I am playing with mine too much to put shrink wrap on it. If I screw this one up I have another. If I still have problems I'll just buy more.
I imported a few from the US because I couldnt find any here, and If I want to play with one I grab one of the others and leave the keyring alone.
If you have it shrink wrapped you may have a tendency to assume it is good and not keep an eye on it. You may have a time when you need it and it will be corroded beyond use.
I dont see this as a problem because it wont rust away and I do keep it in good condition.
It works by being softer that the steel striker, so it will just take a bit longer to strike away the surface rust.
Flint (rock) works the other way and is harder than the steel. (There is a lot of flint near by and we get 2/3 local bushfires each sumer from mower blades hitting surface flint rocks) Thats why its harder to light a fire with flint.
Tell us what it is like there.
I dont think it is that much different from the US. (haven't been to the US personally) From people I have met I gather we might be a bit closer to Canada in our simularities. But thats just a feeling I get because I haven't been to Canada either.
Is it mostly dirt roads and open country?
Out through central Australia, and the top and out towards the west, it is very much like that. Where I am its a lot wetter than most of Aust. so we can support more population in a smaller area but dirt roads aren't that far away. I live on the edge of a volcanic plain, and on a limestone area so the soil is good here too. (No red dirt but lots of sink hole caves) The city closest has a population of 30 thousand, and it is the biggest city outside of the capital city of our state. That doesn't sound like many people to you guys, but Australia has the total population close to the State of New York. Within a 30 minute drive it gets a bit more open. We dont have Kangaroo's hopping down the streets of the town, but up north its not uncommon. We get them close to town, so its a traffic hazzard at night as soon as you leave town, along with Emu's and Wombats.
Do Australians tend to be self-reliant?
Away from the cities, yes. In the cities we seem to be developing a hand out culture. Most of the older generation is very self-reliant. I wouldn't put myself in the older generation (yet) but my circle of friends etc are all very self-reliant. We have to be, the governments tend to ignore when you are out of the capital area. A lot of the smaller towns etc seem to be dying away.
You guys need to clean out your government and get your gun rights back!
Yes, but unfortunately when you have a pathetic oposition parties to the government you have a pathetic government. Guess what we have right now? (Dont get me started)
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