Outdoor/EDC/Survival blades

Discussion in 'Outdoor World' started by fraggler, Jul 23, 2020.

  1. Kernel Kurtz

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    Yes. I generally consider any fixed battery device to be future landfill waste. Considered a single CR123 model but that is a bit of a size increase for a keychain light. Hopefully by the time this thing dies they will pack more lumens into an equally small and affordable package and I won't feel as bad about the built in obsolescence as I do with cell phones and DAPs.

    Edit: Might try a 10440 in the Maratac just for fun. Probably 50/50 whether it works great or goes poof.
     
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    That is super sharp... not sure if it's $150 super sharp though...

    They give you 2 NiMH rechargeables, but I'm not a fan of those in a light... they're always dead when you need the light. I want a battery that doesn't discharge just sitting in my pocket.
     
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    Agreed on the tail switch and the chip. I believe Foursevens lights have some of the highest CRI ratings of any non-custom lights.
     
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    My turn has finally come up for the North Arm Knives Skaha II after being on the waitlist for months!

    I need help choosing the scales. There are two fatcarbon options available... black dunes or red lava flow. What do you guys think?
    https://www.instagram.com/northarmknives/
     
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    Congrats! I like the red. Ooh, magnacut. Very cool.
     
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    I have enough mid tier folders to sate my appetite for now. If I'm going higher up, I have a self imposed limitation to buy Canadian, of which there are startlingly few options. I already have a North Arms Skaha (and they no longer have a wait list for those interested!), and after that the only other "affordable" option I've found is Stang Bladeworks and his stuff is scratching the ceiling of 1000 CAD and only available through a lottery because it's super small batch. After that, we're into kilobuck territory with the likes of Greg Lightfoot, Brian Tighe, etc.

    Actually there's "Canadian Knife Company" who makes a budget folder called the Sleeper, but it's only designed here and made in China.

    Anyone know of any other Canadian makers for folders?
     
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    Have you heard of Grimsmo knives? They're really high end with crazy tolerances.
     
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    Yeah, very nice stuff... but that's into kilobuck territory again.
     
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    On the upside they have one fun model that looks like a horse penis.
     
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    I got in my Herman Sting Micro! It's a little hard to capture the Dual anodization: it's a bronze over blue anodization and it's very subtle and stunning 20240511_185603.jpg 20240511_185258.jpg 20240511_154925.jpg 20240511_155002.jpg
     
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    Nice! Is the clip the same or a contrasting colour?
     

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