Thanks! Um, what is not there in Australia? Mountains? Snow? Fog?
Here in Switzerland we think Down Under is the paradise.Once in a lifetime visit Australia - this dream has many here.
Cute animals! As far as I can tell they're all venomous and/or full of teeth and trying to kill you.
Quote from: Sneider on February 27, 2017, 10:02:53 PMThanks! Um, what is not there in Australia? Mountains? Snow? Fog? Well I reckon all of the above - Although Syncop8r has proved otherwise - Although I don't see a gum tree in that photo - It was probably taken on a trip to Switzerland
Quote from: Gareth on March 01, 2017, 03:11:43 PMCute animals! As far as I can tell they're all venomous and/or full of teeth and trying to kill you. Look at the animal in my avatar - it's a Quokka which are Australian. Are you scared of that?
Tool chest plus
Quote from: Dwest on March 18, 2017, 12:19:34 AMTool chest plusInteresting. Any one tool in particular that you find indispensable?
Poncho let us know about a great quote from the bush crafter Mors Kochanski who passed away recently..."The more you know the less you carry"I would certainy agree with that maxim - And have been told this on courses I have been onEspecially for true backpacking, which for me means a trip of a few days carrying all your stuff (food, tent, clothing, water? etc) on your back,And also for Alpine/Scottish mountaineering when you have a lot of equipment to carry.Maybe the Wenger Ueli Steck Titanium should be the carry?
As many ultralight backpacking load outs as I've seen I still like a MT ( plier based ) as part of my gear. It doesn't have to be a Surge so a Juice or even a Squirt is fine by me.
Still don't see why I would need pliers for a backpacking trip.I've been doing camping/backpacking/hiking for 40+ years and never needed pliers.I could see that a Squirt (or Vic pliers) may be useful to fix something on a hiking boot, rucksack or a tent pole maybe.Big style camping (drive to campsite, big tent installation, large cooker etc etc) is another matter !
I'd have to agree. I just started doing a bit of Big style camping - I noticed I was going back and forth between a 2-layer SAK, a 7-layer SAK, and a lockback ... like a psychopathic fool. Haven't yet needed the pliers. My trekking poles have screws that can be hand-tightened, and my backpack has an internal frame that I've never adjusted. If you're going with friends, glamping is fun!
Since my urban EDC is the Explorer and has been for quite some time now, when me and the misses go hiking about (usually only a couple of miles or so) I normally just swap out the Explorer for the Outrider which I think is perfect non-urban EDC based on tool set vs size but once in awhile I may also just go with the Rucksack which doesn't have the scissors. Again still a great outdoor EDC since I like to have the saw to make a walking stick and it's nice to have a locking blade.Now that said aside from hike's we go biking so when we do that I add a MT so I have some extra tools if I need to do any maintenance on a bike or whatever! I don't go camping or really do what I would call true backpacking but hope to do some longer hike's or some backpacking so we will see what I think I may need for that! Of course I will follow this thread for idea's on what to carry and what not to carry!
Those are good choices I'd say. The 111mm frame adds a usable extra bit to the saw and knife blades. I've carried my Forester before for exactly the same reason and I'd love to get my hands on a old slide-lock Outrider.
This thread would be good with a poll. Not individual models per se... rather, sizes of SAK (130. 111. 93, 91mm..., and sizes of MT (full, medium, keyring)
As someone who did and does backpacking (in form of having a backpack with all your stuff in the wilderness) a lot there is a clear answer: SAK..........When soloing in the alps where weight is crucial, I would not dare to take a brick of steel that I will not need. A swisstool for example weights as much as my Ice axe ...