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- Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:09 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
- Replies: 46
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Re: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
[...](Sometimes, and I am sure that´s true for other non-english-native-speakers on this forum, it is somewhat hard for me to do so... maybe our english may sound quite ok concerning the phrasing, but we or at least I just picked up phrases and words from reading and do not know exactly how they RE...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:11 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
- Replies: 46
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Re: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
I am not sure what steel Camillus used in the 70's for their KA-BAR pattern knife, but it was a very good choice IMO. I have (ab)used that poor Camillus for everything from throwing to batoning to opening cans, so in spite of it most likely not being a fancy-schmancy new fangled super steel, it wou...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:05 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Stretch 1 / Stretch 2 - a little nostalgia and wouldn´t there be a place for both of them?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7489
Re: Stretch 1 / Stretch 2 - a little nostalgia and wouldn´t there be a place for both of them?
I have Stretch 1 in Super Blue, HAP-40 and ZDP-189,,, awaiting V-Toku2 for comparison. Regards, FK So you get the Stretch TWO (and not ONE) in V-Toku? Would be great if you could report back how you like the ergos and the blade shape compared to the Stretch 1. Do not want to repeat myself, but poin...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:45 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3813
Re: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
where do you carry it in your waistband? i carry mine at around 3:30 and it never bothers me while running. it’s even okay there when doing ab workouts on the ground. i don’t know that a shorter knife is more prone to creep out of your waistband in general, but the dragonfly is. the clip has it rid...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:40 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharpmaker and new knifes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1191
Re: Sharpmaker and new knifes
Another advice (one of the few I can possibly give, beeing not a master of sharpening myself... ;) ): For me, in the beginning, it was easyer in order to keep the blade totally perpendicular while using the sharpmaker (thats essential to keep the 20 or 15 degree angle) by standing up and looking DOW...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:35 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5201
Re: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
The Skrama is, to my knowledge based on a Seax :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seax My point is that for its intended use, i feel the Finnish Skrama or Condor knife would be preferable to a "pretty" knife i'd baby because i wouldn't want to ruin it. As a collector's item it would fall ou...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:21 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Thinking about the Shaman
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6080
Re: Thinking about the Shaman
2. Not enough people know about this model. All you'd have to do is get more people to hold that knife and it'll make them want one. Can only second that word for word. Stated that in two previous posts in other threads already: The Shaman was a BIG surprise for me. By it´s specs REALLY not the kni...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:07 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3813
Re: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
i also carry a pacific salt in my running shorts. the first thing i thought when i got mine in hand for the first time was that i couldn’t believe how light it was. it disappears in the waistband while still being long enough for me to not worry about it working it’s way out. it’s also big enough f...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:52 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5201
Re: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
A Skrama is hard to beat, pricewise and quality wise ... I voted for NO. No offense, but just imho the Skrama is not something really comparable to a Spydie - Hudson Bay camp knife Well, the Skrama exists and you can work with it. A Spyderco version is only fiction at this moment. Therefore I wonde...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:22 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What do you carry on new years eve? And a happy 2019 to everyone!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3589
Re: What do you carry on new years eve? And a happy 2019 to everyone!
our tradition is to watch the sun set on the year at the beach here in hawaii. what better “ball drop” is there than that? i’ll be carrying my new native salt (it hasn’t had any ocean time yet) and my pacific salt (because i don’t want it to feel replaced). happy new year, everyone. also, i’m proba...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:36 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What do you carry on new years eve? And a happy 2019 to everyone!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3589
What do you carry on new years eve? And a happy 2019 to everyone!
For me It's my HAP40 Endura. No restrictions where I live, probably some sandwiches or the like to cut, the burnt orange is an appropriate color for a cheerfull party. And the Endura is probably my all-time-favorite, so a good knife to have in pocket when the old year ends and a new one begins. I wi...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:48 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3813
Re: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
If you're worried about being stranded in the woods while trailrunning avoid serrated edges. Plain edge knives excel at Bushcraft type tasks compared to serrated edges. I'd take the Chaparral LW over a SE Salt model every time. Now a plain-edged Salt model would probably edge out the Chaparral LW. ...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:42 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3813
Re: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
Don't mind the crappy stovetop lighting :p You should be able to get the jist though. 3tbZ8TKh.jpg trpY0E0h.jpg xzp2MrKh.jpg Thanks a lot for taking the time to take and post the pics! Helps a lot!So the Chap is indeed slimmer and shorter than the Salt or Delica. But due to the deep carry clip it p...
- Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:38 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3813
Re: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
Folks, thanks a lot to all of you for your thoughts and suggestions! I am really glad that I joined this forum. / As for the knife: In hindsight I guess I should have pointed out more precisely what I have in mind in my initial post: This blade would really just be intendet for shorter runs and IWB ...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:26 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharpmaker and new knifes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1191
Re: Sharpmaker and new knifes
Congratulations on the purchases! The sharpmaker is fantastic. Something I would highly suggest is practicing with a cheap blade, before you go messing with your expensive new knives. "Practicing with a cheap blade" is really good advice, but let me add (for the OP, for he is obviously ne...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 4:17 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3813
Re: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
I use a Pacific Salt in this role. Being rust proof is a plus for IWB carry during sports, and the blade length makes it work better if I want to trim back a couple briars growing across hiking trails. It's a pretty stout blade and H1 has incredible toughness, so some light prying, chopping and bat...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 4:02 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3813
How delicate is the Chaparral really? And is it for trailrunning (waistband-carry)?
Always thought that one day I would purchase a Dragonfly in VG10, considered it to be the perfect knife for clipping it in the waistband of my shorts while trail-running. A recent thread made me look closer at the Chaparral lightweight, now I am not sure if this would maybe be the better choice for ...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 3:39 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5201
Re: Would you be interested in a Spyderco Hudson Bay camp knife?
Why is there so much disdain for this design? I'm surprised at the poll results too, but I do appreciate honesty. Me too. Maybe it´s because this would be a very untypical knife for Spyderco? On the other hand, that´s one of the things that would make it even more intriguing for me to see what they...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 3:30 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Knives you wish you could like
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2841
Re: Knives you wish you could like
Then again, it goes the other way, too: It's a funny thing with the PM3: clearly too small for my hands and EDC. But then I have an M390 copy on my workshop table that gets used more than any other of my knives. I did not expect much from the Caribbean. But boy what a cool knife that is (leaf). Rol...
- Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:46 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: BD1N vs BDZ1; Squarehead vs Dog Tag
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1383