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#265568 - 12/06/13 10:54 PM Re: Building a cost effective BOB [Re: Alex]
AKSAR Offline
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Registered: 08/31/11
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Originally Posted By: Alex
But I'm not trying to force you to build a camp my way either. It was just a side note smile
Fair enough. These decisions all come down to a highly personal choice of what we each think works best.

I believe I did mention that the Fiskars Axe you linked looks like a very nice tool? If I didn't already have something similar (an older style with a wood handle) I would probably buy one. Who knows, one of these days I might just buy one anyway. smile I just don't think I would back pack it in a BOB situation. smile
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#265569 - 12/06/13 11:18 PM Re: Building a cost effective BOB [Re: Alex]
hikermor Offline
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Registered: 08/26/06
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Speaking of "beloved axes," if I were to pick and pack an edged tool, I would want to get my dainty little hands on a Pulaski, basically an axe blade on one side married to an adze head on the other. It is a most versatile tool for fire fighting because you can grub in the dirt with the adze - it would probably do for chopping steps in ice (if you were desperate). A lot of lightning strikes never made the headlines because I and my trusty Pulaski were there (along with a nice sharp shovel).

Probably the best tool is the one that each of us has experience with, and is the tool in which we have trust and confidence.

The Colorado Plateau is definitely Rock Shelter City, where they occur around every bend in the canyon, but they can be found in granitic areas as well. Keep an eye out for random boulders piled up on flood plains. If you find one, you have just about guaranteed yourself a good night's sleep.


Edited by hikermor (12/07/13 01:15 AM)
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#265571 - 12/06/13 11:24 PM Re: Building a cost effective BOB [Re: gonewiththewind]
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Offline
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Registered: 08/03/07
Posts: 3078
Glad I didn't mention my new unissued WW1 Folding Wire Cutters and its PLCE pouch in the previous list.. wink

http://www.thesupply-sgt.co.uk/army-wire-cutters-223-p.asp

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shop/a...ire-627114.html

These are heavy duty cutters for barbed wire a top fencing pointing in the wrong direction. eek




Edited by Am_Fear_Liath_Mor (12/06/13 11:24 PM)

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