0 sats \ 12 replies \ @Doo_Deux 7 Jan freebie \ parent \ on: What's the most extreme thing you've done outdoors, or tried to? Ask_SN
"My good reason to carry a knife is that God gave me rather weak teeth and rudimentary claws in an evolutionary trade-off. The hairy-armed person who figured out how to put an edge on a suitable rock made it possible for us to be recognizably human in the first place. I wear a wristwatch whether or not I have an appointment to keep, and I carry a pen and/or pencil because I am a literate person whether or not I have a specific writing task ahead of me, and I carry a knife because I am a human and not an ape.
A knife comes in handy for all sorts of random tasks that involve separating matter. Like cutting a string, or making a sandwich, or opening a package. It can also come in handy in an emergency, which need not involve a human assailant, and emergencies are by their nature unforseen, so one should carry a knife all the time.
And in a perfect world where nobody needed a weapon, I'd probably carry a slightly larger knife, because it wouldn't scare people." - James Mattis
A knife and a Bic lighter are the bare minimum pieces of gear I consider one should have. We could get into the ferro rod argument about what is the best way to make a fire, but if you were to look at any office building by the entry door, when it is freezing cold with winds blowing at 40 MPH, you will see a group of people smoking. If there were a better way to light a cigarette, these folks would use it. Just carry a Bic lighter. Plus if you are incapacitated someone else in your party will know how to use a Bic lighter, hell, even a child. They will not know how to use the latest and greatest fire making doo-dad.
But you should know how to make a fire and a suitable edged cutting tool in the event that you are separated form your gear, or know how to get by without. Knowledge based survival.
Just carry a Bic lighter. Plus if you are incapacitated someone else in your party will know how to use a Bic lighter,
Couldn't agree more. Multiple lighters aswell. Whenever I was in the field I'd have two on my person, and 1 in each pocket of my bag, so I'm never (or someone else) searching hard for a lighter.
Tampons aswell. Carry tampons and condoms. Condom can hold about a litre of water. And tampons make great kindling when you shred it. Small lightweight items can be such huge difference makers.
If you're out with someone, ensure they know exactly where your first aid kit is. (Make sure you know where there's is too), if it's needed use there's on them and they use yours on you. I'm not saying something like yeah they know it's in my bag, or in the top pocket of my bag, I want their hands to go straight to it when they need to, I want them to know by touch that it's in the top on the right in a waterproof sealed plastic wallet.
Got a touch carried away... But yeah... Multiple lighters, tampons and condoms, some on your person and some in your bag.
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Feel like I'm talking to a mirror 😂😂 everything you've said above I would have said myself. I'm sure it'd be great fun to do a wild weekend in the woods with you.
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I went back and forth on that statement and went yaknow what... I got no way of saying this without innuendo so f it...
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😂😂😂 you can have that one. Good job. But really in survival mode... I wouldn't waste the condom on someone, I'd keep that for water. It's Raw or move along.
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Honestly, the knife that you have on you when you need it is the best survival knife.
But I have used my Victorinox Hiker, and my Mora Classic for 90% of my tasks over the past years. Granted I have some super steeled sharpened pry bars, and know a lot of custom makers. But my SAK is my best knife ever. I've used it for so much.