Poncho. :whistle:
Always Poncho
You have good taste in blades for sure :like: Well very similar to my tastes anyways :D Sorry to hear a few had to go but at least they went to a good cause with the winter coats :salute:
...and now for something completely different.
Waxing Jute for a fire kit.
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/jute.jpg)
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/jute_1.jpg)
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I'll get into bags, BOB's and outdoors ideas tomorrow.
Hanks...
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/hanks.jpg)
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/hanks_4.jpg)
Hanks...
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/hanks.jpg)
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/hanks_4.jpg)
I've been enjoying the thread a lot so far, and the pics are eye candy. :tu:
But his one just killed me. You have a hank of my favorite TV Show ever, and two of my favorite episodes of all time, the Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang (Season 5 finale)!! :ahhh
I really enjoyed that Van Gogh's painting and even printed it to have on my room as a wallpaper, ::) but I had never seen a hank with that picture! I got to have it now, may I ask where did you get yours? :cheers:
Thanks!!
I have the Rothco m65 jacket, with the removable lining.
Very solid and good construction, but, also very heavy, something you may need to consider as you will feel the weight on you.
I use it for really windy or near freezing conditions as it will make you too hot in temperatures above 10 C, if you move around a bit.
I paid 50 Euro for it, I think. Without the lining it should be cheaper and lighter
It was a few years ago, 100 USD is about 80 Euro, but I doubt it will cost more than 50-60 now.
Try hunting shops, military uniform shops etc. online
I can ask, but the shipping will be high and the size may be the wrong one, without trying.
We don´t have natural disasters like large forest fires and earthquakes. There is flooding every 50 years or so, but the concept of bug out bags is an alien one for most of the Dutch. I hope you won´t need it.
Reports of major power cuts tonight due to a storm. All ready with 18650 lights, all wearing flashlight condoms to convert them into lanterns. These will be hung around the apartment to supplement the regular emergency lamps. Keeping the kids nice and relaxed.Stay safe
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/4torches.jpg)
Shown are one Thrunite TN12 and three BLF A6 SE's.
Reports of major power cuts tonight due to a storm. All ready with 18650 lights, all wearing flashlight condoms to convert them into lanterns. These will be hung around the apartment to supplement the regular emergency lamps. Keeping the kids nice and relaxed.Stay safe
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/4torches.jpg)
Shown are one Thrunite TN12 and three BLF A6 SE's.
If you can give us a link to the post (not just the thread) that you want to claim the badge for then it should be OK. Use the request function in Profile/Awards/Show Available Awards, or this link (I think): https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=profile;area=listAwards;u=11787
If you can give us a link to the post (not just the thread) that you want to claim the badge for then it should be OK. Use the request function in Profile/Awards/Show Available Awards, or this link (I think): https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=profile;area=listAwards;u=11787
Many thanks! I'll get round to it. :) How do I buy a pint for the poor soul who had to deal with the barrage of requests? :)
I wanted to say, we need something like Fleurope but instead of flowers you can send beer, but that works too.If you can give us a link to the post (not just the thread) that you want to claim the badge for then it should be OK. Use the request function in Profile/Awards/Show Available Awards, or this link (I think): https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=profile;area=listAwards;u=11787
Many thanks! I'll get round to it. :) How do I buy a pint for the poor soul who had to deal with the barrage of requests? :)
https://www.patsbcb.com/
:angel: :whistle:
Many thanks! I'll get round to it. :) How do I buy a pint for the poor soul who had to deal with the barrage of requests? :)
How much is a pint these days back in blighty? Guinness cause it's my favourite. :) Let me know and I'll bung it in sometime before Sunday, got to run right now....Many thanks! I'll get round to it. :) How do I buy a pint for the poor soul who had to deal with the barrage of requests? :)
Just bung a tip in the pot (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=treasury). You might even win something, if Grant pulls his finger out...
Awarded the badges you'd requested. Good job, and a great thread. :cheers:
How much is a pint these days back in blighty? Guinness cause it's my favourite. :) Let me know and I'll bung it in sometime before Sunday, got to run right now....
Thanks!!!!!!!!!
One thing I don't get is the 'photographer' award. For taking catalogue/magazine style pictures of a multitool. How is that qualified? I've got some nice pictures taken with pro cameras over the past few pages but these are not what I would consider pro advertising level images, the kind of thing on white or black backdrops with a mirrored base, etc. That's a very different way of photographing. I can pull it off easily enough (when I have the time), at the studio. Just not sure that's what's required or just 'pro photography' style imagery such as this image (already shown, sorry).
One thing I don't get is the 'photographer' award. For taking catalogue/magazine style pictures of a multitool. How is that qualified? I've got some nice pictures taken with pro cameras over the past few pages but these are not what I would consider pro advertising level images, the kind of thing on white or black backdrops with a mirrored base, etc. That's a very different way of photographing. I can pull it off easily enough (when I have the time), at the studio. Just not sure that's what's required or just 'pro photography' style imagery such as this image (already shown, sorry).
I wondered about this too. But then I just posted some nice pics et voila, badge awarded. https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,74770.0.html
I think you´ll do fine with the pics shown here.
How much is a pint these days back in blighty? Guinness cause it's my favourite. :) Let me know and I'll bung it in sometime before Sunday, got to run right now....
Thanks!!!!!!!!!
About £3-4 down here in the south west, but I rarely go to the pub nowadays. My local brewery sells beer at £2/bottle straight from the brewery door. :drink:
Ahhh, the bottled stuff just doesn't seem the same. Nitro draught is the way to go with Guinness. :cheers:
€10 is crazy. ???Ahhh, the bottled stuff just doesn't seem the same. Nitro draught is the way to go with Guinness. :cheers:
I remember paying 10 Euro a pint in Dublin for Guinness and being somewhat disappointed!
€10 is crazy. ???Ahhh, the bottled stuff just doesn't seem the same. Nitro draught is the way to go with Guinness. :cheers:
I remember paying 10 Euro a pint in Dublin for Guinness and being somewhat disappointed!
it's been a very long time since i've had a pint in Dublin city centre . . . Pabs is our man in capital city (or near enough though he keeps denying it) perhaps we need to send him on a mission ?
Badge awarded :cheers: Congrats :tu: :like:
I was going to say why not a backpack for "BOB" bag or whatever you want to call it - much easier to carry.
If a saw is useless in your area, what do you burn on a fire after your tinder? :think: :pok:
i thoroughly dislike you now. mostly because that pic made me hungry. the lesser part is because I can't just show up as an unexpected guest ;)
Both of those pics made me hungry :drool: :like: :like:
If you make Cholent then I'm on the next plane out :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :rofl:
If you make Cholent then I'm on the next plane out :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :rofl:
Doesn't everyone make cholent?
Baked beans, cassoulet, feijoada, cholent....we're in good company here. :cheers:
(I'm a fan of short ribs, Great Northern beans, and barley in my cholent, but that's just me.... :D. )
All that looks very tasty :drool: The chicken looks the best to me though :dd: :like: :like:
All that looks very tasty :drool: The chicken looks the best to me though :dd: :like: :like:
It's supposed to be carrying one particular SAK for a long time.
I can't do that, I like my combos too much. :facepalm:
All that looks very tasty :drool: The chicken looks the best to me though :dd: :like: :like:
Here you go...
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/cajun_1.jpg)
I've got to make a new batch of this Cajun chicken soon actually. My cholesterol is a drop high, got to take more chicken and less meat for my lunches in work.
But the rules are looser than a piece of oiled rope laying on the ground, so whatever. :D
You and me might be able to get away with carrying a combo. :whistle:
All that looks very tasty :drool: The chicken looks the best to me though :dd: :like: :like:
Here you go...
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/cajun_1.jpg)
I've got to make a new batch of this Cajun chicken soon actually. My cholesterol is a drop high, got to take more chicken and less meat for my lunches in work.
and again :drool: :drool: :drool:
Also great work with removing the lock on the SAK :salute: :like:
Edit: And yes, I've given names to some of my tools, I'm weird that way :D
Edit: And yes, I've given names to some of my tools, I'm weird that way :D
Never gone quite that far! How's the bike doing? You should update the thread you made about it!
Prybars.
I started with the Sharpwerks which does looks cool but then moved on to the Boker Vox in Titanium. The Sharpwerks is too sharp for pocket carry, especially at the bottle opener, it's a pocket shredder. I'm also really not a fan of these huge cutouts in the side of prybars which seriously compromise their strength for actual, um, prying. The Boker is a better design and more comfortable. It sits in a little leather pouch in my bag with my LM bits and an Ikea pencil. I don't use it that much but when I do it's very useful. It's so light and thin that why not carry?
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/prybars.jpg)
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/bitpouch_1.jpg)
My wife has since inherited the Sharpwerks which sits on her keychain and seriously confuses her co-workers as to the 'why?' :D. Here is her keychain including the Sharpwerks and Eagletac D25AAA both inherited from me and a SAK Classic I bought her as a present. :) She carries it either in a coat pocket or shoulder bag so the prybar doesn't shred her leg.
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/keysboth.jpg)
Prybars.
I started with the Sharpwerks which does looks cool but then moved on to the Boker Vox in Titanium. The Sharpwerks is too sharp for pocket carry, especially at the bottle opener, it's a pocket shredder. I'm also really not a fan of these huge cutouts in the side of prybars which seriously compromise their strength for actual, um, prying. The Boker is a better design and more comfortable. It sits in a little leather pouch in my bag with my LM bits and an Ikea pencil. I don't use it that much but when I do it's very useful. It's so light and thin that why not carry?
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/prybars.jpg)
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/bitpouch_1.jpg)
My wife has since inherited the Sharpwerks which sits on her keychain and seriously confuses her co-workers as to the 'why?' :D. Here is her keychain including the Sharpwerks and Eagletac D25AAA both inherited from me and a SAK Classic I bought her as a present. :) She carries it either in a coat pocket or shoulder bag so the prybar doesn't shred her leg.
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/keysboth.jpg)
now I understand the TARDIS Handkerchief :D
Have you seen "Loving Vincent"?
I'm going tonight to the theater with my family to see it, as we're Van Gogh fans for the most part
Embrace the patina.
Nothing bores me like a knife without a story.
:rofl:
But, then, there's no need to be radical. Life gives us each a patina. We all collect wrinkles, creases, scars, grey hair or the lack of it, and our personal patina tells a story of a life lived, sunsets seen, and horizons scanned.
:rofl:Lovely thought :cheers:
But, then, there's no need to be radical. Life gives us each a patina. We all collect wrinkles, creases, scars, grey hair or the lack of it, and our personal patina tells a story of a life lived, sunsets seen, and horizons scanned.
Looks a bit different in the winter :tu:What a great picture! How is driving like up there in those kinds of conditions?
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Flitz. Because patina = dirt and is evil, ugly and the product of the devils breath. Not that I feel strongly about the subject. :rofl:
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/patinaclean.jpg)
A new arrival!
Esbit style folding stove, under $3 on ebay shipped. Fits in a shirt pocket with plenty space to spare.
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/esbit_1.jpg)
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/esbit_2.jpg)
I'm just waiting for the little gas stove that Lynn enabled me to buy and I'm going to run a three way test, gas vs Esbit vs Emberlit. Should be interesting!
A new arrival!
Esbit style folding stove, under $3 on ebay shipped. Fits in a shirt pocket with plenty space to spare.
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/esbit_1.jpg)
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/esbit_2.jpg)
I'm just waiting for the little gas stove that Lynn enabled me to buy and I'm going to run a three way test, gas vs Esbit vs Emberlit. Should be interesting!
how the smurf do you find such great deals? also don't forget that those Esbit stoves can be used with wood (probably not the best for that though) and as a windscreen for alcohol stoves
It's only a mater of time and you will :assimilate:
I went smart phone - dumb user about 3 years ago. :D
It's only a mater of time and you will :assimilate:
I went smart phone - dumb user about 3 years ago. :D
I went smart phone about three months ago haven't looked back ;)
It's only a mater of time and you will :assimilate:
I went smart phone - dumb user about 3 years ago. :D
That's a great SAK.
I'm pretty sure I wish you hadn't posted that picture.
Bad boy! :twak:That's a great SAK.
I'm pretty sure I wish you hadn't posted that picture.
Was a really good price too!
https://cutleryshoppe.com/victorinox-swiss-army-0-8241-281ro-farmer-93mm-3-66-orange-alox-handle/
snigger :rofl:
Quite appropriate as my Pruner gave me one heck of a love bite today. Here's a tip, when wiping a wet razor sharp blade with tissue, look at what you're doing! Oh and don't be mid rant about your boss at the time, it takes away from your concentration. :think:
I'll add that on the subject of 'sharp', the Farmer above arrived sharper than any knife I've ever bought. Very close to perfect. Will only need a few minutes on the strop. I'm impressed!
Quite appropriate as my Pruner gave me one heck of a love bite today. Here's a tip, when wiping a wet razor sharp blade with tissue, look at what you're doing! Oh and don't be mid rant about your boss at the time, it takes away from your concentration. :think:
I'll add that on the subject of 'sharp', the Farmer above arrived sharper than any knife I've ever bought. Very close to perfect. Will only need a few minutes on the strop. I'm impressed!
I did that with a brand new Buck 110 when it sliced through a paper towel after cleaning pizza off it. It was at mechatronics class, and I'm glad I was carrying a first-aid kit in my pack that had plenty of gauze pads in there. That Edge 2X tech on them is like a scalpel. However, the old thick edge on the 440C models is impossible to get a good edge on--it's probably why my great uncle had taken a grinder to it.
My conclusions:
Pluses: A tiny package, literally fits in a shirt pocket with space to spare. Carries all weather easy light fuel sufficient for 3 nice cups of coffee. Idiot proof.
Minuses: Not really a solution for anything but boiling water. Very sooty. A minimalist day camping solution for your coffee rather than a cooking stove for anything more than that.
Coming up next (when I can be bothered), the Emberlit Fireant Stove in comparison. Also fits in a shirt pocket and you won't run out of fuel as long as there's twigs/branches on the ground. Requires fire lighting skills. I've used it for proper cooking multiple times including with a full sized wok for a family supper (!) but let's see how the boiling times and soot build up match to the one above!
It occurrd to me that sootiness depends on the fuel, not the burner, am I right?
Fixed the tenon on my most loved pipe tonight. I had fixed a loose tenon fit on my corncob by just soaking the connection point on the corncob in water for a couple of hours. You can't do that with a briar pipe. I followed the instructions on this video (skip to the 2 minute part, he does go on a bit).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khWHIzdBbhw&t=341s
Worked perfectly! I'm really happy, this Peterson POY 2009 was my first pipe (currently at 8 :) ), still my most loved and also the most expensive. As such it's great to have it working again!
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/navy.jpg)
I've finally got some more Macbarens Navy Flake (same as in this old pic) thanks to my wife's work colleague who was in the US. You can't get it here any more. I find it a really pleasant tobacco.
I'm also looking to try Savinelli Balsa wood filters in 9mm in pipes I've used charcoal filters in to date including the one shown above. Charcoal filters require double the draw strength and I far prefer the Balsa which I've only used to date in 6mm. Didn't realise they did them in 9mm till recently. There is a place in the city which stocks them, problem is parking. :(
Oh and a quick look at my next pipe. For when I have the spare cash. This may take a while given how the bank balance looks right now! :D
https://eu.pipeaporter.com/savinelli-onda-sandblasted-313.html
Nice! You even have a matching zippo!
Nice mod. How would you achieve replaceable wire cutters though?
A Texas Brisket after 5 hours being smoked. Oh and some kind of knife or something. :D
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/brisket.jpg)
A Texas Brisket after 5 hours being smoked. Oh and some kind of knife or something. :D
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/brisket.jpg)
:drool: :drool:
don't forget to share this delight in the chilli thread
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,76433.msg1671150.html#msg1671150
here you go
You do some nice leather pomsbz.
On a fishing trip with some friends our butane froze. We were forced to do without our morning cup of coffee and just went straight to the booze.
I wonder what you'd say about Firebox Nano after this experience. Same conclusions or is it just a gimmick?
I wonder what you'd say about Firebox Nano after this experience. Same conclusions or is it just a gimmick?
I wonder what you'd say about Firebox Nano after this experience. Same conclusions or is it just a gimmick?
I like it. It solves some of the problems with the Fireant for the same footprint and can be used as a wind shield for a gas burner. I love solutions with dual usage. I also think the wood entrance solution is better thought out and the removable base allows you to avoid the 'too much coals' problem.
Would I buy it? Meh. Not right now. It's a better design but it's 40 bucks.
I wonder what you'd say about Firebox Nano after this experience. Same conclusions or is it just a gimmick?
I like it. It solves some of the problems with the Fireant for the same footprint and can be used as a wind shield for a gas burner. I love solutions with dual usage. I also think the wood entrance solution is better thought out and the removable base allows you to avoid the 'too much coals' problem.
Would I buy it? Meh. Not right now. It's a better design but it's 40 bucks.
to be fair, I don't see the allure of most packable woodstoves for their given price
I wonder what you'd say about Firebox Nano after this experience. Same conclusions or is it just a gimmick?
I like it. It solves some of the problems with the Fireant for the same footprint and can be used as a wind shield for a gas burner. I love solutions with dual usage. I also think the wood entrance solution is better thought out and the removable base allows you to avoid the 'too much coals' problem.
Would I buy it? Meh. Not right now. It's a better design but it's 40 bucks.
to be fair, I don't see the allure of most packable woodstoves for their given price
Hence the chinese knockoffs for a fraction of the price. These stoves are really priced at double what they should be. Hard to justify that when you can buy it for a quarter off aliexpress.
I wonder what you'd say about Firebox Nano after this experience. Same conclusions or is it just a gimmick?
I like it. It solves some of the problems with the Fireant for the same footprint and can be used as a wind shield for a gas burner. I love solutions with dual usage. I also think the wood entrance solution is better thought out and the removable base allows you to avoid the 'too much coals' problem.
Would I buy it? Meh. Not right now. It's a better design but it's 40 bucks.
to be fair, I don't see the allure of most packable woodstoves for their given price
Hence the chinese knockoffs for a fraction of the price. These stoves are really priced at double what they should be. Hard to justify that when you can buy it for a quarter off aliexpress.
-i'm sure that manufacturers wouldn't agree, but I do
I wonder what you'd say about Firebox Nano after this experience. Same conclusions or is it just a gimmick?
I like it. It solves some of the problems with the Fireant for the same footprint and can be used as a wind shield for a gas burner. I love solutions with dual usage. I also think the wood entrance solution is better thought out and the removable base allows you to avoid the 'too much coals' problem.
Would I buy it? Meh. Not right now. It's a better design but it's 40 bucks.
to be fair, I don't see the allure of most packable woodstoves for their given price
Hence the chinese knockoffs for a fraction of the price. These stoves are really priced at double what they should be. Hard to justify that when you can buy it for a quarter off aliexpress.
-i'm sure that manufacturers wouldn't agree, but I do
Thing is, something like the esbit. It's a design from 1936, made for the Wehrmacht, it's not under patent any more. If I have the choice of $2 from Hong Kong or $10 from the original manufacturer, I don't feel any reason not to get the cheap one.
I'm currently thinking of a way to use the esbit as a wood burner in conjunction with the fire lighters it carries anyway. I'll try it out next week if I get the chance.
I really like using the gas canisters for outdoor cooking. Fast and simple and it does pack decently enough for me. With stoves that require wood, pellets, or similar type combustibles I'd just as well build a small fire pit and cook directly on top. I do like my little trangia liquid fuel stove BUT cooking times are relatively short.
Glad you to see you got out. Looks like a nice location :like:
My understand is you don't want to "cover" the fuel canister at all. There are some specific windscreens that look pretty nice and some DIY versions made from heavy duty foil. A foldable version of the one in the video would be nice. This one does what needs to be done without covering the fuel possibly heating it a dangerous level.
https://youtu.be/r1CnpuhodB4
Problem with the ikea stove (I have two of them but they're currently in use in the kitchen as designed :D ) is that it's bulky and heavy compared to the folding wood stoves. You could carry a 450g gas stove for that bulk, that's 5 plus hours of cooking.
I've been reading a bit, apparently the heat thing is a very real problem. Again I'd have to wonder about it being a problem with the original setup I showed. It has plenty air space around it. Question is then about keeping it from blowing around (cause if you close it up the heat problem comes back) and whether the shorter one would be the right solution. The tight round versions like the Ti one I showed are out though, thanks Aloha007!
EDIT I saw someone write about using tent pegs to secure the windshield to the ground. Stick them in around the windshield and it is locked in place. That's a rather good idea actually! Unless of course you're using the tent pegs for your tent at the time. :)
Problem with the ikea stove (I have two of them but they're currently in use in the kitchen as designed :D ) is that it's bulky and heavy compared to the folding wood stoves. You could carry a 450g gas stove for that bulk, that's 5 plus hours of cooking.
5 hours is a lot. didn't notice that it was so heavy. it has been showing up on and off again on different light and ultralight sites and forums, so didn't give it much thought
looking at some of the UL guys out there, many seem to not even bother with a windscreen for gas burning stoves, which is unusual
The whole UL approach is a bit odd if you ask me. There are amazing ideas, the minimalism is courageous but in some instances things become stupid light and not necessarily well thought out.
A good example are UL packs. Sure they are light but a lot of them won't hold up to being a klutz or a trail that is less than perfectly maintained.
An excellent example is the logic with water bottles and footwear. A usual plastic water bottle is lighter than a Nalgene or just about any other longer term solution, but it is also not as environmentally friendly in the long run even with recycling. And at some point the cost doesn't make sense. Similar thing with footwear that has a limited life
The whole UL approach is a bit odd if you ask me. There are amazing ideas, the minimalism is courageous but in some instances things become stupid light and not necessarily well thought out.
A good example are UL packs. Sure they are light but a lot of them won't hold up to being a klutz or a trail that is less than perfectly maintained.
An excellent example is the logic with water bottles and footwear. A usual plastic water bottle is lighter than a Nalgene or just about any other longer term solution, but it is also not as environmentally friendly in the long run even with recycling. And at some point the cost doesn't make sense. Similar thing with footwear that has a limited life
UL is more expensive and a lot more work when using in the field. I suppose it depends on your budget and way you want to live. Do you want to spend all the energy carrying the stuff or using it when you get on location. Comes to the same thing though. I learnt the hard way that these super light bags are light because of really thin poly material (70 denier in my case) which will hole up from putting the loaded bag down on stony ground. Had an expensive new backpack develop a hole first time I used it outdoors due to that. I'm not gentle on my stuff but I was rather unimpressed with that.
after this rant you'd probably get a kick out of my not so endearing pet name for cyclists that do dumb smurfery
I have a dash camera but this doesn't stop stupid people being stupid. I do hope it would vindicate me should a stupid person behave stupidly within the cameras frame.
I was a long time cyclist and I'm sure I've pissed off a few drivers. We have a very active cycling community now. Unfortunately some cyclist like some drivers are just stupid and/or rude. I'd venture to guess some dont know the rules of the road while others are arrogant, again like some drivers. No lights is just nonsense tho.
even the things no one wants found
I finally found 100g gas canisters here! The vast majority here are 200g. Apparently it's very new on the market. They're light, 150g in total with the metal of the canister and they're pretty small. I'd love to keep them in my bag but as that lives in my car and this is the Middle East, too much of a danger unfortunately. In any case, this for a cooking solution, the emberlit as backup. I finally made my mind up!
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/NGL.jpg)
and for the same weight you can take more of itYup, there is far more length on that spindle than when it's loaded with the equivalent amount of paracord.
Just lost the tweezers out of my SAK Rambler. I was fishing out a stuck filter from the stem of a pipe, kid interrupts me, I see them drop but try as I might, I can't find them anywhere. ::) ::) ::)
Piggin' strings.
(http://www.lemen.com/dict/N_PigginStringA1.jpg)
They are a thing from the American frontier.
Cowboys kept a few lengths of rawhide or string in their saddlebags or hanging off their saddles. These short lengths of cordage were used to bind up the feet of calves or pigs after they've been caught to keep them from running off while working on them.
Naturally, piggin' strings got used for all sorts of things: anything you might use a short length of cordage for.
C'mon, guys, this isn't the dark ages anymore. We've moved on. Now we have piggin' strings.
I'm not a smoker so a Zippo just doesnt make sense for me. I have seen the inserts ( Thunderbird ) but I'd rather just get a different lighter altogether. I get it makes sense for tradition sake. Strike answhere matches have become a thing of the past. I remember when those white top matches were the standard. I don't rely on a lighter but we use one every day to light candles. I have had to light other things sure but a Bic works for me.
I tried the matches out on Friday in similar conditions. They worked, well, but with a couple of caveats. In strong wind you only really get about 5-6 seconds burn time. That's not a huge amount for the size in comparison to a lighter, etc given how many you would need to carry. Another problem is that the flame, rapidly, moves down the match. That means that you have to keep moving the match into the thing you're trying to ignite. It's not light, place and forget. They're a good emergency solution but not something you'd really want to use as your primary fire solution methinks?
I think my zippo is toast. Even full of fuel and with a new flint it's taking multiple strikes to light. I'm trying to see if I can get it sent to the importer here for repair. They might make me take it in to a store which is a real pain. Parking is a nightmare in this city.
If it's a trip situation, not a BoB, a fully filled zippo and a few of these matches for emergency should be a good solution. I can use a firesteel, I've tried it plenty times with all sorts of material but I came to the conclusion that I wouldn't ever choose to. Certainly not when I needed a fire (cold/wet) rather than was just messing about. I heard a good line from a David Canterbury video once, he said that he can make a bow drill fire, has lots of experience, but would he ever want to make one when he's cold, wet, shivering and quickly losing his strength?
Ben, you really should throw in a few coins for a jet insert. It keeps gas like a Bic, so no evaporation and no fuel smell. I smoke a pack a day, and most good jet insert brands last me well over 2 years before the igniter starts to go off. It's also a lot hotter burning the a normal flame, so you light up things much faster. My favorite are double jet flame ones.
(https://i.imgur.com/q897vad.jpg)
What I like about Zippo's is that there are so many designs out there, that there is one for every taste and budget. Also, a Zippo lasts forever, as opposed to the plastic Bic that ends up in a landfill or in the ocean after it gets disposed of. I am not buying any plastic lighters anymore, and my 5 year old Zippo will probably outlive me.
(https://i.imgur.com/wOzqzxj.jpg)
Ben, you really should throw in a few coins for a jet insert. It keeps gas like a Bic, so no evaporation and no fuel smell. I smoke a pack a day, and most good jet insert brands last me well over 2 years before the igniter starts to go off. It's also a lot hotter burning the a normal flame, so you light up things much faster. My favorite are double jet flame ones.
(https://i.imgur.com/q897vad.jpg)
What I like about Zippo's is that there are so many designs out there, that there is one for every taste and budget. Also, a Zippo lasts forever, as opposed to the plastic Bic that ends up in a landfill or in the ocean after it gets disposed of. I am not buying any plastic lighters anymore, and my 5 year old Zippo will probably outlive me.
(https://i.imgur.com/wOzqzxj.jpg)
Which gas insert are you using? I have been keeping away from them firstly due to the bad reviews and also because it's not a good way to light my pipe. :)
Ben, you really should throw in a few coins for a jet insert. It keeps gas like a Bic, so no evaporation and no fuel smell. I smoke a pack a day, and most good jet insert brands last me well over 2 years before the igniter starts to go off. It's also a lot hotter burning the a normal flame, so you light up things much faster. My favorite are double jet flame ones.
(https://i.imgur.com/q897vad.jpg)
What I like about Zippo's is that there are so many designs out there, that there is one for every taste and budget. Also, a Zippo lasts forever, as opposed to the plastic Bic that ends up in a landfill or in the ocean after it gets disposed of. I am not buying any plastic lighters anymore, and my 5 year old Zippo will probably outlive me.
(https://i.imgur.com/wOzqzxj.jpg)
Which gas insert are you using? I have been keeping away from them firstly due to the bad reviews and also because it's not a good way to light my pipe. :)
Z-Plus is good, Vector Thunderbird close second. I am currently using a Z-Plus with a transparent reservoir, which is great to keep an eye on the butane level. As a matter of fact, Z-Plus has a special model for lighting pipes.
https://www.amazon.com/Z-Plus-Pipe-Flame-Insert-Lighters/dp/B00P2NA37A
I really like the Nylon scales, far prefer it to the regular celluloid covers. Rather impressed with the Esquire actually, I prefer it to the Classic.
oddly enough I too prefer the Nylon scales to cellidor
If I may suggest a smaller French Laguiole as a subject of your quest.
Too thin in the hand for my disabled fingers I'm afraid. I need a certain bulk to grip onto. I've thought about one many many times but that's always been the problem. Especially as they are particularly thin.
wait, you had a bag last 12 years? that is amazing
I have never seen a floral knife with the lanyard ring before. Is there a model number for it? I would really find that feature handy. For fine tasks, you can't go wrong with a chisel ground blade. I was helping with some carpentry work we were doing around the house, and I found my Clauss floral knife (made by Camillus in the 1990s, but looks exactly like the Vic) quite handy. It's also really easy to make a razor out of the things--a sheepsfoot, chisel-ground blade is incredibly idiot-proof to sharpen.
i suppose you use it more as a carver
might not be the prettiest but it is a nice solution
Nice scales. The can opener is a really good Philips driver. I've also used it for scraping. I mostly use mine for can without pull tabs.
The Kipex 125mm pliers seem to be well regarded if you want to ditch your MT :dunno:.
I've never used these cobra style pliers before though everyone raves about the Knipex, how are they for non pipe usage? i.e. the stuff we usually use a LM pliers for.
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Yes, chuck in bike bag. Its a great tool and tho usage is not as much its still a worthwhile tool. I've got a few tools in places just for the off chance I'll need them.
i'm not sure if the bits would decrease the value of your Charge by so much, but even without them it is still a functional and good tool
I should have been clearer, I meant 'bits I took out' rather than 'screwdriver bits'. My Charge AL currently looks like this:
(http://www.timelessjewishart.com/EDC_zx/chargemod.jpg)
I still have the serrated blade but I seem have to lost the removed scissors and eyeglass tool. As I just broke the flat head screwdriver yesterday (don't ask), the replacement three tools would cost me $50 which is half the 2nd hand value of the Charge itself. In the end I've just ordered the flat head screwdriver so I can at least return it to it's current configuration. Oh and next time the neighbour locks themselves in the bathroom, I'll start with kicking the door open rather than only doing that after I broke the aforementioned flat head screwdriver trying to pry the stuck handle open. ::)
well I'm sure many would call your mods an improvement. and it came in handy with your kids
Your outing with the kids is a good example of how our MTs are nice to have. Not the perfect tool but useful. There are better options but for a just in case scenario a MT earns its keep in most cases.
I too find the blades on the 84mm and 91mm at times short. Getting by sometimes is enough so I still carry either. The combo tool is sufficient if needed but I much prefer the standard opener. You'd be hard pressed to compare your Knipex to most any MT. Your Knipex likely would beat the tar out of most if not all MT challengers.
The space saved with the combo tool for me is not enough benefit to not liking the tool. I prefer both opening tools.
For me it was the 84mm Golfer and Yeoman that shut the door on the combo tool. I have a Bantam that I want to love but same feeling about the combo tool. Those 3 SAK should have been perfect for me. They are great SAK no doubt but I'll take the 2 openers over the combo tool. I do open cans but theres more use for the can opener that just cans.
Thanks!
Just tried opening a can with the combo tool. Wow but that sucked badly. I'd assumed it would be as easy and pleasant to use as the opener on my LM Charge which is also backwards action. Boy was I wrong. The combo tool is thick and blunt, there isn't much grip on the 84mm tool and the corkscrew and keyring dug into my hand hard enough to leave marks that still haven't faded. The edge of the can is jagged on both sides. I'd call using this thing on this knife a penance. Emergencies only. I'm not a fan of the regular SAK front opener but it's a sheer joy in comparison to the combo tool! It is hereby relegated to opening bottles only.
Great pair. :like:. How do you carry your little fixed blade? Pocket sheath?
Ouch! I was not a fan of horizontal sheaths a while back. When I got my Izula I carried it in my pocket with the included sheath. It was not to my liking. I looked around to a solution or sheath but being such a small knife it my search lead me nowhere. Neck carry was an option but I do have better knives for neck carry.
I sewed on some loops to the Esee sheath and now carry it at 1ish o'clock. I'm a lefty so I point to handle inwards but I can get to my knife with either hand. Maybe you can modify the sheath you pictured somehow to carry horizontal?
My mod was supposed to be temporary to see if I liked how it carried but its held up so I am still using this set up.
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,51201.msg2089996.html#msg2089996
:salute:. Figured since you have leather skills you could use the sheath and figure out a good solution. I'm sure you will. Its a great little blade.
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Nice wallet! Like the new scales!
Is there a story behind that pry bar? :dwts: