Now that I have more time and less money on my hands, I have found away to keep busy, while enjoying myself. For those of you in the know, have heard of OPINEL KNIVES. Probably one of the most recognized knife makes in the… Continue Reading “Why Opinel Knives Are The Best”
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Found this guy on line. A favorite style of mine. They have been around for awhile. Not a fan of the “plastic stuff”, so I made some changes…added leather sheath and handle cover. Loving this learning leather Knowledge is a survival skill The Novice… Continue Reading “Cold Steel Finn Bear and some DIY add ons…”
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I own a lot…yep a lot of Opinel knives. I have a couple of duplicates, so I decided to un- duplicate….this one was a fun project https://youtu.be/KgfM-Q4aQjY Remember knowledge is a survival skill. You may just have to mofiy a tool to get a… Continue Reading “I made a Opinel knife mod, for me”
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Posted on June 23, 2023
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I have an Opinel folding saw. It’s my pocket saw I carry when camping or trudging. A great saw perfect forva saw EDC. Compact and sharp it does all the chores I need it to do. And it does them well BUT…,,, I went… Continue Reading “OPINEL No12 Folding Knife Saw – Subtle DIY Mods to make it yours”
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Posted on February 26, 2023
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Not a sharp and shinny I would normally look at. Never really been into “tactical knives.” But hey, sometimes you gotta get uncomfortable. So here I am, all uncomfortable…..it was not as bad as I expected The Novice Survivalist
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While surfing for interesting knives I have not come across before and here you go. A company I have not dealt with before. This one came to my attention. I am a big Sod buster/ work knife guy. One blade for all tasks and… Continue Reading “Sitivien ST128 Folding Knife, Awesome Work EDC”
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I decided on a quick…..ok maybe not so quick wood working project. With Kolrosing for decoration. I learnt the hard way. But hey. All good. Just need practice. Remember knowledge is a survival skill. And with some practice may just turn out th be… Continue Reading “Kolrosing Project – Learning the way…O.K. the hard way””
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I am a Barlow fan when it comes to the traditional style of folding pocket knives. Nice and simple, single blade and looks good. This one had something none of my other Barlows or any of my folders have, Assisted opening. The idea of… Continue Reading “Smith & Wesson Executive Barlow – With assist opening”
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Posted on November 17, 2022
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If you follow me you will know I am a solo camper. Very rarely do I camp in a group. Just my family (the girls) and close friends, never more than a couple people. Well Leigh a friend has been at me for the… Continue Reading “Winter Camping Symposium Duluth MN. 2022. What joy”
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Posted on September 23, 2022
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Well if you like me I like to cook alot when camping,trudging or just outdoors. Any excuse to have a meal and a cuppa Joe gets me going. Well there I was and came acrossvthis gem from ROUGH RYDER KNIVES. Yep a foldingbchef knife…wait… Continue Reading “Rough Ryder Lockback Pocket Chef Knife – It’s breakfast time.”
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