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#249178 - 07/29/12 06:04 PM Re: What books do you keep with you? [Re: freeballer]
cfraser Offline
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Registered: 06/17/07
Posts: 110
Loc: Toronto area, Ontario, Canada
^ Same here, the Fresnel magnifier is in the PSK if ever needed.

The Collins Gem version is by far the most durable (and compact) of any guide I would bring with me at any time. Most of my other guides would be forever virtually useless if they got even partly wet...imagine a miniature telephone book left out in the rain (idiots!), if you've ever seen that, even worse than a paperback dropped in the bathtub (not me!).

Don't know how it is for other people, but I find reading relaxing, reading just about anything does it, so any guide I bring has a secondary purpose so might as well be useful too.

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#249345 - 08/01/12 06:10 PM Re: What books do you keep with you? [Re: freeballer]
freeballer Offline
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Registered: 08/25/06
Posts: 60
Loc: nb, Canada
yes, the collins gems pocket is pretty sturdy looking. My pocket ref would be useless if gotten wet.. miniature phone book definitely. I still remember a few knots from scouts lol maybe making the knot a hundred times when I was young helps.. What I've done at times when reading a book is take a break and read a "technical manual", survival guide, etc.. It probably helps that, working in a call center, there can be time to read.

I removed my fresnel lense from psk, not because of size, but I could never get a fire started.

Chisel. your friend sounds interesting, but in small doses lol
Part of my reasons for asking about fauna is i don't really know enough about my area's edible/medicinal. And references to cacti in SAS doesn't help me much here in Canada.

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