Date: 8/28/2007, 11:29 pm
If you are going to carry a rope you will also want to carry a knife. I have hook knives inside my pfd's so it is not offensive or threatening. I prefer it stowed out of sight for the reasons you mentioned. For anything but rope I have a Swiss army knife in my day bag and Exacto knives in the first aid kit.
Most Patagonia trips I carry a small machete. This year I took garden snippers.
Reg
: (it actually has nothing to do with building but sice this is the section
: more populated ill post it here, if it bothers it can be moved or deleted)
: A few weeks ago i had someone looking at me badly because i had a short knife
: (the pukko kind) on me, it was a short paddle but i do camping too and i
: dont stay there putting much stuff on and off things like a pfd every
: single time i use it.
: So, how many carry a knife with them? it seems a pretty natural thing to me
: but the more people talk to me about it the more they make me feel like a
: wet rambo.
Messages In This Thread
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Acors -- 8/28/2007, 7:51 pm- do you look like Rambo?
LeeG -- 9/1/2007, 11:46 am- Sheath strapped to side of thigh
Robert N Pruden -- 8/30/2007, 7:34 pm- Re: Sheath strapped to side of thigh
Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2007, 1:15 am
- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
HenkA -- 8/30/2007, 10:08 am- Off Topic: Consider Scissors Too
Carl H -- 8/29/2007, 1:31 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Kent LeBoutillier -- 8/29/2007, 11:54 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Acors -- 8/29/2007, 12:57 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 8/29/2007, 9:44 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Acors -- 8/29/2007, 12:53 pm
- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Mike Savage -- 8/29/2007, 8:16 am- I ALWAYS CARRY A KNIFE
Andrew Sommer -- 8/29/2007, 8:12 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Brian Nystrom -- 8/29/2007, 7:23 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Acors -- 8/29/2007, 12:41 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2007, 11:33 am - Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 8/29/2007, 5:37 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Acors -- 8/29/2007, 12:27 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
John Eberly -- 8/29/2007, 4:41 pm
- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not? *Pic*
Aaron -- 8/29/2007, 7:13 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Robert N Pruden -- 8/30/2007, 7:24 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Mike Savage -- 8/29/2007, 8:05 am- tow? no thanks.... *NM*
Acors -- 8/29/2007, 12:25 pm
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Andy Waddington -- 8/29/2007, 4:11 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Daryl Starnes -- 8/29/2007, 2:41 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2007, 1:04 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2007, 12:58 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 8/28/2007, 11:31 pm- Standard but not visible.
Reg Lake -- 8/28/2007, 11:29 pm- Link to hook knife *NM* *LINK*
Reg Lake -- 8/29/2007, 1:08 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon -- 8/28/2007, 11:10 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Stephen P -- 8/28/2007, 11:50 pm
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Mike Braun -- 8/28/2007, 9:55 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Charlie -- 8/28/2007, 9:31 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Jim Hegg -- 8/28/2007, 9:06 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not? *LINK* *Pic*
Robert N Pruden -- 8/28/2007, 8:05 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Jesper -- 8/30/2007, 2:55 am- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Robert N Pruden -- 8/30/2007, 7:22 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Jesper -- 8/31/2007, 4:52 am
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Acors -- 8/29/2007, 12:49 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon -- 8/28/2007, 11:36 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Robert N Pruden -- 8/28/2007, 11:41 pm
- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not? *Pic*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon -- 8/28/2007, 11:26 pm- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
Robert N Pruden -- 8/28/2007, 11:37 pm
- Re: Off Topic: standard equipment or not?
- Sheath strapped to side of thigh
- do you look like Rambo?